[Produced water is pure poison: heavy metals & radioactive materials, inc Radium 226, (half-life 1,600 years). For every barrel of oil, about a barrel & half of produced water is dumped back. “sacrifice zones” -high rates of miscarriages, preterm births/defects, chronic rashes, persistent asthma..]
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Oilfield Witness
Produced water from oil production is toxic. The offshore oil industry in the US has an easy solution for disposal.
"For every barrel of oil extracted, about a barrel and a half worth of produced water is dumped back into the Gulf, a staggering volume of highly carcinogenic liquid."
"For every barrel of oil extracted, about a barrel and a half worth of produced water is dumped back into the Gulf, a staggering volume of highly carcinogenic liquid."
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