Marcellus shale air monitoring study still hasn’t reached conclusion
Friday, July 15, 2016
The conclusion of an air monitoring study that intended to determine the safety of living and breathing near Marcellus shale sites in Pennsylvania is well behind schedule, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource reports.
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced in 2012 that it would conduct a year-long study of pollutants from gas compressors and MarkWest Energy Partners’ gas processing plant in Houston, Pennsylvania. After the 365 days of data collection, and the final report was supposed to be ready in 90 days after that.
The study of the processing plant wasn’t completed until 2014, and for over a year, the results of the study have been given to various administrations, due to questions on the study and the sheer volume of data collected.
Read more: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource > Air monitoring study of shale sites in limbo
Related:
- Pa. DEP to monitor air quality near Marcellus well sites – May 2, 2016
- Pennsylvania among drilling states that may have to meet new air pollution controls – April 6, 2016
- Environmental groups ask Pa. DEP for more distance between well sites and homes, schools – March 7, 2016
- Infrared camera used to show emissions from shale drilling – Nov. 29, 2015
- Air pollution and the shale industry: 8 facts – May 5, 2015
- Pennsylvania Shale Gas Emissions Study Released – Feb. 20, 2013
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