Wastewater from shale gas drilling, completion and production must include the following:
Wet Chemistry
Acidity
Alkalinity (Total as CaCO3)
Ammonia Nitrogen
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Bromide
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Chlorides
Hardness
MBAS (Surfactants)
Nitrite-Nitrate Nitrogen
Oil & Grease
pH
Phenolics (Total)
Specific Conductance
Sulfates
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Metals
Aluminum
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron – Dissolved
Iron – Total
Lead
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Sodium
Strontium
Thorium
Uranium
Zinc
Volatile organics (VOCs)
Benzene
Ethylene Glycol
Toluene
Radiologicals
Gross Alpha
Gross Beta
Radium 226
Radium 228
Plus: Additional constituents that are expected or known to be present in the wastewater.