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The full FracTracker report includes discussions of these various sources of leaks and uncontrolled emissions, as well as the applicable state and local regulations. The complaints included leaks and uncontrolled emissions documented from the following pieces of oil production infrastructure: Inspectors from each district are actively investigating and several notices of violations have already been issued. In total, FracTracker filed 68 air quality complaints with local air districts: 41 to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, 23 to the San Joaquin Valley air pollution control district, and four to the Ventura County air pollution control district. Leaks and sources of uncontrolled emissions were documented in each of the three counties. įracTracker inspected over 400 wells and other pieces of infrastructure at nearly 100 different drill sites. Benzene and other toxic VOCs are components of gaseous emissions from oil and gas production infrastructure, and concentrations of these chemicals have been found to be elevated near oil and gas production facilities. VOCs are known to cause respiratory harm and certain chemicals such as benzene are known carcinogens.
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In addition to idle wells, the field trip focused on neighborhood and urban drilling sites, which present the highest risk of exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for frontline communities. The inspections of drilling sites and production facilities prioritized idle well-sites, following the discovery of 49 leaking idle wells in Bakersfield. Using a FLIR-Teledyne GF320 optical gas imaging camera, FracTracker spent seven days (August 1-7, 2022) inspecting oil and gas infrastructure in Los Angeles County, Kern County, and Ventura County.
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