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How the Barnett Shale is like a Brazilian Blowout

October 12, 2010 By TXsharon

It’s all about the nosebleeds caused from formaldehyde exposure.

In the Barnett Shale we have enormous levels of formaldehyde coming from natural gas development activities. In fact, the levels of formaldehyde in the Barnett Shale are the highest measured anywhere on the planet except in Brazil. In the Barnett Shale we also have reports of frequent nosebleeds

In Brazil, you can get super straight, silky hair and a nosebleed with what’s called a Brazilian Blowout.

A stylist complained of chest pains, a sore throat and a nosebleed after using the Brazilian Blowout Solution.

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Exposure to formaldehyde can cause a slew of respiratory problems, including chest pain, cough and shortness of breath. It can irritate eyes and mouth and long-term exposure can result in asthma. It is classified as a probable human carcinogen and mutagen.

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It’s all about the nosebleeds and the formaldehyde. That’s how the Barnett Shale is like a Brazilian Blowout.

Here is how the Barnett Shale is not like a Brazilian Blowout: People are actually taking action to have formaldehyde removed from hair products.

Sign this petition urging your Representative to push forward the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010. Because we obviously can’t trust the product makers to keep their claims straight.

NOTE: Formaldehyde is a byproduct of combustion but it’s also caused by methane degrading in the atmosphere like this:

methane + sunlight + oxygen = formaldehyde

If you think about all those fugitive emissions we have going on in the Barnett Shale, we should all have some silky straight hair. Try to ignore the nosebleeds.

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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Comments

  1. Don Young says

    October 12, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    I'm having a Barnett Blowout bad-hair day. Make that a decade.

  2. Tammi says

    October 12, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    At lease with the Brazilian Blowout your hair looks nice. The Barnett Shale Blowout is less attractive. You experience hair loss and blood spewing from your nose. Not a good look!!

  3. zoe says

    October 12, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    In rural Denton County my methane sample was measured at 2.7 ppbv. Where the only cars that drive by are those Moms and Dads on their way to work and school…And the nearest cow….well, that's pretty far too.

    What's that equation again?

  4. Jane says

    October 16, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    hope you are getting better… sore throat is not a lot of fun its just uncomfortable and difficult to swallow.

    usually, i would take the Nim Jiom Cough Syrup (www.geocities.jp/ninjiom_hong_kong/index_e.htm ) which has a thick consistency formulation. it coats the throat and includes herbs that are particularly good for that application.

    i hope it works on you as well.

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