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Frac Sand

an introduction

mathew lippincott

publiclab.org

public lab user: mathew

twitter: @headfullofair

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Source:

Los Angeles Times, via NIOSH

Graphic:

Doug Stevens,

LA Times

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Source:

Los Angeles Times, via NIOSH

Graphic:

Doug Stevens,

LA Times

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Source:

Los Angeles Times, via NIOSH

Graphic:

Doug Stevens,

LA Times

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photo: M Kenosian, 2012/06/15, Howard EOG Mine

via: Chippewa Concerned Citizen wisair.wordpress.com/ç

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Source, this map and last:

US Geological Survey

Groundwater Atlas

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La Gesse Mine, Chippewa Concerned Citizen wisair.wordpress.com/

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Minnesota Geological Survey 2012

Via

Sandpoint

Times

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The Educational Series 10. Geology of the Root River State Trail Area, Southeastern MN. John H. Mossler, Minnesota Geological Survey

Via Sandpoint Times

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The Wisconsin DNR has sent noncompliance letters to 80-90% of mines they have visited.

Source:

Digging Deeper on Frac Sand Mining

The Iowa Policy Project

Aaron Kline

David Osterberg

January 2014

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photo: M Kenosian, 2012/06/15, Superior Sands Mine

via: Chippewa Concerned Citizen wisair.wordpress.com/ç

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Jim Tittle

via: Midwest Energy News

Pat Popple

via: Chippewa Concerned Citizen

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Photo: NIOSH

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Pat Popple

via: Chippewa Concerned Citizen

Mikey O’Connor

via: Frac Sand Frisbee

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Image: Crispin Pierce, PhD

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Source: USEPA

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Thomas Bresson Granite under a Microscope, Wikipedia Commons

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:åThomas_Bresson_-_Granite_vu_au_microscope_(by).jpg

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https://www.osha.gov/dts/hazardalerts/hydraulic_frac_hazard_alert.pdf

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UW Eau Claire, Dr. Crispin Pierce’s monitoring tools

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publiclab.org/lists

join our Air Quality list

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publiclab.org/tag/silica

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Sources:

OSHA

USEPA

USGS

NIOSH

Wikimedia Commons

Iowa Policy Project

Pat Poppel, Concerned Chippewa Citizen

Mikey O’Connor, Frac Sand Frisbee

Crispin Pierce, UW Eau Claire

SandPoint Times

Wisconsin Watch

Midwest Energy News