Environmental signatures and effects of an oil and gas wastewater spill in the Williston Basin, North Dakota

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• 作者：I.M. Cozzarelli^a ; ^{icozzare@usgs.gov} ; K.J. Skalak^a ; D.B. Kent^b ; M.A. Engle^c ; A. Benthem^a ; A.C. Mumford^a ; K. Haase^a ; A. Farag^d ; D. Harper^d ; S.C. Nagel^e ; L.R. Iwanowicz^f ; W.H. Orem^c ; D.M. Akob^a ; J.B. Jaeschke^a ; J. Galloway^g ; M. Kohler^b ; D.L. Stoliker^b ; G.D. Jolly^a
• 关键词：Unconventional oil and gas production ; Wastewaters ; Brine spills ; Tight oil production ; Williston Basin ; Bakken Formation ; Endocrine disrupting activity
• 刊名：Science of The Total Environment
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：579
• 期：Complete
• 页码：1781-1793
• 全文大小：2160 K
• 卷排序：579

文摘

UOG wastewater (> 11 million liters) spilled into Blacktail Creek, ND in January 2015. Elevated Na, Cl, Br, Sr, B, Li, NH4, and hydrocarbons were detected in creek waters. Geochemical baseline deviations persist months after remediation efforts started. B and Sr concentrations, and Ra activities were up to 15 times background in sediment downstream. Biological impacts include reduced fish survival and estrogenic inhibition downstream.