Fracking and Silicosis Information Website Launched
The lawyers at Heygood, Orr & Pearson are announcing the launch of the law firm's new fracking injury and information website Silicosis Fracking Lawsuits (http://www.silicosisfrackinglawsuits.com/). Hydraulic fracturing—or "fracking"—has been linked to an increased risk of silicosis and other respiratory diseases among oil and natural gas workers and those who live near fracking sites.
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 29, 2013
The law firm of Heygood, Orr & Pearson is announcing the launch of its new fracking injury and information website Silicosis Fracking Lawsuits (http://www.silicosisfrackinglawsuits.com/). The site will serve as a resource for news and information about natural gas drilling using the fracking process and its alleged link to an increased risk of silicosis and other diseases.
Hydraulic fracturing—or "fracking"—is a technique used to drill for natural gas and oil deposits that are trapped within shale or other rock formations. After a well is drilled, large amounts of water, silica sand, and “fracking fluids”—a mixture of several different chemicals—are pumped into the well, opening up tiny cracks in the rock. The sand pumped into the well holds these cracks open, allowing oil or natural gas to flow to the surface of the well.
Although fracking has allowed the United States to tap previously inaccessible reserves of oil and natural gas, the drilling technique is not without its concerns. In addition to warnings about the health hazards of exposure to the chemicals used in the fracking process, officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have also warned about the danger posed by exposure to airborne silica sand created during the fracking operations.
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