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Earthquakes can acidify groundwater, study concludes

February 11, 2021  By Geophysical Research Letters


Earthquakes can change groundwater composition by opening new fractures, mixing different water sources, suggests a paper recently published in Geophysical Research Letters. The study includes observations of changes in water pH from small earthquake events triggered by the drainage and refilling of a reservoir. | READ MORE


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