Environmental Monitoring And Analysis In Support Of Antrim Oil Shale Research

Author : United States. Department of Energy
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
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Download or read book Environmental Monitoring and Analysis in Support of Antrim Oil Shale Research written by United States. Department of Energy and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report covers the first year of an expected four year program. Activities included: monitoring of surface elevations for possible subsidence; monitoring for soil contamination from brines; monitoring surface and subsurface water quality; and monitoring ambient air quality for oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, hydrocarbons, methane, carbon monoxide, and particulates. Assessment was also made of site vegetation, local hydrology, surface disruption caused by drilling activities, and impacts on neighboring residents. Much of this year's effort was directed to establishing baseline conditions. Consequently, assessment of many potential impacts is not yet possible. However, preliminary results indicate that hydrofracturing operations did not affect surface elevations, and that the experimental operations, including flaring of combustion product gases, did not degrade ambient air quality beyond permissible concentrations. Negative impacts noted include minor inconvenience to neighboring residents, and physical disruption of the land surface. Use of electrical conductivity probes to monitor for brine contamination of the soil gave inconclusive results. The need for evaluation of possible contamination of deep ground waters was also identified. Surface water quality data is not yet adequate to allow assessment of possible impacts from the in situ experiment.