Talk:Environmental risks of the Keystone XL pipeline

I would suggest removing the Introduction section and making it the opening segment, i.e., what appears above the table of contents. Thus the meat of the article would start with Hazard ID. -Vic 570vca (talk) 17:15, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good call, this seems to be the standard format (570ajk (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]

AJ-For your consideration, to add impact, I added numbers for the potentially impacted population and crops supplied by the aquifer. 570mpp (talk) 18:22, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This puts the issue into better perspective, thanks (570ajk (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Are there alternatives to running the pipe over the Ogalala? If there are alternatives, I'd suggest they are mentioned...guessing there are not? Nice article!! (570wac) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 570wac (talk • contribs) 22:54, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An alternative route is what many Nebraskans are arguing for, the only feedback I've found so far is that the proposed route is the best one they came up with... (570ajk (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Under exposure, I am unclear as to what is the threshold for detection of a leak. Is a pinhole leak <21,000 gallons (i.e., the limit of detection)? I think your sentence, " A so-called pinhole leak ..." needs to be revised. Under benzene fate and transport I am unclear about the estimate of exposure ("A conservative estimate of ...") 184 days of potential exposure over what timeframe? 570jdw (talk) 14:16, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I believe I addressed your concerns and presented the information more clearly. (570ajk (talk) 18:19, 10 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]

AJ --do you want to elaborate on the effects of benzene exposure. Acute effects: vomiting, dizziness, convulsions and long term - bone marrow suppression, anemia , immunosuppression. Just a thought otherwise I thought it was very interesting570nlh (talk) 21:18, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea, I added a header link to 'health problems' caused by benzene. (570ajk (talk) 00:01, 11 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]

AJ - Thanks for this article on such a timely topic. I just thought of the Keystone project as an infrastructure issue...shows how I haven't been following the debate. It was helpful to include the significance of the aquifer to agriculture. Ceci570csc (talk) 03:06, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AJ- nice article on a very interesting topic. For your consideration, I threw in a quick statement about animal exposure to benzene. Since this pipeline runs through areas of the country where livestock outnumber people, I thought it might be appropriate. I;ve included the link in the reference section as the article i got the information from was very useful in terms of exposure to livestock. - Dan (570ddt (talk) 20:31, 13 November 2011 (UTC))[reply]