California Gas Leak Spreading Formaldehyde Into The Air, Can make your body “start digesting itself”


“NPR, Oct 30, 2014: A peer reviewed study… reveals dangerous levels of air toxins near fracking operations… The research was led by David Carpenter, a physician… he’s most concerned about the high levels of benzene and formaldehyde… He says the formaldehyde is formed… as a byproduct of methane leaks, when exposed to the sun.

Environmental Health (Journal), Oct 2014: Formaldehyde is also formed from methane in the presence of sunlightIt can affect nearly every tissue in the human body, leading to acute (dermal allergies, asthma) and chronic (neuro-, reproductive, hematopoietic, genetic and pulmonary toxicity and cellular damage) health effects.

Dr. David Carpenter, physician & director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at Univ. at Albany, Oct 31, 2014: ‘We focused a lot in our report on… benzene and formaldehyde… these are very dangerous for public health… Cancer isn’t going to occur tomorrow, it is going to occur 10-20-30 years from now in people that are exposed… What we are seeing right now are respiratory infections and nose bleeds. Think about formaldehyde, that’s basically an embalming fluid, if you breathe it in 24 hours a day… you are going to pickle epithelium in your nose. Many of the people living around these sites have nose bleeds.’

American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2013: Formaldehyde is a very dangerous chemical in human health; It gives negative effect to respiration channel, liver and kidney function…”

Source: Energy News

Southern California Gas claimed this week in a press release that the gas leak will be fixed this month:

SoCalGas Operations Update

SoCalGas continues to make progress on relief well number one, reaching a measured depth of 8,600 feet. The closer crews get to the intercept point, the more analysis and precision is required, so the process necessarily slows down. Multiple ranging runs were completed this past week to confirm the position and relationship to the target well. Each of these shorter interval drilling and ranging runs will enhance certainty in positioning the relief well with the intercept point. As we’ve stated previously, we remain on schedule to stop the leak by late February or sooner. Crews continue to set up rig equipment on relief well number two.

SoCalGas Extends Time for Relocated Residents to Return Home

SoCalGas today announced it reached an agreement with the Los Angeles City Attorney to provide residents who chose to temporarily relocate as a result of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak more time to transition back to their homes. Get more information here:  https://www.alisoupdates.com/acu-return-home-faq

Source: PR Newswire



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