A Look Inside Fracking Fluid | StateImpact Pennsylvania Skip Navigation

Energy. Environment. Economy.

A reporting project of  NPR member stations

A Look Inside Fracking Fluid

  • Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow / StateImpact Pennsylvania

A water withdrawal pool in Bradford County


What’s inside fracking fluid?
The folks at ProPublica have put together a new app examining the chemicals drillers use during the hydraulic fracturing process. Combing through information on FracFocus, the Department of Energy website and other sources, they’ve identified potentially dangerous and “just plain weird” components, including:

  • Benzene
  • Instant Coffee
  • Kerosene
  • Resin
  • Boric Acid
  • Starch

Check out ProPublica’s new app here.

Editor's Picks

About StateImpact Pennsylvania

StateImpact Pennsylvania is a collaboration among WITF, WHYY, and the Allegheny Front. Reporters Reid Frazier, Rachel McDevitt and Susan Phillips cover the commonwealth’s energy economy. Read their reports on this site, and hear them on public radio stations across Pennsylvania.

PARTNERS

WITF WHYYThe Allegheny Front

FUNDERS

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Wyncote Foundation William Penn Foundation Colcom Foundation | Committed to a Sustainable Future

Climate Solutions partners

WITF
q'hubo
La Voz Latina Central
Sankofa African American Theatre Company
Franklin & Marshall College Center for Opinion Research
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University Department of Communication, Journalism & Media
York Daily Record/USA TODAY Network
Up Next

Check Out StateImpact Pennsylvania's Updated Drilling App