2011
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018590108
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Assessing the health risks of natural CO 2 seeps in Italy

Abstract: Industrialized societies which continue to use fossil fuel energy sources are considering adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology to meet carbon emission reduction targets. Deep geological storage of CO 2 onshore faces opposition regarding potential health effects of CO 2 leakage from storage sites. There is no experience of commercial scale CCS with which to verify predicted risks of engineered storage failure. Studying risk from natural CO 2 seeps can guide assessment of potential health risk… Show more

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“…Ensure regulation does not inhibit CCS development CO 2 storage must be appropriately regulated to protect the public, but excessive concern, given the minimal health risks 41 , has perhaps had a detrimental influence on some early CO 2 storage legislation. The current EU legislation places difficult technical and financial restrictions on potential storage site developers.…”
Section: (I)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ensure regulation does not inhibit CCS development CO 2 storage must be appropriately regulated to protect the public, but excessive concern, given the minimal health risks 41 , has perhaps had a detrimental influence on some early CO 2 storage legislation. The current EU legislation places difficult technical and financial restrictions on potential storage site developers.…”
Section: (I)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To ensure effective climate abatement, leakage rates of less than 0.1% y -1 are needed (Haugan & Joos, 2004). Roberts et al (2011) estimated from Italian seepage that 0.1 -1% from storage of 3.6 Mt per year would be reasonable. The numerous models based on knowledge of fluid flows, usually turned out several orders lower in magnitude than the Italian gas seeps.…”
Section: Dynamics Of Co 2 Concentrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The main concern is its potential long-term leakage, which may be a result of fluid migration pathways from carbonate reservoirs in a tectonically complex region or new emerging pathways from reservoirs (e.g., Gilfillan et al, 2009;Jenkins et al, 2012). Roberts, Wood, and Haszeldine (2011) assessed the health risk of natural CO 2 seepage in Italy and indicated that human death is strongly influenced by seepage surface expression, local environmental condition, CO 2 flux and human behavior. Fear of surface leakage and a lack of local benefit are the main factors for negative public opinion of CO 2 -EOR (Roberts et al, 2011).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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