• Oil wastewater in the state typically contains high levels of cancer-causing benzene. (earthjustice.org)
  • The regulations allow oil companies to continue injecting oil industry wastewater and other fluids into protected aquifers until February 2017, in violation of state and federal law and despite a water-scarcity crisis caused by the worst drought on record. (earthjustice.org)
  • DOGGR has admitted allowing thousands of oil industry wells to inject fluids, including wastewater, directly into protected aquifers, in clear violation of the law. (earthjustice.org)
  • These rules turn the definition and purpose of a public emergency upside down by employing [California's] regulatory emergency powers to allow the continuance of admittedly illegal injection of oil industry wastewater into underground sources of drinking water," the legal complaint states. (earthjustice.org)
  • Oil wastewater in California typically contains high levels of cancer-causing benzene, according to testing done by DOGGR and oil companies. (earthjustice.org)
  • Oil industry wastewater injection wells. (earthjustice.org)
  • Filded against California's Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club to stop the daily and unlawful injection of millions of gallons of oil wastewater into California's protected underground water supplies. (earthjustice.org)
  • Environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to set limits on harmful chemicals like cyanide, benzene, mercury and chlorides in wastewater emitted by oil refineries and plants that produce chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, pesticides and nonferrous metals. (commondreams.org)
  • The Clean Water Act requires the EPA to limit discharges of industrial pollutants based on the best available wastewater treatment methods, and to tighten those limits at least once every five years where data show treatment technologies have improved. (commondreams.org)
  • It's completely unacceptable that EPA has, for decades, ignored the law and failed to require modern wastewater pollution controls for oil refineries and petrochemical and plastics plants,' said Jen Duggan, deputy director of the Environmental Integrity Project, which coordinated the action by the 13 environmental groups. (commondreams.org)
  • Every day some 368,000 cubic meters of wastewater enters the river, and every year factories dump roughly 90,000 cubic meters of heavy metals and other industrial wastes into its waters. (americasquarterly.org)
  • Water samples were collected upstream and downstream from the UOG injection disposal site for analyses of inorganic chemicals that are associated with UOG wastewater. (usgs.gov)
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist collecting water samples on a wastewater disposal facility in West Virginia to assess potential environmental impacts due to activities at the site. (usgs.gov)
  • Scientists found evidence of UOG wastewaters in surface waters and sediments collected downstream from the disposal facility, specifically elevated concentrations of barium, bromide, calcium, chloride, sodium, lithium, strontium, which are known markers of UOG wastewater. (usgs.gov)
  • Hence, SHS membrane is a promising and practical material for applications in treatment of wastewater containing oil- water emulsions . (bvsalud.org)
  • Turning an emulsion of oil droplets in water into one consisting of water droplets in oil drastically changes the fluid's properties. (aps.org)
  • This dramatic change in viscosity occurred as the emulsion underwent a so-called catastrophic phase inversion, where the mixture switched-within a second-from oil droplets in water to water droplets in oil. (aps.org)
  • In effect, additives take a ride on particles or water droplets. (machinerylubrication.com)
  • The surface tension of water is enough to hold the droplets together, forming beads that roll off instead of absorbing. (discovermagazine.com)
  • In the study, which will appear in an upcoming issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers gave a feather a thin coating of microfibers, and watched the red droplets of oil roll harmlessly along the feather's surface. (discovermagazine.com)
  • While modern oil separation methods have been recorded to separate approximately 95% of oil from water, the accumulation of the small oil droplets that remain are not only difficult to remove, but can cause deleterious effects to the environment and marine wildlife present within the affected waters. (azocleantech.com)
  • Once the majority of the oil spill is captured, chemical dispersants are used to break down oil into droplets that can be more easily mixed and absorbed by the water. (azocleantech.com)
  • Derived from a previously determined mathematical model that estimated the total time and velocity in which the MNPs could magnetically separate oil droplets from water solutions, the Texas team applied this hypothesized schematic by use of superparamagnetic magnetite MNPs that had an average size of 66 nm. (azocleantech.com)
  • By coating the MNPs with positively charged polymers, the negatively-charge possessing oil droplets were attracted to the MNPs through an electrostatic attractive force. (azocleantech.com)
  • Once the MNPs latched onto the oil droplets, a subsequent neutral charge was applied to the surface of the MNP/oil-droplet aggregate that forms from the magnetic attraction 2 . (azocleantech.com)
