A BBC Inside Out programme revealed that almost 8,401,000 litres (1,848,000 gallons) of radioactive produced water from the Preese Hall fracking well had been discharged into the Manchester Ship Canal in 2011 after the fluids had been classed as an industrial effluent rather than radioactive waste under the regulations in force at the time.
Type:
Uncontrolled Discharge
Field:
Conventional
Stage:
Exploration
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Site:
Manchester Ship Canal, Manchester
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Action:
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