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Oil and Gas Pollution Fact Sheet

Contaminants associated with the various stages of oil and gas development

1/17/2006

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This fact sheet has information on the typical contaminants used or released during the various oil and gas operations (drilling, stimulation, production, separation and dehydration, gas compression).  It also provides a list of some of the key contaminants, and include information on health impacts associated with the contaminants.

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