  • Amine functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for removal of oil droplets from produced water and accelerated magnetic separation" S. Ko, E. Kim, et al. (azocleantech.com)
  • The HydroSense 4410-OCM continuously monitors a clean water sample for petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations. (globalspec.com)
  • A hydrocarbon free, consistently flowing air carrier then sweeps the VOC components from the oil in a gaseous form into the solid. (globalspec.com)
  • Because hexane contains hydrocarbons, it must be evaporated off in order not to interfere with the infrared hydrocarbon measurement of oil and grease. (watertechonline.com)
  • Since there is an evanescent wave that penetrates the film of oil and grease at each internal reflection point, energy is absorbed at the C-H absorption band without the hydrocarbon interference from the hexane. (watertechonline.com)
  • The hydrocarbon components of the oil generally stick to the soil surface. (cdc.gov)
  • Hydrocarbon components of the oil that enter surface water bind to small particles in the water and eventually settle to the bottom. (cdc.gov)
  • The substance in cedar leaf oil that can be harmful is thujone (a hydrocarbon). (medlineplus.gov)
  • hydrocarbon found among all types of oils, with the highest median values. (bvsalud.org)
  • Evidence indicating the presence of wastewaters from unconventional oil and gas (UOG) production was found in surface waters and surficial sediments near an UOG disposal facility in West Virginia. (usgs.gov)
  • Scientists from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Duke University, and the University of Missouri collaborated on a study as part of a larger effort to ascertain potential impacts of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) wastewaters to surface waters. (usgs.gov)
  • Water-mixable or water soluble oil paints are similar to traditional oil colors, but they contain a modified oil binder that can be thinned with water rather than hazardous solvents. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • Water-soluble oil paints (also known as water-mixable oils or water-miscible oils) are oil paints that can be diluted and cleaned with water, rather than solvents. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • We carry an extensive selection of paints and brushes including oil paint , watercolor paint , oil and acrylic painting brushes and more. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • Watermixable Oil Paints are like traditional oils, except that they can be thinned and cleaned using just water, without the need for solvents. (saa.co.uk)
  • With DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils Paints, if you love the feel, control, and rich appearance of classic oil paints, but don't like the toxic solvents and tedious clean up, you will want to try our fantastic new paints. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • Grumbacher's Max Mediums are a range of non-toxic mediums formulated especially for water-thinnable Max Oil paints. (rexart.com)
  • Although Max Grumbacher and Max2 paints can be used with conventional oil painting mediums, many artists are still bothered by the toxicity of some painting mediums. (rexart.com)
  • They can also be used with conventional oil paints, although they will not make conventional oils water-thinnable. (rexart.com)
  • Of course, like Max and Max2 paints, they clean up with soap and water. (rexart.com)
  • Developed by Holbein to offer the same high pigment quality and archival characteristics of Holbein's Artists' Oil line while allowing soap-and-water cleanup, Duo Aqua Oils are characterized by rich hues, high chroma, excellent resistance to light, and 17 'Elite' colors that contain heav. (dickblick.com)
  • also please See link about oil cleanup at water treatment plants. (halfbakery.com)
  • Easy cleanup, no solvent needed and they also dry faster in general than traditional oils and are thus great for travel, or underpainting with "lean" layers. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • Not only is his boss his late wife's father, but a rash of oil spills only belies the real problem: oil is running out, and a global catastrophe is imminent. (kirkusreviews.com)
  • Frequent oil spills make the problem even greater. (americasquarterly.org)
  • Those responsible for cleaning up oil spills in our large bodies of water, such as the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency within the United States, therefore face a particularly challenging task of ensuring a complete reversal of the oil spill while eliminating additional threats to the environment during this process. (azocleantech.com)
  • How are Oil Spills Cleaned? (azocleantech.com)
  • Designed for smaller compressed air applications, the Ingersoll rand Oil Water Separator is ideal for mineral oil, synthetic oils and stable condensate emulsions separation. (ingersollrand.com)
  • Sugarcane-based superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membrane for efficient oil-in-water emulsions separation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The development of ecological, low cost , easy preparation, especially high performance materials for emulsions separation is of great importance due to the rise in pollution of oil- water emulsions from industrial production and domestic waste. (bvsalud.org)
  • Wells are subject to strict rules to protect freshwater resources and prevent water contamination. (capp.ca)
