Air sampling near large gas processing plants in Pennsylvania indicates that such facilities can release a wide variety of chemicals. They are known to release several climate and health-harming pollutants, including:. Safety and health are key concerns for workers at, and residents near, gas processing plants.
Gas and gas liquids can be toxic to breathe , and because they are highly volatile, plants can catch fire or explode. Processing and storing gas that contains hydrogen sulfide is also very risky, since it is a toxic gas with significant health impacts. A recent study concluded that gas development facilities can be noisy enough to pose health risks such as stress, sleep deprivation, and elevated blood pressure. Earthworks measured noise near a large gas processing facility in Pennsylvania, finding that levels were often in the upper decibel dBA range, which exceeds state and federal standards.
State regulatory agencies provide notice when federal air permits for major sources known as Title V are open for public comment. When ISTI Plant Services needed a qualified partner, they turned to us to provide program management, balance of plant BOP engineering, process and systems integration, and procurement support for the construction of the facility.
Our BOP services also encompassed foundation design for all equipment and components, civil site design, design for fabrication of all off-skid piping, pipe rack modules and supports, associated pipe stress analysis, electrical and instrumentation engineering for power distribution, grounding and lighting, instrument data sheets and electrical installation details. We also developed specifications for engineered equipment along with procurement, including the feed preheaters, scrubbers, pipeline pumps, flare system, RTO, glycol unit, power distribution center, control system equipment, reverse osmosis water system, balance of plant instrumentation and various storage tanks with pumps.
Once natural gas is processed, the newly created pipeline quality natural gas is ready for delivery. The gas is subsequently injected into transmission pipelines and transported hundreds of miles to the end users. Whether you require expertise for natural gas processing plants, sulfur recovery engineering or aboveground storage tank solutions, we can help.
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After processing, the pipeline quality natural gas is injected into gas transmission pipelines and transported to the end users. This often involves transportation of the gas over hundreds of miles, as the location of gas production is generally not the location where the gas is used.
Department of Transportation. Links to State Pages. Quick Facts: Natural gas, as it is used by consumers, is much different from the natural gas that is brought from underground up to the wellhead. Natural gas used by consumers is composed almost entirely of methane.
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