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Health and Safety Impacts of Natural Gas Compressor Stations

Learn about the health and safety impacts of natural gas compressor stations on communities. Discover the risks associated with operating compressor stations, including environmental contamination, noise pollution, and safety hazards. Find out how these facilities can affect residents living nearby and stay informed about potential expansions of compressor station networks. Take action to protect your community from the health risks posed by natural gas compressor stations.

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Health and Safety Impacts of Natural Gas Compressor Stations

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  1. Health and Safety Impacts of Natural Gas Compressor Stations Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League www.BREDL.org

  2. What is a Natural Gas Compressor Station? As natural gas moves through a pipeline, distance, friction, and elevation differences slow the movement of the gas, and reduce pressure. Compressor stations are placed strategically within the gathering and transportation pipeline network to help maintain the pressure and flow of gas to market. They generally operate around the clock, 24/7, Source: Pennsylvania State University

  3. Air Quality

  4. Health Impacts of Air Pollutants Emitted by Compressor Stations

  5. Safety Risks to health and safety and environmental contamination come with natural gas compressor stations. Compressors operate under high risk conditions, created by the high pressures and reduced temperatures of operation. These conditions cause vibrations, cracks and corrosion leading to failure of mechanical components, explosions and fires.

  6. A natural gas compressor station typically runs 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Excessive noise has been associated with numerous psychological and physical effects: • Hearing loss • Disrupted sleep • Cardiovascular problems (hypertension, heart attack) • Mood changes • Increased Stress Noise Residents living near the Lathrop Compressor Station in Springville, Susquehanna County, Pa. talking about noise and odor from the facility.

  7. Additional Compressor Stations? Recent media reports have indicated that Dominion, one of the major partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, plans to extend it into South Carolina. This will almost certainly require more compressor stations, and impact more communities. “Dan Weekley, Dominion Energy's vice president and general manager of Southern pipeline operations, told attendees at a recent energy conference "everybody knows" the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — currently slated to pass through Virginia,  West Virginia and North Carolina — is not going to stop there, despite what the current plans say.” Source: Associated Press: Disputed East Coast Pipeline Likely to Expand

  8. Remember… NO COMPRESSOR STATION, NO PIPELINE! Photo: Lois Gibbs, CHEJ, Cary Rodgers BREDL, and Luis Nino, C3V

  9. Additional Information

  10. Thank You!Therese Vicktherese.vick@gmail.com919-345-3673www.BREDL.org

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