  • Like all Canadians, the natural gas and oil industry values fresh water and the industry works to prevent water contamination. (capp.ca)
  • Runoff within mining and in situ operating areas is intercepted and diverted away from undisturbed areas to prevent contamination of creeks, ponds, bogs and other surface water features. (capp.ca)
  • Oil regulators, the lawsuit says, issued emergency regulations to try to dodge obligations to protect California's water from illegal contamination by oil waste. (earthjustice.org)
  • Water contamination also has a negative impact on the base oil of the lubricant and causes problems such as oxidation, hydrolysis and aeration. (machinerylubrication.com)
  • Food can be contaminated by PAHs because of the contamination of air, water or soil, and during industrial process, as heating, drying and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of over 200 smoking process. (bvsalud.org)
  • For vegetable oils, the contamination with PAHs could be generated levant ( Bansal & Kim, 2015 ). (bvsalud.org)
  • A major source of oil pollution is the practice of gas flaring, or the burning off excess gas as waste. (amnestyusa.org)
  • DOGGR admits it has failed to adequately safeguard protected aquifers from oil industry pollution for years. (earthjustice.org)
  • Outdated pollution-control technology standards meant that, for example, 81 oil refineries across the United States dumped 15.7 million pounds of nitrogen and 1.6 billion pounds of chlorides, sulfates and other dissolved solids (which can be harmful to aquatic life) into waterways in 2021. (commondreams.org)
  • For decades the EPA has let these dirty industries pollute our rivers and bays instead of making them keep pace with advances in technologies that tackle water pollution, as the Clean Water Act demands,' said Hannah Connor, environmental health deputy director at the Center for Biological Diversity . (commondreams.org)
  • Forcing people and wildlife like endangered Atlantic sturgeon to bear the weight of toxic water pollution while industries rake in record profits isn't just morally wrong, it's also legally indefensible. (commondreams.org)
  • Outdated standards mean more water pollution is pouring into U.S. waters than should be allowed because some plants are using technology standards from the Reagan era - before common use of the Internet, email or cell phones. (commondreams.org)
  • The lawsuit challenges the EPA's decision in January not to update outdated and weak water-pollution control technology standards (called 'effluent limitation guidelines' or ELGs and pretreatment standards) for seven key industrial sectors: petroleum refineries, inorganic and organic chemical manufacturers, and factories that manufacture plastics, fertilizer, pesticides, and nonferrous metals. (commondreams.org)
  • This is becoming increasingly evident with the many community reports of water scarcity and water pollution. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Besides, the intensive use of chemicals in the plantations and processing plants results in a high pollution of the water sources that remain available, posing a serious health risk for the population, workers and all life that exist in those areas. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Water pollution sources can be either point sources (a well-defined source, e.g., factory waste water discharge) or non-point sources (more diffuse sources including agricultural, industrial, and urban runoff, domestic lawn care, and air pollution). (cdc.gov)
  • The death toll from exposure to particulate air pollution generated by motor vehicles, burning coal, fuel oil, and wood is estimated to be responsible for as many as 100,000 fatalities annually in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The spillage of oil into the sea hasn't had a good press in recent years following the many ecological disasters caused by wrecked tankers discharging thousands of tons of crude oil into the world's oceans. (phrases.org.uk)
  • The chemicals in oil include hydrocarbons, which are distilled from crude oil, and various additives that improve the oil's performance. (cdc.gov)
  • A previous NIOSH report (2016) 1 described the death of nine oil and gas extraction workers that occurred during gauging or sampling activities at open thief hatches on crude oil storage tanks. (cdc.gov)
  • NIOSH researchers sought to determine the number of fatalities and hospitalizations with known or potential exposure to hazardous gases and vapors as well as fires and explosions while working around process fluids, including waste water, flowback, petroleum condensate, or crude oil. (cdc.gov)
  • Improves the flow and increases gloss of oil colors, and enhances the water miscibility of Max oils and mixtures of Max with conventional oil painting materials. (rexart.com)
  • It also enhances the water miscibility of Max Oil Colors or mixtures of Max with conventional oil painting materials. (rexart.com)
  • Water Horse stainless steel necklace aromatherapy diffuser kit with 24" chain, 8 vibrantly colored refill pads and comes with 5ml bottles of lavender, lemongrass, orange sweet and peppermint pure, made in the USA essential oils. (dreamessentials.com)
  • Infused with natural essential oils. (brookshires.com)
  • The OWS were evaluated during a maintenance wash event and water samples were taken before and after the water entered the separator. (army.mil)
