Disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluid chemical additives: Analysis of regulations

New Solutions

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-187

  Maule, Alexis L ^a   Makey, Colleen M ^a   Benson, Eugene B ^c   Burrows, Isaac J ^a   Scammell, Madeleine K ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Boston University School of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Contamination; Fracking; Groundwater; Legislation; Safe drinking water act

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS; DRINKING WATER; NATURAL GAS; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MINING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DISCLOSURE; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; NATURAL GAS; PENNSYLVANIA; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 84891417424     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.23.1.j     Document Type: Article

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