Wastewater management and Marcellus Shale gas development: Trends, drivers, and planning implications

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 120, Issue , 2013, Pages 105-113

  Rahm, Brian G ^a   Bates, Josephine T ^a   Bertoia, Lara R ^a   Galford, Amy E ^a   Yoxtheimer, David A ^b   Riha, Susan J ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy water nexus; Hydraulic fracturing; Marcellus; Natural gas; Shale gas; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; NATURAL GAS; SHALE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; GAS; GAS DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; PLANNING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875238809     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.029     Document Type: Article

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