  • An overview of Arjay Engineering's products, ranging from oil-in-water monitors to level controls and oil-water separator monitors. (hydrocarbons-technology.com)
  • For anyone tempted to take for granted the advantages of abundant, drinkable water, look no further than those places, including here in the U.S., where that resource does not exist, such as the hundreds of thousands of people in central California whose water supplies have been contaminated with agricultural chemicals . (metroplanning.org)
  • Drinkable water becomes scare or inexistent. (blackagendareport.com)
  • This also puts at risk local food sovereignty, as water availability for growing crops becomes increasingly challenging as well as fishing and drinkable water for livestock. (blackagendareport.com)
  • In consequence, it is often women and girls who are forced to walk longer distances to access drinkable water. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Oil painters who are sensitive to or want to avoid exposure to solvents such as mineral spirits or turpentine. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • In addition, in order to retain complete water miscibility, it is necessary to maintain a proportion of 2 parts Max to 1 part conventional mediums. (rexart.com)
  • The HydroSense 2410 continuously monitors the water sample flowing through it for ppm concentrations of hydrocarbons. (globalspec.com)
  • The CMS-4000 Continuous Monitoring System measures hydrocarbons in water streams. (globalspec.com)
  • EPA Methods 413.2 and 418.1 are infrared methods for oil and grease measurement using now-banned Freon to extract the hydrocarbons from the effluent. (watertechonline.com)
  • The measurement by infrared absorption makes use of the fact that hydrocarbons, such as fats, oil and grease, can be extracted from water or soil through the use of an appropriate solvent. (watertechonline.com)
  • The extracted hydrocarbons absorb infrared energy at a common infrared wavelength and the amount of energy absorbed is proportional to the concentration of the oil/grease in the solvent. (watertechonline.com)
  • Hydrocarbons from used mineral-based crankcase oil may build up in shellfish or other organisms. (cdc.gov)
  • Waste water is also sometimes referred to as produced water, brine, salt water, etc., but often still contain hydrocarbons. (cdc.gov)
  • The realities of a coming oil crisis give both characters and readers something to fear, and touches like the medical and forensic perspective on Hart's wife's death manage to be haunting and affecting, not just clinical. (kirkusreviews.com)
  • I can tell u are not from my Region (Niger Delta) so you wouldnt know what we have suffered from the oil crisis. (amnestyusa.org)
  • 3 minutes AQ looks at four rivers and one infamous bay that underscore Latin America's water crisis. (americasquarterly.org)
  • In our special report on Latin America's water crisis, AQ explores strategies for how governments, communities and corporations can take action to preserve water resources and avoid disaster. (americasquarterly.org)
  • Yet, the current water crisis in these territories would not exist if corporations had not grabbed the land from communities. (blackagendareport.com)
  • The water crisis would not exist if the companies had not taken the communities' land. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Shuker said Baghdad's "inability" to negotiate with Tehran and Ankara over the water diversion along with Iraq's failure to address water shortages with appropriate measures, as well as outdated irrigation systems and increasing salinity all add up to a burgeoning humanitarian crisis. (aljazeera.com)
  • El-Kabier said that the GNC was so upset with how the oil tanker crisis had been handled that they decided today to hold yet another vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. (libyaherald.com)
  • The oleophilic tube packs increase the effectiveness of oil separation. (army.mil)
  • In a process that was inspired by high gradient magnetic separation, a process typically used in both mining and food industries to ensure the removal of toxic particles, the aggregates can be magnetically separated from water in a rapid manner that can occur both on their own, as well as following the application of an external magnetic field. (azocleantech.com)
  • Straws as agricultural wastes, including plenty of hydrophilic groups and multi-level pore structures, can be prepared as biomass membranes for oil- water emulsion separation . (bvsalud.org)
  • Students and teachers in schools and colleges where the use of oil paint is prohibited because of solvents. (jerrysartarama.com)
  • For example, chip giant Intel has improved the efficiency of its process for creating ultrapure solvents used in the manufacture of semiconductors, reducing the water needed by over 30 percent. (metroplanning.org)
  • To make the emulsion, the team confined mixtures containing different volume fractions of oil and water in the gap between two concentric cylinders and then set the cylinders spinning. (aps.org)
  • It is estimated that 23% to 28% of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) are due to fats, oils and grease (FOG) or as much as 19 million gallons from 1998 to 2001 (State of North Carolina, 2004). (watertechonline.com)
  • PAHs were found in different foodstuffs, including different organic compounds with two or more fused aromatic rings vegetables, fruit, cereals, oils and fats, smoked fish and meat, coffee and ( Domingo & Nadal, 2015 ). (bvsalud.org)
