Environmental issues of petroleum exploration and production: Introduction

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-63

  Kharaka, Yousif K ^a   Dorsey, Nancy S ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Source Water Branch   (United States)

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 20444473445     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.intro0605020205     Document Type: Editorial

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