Drill cuttings initiative: food chain effects literature review

Abstract

From the Abstract: "This report on the food chain effects of drill cuttings piles summarises current knowledge on the geochemistry of the piles, the biological contaminants present and their effects on organisms and the likely risk of hazards to human health through contamination of fish. The effect of drill cuttings deposition on the benthic ecosystem is described as is the biological succession observed in pile sediments to date, following the cessation of drilling operations. On the basis of existing data there is no evidence that cuttings piles have significant effects on the wider food chain or present a risk to human health."