Hydraulic fracturing not responsible for methane migration

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Samuel C Schon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011.

. 2011 Sep 13;108(37):E664; author reply E665-6.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1107960108. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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