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Main Title Environmental assessment of final effluent limitations guidelines and standards for synthetic-based drilling fluids and other non-aqueous drilling fluids in the oil and gas extraction point source category.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water,
Year Published 2000
Report Number EPA/821/B-00/014
Stock Number PB2001-103357
OCLC Number 54084688
Subjects Oil field chemicals--Environmental aspects--United States ; Drilling muds--Environmental aspects--United States ; Oil well drilling--Environmental aspects--United States ; Effluent quality--Standards--United States ; Water--Pollution--United States--Point source identification
Additional Subjects Drilling fluids ; Petroleum industry ; Natural gas industry ; Water pollution monitoring ; Toxicity ; Offshore drilling ; Environmental assessments ; Guidelines ; Standards ; Point sources ; Health risks ; Water quality ; Final effluent limitations ; Oil extraction ; Gas extraction ; Seabed surveys
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20002E14.PDF
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/sbf/upload/2001_02_02_guide_sbf_final_env_finalenvpart1.pdf
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ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 821-B-00-014 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB2001-103357 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Abstract
This environmental assessment consists of an evaluation of the ecological and indirect human health impacts for the discharge of cuttings contaminated with synthetic-based drilling fluids (SBFs) with respect to discharges of water. In addition, this document describes the environmental characteristics of SBF drilling wastes (e.g., toxicity, bioaccumulation, biodegradation), the types of anticipated impacts, and the pollutant modeling results for water column concentrations, pore water concentrations, and human health effects via consumption of affected seafood. The geographic areas considered under this analysis are those where EPA knows SBFs are currently used and those where EPA projects SBFs will be used as a result of the SBF Effluent Guidelines. This includes the Gulf of Mexico and Cook Inlet, Alaska. EPA considered Offshore California but industry currently projects that even if SBF controlled discharges are allowed under effluent guidelines, operators would not discharge SBF-cuttings. Thus, EPA projects that pollutant loadings will change in the Gulf of Mexico and may change in Cook Inlet, Alaska as a result of the final rule. It is only these two regions that are included in the various environmental impact analysis of this environmental assessment.
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Title from title screen. Microfiche.