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Visual Environmental Education Guide Marcellus Shale in the Lower Susquehanna Valley.

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1 Visual Environmental Education Guide Marcellus Shale in the Lower Susquehanna Valley

2 The Marcellus Shale Spread in the North East Thecubenews.com

3 Local counties in Marcellus Shale Belt: Mifflin, Snyder, Northumberland, Union, and Montour www.clearair.org pennsylvaniamentor.org

4 Well Site Distribution Throughout Pennsylvania www.marcellus.psu.edu www.Geology.com

5 www.oil&gasfinancialjournal.com Pad Site in Rural Pennsylvania

6 www.Articles.philly.com www.Donnan.com Infrastructure Required for Drilling www.HiUniontown.com

7 Formation of Marcellus Shale Formed during Devonian Age Trapped between two layers of limestone Found 2,500-7,500 feet below the surface

8 Reaching the Shale: How Hydraulic Fracturing Works www.ProPublica.org

9 Casing Design for Drilling Sites www.RangeResources.com

10 Potential Risks: Damage to Roadways Thousands of trips per well per day http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com

11 Leechate of Frack- Water www.northcountrytrail.org.

12 Images from Gasland Potential Risks: Quality of released frack water - Water containing methane from fracking is highly flammable

13 Frac water samples from left to right: EPS treated water sample, raw water sample, and EPS treated and filtered water sample. Composition of Frack- Fluid www.bwerllc.com

14 Local Industry Enters Town Sunbury Generation Plant


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