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EEXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF OIL AND
GAS DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA
(Explorando los impactos del
dessaroyo de la actividad petrolera y
de gas)
MISSION
The FracTracker Alliance shares maps, data, and
analyses to communicate impacts of the global
oil and gas industry and informs actions that
positively shape our energy future
(FracTracker Alliance comparte mapas, datos, y
analisis para comunicar los impactos de la
industria del petroleo y de gas a nivel global, e
informa acciones que pueden dar forma positiva
a nuestro futuro en la energia.
www.FracTracker.org
Howmillion
much oilgallons
does theper
world
use?
22.7
minute
Cuanto petroleo usa el mundo?
22.7
per minute
2.7million
milliongallons
gallons per
minute
2.7 millones de galones por
minuto
Where is extraction
happening?
Donde está ocurriendo la
extracción?
International Shale Basins
Cuenca de esquisto internacional
Shale Basins and Plays
Cuencas de Esquisto
The Extraction Footprint
la huella de extracción
Oil and Gas Wells per County
Los pozos de petróleo y gas por
condado.
9,000 Unconventional Drilled Wells
9,000 pozos perforados no convencionales
Bakken Shale
North Dakota
Cuencas de
esquisto Bakken
The Impacts and Issues
Los impactos y problemas
Human Health Concerns
Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development,”
Environmental Health Perspectives Journal. April 16, 2014.
The review reports:
A number of compounds known to be toxic to humans are associated with shale and tight gas
development, and have been found in elevated concentrations in air, surface waters, and
aquifers.
Some evidence suggests that living close to active development may increase the risk of certain
birth defects, including congenital heart defects and neural tube defects.
The literature also suggests that improper treatment of wastewater (flowback/produced waters)
is associated with contamination of surface water with chemicals from fracturing fluids and
naturally occurring substances such as radium-226, arsenic, and barium.
Other studies suggest that aquifers in closer proximity to active shale and tight gas development
are at more risk of methane contamination than those further from active development.
For a comprehensive online citation database of the peer-reviewed body of literature on shale
and tight oil and gas development, including all of the health studies noted in the review, visit
http://psehealthyenergy.org/site/view/1180.
Air Pollution
La contaminación del aire
Kern River Oil Field Bakersfield, CA
Recognized
Health
Effects
of Air
Emissions
from
Natural
Activities
Recognized
Health
Effects
of Air
Emissions
from
Natural
GasGas
Activities*
Efectos reconocidos sobre la salud de las emisiones atmosféricas de
actividades con gas natural
Pulmonary
Pulmonar
PM
X
H2S
X
Ozone
X
CO
Neurologic
Neurologico
Reproductive
Reproductivo
Dermal
Dérmico
Hematologic
Hematológica
X
X
X
X
X
NOx
X
SO2
X
VOCS
X
X
X
X
X
BTEX
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Methane
NORMs
* Table compiled by Leslie Walleigh MD, MPH (7-20-12)
Water Pollution
La contaminación del agua
Surface
Water Risks
Los riesgos
del agua
superficial
Groundwater Complaints
Quejas de Aguas Subterráneas
Excessive Water Use
El uso excesivo de agua
RecognizedWater
Health Effects
of the
Air Emissions
from Natural
Gas Activities*
Use in
Utica Shale,
Ohio
Uso del agua en el Utica Shale, Ohio
* Table compiled by Leslie Walleigh MD, MPH (7-20-12)
16 Olympic-sized pools per Well
16 piscinas olímpicas por pozo de gas
Hazardous Waste
Residuos Peligrosos
Pennsylvania Drilling Waste
Top 20 Producers During Last Half of 2013
Residuos en Pennsylvania durante última mitad de
2013.
Ohio Active Class II Injection Wells
Pozos de inyección Activos; Clase II en Ohio
Solid & liquid waste disposal for top 20
producers of PA unconventional
Earthquakes
Terremotos
A Growing Pipeline Network
Una red de oleoductos
crecientes
Pipeline Incidents
Incidentes de oleoductos
The Growing Transport of
Oil by Rail
El transporte creciente de
petróleo por ferrocarril
Sand Mining Expansion
Expansión de la extracción
de arena
Public Land Impacts
Impactos en tierras públicas
Pennsylvania State Forests
Bosques estatales en Pennsylvania
National Grassland - North Dakota
Praderas Nacionales en Dakota del Norte
North Unit
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Unidad Norte
Parque Nacional Theodore Roosevelt
State –Issued Violations
Violaciónes emitidas por el
estado
5,100 Violations in Pennsylvania since 2005
5,100 violaciónes en Pennsylvania desde 2005
Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
La perforación en el Golfo de México