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Microbes inside a fracking well
Illustration of microbes inside a fracking well. Research by Ohio State University found that microbes actually consume some of the chemical ingredients commonly used in the fracking process, creating new compounds that in turn support microbial communities below ground.
[Research supported by National Science Foundation grant DEB 13-42701.]
Learn more about GeoTEd-UAS Faculty Institute Deep down fracking wells, microbial communities thrive. (Date image taken: unknown; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Aug. 20, 2019)
Credit: Courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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