{"id":17424,"date":"2015-08-13T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=17424"},"modified":"2021-06-15T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:32:00","slug":"bgs-to-monitor-environment-around-proposed-fracking-site-in-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-monitor-environment-around-proposed-fracking-site-in-yorkshire\/","title":{"rendered":"BGS to monitor environment around proposed fracking site in Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>A British Geological Survey (BGS) led consortium will be carrying out an independent environmental baseline monitoring programme across the Vale of Pickering in Yorkshire. This is the area where Third Energy UK Gas Limited has submitted a planning application to hydraulically fracture one of its wells<sup>1<\/sup>. The consortium also  includes Public Health England (PHE) and the universities of Birmingham, Bristol,  Liverpool, Loughborough, Manchester and York (National Centre for Atmospheric Science).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, funded by a grant awarded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change  (DECC), will build on the work currently being carried out in Lancashire where a baseline environmental monitoring programme was started at the beginning of 2015<sup>2<\/sup> around the two  proposed Cuadrilla Resources Ltd shale gas exploration sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monitoring in Yorkshire will include water quality (groundwater and surface water),  seismicity, ground motion, air quality including radon, and soil gas. It will characterise the environmental baseline for each of these before any hydraulic fracturing and gas exploration or production takes place (in the event that planning permission is granted). The investigations will be independent of any monitoring carried out by the industry or the regulators and information collected from the programme will be made freely available to the public and also support peerreviewed science.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<blockquote id=\"quote-4225-block_5e57ac6a426b5\" class=\"quote  \" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/quote-caption.svg\" alt=\"Speech marks icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Rob Ward, Director of Groundwater Science at the BGS, said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now widely acknowledged that undertaking baseline monitoring before fracking takes place is essential. BGS has carried out national baseline monitoring of groundwater and seismicity for many years but now, in partnership with other experts, we will focus on specific areas of the country where hydraulic fracturing is being planned and to measure the baseline in far more detail than has been done before.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.third-energy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.third-energy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bgs.ac.uk\/groundwater\/shaleGas\/monitoring\/lancashire.html\">www.bgs.ac.uk\/research\/groundwater\/shaleGas\/monitoring\/lancashire.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vale_of_Pickering_Measuring_groundwater_chemistry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Figure 2. Measuring groundwater chemistry at a newly drilled well.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Vale_of_Pickering_Measuring_groundwater_chemistry.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Figure 2. Measuring groundwater chemistry at a newly drilled well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Baseline characterisation was not undertaken during the early stages of unconventional oil and gas development in North America and recent scientific study has highlighted that a lack of effective environmental monitoring has led to considerable public concern and difficulty in differentiating between what are naturally high (baseline) concentrations of methane and other contaminants and the impacts that may be caused by oil and gas wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The importance of baseline monitoring in the UK has already been highlighted by the Lancashire work with detection of a small number of contaminants in shallow groundwater which exceed water quality standards. These are due to natural processes but we have also detected man-made organic substances such as pesticides and flame retardants which reflect impact from current and historical land use activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project and its outcomes will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>provide the public with information and evidence on baseline conditions in the areas around the proposed hydraulic fracturing sites;<\/li><li> establish a benchmark against which any future operational monitoring results (during and after hydraulic fracturing) can be compared to identify environmental change;<\/li><li> help regulators and industry to improve their monitoring requirements and establish good practice;<\/li><li> improve the understanding of environmental baselines and how they vary spatially and over time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The consortium research team will consist of the following lead scientists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Professor Rob Ward, Dr Pauline Smedley, Dr Brian Baptie and Dr Colm Jordan, BGS<\/li><li>Dr Mike Rivett, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, University of Birmingham<\/li><li>Professor Michael Kendall, Professor of Seismology, University of Bristol<\/li><li>Professor David Read, Professor of Radiochemistry, Loughborough University<\/li><li>Professor Andreas Rietbrock, Professor of Geophysics, University of Liverpool<\/li><li>Dr Grant Allen, Senior Research Fellow, University of Manchester<\/li><li>Professor Alastair Lewis, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, University of York<\/li><li>Dr Zornitza Daraktchieva and Dr Neil McColl, Public Health England (PHE)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Notes to editors<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>For further details or to arrange media interviews please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clive Mitchell, BGS Press Office, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG<br \/>\nOffice +44 (0)115 936 3257\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mobile: + 44 (0)7815 537 439<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cjmi@bgs.ac.uk\">cjmi@bgs.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Twitter @CliveBGS<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Nice, BGS Press Office, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG<br \/>\nOffice: +44 (0)115 936 3605\u00a0 \u00a0 Mobile: +44 (0)7989 115657<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:sebr@bgs.ac.uk\">sebr@bgs.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Twitter @Sarahnice1<\/p>\n<p>The following are available for interview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Rob Ward, Director of Groundwater Science, British Geological Survey<\/li>\n<li>Dr Grant Allen, Senior Research Fellow, University of Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Dr Neil McColl or Dr Jane Bradley, Public Health England (PHE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/\">www.bgs.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photographs are available from our ftp server: <a href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.bgs.ac.uk\/pubload\/bgspress\/ShaleGasMonitoring\">ftp:\/\/ftp.bgs.ac.uk\/pubload\/bgspress\/ShaleGasMonitoring<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Free for media use with this acknowledgement: British Geological Survey \u00a9NERC<\/p>\n<p><strong>The British Geological Survey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The British Geological Survey (BGS), a component body of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is the nation&#8217;s principal supplier of objective, impartial and up-to-date geological expertise and information for decision making for governmental, commercial and individual users. The BGS maintains and develops the nation&#8217;s understanding of its geology to improve policy making, enhance national wealth and reduce risk. It also collaborates with the national and international scientific community in carrying out research in strategic areas, including energy and natural resources, our vulnerability to environmental change and hazards, and our general knowledge of the Earth system. More about the BGS can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/\">www.bgs.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Natural Environment Research Council<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK&#8217;s main agency for funding and managing world-class research, training and knowledge exchange in the environmental sciences. It coordinates challenging research, tackling major issues such as climate change, food security, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on earth, and much more. 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