Mapping PFAS Chemicals Used in Fracking Operations in West ...

This interactive map looks at oil and gas wells in West Virginia that are known to have used PTFE/Teflon or trade secret chemicals.

Mapping PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Oil & Gas Operations

It was not known until now that PFAS were used in fracking, adding a highly potent substance to an already long list of toxic chemicals used in ...

Crawford Stewardship Project's post - Facebook

https://www.fractracker.org/2024/03/mapping-pfas-chemicals-used-in-fracking-operations-in-west-virginia/

Interactive Map: Suspected industrial discharges of PFAS

This map shows the locations of 41,828 industrial and municipal sites that are known to produce or use, are suspected of using, or are a suspected source of the ...

Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in Texas

PFAS Joins a Roster of Dangerous Chemicals Used in Fracking ... Chapter 4: PFAS Use in Oil and Gas Operations Endangers Health in Texas ...

BREAKING DOWN PSR'S PFAS REPORTS - Energy In Depth

... chemical disclosures and consistently avoid the use of PFAS chemicals in fracking operations. ... west-virginia-groundwater-not-affected-fracking-surface- · water ...

A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources

While research and regulatory attention to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has increased exponentially in recent years, ...

Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in New Mexico

West Virginians and found a probable link between PFOA and ... PFAS or other chemicals used in oil and gas operations is not just ...

Drinking Water in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia at Risk for ...

For at least a decade, PFAS have been used in hydraulic fracturing and other types of oil and gas wells across the country. Exposure to these ...

EPA knew fracking fluid can degrade into toxic PFAS, approved it ...

The EPA in 2011 knew that chemicals used in fracking fluid can break down and form PFAS — potentially contaminating groundwater and drinking ...

Safer States 2024 PFAS Policy Toolkit

fracking, the EPA approved a request to use PFAS in fracking operations in 2011, despite stating internal concerns with using these chemicals in fracking.

Attachment 10 - Fracking with Forever Chemicals in Pennsylvania

PFAS: Among Many Dangerous Chemicals Used in Oil and Gas Extraction. When used in oil and gas operations, PFAS may add to the cumulative ...

Fracking with “Forever Chemicals” in West Virginia

Oil and Gas Companies Used PFAS in West Virginia Wells; Extent of Use Obscured by 70 Million Pounds of Trade Secret Chemicals.

PFAS: The latest toxic concern for those near fracking - EHN

Last year it was revealed that these chemicals, collectively referred to as PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), have been used in U.S. ...

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

The Sources, Transport, Exposure, and Effects of PFASs (STEEP) project, at the University of Rhode Island, is identifying sources of PFAS contamination, ...

Review: 48 NPRI Chemicals In Fracking

(NPRI) on the chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing (fracking). ... and Gas Companies used PFAs in Texas Wells; Extent of Use Obscured by Six ...

Nearly 100 potential PFAS-polluted sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio and ...

Now, a new map developed for EHN by FracTracker using public data reveals that waste generated at the eight Pennsylvania fracking wells with ...

EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis ...

The presence of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) in fracking fluids is an indictment of the industry and regulators alike.

Hydraulic fracturing in Michigan

Larger overall water usage for well completions. Increased use of chemical additives. Larger initial volumes and handling of flowback fluids Flowback fluids are ...

Hydraulic Fracturing & Health

... used to extract natural gas and oil from deep rock formations known as shale. Using this method, drilling operators force water, sand, and a mix of chemicals ...