VIDEO: Benzene Emissions Found at Barnett Shale Compressor Station

On January 12, Sharon Wilson, blogger and watchdog known as “Texas Sharon” in the fracktivist community, reported that benzene emissions were discovered at a Chesapeake Energy compressor station in Fort Worth, Texas.  Last fall, Shale Test – a Texas based environmental organization – went to the Hudson Delga Compressor in Fort Worth and recorded the emissions with a FLIR camera.  The station in question is emitting benzene yards from a playground.  According to the CDC, short term benzene exposure can cause irregular heartbeat, trouble breather, dizziness, and the possibility of death.  Long term exposure to the VOC can weaken bone marrow, cause leukemia, low birth weights and delayed bone marrow growth.

 

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1 Comment on VIDEO: Benzene Emissions Found at Barnett Shale Compressor Station

  1. An infrared camera pointed at a water tank vent picking up the heat of the vented stream. The tank holds water, the vented stream is water vapor. What does this show? Non-science by dabblers.

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