hydrofracking

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ fracking.

Noun

hydrofracking (uncountable)

  1. hydraulic fracturing
    • 2011 April 17, “Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 August 2022:
      The chemicals were used by companies during a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which involves the high-pressure injection of a mixture of water, sand and chemical additives into rock formations deep underground. […] A 2010 report by Environmental Working Group, a research and advocacy organization, found that benzene levels in other hydrofracking ingredients were as much as 93 times higher than those found in diesel.

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