Source and fate of hydraulic fracturing water in the barnett shale: A historical perspective

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2464-2471

  Nicot, Jean Philippe ^a   Scanlon, Bridget R ^a   Reedy, Robert C ^a   Costley, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MINERALS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84894253177     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404050r     Document Type: Article

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