Episode 11: Is road spreading of oil and gas wastewater safe? w/Dr. William Burgos

“Beneficial reuse” of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas development, includes road spreading for dust suppression and deicing. Dr. William Burgos, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State University, describes beneficial reuse of produced water focusing on dust suppression for roads. He addresses chemical contaminants, exposure pathways, and potential impacts on human and ecological health and includes suggestions to strengthen protections when reusing wastewater.

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Episode 11: Is road spreading of oil and gas wastewater safe? w/Dr. William Burgos is an episode from Fracking and Health: Ask an Expert by Fracking and Health: Ask an Expert.

This episode is 00:11:57 long.

This episode was published on Oct 1, 2018.

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