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•Apr 22, 2016

Jeremy Buckingham
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A RIVER ON FIRE! Gas explodes from Australian river near fracking site. I was shocked by force of the explosion when I tested whether gas boiling through the Condamine River, Qld was flammable. So much gas is bubbling through the river that it held a huge flame.

There has been concern that fracking and extraction of coal seam gas could cause gas to migrate through the rock. Not only is it polluting the river and air, but methane is an extremely potent heat trapping gas. Fugitive emissions from the unconventional gas industry could be a major contributor to climate change and make gas as dirty as burning coal.

Gas first started bubbling though the river shortly after the coal seam gas industry took off in the Chinchilla area.  Since then the volume of gas bubbling through the river has massively increased and has spread along the river.

You can see stakes in the river bank were the Queensland Government has marked each gas seep.  You can also see pipework near the river where Origin Energy has installed for monitoring the gas bubbling through the river.

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 6:10pm:



And they said that fracking was OK.   

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 6:10pm:


Matt Canavan first elected to parliament 2014

"A video recently posted online by a NSW Greens MP who opposes natural gas production claims that gas industry operations have caused bubbling in south-west Queensland’s Condamine River.

This accusation is not supported by scientific or historical evidence.  Bubbling gas in the Condamine River pre-dates gas production activity in the area.  The natural gas industry strongly supports further research into this phenomenon.

Some facts about gas seeps and bubbles in the Condamine River

Fact 1: Natural gas seepage in parts of the Condamine River is not new – according to local knowledge it goes back at least 30 years.

Fact 2: The coals beneath the Condamine River naturally contain methane gas and are much closer to the surface than is normally the case.

Fact 3: Following an investigation into Condamine River gas seeps, the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines said in 2012: “…there is no safety risk or evidence of environmental harm occurring in the immediate area from the Condamine River gas seeps”.  (Source: https://www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/119669/condamine-river-gas-seep.pdf).

Fact 4: Following 2.5 years of research into Condamine River gas seeps, the CSIRO stated: “the work has looked at the environmental impact in that area and it shows no impact whatsoever.” (Source: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/gas-seeping-from-condamine-river-poses-no-threat-says-csiro/news-story/a5d03e36626644b87eeccaab9710e37b )."


[url]https://www.ournaturaladvantage.com.au/blog/condamine-river-gas-seeps/[/url]

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines looked at that 2 years before Canavan was elected to Parliament.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 7:03pm:



It's short term gain made by wrecking the underground
environment forever.
Underground bore water could be polluted till the end of time.
A lot of bore water is already ruined naturally by
Uranium and other toxic chemicals.
We risk ruining more of it.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 8:21pm:



It shows how greedy human beings are -
to make a short term profit but leave the world
with polluted water forever.

It would be better if such people were never born.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 9:08pm:


How many people will the poisoned water kill
in the next 1000 years?

lee wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2020 at 2:23pm:



No - the poisons used in fracking and the other
natural poisons that are released such as
Uranium caused by interfering in the bedrock.

lee wrote on Apr 24^th, 2020 at 5:56pm:



Google it - I'm not going to spoon feed you.

Thanks lee but
fracking causes natural poisons to be released that
were formerly locked up in the rock.
We could make this thread 500 pages long but I
don't think anyone would read it.

Fracking is bad - it's that simple.

lee wrote on Apr 24^th, 2020 at 8:54pm:



The ground is full of poisons that are locked up
and stored away.
Fracking releases them.

lee wrote on Apr 24^th, 2020 at 9:26pm:



I'm not an expert but in the case of that river on fire
there is probably a lot more than methane getting into it.

