Wildlife Mortality Risk in Oil Field Waste Pits. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Publication Type:

Report

Authors:

Ramirez,Pedro

Source:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, p.2 - 2 (2000)

URL:

http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/contaminants/papers/pitrisk.pdf

Keywords:

experts

Notes:

Official Web page of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service

Pedro Ramirez, Jr. "Wildlife Mortality Risk in Oil Field Waste Pits." U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Environmental Contaminants Specialist.

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The risk that oil pits pose to wildlife has been documented by several studies. Hydrofracking involves the storage of "frack water" in open pits.

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See: TxSharon (2009). Video. "Cattle Drink Drilling Waste."

See: Robert Myers (2010). Environmental Dangers of Hydro-Fracturing.

See: Laura Legere (2010). Hazards posed by natural gas drilling are not limited to below ground.

See: Pit Pollution.

See: Powder River Basin Resource Council

See: Rancho Los Malulos | A satirical view from the McGill Brothers Lease

See: Ecological integrity of streams related to human cancer mortality rates