West Virginia: Is it safe for drilling waste to be dumped at landfills?
Saturday, September 19, 2015
As trucks carrying oil and gas drilling waste enter the Wetzel County, West Virginia, landfill, detectors check the materials for radioactive waste.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports that some individuals in West Virginia are concerned about the state’s potentially radioactive oil and gas drilling waste and how it may affect the ground and water supplies.
After conducting a study on drilling waste, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection asserts that it’s safe to bury radioactive drilling waste in municipal landfills, for the most part. But, questions about the waste and if it is leeching out have been raised, as well as concerns about what will happen in the future if radioactive materials are disposed of in landfills.
Via: West Virginia Public Broadcasting > W.Va. Continues to Wrestle with Radioactive Drilling Waste
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