This study is, up to now, the second investigation which turned up direct negative impacts of underground disposal of wastewaters from unconventional oil and gas (UOG) production on surface waters in West Virginia. Although the hydrologic pathways could not be assessed, the study’s findings show that activities at the disposal facility are impacting a nearby …
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Sediment contaminant surveillance in Milford Haven Waterway
This comprehensive investigation in the Milford Haven Waterway (MHW), Wales, UK, shows impressively, how the commissioning of two LNG plants, among other factors (e.g. dredging of historically contaminated sediments), had a profound negative impact on benthic and avian health. “The (…) weight of evidence from independent chemistry and biological monitoring in MHW has shown reasonable …
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