Fracking and pollution: Can China rescue its environment in time?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 891-892

  Guo, Meiyu ^a   Xu, Yuan ^a   Chen, Yongqin David ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GAS FIELD; NOTE; POLLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OIL AND GAS FIELD; SEDIMENT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84892709304     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405608b     Document Type: Note

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