  • Indonesia produces almost half of the world's palm oil. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Wilmar International, a multinational company in Asia and Africa and the world's largest palm-oil trader, has a total reported planted area under its oil palm plantation and sugar milling segment in both continents of 232,053 hectares. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Drinking water aquifers are generally much shallower, between 18 and 150 meters from the surface. (capp.ca)
  • Illegal injections are contaminating underground water in scores of aquifers across California. (earthjustice.org)
  • These illegal injections are contaminating underground water in scores of aquifers across the state, from Monterey to Kern and Los Angeles counties. (earthjustice.org)
  • But oil regulators have shut down just 23 of about 2,500 injection wells identified as operating illegally in protected aquifers. (earthjustice.org)
  • Mines in the region draw their water mostly from shallow aquifers and river systems, which are increasingly strained due to drought conditions. (metroplanning.org)
  • Implementing water-saving strategies like those in Utah can help protect aquifers and ensure adequate flows for downstream water consumers. (metroplanning.org)
  • Palm plantations damage freshwater streams that supply drinking water to millions of people. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Oil palm plantations also have been associated with dangerous and abusive conditions for laborers. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although we previously documented carbon emissions from land use conversion to oil palm, we were stunned by how these oil palm plantations profoundly alter freshwater ecosystems for decades," said study co-author and team leader Lisa M. Curran, a professor of ecological anthropology at Stanford and a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Curran, Carlson and their colleagues focused on small streams flowing through oil palm plantations, smallholder agriculture and forests in and around Gunung Palung National Park, a federally protected area that Curran was instrumental in establishing in 1990. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Yet the long-term impact of oil palm plantations on freshwater streams has been completely overlooked until now," Curran said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Potential management solutions, according to Carlson and Curran, include maintaining natural vegetative cover next to streams and designing oil palm plantations so that dense road networks do not intersect directly with waterways. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Yet, Carlson said, "Our findings suggest that converting logged forests and diverse smallholder agricultural lands to oil palm plantations may be almost as harmful to stream ecosystems as clearing intact forests. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The impact on water availability for communities that live in and around industrial oil palm plantations is systematic and dramatic. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Reducing the volume of surface water and fresh groundwater used in natural gas and oil development is a priority. (capp.ca)
  • Using low quality or otherwise unusable sources of water such as saline groundwater. (capp.ca)
  • CAPP and its member companies have developed and adhere to best practices and guiding principles concerning groundwater testing, fresh water use, fluid handling, wellbore construction, chemical additive use and induced seismicity. (capp.ca)
  • Government reports have warned for decades that abandoned wells can provide pathways for oil, gas or brine-laden water to contaminate groundwater supplies or to travel up to the surface. (propublica.org)
  • Some metals in used mineral-based crankcase oil dissolve in water and move through the soil easily and may be found in surface water and groundwater. (cdc.gov)
  • Particles of white phosphorus are removed (they often adhere tightly to skin) and placed in water. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Wounds can be covered with oil until particles can be removed. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Oils contain PAHs. (cdc.gov)
  • Cold-pressed vegetable oils revealed that 43% showed different profiles according to the ones on their labels, with a higher incidence of PAHs adulteration of evening primrose oils. (bvsalud.org)
  • The waste stream produced by these activities may be contaminated with oil or grease. (army.mil)
  • This, in addition to other industries that already deposit oil and grease in the waste stream, contributes to the increase of SSOs. (watertechonline.com)
  • Many are faced with limits of 100 ppm of oil and grease. (watertechonline.com)
  • Since the EPA lists oil and grease as "hexane extractable material" in the new effluent limitation guidelines, it makes sense to use hexane as the extractant. (watertechonline.com)
  • The hexane evaporates and leaves a film of oil and grease. (watertechonline.com)
  • PFAS compounds often are used to resist grease, oil, water, and heat in industrial settings. (medscape.com)
  • Before providing criteria to help you determine acceptable water content in your lubricants, let's first discuss why removing water is important. (machinerylubrication.com)
  • Reliabilityweb Pre-Filtering Oil But Still Have High Water Content? (reliabilityweb.com)
