A review of environmental impacts of salts from produced waters on aquatic resources

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-161

  Farag, Aïda M ^a   Harper, David D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal bed natural gas; Salt; Unconventional oil and gas; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL DEPOSITS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRACTURING FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; METHANE; POPULATION STATISTICS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES; COAL BED NATURAL GAS; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASE; UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS;

SALTS;

BICARBONATE; BRINE; CALCIUM; COAL SEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS PRODUCTION; LABORATORY METHOD; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL GAS; OIL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SALT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84897031992     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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