Kent State Researcher Says Fracking Produces Less Wastewater
Than Conventional DrillingPosted Feb. 7, 2013 For Brian Lutz,
Ph.D., a native of Lordstown, Ohio, what started out as a
curiosity while working on his family farm has led him to where
he is now: asking critical research questions on fracking and
shale gas issues that can affect millions of people in his home
state. Growing up on the farm, Lutz spent summers applying
nitrogen to cornfields. “I was always stunned at how much it
took and always wondered where it went and how it affected the
environment,” Lutz said. Lutz now studies how humans alter the
chemistry of their environment as an assistant professor of
biogeochemistry in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent
State University. Hired in November 2012, his most recent
research has focused on the environmental challenges and
domestic energy benefits of shale gas production compared to
conventional gas production and mountaintop coal mining. Study
Yields Surprising Results Lutz and colleagu