In an Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) podcast, they explore: “Is road spreading of oil and gas wastewater safe?”
Listen to this 12 minute podcast, as Dr. William Burgos, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State University, describes beneficial reuse of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas development, focusing on dust suppression for roads. He addresses chemical contaminants, exposure pathways, and potential impacts on human and ecological health and includes suggestions to strengthen protections when reusing wastewater.