Salting the Earth: The Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills

Konkel, Lindsey

doi:10.1289/ehp.124-a230

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“…A second group of environmental impact articles speak to issues of water quality. For instance, these articles discuss the chemical composition of water and wastewater disposal wells near HVHHF sites (Kassotis et al 2013;Rich and Crosby 2013;Zhai et al 2016), wastewater spills and water contamination (Koh et al 2016;Konkel 2016;Penningroth et al 2013;Sang et al 2014), and broad debates about water use and contamination (Ernstoff and Ellis 2013). Overall, animals are excluded or only mentioned in superficial ways.…”

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We Are Best Friends: Animals in Society

Irvine¹

2019

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We Are Best Friends: Animals in Society

Irvine¹

2019

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Exploring the Place of Animals and Human–Animal Relationships in Hydraulic Fracturing Discourse

Whitley

2019

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Throughout human history, energy security has been a prominent concern. Historically, animals were used as energy providers and as companions and sentinels in mining operations. While animals are seldom used for these purposes in developed communities today, this legacy of use is likely to have far-reaching consequences for how animals and human–animal relationships are acknowledged in energy development. The US is currently experiencing an energy boom in the form of high volume horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (HVHHF); because animals are the most at risk from this boom, this study uses a thorough content analysis of peer-reviewed HVHHF articles mentioning animals from 2012–2018 to assess how animals and human–animal relationships are discussed. Three dominant article theme classifications emerge: animal-focused articles, animal-observant articles, and animal sentinel articles. Across themes, articles seldom acknowledge the inherent value or the social and psychological importance of animals in human lives; instead, the focus is almost exclusively on the use of animals as sentinels for potential human health risks. Further, what is nearly absent from this body of literature is any social science research. Given that relationships with animals are an integral part of human existence, this study applies environmental justice principles, serving as a call to action for social science scholars to address the impacts of HVHHF on animals and human–animal relationships.

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“…Most of this wastewater is stored underground in what are known as Class II wells 2. The authors of a study in Environmental Health Perspectives show that in Ohio, Class II wells that receive fracking wastewater are disproportionately situated in lower-income and rural communities 3…”

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Salting the Earth: The Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

We Are Best Friends: Animals in Society

We Are Best Friends: Animals in Society

Exploring the Place of Animals and Human–Animal Relationships in Hydraulic Fracturing Discourse

Where Does Fracking Wastewater Go? Socioeconomic Predictors of Class II Well Placement in Ohio

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