  • If high moisture content continues even with a desiccant breather and oil filtration, there may be leaks in the seals of your equipment. (reliabilityweb.com)
  • Animal tests have shown that the higher the PAH content in oil, the more likely for the oil to be carcinogenic. (cdc.gov)
  • In proposing the emergency regulations, DOGGR argued that "the oil industry's long-term business plans might be affected if required to comply with existing state and federal law. (earthjustice.org)
  • Workers in all operations during oil and natural gas exploration and production may be exposed to H 2 S. This blog provides an update on fatalities, injuries, and exposures associated with hazardous gases and vapors (HGVs and H 2 S) in the oil and gas extraction industry, and alerts employers to exposures that can occur while working around oil and gas process fluids. (cdc.gov)
  • The following definition was developed to identify cases: During 2015-2016, fatalities or hospitalizations related to the ignition, inhalation, or suspected inhalation of HGVs and/or H 2 S while handling process fluids (e.g. fluid transfer) or working on tanks containing process fluids at oil and gas well sites or waste water disposal sites. (cdc.gov)
  • 2. According to a friend at the Sorek water treatment plant near Kibbutz Tzoraa, treating oil in contaminated sewage water is both easy and worth its while, if there is constantly a relatively high volume of oils in the water. (halfbakery.com)
  • Finding ways to turn waste products, like effluent, into useful resources will prove crucial in managing the water-energy nexus . (metroplanning.org)
  • In oxidation and hydrolysis, water promotes changes in the chemical and physical properties of mineral oils and some synthetics, which lead to acid formation, viscosity change, varnish and sludge. (machinerylubrication.com)
  • NIOSH has conducted surveillance of worker fatalities and severe injuries in the oil and gas extraction industry, including those that may be associated with exposure to or ignition of hazardous gases and vapors. (cdc.gov)
  • Fatalities are identified using the NIOSH Fatalities in Oil and Gas Database ( FOG ). (cdc.gov)
  • Hydrogen sulfide is naturally present in some oil and gas deposits and may be produced as a by-product of the desulfurization process of these fuels. (cdc.gov)
  • This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about used mineral-based crankcase oil. (cdc.gov)
  • Used mineral-based crankcase oil is also called used engine oil. (cdc.gov)
  • Used mineral-based crankcase oil is the brown-to-black, oily liquid removed from the engine of a motor vehicle when the oil is changed. (cdc.gov)
  • The chemicals found in used mineral-based crankcase oil vary depending on the brand and type of oil, whether gasoline or diesel fuel was used, the mechanical condition of the engine that the oil came from, and the amount of use between oil changes. (cdc.gov)
  • What happens to used mineral-based crankcase oil when it enters the environment? (cdc.gov)
  • Used mineral-based crankcase oil enters the air through the exhaust system during engine use. (cdc.gov)
  • How might I be exposed to used mineral-based crankcase oil? (cdc.gov)
  • How can used mineral-based crankcase oil affect my health? (cdc.gov)
  • The health effects of used mineral-based crankcase oil vary depending on the brand and type of oil used and the characteristics of the engine it came from. (cdc.gov)
  • Mechanics and other auto workers who are exposed to used mineral-based crankcase oil from a large number of cars have experienced skin rashes, blood effects (anemia), and headaches and tremors. (cdc.gov)
  • Volunteers who breathed mists of used mineral-based crankcase oil for a few minutes had slightly irritated noses, throats, and eyes. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, people who swallow used mineral-based crankcase oil may also have diarrhea. (cdc.gov)
  • We do not know if exposure to used mineral-based crankcase oil affects the reproductive ability of men or women or whether it causes birth defects. (cdc.gov)
  • How likely is used mineral-based crankcase oil to cause cancer? (cdc.gov)
  • Long-term exposure (365 days or longer) of the skin to used mineral-based crankcase oil causes skin cancer in mice. (cdc.gov)
  • The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the EPA have not classified used mineral-based crankcase oil with regard to its carcinogenicity in people. (cdc.gov)
  • From reading the article, it sounds like the wells produce a nice mixture of oil and water. (halfbakery.com)
  • They collect most of the oil and dispose of the still-contaminated water in the disposal wells. (halfbakery.com)
  • Today, most oil and natural gas wells are drilled to a depth of between two to three kilometres below the surface (2,000 to 3,000 metres) or more. (capp.ca)
  • Wells are designed and constructed to ensure underground water sources are protected. (capp.ca)
  • Oil, gas and tainted water can seep through abandoned gas and oil wells into drinking water sources and sometimes into septic systems. (propublica.org)
  • and leaked oil into water wells in Ohio and Michigan. (propublica.org)
  • That report also documented at least two dozen other cases of gas seeping from old wells, including three where the drilling of new wells "communicated" with old wells, leaking gas into water supplies and forcing the evacuation of a home. (propublica.org)
