«Induced seismicity complicates the seismic hazard equation,» said Gail Atkinson, professor of earth sciences at Western University in Ontario Canada, whose research details how a new source of seismicity, such
as an injection disposal well, can fundamentally alter the potential seismic hazard in an area.
Not exact matches
In addition, the Erie County Department of Health provides a needle access program, the Expanded Syringe Access and
Disposal Project of Western New York («ESAP»), to help prevent the spread of blood - borne illnesses, such
as Hepatitis C and the HIV virus, among
injection drug users who would otherwise reuse or share needles.
Changes to the rate of wastewater
injection in
disposal wells may have contributed to conditions that led to last year's Pawnee earthquake in Oklahoma, according to a new report published May 3
as part of a focus section in Seismological Research Letters.
As the use of
injection for
disposal of wastewater increases, the importance of knowing the associated risks also grows.
Although it has long been known that the
injection of wastewater into
disposal wells can trigger earthquakes by increasing pore pressure and destabilizing fault lines, rarely has fracking itself been identified
as the source of tremors.
In both the DFW sequence and the Cleburne sequence, the operation of
injection wells used in the
disposal of natural gas production fluids was listed
as a possible cause of the seismicity.
3 May 2017 — Changes to the rate of wastewater
injection in
disposal wells may have contributed to conditions that led to last year's Pawnee earthquake in Oklahoma, according to a new report published May 3
as part of a focus section in Seismological Research Letters.
The instruments should be properly sterilized; the disposable items should be properly disposed of, e.g., breaking off
injections and sending paper waste for recycling
as well
as managing all kinds of waste
disposals, following appropriate control procedures for radiography, maintaining clean and sanitized water supply, etc..