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Many compounds found in oil are highly toxic and can cause cancer (carcinogenic) as well as other diseases. [23] Studies in Taiwan link proximity to oil refineries to premature births. [26] Crude oil and petroleum distillates cause birth defects. [27] Benzene is present in both crude oil and gasoline and is known to cause leukaemia in humans. [28]
Environmental Protection Agency illustration of the water cycle of hydraulic fracturing. Fracking in the United States began in 1949. [1] According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had been hydraulically fractured, and that of new wells being drilled, up to 95% are hydraulically fractured.
An oil spill represents an immediate negative effects on human health, including respiratory and reproductive problems as well as liver, and immune system damage. Oil spills causing future oil supply to decline also effects the everyday life of humans such as the potential closure of beaches, parks, fisheries and fire hazards.
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek fresh approval from the UK government before production can begin.
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Two Russian vessels were damaged during a heavy storm on Sunday, causing a massive oil spill. The tankers, both over 50 years old, carried nearly 9,000 metric tons of oil products. On Monday, the ...
Carbon dioxide emissions from the production of shale oil and shale gas are higher than conventional oil production and a report for the European Union warns that increasing public concern about the adverse consequences of global warming may lead to opposition to oil shale development. [1] [3] Emissions arise from several sources.
June 5, 2006 – Raleigh, oil field explosion, three dead, one injured [74] October 31, 2009 - Two teens were killed when an oil tank located in a clearing in the woods near one of the teens’ homes in Carnes, MS, exploded. [75] June 28, 2016 -An Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC natural gas plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi exploded and burned. [76]