Environmental considerations of shale gas development

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 53-59

  Smith, Trevor ^a  

^a GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY RULE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL USERS; OPERATING PRACTICES; PRODUCTION EQUIPMENTS; SHALE GAS; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WELLBORE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BYPRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SOLID WASTES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SHALE;

EID: 84872512915     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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