Influence of the drilling mud formulation process on the bacterial communities in thermogenic natural gas wells of the Barnett Shale. (1/20)

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Natural gas and temperature structured a microbial community response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (2/20)

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Modeling the relative GHG emissions of conventional and shale gas production. (3/20)

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Hierarchical leak detection and localization method in natural gas pipeline monitoring sensor networks. (4/20)

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Impacts of gas drilling on human and animal health. (5/20)

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Occupational exposure to manganese-containing welding fumes and pulmonary function indices among natural gas transmission pipeline welders. (6/20)

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to evaluate manganese (Mn)-containing welding fumes' exposure, assess urinary Mn as a biomarker for Mn exposure and investigate the correlation of Mn in air, total fumes and urinary Mn with pulmonary function indices in 118 welders and 37 unexposed controls from two regions in Iran, Assaluyeh and Borujen. METHODS: Air samples were collected on mixed cellulose ester membrane filters in personal air samplers and then analyzed using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) (NIOSH Method 7300). For all participants, urine samples were collected during the entire work shift, and Mn in urine was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy according to NIOSH Method 8310. Spirometric measurements were also done for participants. RESULTS: The maximum exposures to airborne Mn and total fumes were 0.304 +/- 0.256 mg/m(3) and 21.52 +/- 9.40 mg/m(3), respectively. The urine Mn levels in the various groups ranged between 0.77 to 7.58 mug/l. The correlation between airborne Mn and urinary Mn was significant for total whole participants. Some values of spirometric indices were statistically lower in welders rather than controls. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that many welders have been exposed to higher concentrations of Mn-containing welding fumes. Urinary Mn can be used as a biomarker for Mn exposure. There were weak inverse correlations between Mn-containing welding fumes and pulmonary function indices, and the inverse correlation between urinary Mn with forced vital capacities (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) was significant.  (+info)

Two-year survey comparing earthquake activity and injection-well locations in the Barnett Shale, Texas. (7/20)

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Toxicological properties of emission particles from heavy duty engines powered by conventional and bio-based diesel fuels and compressed natural gas. (8/20)

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