{"id":993,"date":"2018-04-12T09:36:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T09:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/?p=993"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:39:11","slug":"la-fracturacion-hidraulica-supone-un-riesgo-de-exposicion-al-benceno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/es\/blog\/la-fracturacion-hidraulica-supone-un-riesgo-de-exposicion-al-benceno\/","title":{"rendered":"El fracking supone un peligro de exposici\u00f3n al benceno"},"content":{"rendered":"

El fracking en Texas puede ser la causa del aumento del n\u00famero de terremotos en la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada, pero no es el \u00fanico peligro de esta forma relativamente nueva de extracci\u00f3n de petr\u00f3leo. Para los trabajadores de la industria del petr\u00f3leo y el gas, la exposici\u00f3n al benceno supone un riesgo para la salud cuyos efectos a largo plazo son graves y pueden ser incluso mortales.<\/p>\n

Al informar sobre un estudio realizado por los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades, Los Angeles Times explica que algunos trabajadores de las explotaciones de fracking son expuestos de forma rutinaria<\/a> al benceno, un gas incoloro que se encuentra de forma natural en la gasolina y el petr\u00f3leo crudo. Los CDC recomiendan una exposici\u00f3n limitada al benceno de 0,1 partes por mill\u00f3n durante un solo turno de 12 horas. Los investigadores descubrieron que 15 de las 17 muestras superaban esa cantidad.<\/p>\n

Para el estudio se tomaron muestras de aire durante el tiempo en que los trabajadores abr\u00edan las trampillas de los tanques de los pozos para inspeccionar su contenido durante un procedimiento de fracturaci\u00f3n denominado \"flow-back\". Deben permanecer de pie encima de las trampillas, respirando los humos mientras miden el l\u00edquido del tanque. Los trabajadores abren las escotillas entre una y cuatro veces por hora, durante un tiempo de entre dos y cinco minutos cada vez.<\/p>\n

La Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ha fijado un l\u00edmite de exposici\u00f3n mucho m\u00e1s elevado, de 1 parte por mill\u00f3n, que todas las muestras superaban. Sin embargo, la medida m\u00e1s alta establecida por la OSHA es la \u00fanica que cuenta desde un punto de vista legal. La OSHA suele establecer l\u00edmites m\u00e1s elevados que los CDC, en parte debido a las influencias de la industria del petr\u00f3leo y el gas, as\u00ed como de otras partes interesadas.<\/p>\n

El benceno altera<\/a> los procesos celulares naturales del organismo, afirman los CDC. Con el tiempo, puede limitar la producci\u00f3n de gl\u00f3bulos rojos en la m\u00e9dula \u00f3sea o modificar el nivel de anticuerpos en la sangre. Los resultados en el primer caso podr\u00edan provocar anemia, mientras que el segundo ejemplo puede da\u00f1ar el sistema inmunitario. La exposici\u00f3n prolongada puede incluso envenenar a alguien.<\/p>\n

Los efectos inmediatos de la sobreexposici\u00f3n al benceno son graves. Los s\u00edntomas van desde mareos, latidos irregulares del coraz\u00f3n y temblores hasta temblores y p\u00e9rdida del conocimiento. Si se ingiere, una gran cantidad de benceno puede provocar v\u00f3mitos, mareos y convulsiones. Los niveles extremos de exposici\u00f3n pueden causar la muerte.<\/p>\n

Si se expone o ingiere una gran cantidad de benceno, trasl\u00e1dese a una zona con aire fresco y obtenga atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica inmediata. Qu\u00edtese la ropa contaminada con cuidado y s\u00e9llela dentro de dos bolsas de pl\u00e1stico, teniendo cuidado de no manipular directamente las zonas contaminadas. D\u00fachese en\u00e9rgicamente despu\u00e9s y permita que los socorristas le quiten la ropa.Trabajo<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fracking in Texas may be at the heart of an increased number of earthquakes over the past decade, but that\u2019s not the only danger of this relatively new form of oil extraction. For workers in the oil and gas industry, benzene exposure poses a health risk whose long-term effects are serious and may even be … <\/p>\n

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