The PA Council of Professional Geologists is hosting a February 16 webinar presentation by Penn State Professor Dr. Nathaniel Warner on Dust Suppression With Appalachian Basin Oil & Gas Produced Water - Efficacy And Water Quality from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Warner is part of a Penn State research team that found road dumping of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater results in increased cancer risks for people living along those roads, especially children.

The study found increased cancer risk from arsenic, lead and nickel in road dust contaminated by wastewater that is above the one in a million risk threshold.

In addition, increased health risks were found to younger populations from the neurotoxins like arsenic, manganese and lead, also found in the wastewater contaminated road dust.

The results of the study were presented by Dr. Warner at the PA League of Women Voters and University of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Shale and Public Health Conference on November 17.  [Read more here.]  [See the presentation here.]

Click Here to register for the webinar.  There is a $20 fee for non-members.

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and more, visit the PA Council of Professional Geologists  website.

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Tried 813 Times To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them; Failed To Report Waste Generated 836 Times Over 2 Years

-- DEP Proposes New, Limited General Permit For Processing, Beneficial Use Of Oil & Gas Liquid Wastes; No Chemical Concentration Limits Or Public Review Of Individual Permit Uses Are Included  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Plugging 7 Orphan Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County

Related Articles:

-- Millions Of Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Spread Illegally On Dirt Roads, Companies Fail To Comply With DEP Waste Regulations

-- Preliminary Results From New Penn State Study Find Increased Cancer, Health Risks From Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Especially For Children 

-- The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads 

-- New Pitt-Duquesne Study Shows Higher Exposures To Radiation In Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater When Appropriate Exposure Scenarios Are Used

[Posted: January 11, 2022]

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