Chemical and physical characterization of produced waters from conventional and unconventional fossil fuel resources

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-82

  Alley, Bethany ^a   Beebe, Alex ^b   Rodgers, John ^a   Castle, James W ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficial use; Coal bed methane produced waters; Conventional natural gas produced waters; Conventional oil produced waters; Shale gas produced waters; Tight gas sands produced waters

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; GASES; IRON; IRRIGATION; LARGE DATASET; NATURAL GAS; PRODUCED WATER; SHALE GAS; SURFACE WATERS; TIGHT GAS;

BENEFICIAL USE; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CONVENTIONAL OIL; FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES; METALS AND METALLOIDS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES; TIGHT GAS SANDS;

METHANE;

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; FRESH WATER; IRON; METAL; METALLOID; METHANE; MINERAL WATER; NATURAL GAS; OIL; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISCHARGE; FOSSIL FUEL; IRON; IRRIGATION; META-ANALYSIS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OSMOSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESOURCE USE; STATE ROLE; SURFACE WATER;

ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MEDICAL RECORD; META ANALYSIS; PEER REVIEW; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SAMPLE; STREAM (RIVER); WASTE WATER;

EID: 80051839713     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.043     Document Type: Article

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