  • The most recent effort to count the nation's unplugged wells was a survey published in 2008 by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multistate agency made up of regulators and industry representatives. (propublica.org)
  • Last year, oil and gas operators drilled almost 45,000 new wells across the United States, and that number is expected to hold steady or increase as the nation tries to wean itself from foreign oil. (propublica.org)
  • Pollutants can migrate from disposal sites, underground injection wells, or underground storage systems and contaminate ground and surface drinking water sources. (cdc.gov)
  • While the oil business is a fraught enterprise, few expect any danger from that industry to follow them to American soil, much less to their own homes. (kirkusreviews.com)
  • Several concentrations of oil and soil were run through a pilot scale OWS. (army.mil)
  • It may enter water or soil when disposed of improperly. (cdc.gov)
  • Touching contaminated soil or drinking contaminated water. (cdc.gov)
  • Iron concentrations also increased and were in excess of West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Agency water quality standard of one microgram per liter downstream of the UOG disposal facility. (usgs.gov)
  • In addition to fatality and injury surveillance, NIOSH has conducted additional worker exposure assessments at oil and gas worksites to examine potential hazardous exposures, including oxygen concentration and hazardous and flammable gas and vapor concentrations (HGVs and H 2 S) during various worker activities. (cdc.gov)
  • Below, we look at four bodies of water that tell this story. (americasquarterly.org)
  • In the event of an oil spill, there are several traditional methods to clean up large bodies of water that are affected by this type of incident. (azocleantech.com)
  • All are contributing to a major water shortage, undermining the agricultural sector, and forcing unplanned migration from rural areas to cities, which is putting further pressure on already high levels of unemployment, poverty, and population density in cities," she explained. (aljazeera.com)
  • As the Texas team of Researchers continue to work towards expanding the MNP design to handle a high volume of oil and water, such as that could occur in the event of a large oil spill within the ocean, they are hopeful that this discovery will significantly impact the way in which we utilize nanotechnology for the greater good of our environment. (azocleantech.com)
  • Exposure to this oil can occur when you change the oil of your car or another type of engine. (cdc.gov)
  • The Bureau of Mines investigated two areas of the Alaska Peninsula (Iniskin Peninsula and Becharof Lake) where oil and gas seeps were known to occur in an attempt to determine (1) whether the seeps are still active and (2) the amount of bitumen contained in the drainage leaving the seeps. (cdc.gov)
  • Our results show that uptake of water in the triolein phase can occur and this can be affected by the presence of lipolytic enzymes. (lu.se)
  • Increasing energy efficiency in bitumen extraction and processing means less water is needed to make hot water (mining operations) or steam (in situ developments). (capp.ca)
  • In general, mineral mining is quite water-intensive, as nearly every step of extraction and processing requires water for cooling machinery, suppressing dust, and other purposes. (metroplanning.org)
  • In addition to HGVs, hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), a widely recognized hazard in the oil and gas extraction industry, continues to persist as a cause of death among workers 2 . (cdc.gov)
  • The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) severe injury data set provides a source to identify severe non-fatal incidents among oil and gas extraction workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Quote: Following treatment, the produced water was suitable for irrigation or discharge to surface waters. (halfbakery.com)
  • RF M6F5GR - Oil bubbles in an aqueous medium on the border with a glass surface. (alamy.com)
  • This phrase alludes to the calming effect of that oil has on wave action as it spreads over the surface of the sea. (phrases.org.uk)
  • The surface tension of the oil layer has an effect similar to that of a thin skin and is highly effective at calming 'troubled' water. (phrases.org.uk)
  • Similarly, oil sands operators take steps to protect surface water and to reduce the volume of fresh water drawn from the Athabasca River or other sources. (capp.ca)
  • Extensive ditch systems intercept surface runoff and diverts this water safely around mining and in situ operations. (capp.ca)
  • Through a method of physically removing the oil present on the surface of the water, workers use long and buoyant booms, or inflatable tubes, to surround, isolate and scoop the oil slick onto the shore or a nearby vessel. (azocleantech.com)
  • In order to understand potential environmental health concerns, microbial communities were characterized in surficial sediments, and bioassays were used to determine endocrine disruption activity in surface waters. (usgs.gov)
  • These collaborative studies represent a first step to fill key data gaps in understanding the potential effects of UOG operations on surface water quality and environmental health. (usgs.gov)
  • Here the (oil) triglyceride aqueous interface is important also for other processes like emulsification. (lu.se)
