Aquifer reinjection for water disposal increases seismic activity in States

Mike Foley
Updated June 2 2017 - 7:15am, first published 4:40am
For the first time a US government body, the US Geological Survey (USGS), said that reinjecting wastewater back underground into the deep aquifers can induce seismic activity
For the first time a US government body, the US Geological Survey (USGS), said that reinjecting wastewater back underground into the deep aquifers can induce seismic activity

EARTHQUAKES have increased at an earth shattering rate in the US, and it is now officially recognised that a standard onshore gas wastewater disposal technique is to blame.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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