We, in the Barnett Shale, are not sitting alone in our toxic and radioactive drilling waste.Tests show high concentration of radioactive waste in MarcellusAn analysis of wastewater samples by the Department of Health found levels of radium-226, and … [Read more...]
Wise County has Radioactive Water too
No big surprise but radioactive water has now been found in Wise County. It's in Chico, of course, because that's where some of the older gas wells are.Radioactive water identified in Wise County town Important note:Elston Johnson, TCEQ said it's … [Read more...]
More Wells Contaminated with Radioactive Water
Brett Shipp, WFAA, reportsThe TCEQ is downplaying it.Also see:Radioactive Drilling Waste in Barnett Shale and Marcellus Shale. It's in our water!Brett Shipp Investigates Radioactive Water in Barnett ShaleBarnett Shale Radioactive Waste is … [Read more...]
Brett Shipp Investigates Radioactive Water in Barnett Shale
What would cause a sudden spike in radioactive material in this city's water source?Brett Shipp News 8 InvestigationNews 8 Investigates: Dangerously 'hot' water in Hudson OaksThis following slides are from a presentation on NORM given by the Texas … [Read more...]
Radioactive Drilling Waste in Barnett Shale and Marcellus Shale. It’s in our water!
There's NORM in the Marcellus Shale. Read about it on ProPublica. Is New York’s Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?It's here in the Barnett Shale too, of course.From the PARCHED Newsletter:Combined Radium 226 & 228 levels in Aledo have tested … [Read more...]
High Intensity of Drilling Related Radioactive Waste
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) is a bone-seeking carcinogen with a 1622 year half-life when airborne. According to this slide from a 2004 Texas Railroad Commission seminar series, District 8 has "high intensity" of NORM.The NORM … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Radioactive Waste is Bone-Seeking Carcinogen When Airborne and Has 1622 Year Half-Life
It's called Naturally Occurring Radio Active Material or NORM. If it’s natural it must be good. Right? It's called NORM. If it's normal we think it’s good. Right?NORM consists of the human carcinogen Radium 226 and it’s in the Barnett Shale. As gas … [Read more...]
RRC Has Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy on Barnett Shale Radioactive Waste
Award winning reporter, Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, alerts us that some of the most toxic substances on earth are produced along with natural gas in the Barnett Shale in her Dallas Morning News article: Radioactive waste surfaces at Texas gas sitesBlasted … [Read more...]