Regulation of water pollution from hydraulic fracturing in horizontally-drilled wells in the Marcellus shale region, USA

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 983-994

  Hatzenbuhler, Heather ^a   Centner, Terence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Governmental regulation; Horizontal drilling; Hydraulic fracturing; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SOURCES; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; POLICY SUGGESTIONS; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PROVEN RESERVES; SHALE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; OIL SHALE; SHALE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84878692854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4040983     Document Type: Article

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