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The Toxic Chemicals Utilized


American Academy of Pediatrics

In this article the names and effects of 12 toxic chemicals routinely used in the fracking process are shared along with the symptoms of each.
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SkyTruth Fracking Chemical Database

SkyTruth maintains a database of chemicals that were reported by oil and gas drilling operators as being used in hydraulic fracturing operations.  The database contains records for more than 27,000 frack operations from January 2011 through August 2012 in 24 US states.  
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Hydraulic Fracturing Process Chemicals

_By TOXMAP Admin on November 30, 2011 7:28 PM

Hydraulic fracturing (also called hydrofracking or fracking) is a process in which millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart rock in order to release oil and natural gas. The US EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program requires facilities in certain industries that manufacture, process, or use significant amounts of toxic chemicals, to report annually on their releases of these chemicals. Hydraulic fracturing is currently not a TRI-covered industry and so is not represented in TOXMAP. EPA scientists are conducting a study of hydraulic fracturing to better understand any potential impacts on drinking water and groundwater.

Congress has released a report on hydraulic fracturing (PDF, 156 KB) that lists 29 toxic chemicals used in fracturing (see Table 3 of this report).

Click on the links in the table below for additional information on these chemicals:
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Acetophenone
  • Acrylamide
  • Benzene
  • Benzyl chloride
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
  • Diesel
  • Diethanolamine
  • Dimethyl formamide
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Ethylene glycol
  • Ethylene oxide
  • Formaldehyde
  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Hydrofluoric acid
  • Lead
  • Methanol
  • Naphthalene
  • Nitrilotriacetic acid
  • p-Xylene
  • Phenol
  • Phthalic anhydride
  • Propylene oxide
  • Sulfuric acid
  • Thiourea
  • Toluene
  • Xylene 

Chemicals Detected in the Air
in association with shale gas drilling, production and distribution

  • Benzene
  • 1,3-Butadiene
  • n-Butyl Alcohol
  • Carbon disulfide
  • Carbonyl Sulfide
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloromethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Diethyl Benzene
  • Dimethyl Pyridine
  • Dimethyl disulfide
  • Ethyl Benzene
  • Ethylene
  • Ethylene Oxide
  • Ethyl-methyl ethyl disulfide
  • Formaldehyde
  • Methyl-Methyl ethyl Benzene
  • Methyl Pyridine
  • Naphthalene
  • 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • Tetramethyl Benzene
  • Toluene
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Trimethyl Benzene
  • 1,2,4-Trimethyl Benzene
  • Xylene
  • Ethane
  • Isobutane
  • Methane
  • Propane
  • Propylene
  • Nitrogen Oxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Sulfur Dioxide


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