Time to stay out of Ohio.
Time to stay out of Ohio. Radioactive waste may be used for de-icing roads and who knows how much of that will run-off into streams, rivers and lakes. That'll create an interstate conundrum after thousands of people get sick, flora and fauna die off and Ohio's agricultural industry takes a dive. But hey, at least they found a use for the used chemical, right?
However, the bill has been opposed by a number of environmental groups, which point to a state report showing the salty liquid has radium levels up to 500 times higher than federal drinking-water limits.
According to the 2017 memo from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, state officials found high radium levels in samples taken from a suburban Akron company, as well as from de-icers purchased at nearby stores.
Originally shared by Joseph Milan
This is just stunning
https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2018/12/ohio-house-oks-use-of-oil-and-gas-brine-for-road-de-icing.html
However, the bill has been opposed by a number of environmental groups, which point to a state report showing the salty liquid has radium levels up to 500 times higher than federal drinking-water limits.
According to the 2017 memo from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, state officials found high radium levels in samples taken from a suburban Akron company, as well as from de-icers purchased at nearby stores.
Originally shared by Joseph Milan
This is just stunning
https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2018/12/ohio-house-oks-use-of-oil-and-gas-brine-for-road-de-icing.html
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energynews.us - Ohio fracking waste issues go beyond chemical disclosure
First of all, no oil producer wants contamination in their product. That would cost them more to process and refine. Ever heard the phrase oil and water don't mix? Brine (salty water) is intentionally used to flush out oil from wells because it doesn't mix with the oil easily and can easily be separated later. The inverse is true. The oil doesn't stay in the brine either and it's easy to process out.
Secondly, salt naturally contains or rather binds to lots of things. You know that stupid Pink Himalayan Salt you see in all the health food stores? It's full of lead and even contains some plutonium! Your table salt contains lead and other heavy metals.
Then the real dishonest bit of reporting is not pointing out that those "environmental assessments" used to test the brine applied the standards for municipal drinking water to a road deicing product!
That's ridiculous!
In case you forgot those roads are made of petroleum products. I.E. asphalt.
Oh and also, they really don't highlight the fact that this was always legal and done for years until this brine was accidentally included in a recent Bill banning the use of fracking wate brine. This Bill simply fixes that mistake.
This article is essentially the equivalent of the often circulated Dihydrogen Monoxide panic sheets that go around the Internet and it's no wonder no one spoke out against this at the vote.
washingtonpost.com - DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE: UNRECOGNIZED KILLER - The Washington Post
Sell it to the government!
You're okay wit this?
However, the bill has been opposed by a number of environmental groups, which point to a state report showing the salty liquid has radium levels up to 500 times higher than federal drinking-water limits.
According to the 2017 memo from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, state officials found high radium levels in samples taken from a suburban Akron company, as well as from de-icers purchased at nearby stores.
These "environmental groups" applied drinking water standards to ROAD DEICING CHEMICALS!
Apparently so that morons would be tricked into thinking the results were bad.
Toilet bowl cleaner doesn't meet federal drinking water standards either. OMG! Better get it out of your house!!
SMH
It's yes BTW.
krdo.com - Salt brine being used more often on icy roads around Colorado - KRDO