Oil and gas produced waters fail to meet beneficial reuse recommendations for use as dust suppressants.
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Authors
Farnan, James
Eck, Andrew
Kearney, Andrew
Dorman, Frank L
Ismail, Hassan
Chase, Eric
Liu, Xiaofeng
Warner, Nathaniel R
Burgos, William D
Issue Date
2024-04-01
Type
Journal articles
Language
en
Keywords
Freshwater salinization , Oil and gas produced water , Particulate matter , Radium , Road runoff , Trace metals
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Abstract
Produced water from conventional oil and gas wells (O&G PW) is beneficially reused as an inexpensive alternative to commercial dust suppressants which minimize inhalable particulate matter (PM) from unpaved roads. The efficacy and environmental impacts of using O&G PW instead of commercial products have not been extensively investigated, although O&G PW has been used for dust suppression for decades and often has elevated concentrations of environmental pollutants. In this study, the effectiveness of O&G PW is compared to commercial products under variable humidity conditions by measuring total generated PM emissions from treated road aggregate discs. To measure environmental impacts, model roadbeds were treated with six O&G PW and commercial products then subjected to a simulated two-year, 24-h storm event. Generated runoff water was collected and characterized. In efficacy studies, O&G PW offered variable dust reduction (10-85 %) compared to rainwater controls under high humidity (50 %) conditions but perfo
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Citation
Farnan, James, Andrew Eck, Andrew Kearney, Frank L. Dorman, Hassan Ismail, Eric Chase, Xiaofeng Liu, Nathaniel R. Warner, and William D. Burgos. 2024. “Oil and Gas Produced Waters Fail to Meet Beneficial Reuse Recommendations for Use as Dust Suppressants.” Science of The Total Environment, April 2024. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170807
Publisher
Science of The Total Environment