Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are released
into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of "forever chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells over the past decade.
A new study by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) shows that
since at least 2013, oil and gas companies have used more than 21 tons
-- or 43,000 pounds -- of a class of extremely toxic and persistent chemicals, known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in
hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Texas. Known for their
toxicity at microscopic levels, their multiple negative health effects, including cancer, and their resistance to breaking down in the
environment, PFAS are a highly dangerous class of chemicals nicknamed "forever chemicals."
The analysis identified two types of "forever chemicals" used in Texas’
oil and gas wells, PTFE/Teflon and fluoroalkyl alcohol substituted polyethylene glycol.
The Texas Tribune reported that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances were developed in the 1930s and first praised for their
ability to prevent eggs from sticking to a pan, making rain roll off
jackets, and it was added to fire-fighting foams to put out major blazes quicker.
As research progressed, PFAS have been linked to birth defects, cancer
and other serious diseases. Despite the chemicals’ ability to persist in water, soil and human blood, PFAS are still used in everything from waterproof camping gear to fast food containers, the Tribune reported.
Barb Gottlieb, an author on the PSR study, told the Tribune that PFAS
are used to reduce friction for drill bits as they move through the ground.
Because PFAS can also go airborne if the substance is pumped into a well
and that well is then flared or vented, which is common in Texas,
Gottlieb explained people could absorb these "forever chemicals" through their lungs and some small molecules could pass into the bloodstream.
The Tribune noted how in some areas of that state, like the Fort Worth region, homes, day cares and businesses are located within a few hundred
feet of flaring gas wells. Research is limited in the effects of
airborne PFAS.
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, a Democrat representing Houston,
introduced a bill on March 9 calling on the president of the University
of Houston to designate a department or entity at the university to
conduct, in collaboration with the Railroad Commission of Texas and the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, a study on the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing process.
The official, state-sponsored study would analyze the extent to which
those forever chemicals are used in the fracking process, whether the
public may be exposed to those chemicals through air or water, potential human health and environment risks, the feasibility of alternatives to
be used in the fracking process and whether perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals should be restricted from use in fracking in
the state altogether.
"PSR’s report highlighted shortcomings in disclosure standards and accountability, particularly up the chain regarding the manufacturing of chemical products that are used in fracking fluids," Morales Shaw said
in a statement obtained by the Tribune.
SR noted that Texas’s industry-friendly disclosure rules prevent the
public from knowing how widely PFAS or other toxic chemicals have been
used in fracking or other methods or stages of oil and gas drilling and extraction. Between 2013 and 2022, oil and gas companies injected more
than 58,000 oil and gas wells in 183 of Texas’s 253 counties with at
least one fracking chemical whose identity the companies withheld from
the public through "trade secret" designations.
The analysis found that during that same period, frackers used another 3 million tons of potentially toxic chemicals that remain unidentified.
"Evidence that PFAS is being used in Texas’s oil and gas wells is
alarming, and the scale of trade secret chemical use in the state is staggering," the report’s lead author, Dusty Horwitt, J.D., said in a statement. "Texas officials should act immediately to protect the public
by prohibiting the use of PFAS in oil and gas extraction and requiring
full disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas wells."
On 3/29/2023 9:50 AM, Dr. Jade Helm wrote:
Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are released
into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of
"forever chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells
over the past decade.
A new study by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) shows that
since at least 2013, oil and gas companies have used more than 21 tons
-- or 43,000 pounds -- of a class of extremely toxic and persistent
chemicals, known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in
hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Texas. Known for their
toxicity at microscopic levels, their multiple negative health
effects, including cancer, and their resistance to breaking down in
the environment, PFAS are a highly dangerous class of chemicals
nicknamed "forever chemicals."
The analysis identified two types of "forever chemicals" used in
Texas’ oil and gas wells, PTFE/Teflon and fluoroalkyl alcohol
substituted polyethylene glycol.
The Texas Tribune reported that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances were developed in the 1930s and first praised for their
ability to prevent eggs from sticking to a pan, making rain roll off
jackets, and it was added to fire-fighting foams to put out major
blazes quicker.
As research progressed, PFAS have been linked to birth defects, cancer
and other serious diseases. Despite the chemicals’ ability to persist
in water, soil and human blood, PFAS are still used in everything from
waterproof camping gear to fast food containers, the Tribune reported.
Barb Gottlieb, an author on the PSR study, told the Tribune that PFAS
are used to reduce friction for drill bits as they move through the
ground.
Because PFAS can also go airborne if the substance is pumped into a
well and that well is then flared or vented, which is common in Texas,
Gottlieb explained people could absorb these "forever chemicals"
through their lungs and some small molecules could pass into the
bloodstream. The Tribune noted how in some areas of that state, like
the Fort Worth region, homes, day cares and businesses are located
within a few hundred feet of flaring gas wells. Research is limited in
the effects of airborne PFAS.
