宾夕法尼亚州的水龙头能点出火?
<p>据说，在宾夕法尼亚州北部，不少居民都面临着一个生活问题：他们的水龙头里出的不光是水，还出甲烷。</p><p>家住格兰维尔萨米特（<span word="Granville">Granville</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span>）的<span word="Sherry">Sherry</span> <span word="Vargson">Vargson</span>就深受其害：她家的水龙头“出气”是如此之多，以至于她能够直接拿出一根火柴在水龙头下方点燃，完全无视哗啦啦的水流。由于水里夹杂的甲烷太多，她必须常备一个大水壶用来放水、让里头的甲烷气泡们统统跑掉再用。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WSJ">WSJ</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mustafa">Mustafa</span> <span word="Abdulaziz">Abdulaziz</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>:</p><p>《华尔街日报》的<span word="Mustafa">Mustafa</span> <span word="Abdulaziz">Abdulaziz</span>这样写道：</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="detectable">detectable</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="methane">methane</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="wells">wells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="geologic">geologic</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contamination">contamination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Vargson">Vargson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>-<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span>.</p><p>宾夕法尼亚州北部的许多饮用水中长期检测出含有甲烷，这是因为这里的水井建造的很差以及这个地区特殊的地质特征造成的。但是<span word="Vargson">Vargson</span>太太家现在用的水井，是受到国家监管的天然气钻探污染的首批“案例”之一。</p><p><span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="shale">shale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veritable">veritable</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fracking">fracking</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Vargson">Vargson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kitchens">kitchens</span> <span word="aflame">aflame</span>?</p>
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