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Fracking is essential for the production of natural gas and oil from shale formations, and with advances in fracking technology, it is becoming easier and more accessible to access natural gas.
The fracking process, in which water, chemicals and sand are used to crack through rock to reach oil and gas deposits, results in large amounts of wastewater that has a high salt content and contains a variety of contaminants.