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Fracking Fury

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Fracking one well can take millions of gallons of water, but it 's not just water. In the water there are chemicals, helping to break down the rock. According to the article, Fracking Fury, “ the fluids consist of millions of gallons of water, chemical additives, and proppants” (2 AT). Chemicals like benzene, toluene, and ethylbenzene are shot down into a well. The author claims that, “Critics are nervous the cocktail of fluids will leak”(2.3). Although it 's not just critics that are worried about chemicals leaking, farmer near a fracking well are concerned that their animals will be exposed to these deadly chemicals and, the chemicals will kill their crops. In a recent estimate, 5.5 billion gallons of water are needed each year in just

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