Bet you don't even know what Biden's real position is on fracking. Surprise me.
Yes, I found that citric acid is part of but not all of the chemicals used in fracking. And I don't see why it's a problem when people want to investigate something that may or may not have an effect on their health. You don't seriously think Range Resources et al. give a rat's arse about that; all they care about is the bottom line.
Fracking has been investigated to death over many years, the Left wants to hamstring and ultimately ban it altogether. If you think otherwise then you're just being incredibly naive. Ever wondered why Putin is against fracking and wants it shut down?
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...utin-Stronger-Than-Ever&p=4762158#post4762158
I hope you didn't believe that bullshit propaganda film Gasland by Josh Fox. I wonder how much money he made for that travesty of the truth?
Here are the makeup of most fracking fluids, they vary according to the exact geology in question.
Fracturing Fluids Commonly Used in Hydraulic Fracking
The fracturing fluid injected into the rock will vary and may consist of a slurry of fluids such as water, proppants, chemical additives, gels, foams, and compressed gases such as nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. Often fracturing fluid will be called “slickwater” because the chemical additives reduce its friction, making it more efficient. A common blend of fracturing fluid or slickwater might contain about 90% water, 9.5% sand or other proppants, and about 0.5% chemical additives. However, this may vary considerably from well to well and there have even been fracturing fluids developed which do not use water at all, instead relying on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and propane.
A typical composition of fracking fluid will generally use between 3 to 12 chemical additives. The most common chemical additive used in the United States between 2005-2009 was methanol. Isopropyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, and 2-butoxyethanol were also widely used. Other additives and their uses include the following:
Acids – Acids such as acetic acid, hydrochloric acid, and others are commonly used prior to the actual commencement of fracturing to clean out the perforations in the wellbore and to initiate fissures in the surrounding rock. Citric acid is used to help prevent corrosion.
Salts – Salts such as sodium chloride are commonly used to help delay the breakdown of the gel polymer chains in the proppants. Meanwhile, borate salts are used to maintain fluid viscosity during temperature increases.
Carbonates – Sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate are commonly used to maintain the efficacy of crosslinkers (described in greater detail below).
Polyacrylamide – Polyacrylamide is a friction reducer which is used to create the “slickwater” commonly referred to in fracking fluid. The reduction in friction allows the fluids to flow more efficiently through the pipes and enables the fracking pumps to pump at a higher rate without having to increase pressure.
Glutaraldehyde – Glutaraldehyde helps eliminate bacteria in the water.
Ethylene Glycol – Ethylene glycol helps prevent scale deposits from forming in the pipe.
Isopropanol – Isopropanol is used to increase the viscosity of the fracture fluid.
Guar Gum – Guar gum, along with other water-soluble gels, also increases the viscosity of the fracking fluids and aid in more efficient delivery of proppants into the fractures.
https://setxind.com/upstream/the-hydraulic-fracking-process-and-how-it-works/