Some chemicals to get Lee started:

https://earthworks.org/issues/hydraulic_fracturing_101/

• 2,2′,2″-Nitrilotriethanol
• 2-Ethylhexanol
• 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
• Acetic acid
• Acrolein
• Acrylamide (2-propenamide)
• Acrylic acid
• Ammhttp://www.ozpolitic.com/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/underline.gifonia
• Ammonium chloride
• Ammonium nitrate
• Aniline
• Benzyl chloride
• Boric acid
• Cadmium
• Calcium hypochlorite
• Chlorine
• Chlorine dioxide
• Dibromoacetonitrile 1
• Diesel 2
• Diethanolamine
• Diethylenetriamine
• Dimethyl formamide
• Epidian
• Ethanol (acetylenic alcohol)
• Ethyl mercaptan
• Ethylbenzene      • Ethylene glycol
• Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (2-BE)
• Ethylene oxide
• Ferrous sulfate
• Formaldehyde
• Formic acid
• Fuel oil #2
• Glutaraldehyde
• Glyoxal
• Hydrodesulfurized kerosene
• Hydrogen sulfide
• Iron
• Isobutyl alcohol (2-methyl-1-propanol)
• Isopropanol (propan-2-ol)
• Kerosene
• Light naphthenic distillates, hydrotreated
• Mercaptoacidic acid
• Methanol
• Methylene bis(thiocyanate)
• Monoethanolamine
• NaHCO3      • Naphtha, petroleum medium aliphatic
• Naphthalene
• Natural gas condensates
• Nickel sulfate
• Paraformaldehyde
• Petroleum distillate naptha
• Petroleum distillate/ naphtha
• Phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-sulfate
• Propane-1,2-diol
• Sodium bromate
• Sodium chlorite (chlorous acid, sodium salt)
• Sodium hypochlorite
• Sodium nitrate
• Sodium nitrite
• Sodium sulfite
• Styrene
• Sulfur dioxide
• Sulfuric acid
• Tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione (Dazomet)
• Titanium dioxide
• Tributyl phosphate
• Triethylene glycol
• Urea
• Xylene




Some more:
https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/web/2016/05/Toxic-chemicals-fracking-wastewater-...

North Dakota fracking boom leaves residues of radium, selenium, lead, and other contaminants in the environment

From your reference -

"This wastewater, called produced water, may be reused, injected underground for disposal, or processed—though not always successfully—in water treatment plants."

So it is the water produced by the fracking not by the fracking liquid itself. Good to know.

Now knowing that; monitor the output of wastewater and filter accordingly.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 1:48pm:


And yet the Conversation says not.

"No CSG production or exploration has occurred within 1.4 km of the Condamine River gas seep. This suggests that CSG is not responsible. "

"In April 2016, we mapped gas leaking from the site of a presumably abandoned leaking coal exploration well just 2.5 km north of the Condamine River gas seep.

We measured maximum methane concentrations of 595 parts per million (ppm) (the lower explosive limit of methane in air is 50,000 ppm). By contrast, the average natural background concentration of methane for the region is 1.79 ppm. The continuously high concentration indicates that there is a direct path between the coal measures and the ground surface."

https://theconversation.com/river-on-fire-even-if-its-not-coal-seam-gas-we-shoul...

No exploration, no fracking, no production.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 3:42pm:



Probably only those that nature provided.

Nothing from fracking, hasn't happened.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:10pm:



yes. I posted that yesterday.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:10pm:



And yet people do and they don't suffer radiation sickness. Dosage of course.

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:23pm:


Firewater mate, ? you are obviously not an Abbo..?

BigP wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:25pm:



Thanks - I'm not an Abbo.

Are you the same person as BigP?

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:33pm:



That would be I

Bobby. wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:40pm:



Its been tough , About to finish on Tuesday ..

BigP wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:52pm:



Im kicking around on 13 acres, But at some point you run out of ammunition,,lol

lee wrote on Apr 25^th, 2020 at 4:53pm:



We have evolved as per Darwin's theory to cope
with nano gram amounts of Uranium.

freediver wrote on Apr 28^th, 2020 at 5:55pm:



You haven't got any nasty rashes have you?