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Project Aims to Investigate Effects of Drilling on Groundwater

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and UT-Arlington are collecting water samples from hundreds of private wells in North Texas and West Texas to examine the effects of drilling on groundwater in the state.

By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media
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Fracking water during different stages of a purification and recycling process.
Credit: Cooper Neill

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and UT-Arlington are collecting water samples from hundreds of private wells in North Texas and West Texas to examine the effects of drilling on groundwater in the state. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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