2010-02-22T15:54:18Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/comments/58263 2010-02-22T15:54:18Z tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/comment/186127 DavidMcFatridge Evidence of polution in the Barnett Shale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6GXwdNDL7w&feature=player_embedded 2009-12-01T06:57:54Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/comment/173529 DavidMcFatridge I live in the Barnett Shale area, we desperately need this loophole plugged. Contamination from gas Wells are being reported in our air and drinking water. High levels of the cancer-causing toxin benzene in the air and CITY OF ALEDO WELLS HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED after tests indicated the presence of radionuclides. Radium 226, radium 228,produced in the fracking process. THESE WELLS SUPPLY WATER TO ALEDO SCHOOLS 2009-12-01T07:08:24Z tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/comment/173532 DavidMcFatridge by CHRIS HAWES / WFAA-TV Friday, Nov 20 at 11:41 AM FORT WORTH — Last week, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality called the Barnett Shale's biggest players to Austin. The result could change the future of public health in the 17-county area that holds underground natural gas reserves. Not long ago, Dr. Michael Honeycutt realized the future of health in the Barnett Shale might be in his hands. The head of TCEQ's Toxicology Division was shocked to see air sampling revealed high levels of benzene, a cancer-causing toxin, near some natural gas facilities. "The highs that we found are relatively high, some pretty high numbers, a thousand parts per billion," he said. "That would be equivalent to opening a can of gasoline and holding it up under your nose.".