Problem
Natural gas production environmental hazards
Incidence:
In the former Soviet Union, as much as 4 to 9 percent of natural gas produced may be lost due to natural gas pipeline ruptures (50-70 each year) and leakage during both natural gas production stages and distribution networks. There is no evidence of a slowdown in Soviet gas production.
Broader Problems:
Landscape disfigurementEnvironmental impacts from miningEnvironmental hazards from chemicals and petrochemicals industries Narrower Problems:
Soil erosionEnvironmental degradation by pipelinesEnvironmentally destructive redirection of water flowsEnvironmental degradation from use of unsurfaced country roads and tracks Related Problems:
Waste disposal in deep wells Aggravates:
Degradation of flora and fauna habitatsThreatened habitats of indigenous peoplesHigh cost of natural gas trade infrastructureIncrease in atmospheric concentration of methane Strategies:
Storing natural gasReducing methane emissions from petroleum productionReducing atmospheric methane concentrationsUsing natural gas References:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Underground Storage of Natural Gas and LPG Subject(s):
Environment → Environment Fundamental Sciences → Gaseous state
Industry → Production
Resources → Petroleum
Societal Problems → Hazards
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
03.06.2019 – 21:42 CEST