Frac sand in ambient air does not pose a health concern for Winona residents, according to the Winona Daily News. The first look at eight months’ worth of air monitoring data in downtown Winona, Minn., showed silica sand was, for the most part, undetectable. Only two samples taken from state monitors between January and August detected silica in the air,…
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According to the Capital Times, Midwest Environmental Advocates, the nonprofit environmental law center, has put together a 29-page petition document that calls on Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board to direct the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a health and environmental study of the state’s fastest growing industry, frac sand mining. Residents interested in pushing the state to take a cumulative…
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Hydraulic fracturing is powering a boom in production that has made the United States the world’s leading producer of oil. Fracking requires a proppant and the most efficient option is frac sand.
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FRACKING BOOM HELPS ARCILLA MINING DOUBLE PRODUCTION, AND IT RELIES ON HEAVY IRON AND SMART FINANCING TO KEEP MATERIAL MOVING. By Mark S. Kuhar Under the surface of the southeastern portion of the United States is a 350-mile stretch of kaolin clay that pulses life into the mining industry with its versatility. The soft clay is used to manufacture a…
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