Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Shell abandons Arctic oil Quest After $7 billion yields 'disappointing' results (Jennifer A. DLOUHY, Fuelfix ; September 28, 2015) http://fuelfix.com/blog/2015/09/28/shells-arctic-oil-well-comes-up-dry/#34370101=0 Shell pulls the plug on Arctic Exploration (Karolin SCHAPS, Reuters ; September 28, 2015) http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/28/us-shell-alaska-idUSKCN0RS0EX20150928 Videographic:  Arctic Oil and Gas Reserves   [ Stéphane KOGUC and Katherine SPENCER,  Agence France Presse (AFP) ; September 28, 2015] For additional background information and scientific data concerning Arctic Oil Drilling , please refer to my "Blog Archives" on the following blog post dates : June 9, 2013 June 11, 2013 November 25, 2013 May 11, 2015

Barrick Gold Cyanide Spill in Argentina Mine Analyzed by UN Team of Experts ( MercoPress .; September 21, 2015) http://en.mercopress.com/2015/09/21/barrick-gold-cyanide-spill-in-argentine-mine-analyzed-by-un-team-of-experts Por el derrame de cianuro, ampl ían 30 días la suspensión de la mina Veladero (Laura ROCHA, La Nación ; 23 de Septiembre de 2015) http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1830279-por-el-derrame-de-cianuro-amplian-30-dias-la-suspension-de-la-mina-veladero Website: Veladero Mine Operation (Barrick Gold Corporation) http://www.barrick.com/operations/argentina/veladero/default.aspx N. B. :  Includes "Veladero Mine Incident Update" dated September 25, 2015. Video: Million Liters of Cyanide:  Canadian Company's Toxic Mine Spill Could Cause Death in 8 Mins. ( RT.com ; September 27, 2015)

Man has been polluting Earth since Middle Palaeolithic:  Heavy Metal Contamination caused by Neanderthal fires dates back at least 450,000 years (Sarah GRIFFITHS, MailOnline/Daily Mail UK ; September 22, 2015) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3244837/Man-polluting-Earth-Middle-Paleolithic-Heavy-metal-contamination-caused-Neanderthal-fires-dates-450-000-years.html Oldest Traces of Heavy Metal Pollution Uncovered   ( Agence France Presse ; September 21, 2015) http://www.afp.com/en/news/oldest-traces-heavy-metal-pollution-caused-humans-uncovered Oldest Evidence of Manmade Lead Pollution Found in Michigan (James A. FOLEY,  Nature World News ; June 11, 2013) http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/2391/20130611/oldest-evidence-man-made-lead-pollution-found-michigan.htm Research Articles :   Earliest Evidence of Pollution by Heavy Metals in Archaeological Sites (MONGE et al., 2015) http://www.nature.com/articles/srep14252 La...

French Court Confirms Monsanto Guilty of Chemical Poisoning (Catherine LANGRANGE and Sybille de la HAMAIDE, Reuters ; September 10, 2015) http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/10/us-france-monsanto-court-idUSKCN0RA1UM20150910 Monsanto condamné pour l’intoxication d’un Agriculteur français (Laetitia VAN EECKHOUT, Le Monde -  Planète ; le 10 septembre 2015) http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2015/09/10/monsanto-condamne-en-appel-pour-la-toxicite-de-son-hebrbicide-lasso_4751628_3244.html N. B.:   Monsanto Lasso© herbicide, which main active ingredient is the chemical Alachlor , was the precursor to its Roundup© herbicide product, which contains Glyphosate. Monsanto Says Its Glyphosate Weed-Killers are Safe After AP Report of Misuse in Argentina (Michael WARREN, Huffington Post/Associated Press ; October 23, 2013) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/monsanto-glyphosate-weed-killer_n_4148763.html Selected Monsanto Herbicide Commercial Product Mate...

Aboriginal group wins against fracking company [Marc MONTGOMERY, Radio Canada International ( RCI ) ; September 8, 2015] N. B. :  Links to the Canadian Environmental Appeal Board (EAB) Decision No. 2012-WAT-013(c) document , the British Colombia (BC) Oil and Gas Commission website, and the BC Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) Quarterly Report on Short Term Water Approvals and Use:  April to June 2011 document   are available for perusal within the aforementioned RCI article.

Nipomo water officials counter Brockovich charges (Mike HODGSON, Central Coast News/Santa Maria Times ; September 2, 2015) Selected Research Articles: Assessing Exposure and Health Consequences of Chemicals in Drinking Water: Current State of Knowledge and Research Needs (VILLANEUVA et al., 2014) http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/122/3/ehp.1206229.pdf Differential Resistance of Drinking Water Bacterial Populations to Monochloramine Disinfection  (CHIAO et al., 2014) http://lms.ctl.cyut.edu.tw/sysdata/62/38062/doc/2184cd8f75db33b6/attach/2394314.pdf Websites: Chloramines in Drinking Water [United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/mdbp/chloramines_index.cfm Citizens Concerned About Chloramine (CCAC) http://www.chloramine.org/ Chloramine Facts [ Citizens Concerned About Chloramine (CCAC) ; September 11, 2006] http://www.chloramine.org/chloraminefacts.htm

Ruihai International Logistics Co, Ltd. - Dongjiang Port; Tianjin Province, China Death Toll Rises to 158 in Blasts at China's Tianjin Port ( Associated Press ; August 31, 2015) http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c9783df57454472ea5d4f2f112d85d0c/death-toll-rises-158-blasts-chinas-tianjin-port Behind Deadly Tianjin Blast:  Short Cuts and Lax Rules (Andrew JACOBS, Javier C. HERNANDEZ and Chris BUCKLEY, New York Times ; August 30, 2015) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/world/asia/behind-tianjin-tragedy-a-company-that-flouted-regulations-and-reaped-profits.html?_r=0 New fires at Tianjin as China Raids Chemical Firms over Safety Hazards (Joyce HUANG, Voice of America ; August 21, 2015) http://www.voanews.com/content/china-tianjin-fires-chemical-plant-raids/2927077.html Tianjin Blasts Puts Spotlight on Chemical Industry ( BeijingNews.net ; August 19, 2015) http://www.beijingnews.net/index.php/sid/235930059 Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company - Lijin  Binhai Econom...