surfactants Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:19:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Agricultural Soil Impacted by Fracking Chemical Spills https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agricultural-soil-fracking-spills/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agricultural-soil-fracking-spills/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:19:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60033 Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) chemicals sometimes end up where they’re not supposed to be: in agricultural soil. Toxic biocides, surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, and slicking agents are some of many types of chemicals used to extract oil and gas from shale and rock. The chemicals aid in extraction, but what happens after a spill? Scientists from Colorado […]

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