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, a Democrat representing Houston,
introduced a bill on March 9 calling on the president of the
University of Houston to designate a department or entity at the
university to conduct, in collaboration with the Railroad Commission
of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, a study on
the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the
hydraulic fracturing process.
The official, state-sponsored study would analyze the extent to which
those forever chemicals are used in the fracking process, whether the
public may be exposed to those chemicals through air or water,
potential human health and environment risks, the feasibility of
alternatives to be used in the fracking process and whether
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals should be restricted from
use in fracking in the state altogether.
"PSR’s report highlighted shortcomings in disclosure standards and
accountability, particularly up the chain regarding the manufacturing
of chemical products that are used in fracking fluids," Morales Shaw
said in a statement obtained by the Tribune.
SR noted that Texas’s industry-friendly disclosure rules prevent the
public from knowing how widely PFAS or other toxic chemicals have been
used in fracking or other methods or stages of oil and gas drilling
and extraction. Between 2013 and 2022, oil and gas companies injected
more than 58,000 oil and gas wells in 183 of Texas’s 253 counties with
at least one fracking chemical whose identity the companies withheld
from the public through "trade secret" designations.
The analysis found that during that same period, frackers used another
3 million tons of potentially toxic chemicals that remain unidentified.
"Evidence that PFAS is being used in Texas’s oil and gas wells is
alarming, and the scale of trade secret chemical use in the state is
staggering," the report’s lead author, Dusty Horwitt, J.D., said in a
statement. "Texas officials should act immediately to protect the
public by prohibiting the use of PFAS in oil and gas extraction and
requiring full disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas wells."
As an afterthought, perhaps the only profitable way to get rid of the
toxic gas if it is banned in the USA is to throw ethics aside and sell
it as LNG to the E.U. countries after blowing up the Nordstream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia.
Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are released
into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of "forever >chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells over the past >decade.
On 3/29/2023 2:10 PM, Dr. Jade Helm wrote:
On 3/29/2023 9:50 AM, Dr. Jade Helm wrote:
Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are
released into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of
"forever chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells
over the past decade.
A new study by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) shows that
since at least 2013, oil and gas companies have used more than 21
tons -- or 43,000 pounds -- of a class of extremely toxic and
persistent chemicals, known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS), in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Texas. Known
for their toxicity at microscopic levels, their multiple negative
health effects, including cancer, and their resistance to breaking
down in the environment, PFAS are a highly dangerous class of
chemicals nicknamed "forever chemicals."
The analysis identified two types of "forever chemicals" used in
Texas’ oil and gas wells, PTFE/Teflon and fluoroalkyl alcohol
substituted polyethylene glycol.
The Texas Tribune reported that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances were developed in the 1930s and first praised for their
ability to prevent eggs from sticking to a pan, making rain roll off
jackets, and it was added to fire-fighting foams to put out major
blazes quicker.
As research progressed, PFAS have been linked to birth defects,
cancer and other serious diseases. Despite the chemicals’ ability to
persist in water, soil and human blood, PFAS are still used in
everything from waterproof camping gear to fast food containers, the
Tribune reported.
Barb Gottlieb, an author on the PSR study, told the Tribune that PFAS
are used to reduce friction for drill bits as they move through the
ground.
Because PFAS can also go airborne if the substance is pumped into a
well and that well is then flared or vented, which is common in
Texas, Gottlieb explained people could absorb these "forever
chemicals" through their lungs and some small molecules could pass
into the bloodstream. The Tribune noted how in some areas of that
state, like the Fort Worth region, homes, day cares and businesses
are located within a few hundred feet of flaring gas wells. Research
is limited in the effects of airborne PFAS.
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, a Democrat representing Houston,
introduced a bill on March 9 calling on the president of the
University of Houston to designate a department or entity at the
university to conduct, in collaboration with the Railroad Commission
of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, a study
on the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the
hydraulic fracturing process.
The official, state-sponsored study would analyze the extent to which
those forever chemicals are used in the fracking process, whether the
public may be exposed to those chemicals through air or water,
potential human health and environment risks, the feasibility of
alternatives to be used in the fracking process and whether
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals should be restricted
from use in fracking in the state altogether.
"PSR’s report highlighted shortcomings in disclosure standards and
accountability, particularly up the chain regarding the manufacturing
of chemical products that are used in fracking fluids," Morales Shaw
said in a statement obtained by the Tribune.
