Imagine a TV commercial showing the burning of a bowl of oil, and then gasoline and then natural gas (not a bowl obviously since its not liquid) NG has no smoke because it burns clean. This is why I can heat my home by turning on the oven without it killing me and stay that way for days on end.
What is NORM?
NORM, or naturally occurring radioactive material, is found almost everywhere. It is found in the air and in soil, and even in radioactive potassium in our own bodies. ...
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NORM encountered in oil and gas exploration, development and production operations originates in subsurface formations, which may contain radioactive materials such as uranium and thorium and their daughter products, radium 226 and radium 228. NORM can be brought to the surface in the formation water that is produced in conjunction with oil and gas. NORM in these produced waters typically consists of the radionuclides, radium 226 and 228. In addition, radon gas, a radium daughter, may be found in produced natural gas.
I'd certainly love to see NG prices come down. Each year it's been skyrocketing during the winter, and I've seen my home heating bills go way up.
Also, one of the reason that electical bills are going up is that many power companies built supplemental NG fueled power plants when NG was cheap and plentiful, but now those plants are extremely expensive to run.
Mark