“Generally, you’ll find produced water is blacker and has a lot of hydrocarbons in it, so we should not drink it,” said the New Mexico State University educator, who has studied the issue of wastewater treatment for years.
Just what to do with produced water — a byproduct of oil and gas production that may consist of salt, oil, grease, naturally radioactive materials and other toxins — is an increasingly vexing question for both environmentalists and the oil and gas industry.https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/what-to-do-with-oil-boom-s-wastewater/article_ebea88d6-ba9d-5e3d-a3eb-0734377fa161.html
Article courtesy of Santa Fe New Mexico News by Robert Nott
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