SR noted that Texas’s industry-friendly disclosure rules prevent the
public from knowing how widely PFAS or other toxic chemicals have
been used in fracking or other methods or stages of oil and gas
drilling and extraction. Between 2013 and 2022, oil and gas companies
injected more than 58,000 oil and gas wells in 183 of Texas’s 253
counties with at least one fracking chemical whose identity the
companies withheld from the public through "trade secret" designations.
The analysis found that during that same period, frackers used
another 3 million tons of potentially toxic chemicals that remain
unidentified.
"Evidence that PFAS is being used in Texas’s oil and gas wells is
alarming, and the scale of trade secret chemical use in the state is
staggering," the report’s lead author, Dusty Horwitt, J.D., said in a
statement. "Texas officials should act immediately to protect the
public by prohibiting the use of PFAS in oil and gas extraction and
requiring full disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas wells."
As an afterthought, perhaps the only profitable way to get rid of the
toxic gas if it is banned in the USA is to throw ethics aside and sell
it as LNG to the E.U. countries after blowing up the Nordstream 1 and
2 pipelines from Russia.
The forever chemicals thing is way overblown as they are not that toxic.
If pp trillion were in gas they would also be combusted.
Might mention moronic government in PA way over reacted to a spill in
the Delaware. No problem at all but has exhausted supply of bottled
water even here in DE.
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:50:20 -0600, "Dr. Jade Helm"
<hisler@nym.hush.com> wrote:
Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are released
into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of "forever
chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells over the past
decade.
[...]
Are the forever chemicals hazardous? I honestly don't know.
On 3/30/2023 2:17 AM, KWills wrote:
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:50:20 -0600, "Dr. Jade Helm"
<hisler@nym.hush.com> wrote:
Just as I had posted previously, toxic fracking chemicals are released
into homes from gas stove burners, ovens and furnaces.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-study-finds-thousands-of-pounds-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-injected-into-oil-and-gas-wells/ar-AA19bfYc
A health advocacy non-profit study found thousands of pounds of "forever >>> chemicals" have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells over the past >>> decade.
[...]
Are the forever chemicals hazardous? I honestly don't know.
According to the sources cited in the article, they are considered
hazardous to human health.
PFAS were toxic and carcinogenic
I know of a manufacturing plant that reported to the government that a chemical used may have caused brain cancer but the cancers were observed
in workers not in direct contact with the chemical but people like plant guards and secretaries.
On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:42:31 -0400, Frank wrote:
I know of a manufacturing plant that reported to the government that aThat might require further study. When I lived in the area Davidson Rubber produced urethane parts for the auto industry. If the plant workers
chemical used may have caused brain cancer but the cancers were observed
in workers not in direct contact with the chemical but people like plant
guards and secretaries.
developed sensitivity, probably to the tertiary amines used as catalysts, they were moved to non-production jobs. The place keeps on giving:
https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2013-12-11/new-site-in-farmington- declared-eligible-for-superfund-cleanup
On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:42:31 -0400, Frank wrote:
I know of a manufacturing plant that reported to the government that a
chemical used may have caused brain cancer but the cancers were observed
in workers not in direct contact with the chemical but people like plant
guards and secretaries.
That might require further study. When I lived in the area Davidson Rubber produced urethane parts for the auto industry. If the plant workers
developed sensitivity, probably to the tertiary amines used as catalysts, they were moved to non-production jobs. The place keeps on giving:
https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2013-12-11/new-site-in-farmington- declared-eligible-for-superfund-cleanup
On 4/2/23 16:03, rbowman wrote:
On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:42:31 -0400, Frank wrote:What is the alternative to plastic?
I know of a manufacturing plant that reported to the government that aThat might require further study. When I lived in the area Davidson
chemical used may have caused brain cancer but the cancers were
observed in workers not in direct contact with the chemical but people
like plant guards and secretaries.
Rubber produced urethane parts for the auto industry. If the plant
workers developed sensitivity, probably to the tertiary amines used as
catalysts, they were moved to non-production jobs. The place keeps on
giving:
https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2013-12-11/new-site-in-farmington-
declared-eligible-for-superfund-cleanup
On 4/2/2023 4:03 PM, rbowman wrote:
On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 12:42:31 -0400, Frank wrote:I would think isocyanates more of a culprit.
I know of a manufacturing plant that reported to the government that a
chemical used may have caused brain cancer but the cancers were
observed in workers not in direct contact with the chemical but people
like plant guards and secretaries.
That might require further study. When I lived in the area Davidson
Rubber produced urethane parts for the auto industry. If the plant
workers developed sensitivity, probably to the tertiary amines used as
catalysts, they were moved to non-production jobs. The place keeps on
giving:
https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2013-12-11/new-site-in-farmington-
declared-eligible-for-superfund-cleanup
Some people are hypersensitive to certain chemicals even below
permissible worker exposure levels.
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