“(T)he Illinois Basin-Decatur project has reached its goal of capturing 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and injecting it deep underground in the Mount Simon Sandstone formation beneath Decatur, Illinois. The project is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of carbon capture and storeage.”
Not to worry, though, 74,000 residents.
“Extensive monitoring takes place during and after injection to be sure the stored CO2 stays in place. Monitoring techniques include using geophysical technology to confirm the position of the CO2 underground and wells to monitor groundwater and soils.
“No out-of-bounds health, safety or environmental risks were observed from this properly designed and managed storage site. Appropriate risk mitigation and management plans were an integral part of the overall project planning. Extensive monitoring took place before, during and now after the injection to be sure the CO2 stays in place. The first line of monitoring begins deep below the ground, so we know if any leakage occurs long before any CO2 might reach the surface.”
Got that? The scientist folks are conducting “extensive monitoring” to make sure the stuff “stays in place.” And if it doesn’t stay in place, the scientist folks will “know if any leakage occurs long before any CO2 might reach the surface.”
Damn, I would sleep better at night, safe that the scientist would know Earth was about to vomit out the stuff.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/01/14/1-million-tons-of-pressurised-co2-stored-beneath-decatur-illinois/
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