  • The vessel allegedly loaded 230,000 barrels of oil and attempted to leave Sidra last night. (libyaherald.com)
  • The common theme among the firms profiled in the report is the need to improve water-efficiency in the face of potential future scarcity. (metroplanning.org)
  • But the agency has never set limits for many pollutants and has failed to update the few decades-old limits that exist - including limits set almost 40 years ago for oil refineries (1985), plastics manufacturers (1984) and fertilizer plants (1986). (commondreams.org)
  • The company directly owns three palm oil refineries in Africa, along with eight refineries indirectly through its associated companies. (blackagendareport.com)
  • As seen during the drought of 2012, water shortages can force plants to run at less than full capacity and create conflict between electric utilities and other large water users. (metroplanning.org)
  • Zeinab Shuker, assistant professor of sociology at Sam Houston State University, told Al Jazeera other than rising temperature, the building of dams by neighbouring Iran and Turkey to deal with their water shortages was diverting river water from the Tigris and the Euphrates. (aljazeera.com)
  • The most vulnerable in Iraqi society will face tremendous danger with harvest and income shortages, a lack of drinking water, and the increase of malnutrition and hunger, analysts say. (aljazeera.com)
  • The impact of these land use changes on fisheries, coastal zones and coral reefs -- potentially many miles downstream -- remains unclear because this study is one of the first to examine the oil palm's effects on freshwater ecosystems. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Water samples adjacent to and downstream from the disposal facility exhibited evidence of endocrine disruption activity compared to upstream samples. (usgs.gov)
  • High efficiency in removing oil with constructed wetlands. (halfbakery.com)
  • Exposure to very high levels of used oil can cause skin rashes, headaches and tremors. (cdc.gov)
  • Used oil also contains chemicals formed when the oil is exposed to high temperatures and pressures inside an engine. (cdc.gov)
  • The discharged water from fracking contains proprietary chemicals (toxins) which are much harder to separate out than oil. (halfbakery.com)
  • It is similar to unused oil except it contains additional chemicals from its use as an engine lubricant. (cdc.gov)
  • Breathing a small amount of the chemicals from the oil in exhaust fumes or from burning the oil as heating fuel. (cdc.gov)
  • While this method is used to speed up the natural biodegradation process, which occurs when bacteria and other microorganisms that are naturally present in the water breakdown the oil into components such as fatty acids and carbon dioxide, chemical agents can cause extremely deleterious effects to the marine organisms present within the affected area 1 . (azocleantech.com)
  • Benzo(a)anthracene (PubChem CID: 5954) vegetable oils and examined the identity through the fatty acids profiles. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the last 150 years, prospectors and energy companies have drilled as many as 12 million holes across the United States in search of oil and gas. (propublica.org)
  • Engineering-consulting firm CH2M HILL offers more support for this outlook in their 2012 report, " The Changing Value of Water to the U.S. Economy: Implications from Five Industrial Sectors . (metroplanning.org)
  • It flows through the capital of San Salvador, collecting industrial and human waste before emptying into the larger Lempa River, the source of most of El Salvador's potable water. (americasquarterly.org)
  • Industrial palm oil production in West and Central Africa is mainly controlled by five multinational corporations and could continue expansion. (blackagendareport.com)
  • Industrial palm oil production in West and Central Africa is mainly controlled by five companies: Socfin, Wilmar, Olam, Siat, and Straight KKM (former Feronia). (blackagendareport.com)
  • These multinationals control an estimated 67 per cent of the industrial oil palm planted area with foreign investment and may drive continuous expansion. (blackagendareport.com)
  • First responders flood areas of skin affected by white phosphorus with water, or they smother the areas to block exposure to air. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Significantly eroded water quality now joins the list of risks associated with oil palm cultivation, according to new research co-authored by researchers from Stanford University and the University of Minnesota, who warn of threats to freshwater streams that millions ofpeople depend on for drinking water, food and livelihoods. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The withdrawal of fresh water from the Athabasca River and other sources is highly regulated and monitored. (capp.ca)
  • Furthermore, the reliable electricity service we have all come to expect - a prerequisite for doing business in any industry, from manufacturing to hospitality - relies on a steady supply of water to cool nuclear, coal and gas power plants. (metroplanning.org)
  • Resins are a diverse group of chemical compounds that share chemical characteristics, such as insolubility in water, solidity at room temperature, and lack of a nitrogen group. (medscape.com)
  • Biogeosciences contains surprising findings about the intensity and persistence of these impacts, even in areas fully forested with mature oil palm trees. (sciencedaily.com)