Life cycle water consumption for shale gas and conventional natural gas

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11829-11836

  Clark, Corrie E ^a   Horner, Robert M ^a   Harto, Christopher B ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STAGES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FUEL PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL SOURCES; POWER PLANT OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; WATER CONSUMPTION;

FUELS; GASES; NATURAL GAS; POWER PLANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SHALE;

NATURAL GAS;

COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GAS PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; POWER PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; OIL SHALE; WATER SUPPLY;

AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRICITY; GAS, NATURAL; GASES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POWER PLANTS; WATER;

EID: 84886916740     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4013855     Document Type: Article

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