Evolving shale gas management: Water resource risks, impacts, and lessons learned

Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1400-1412

  Rahm, Brian G ^a   Riha, Susan J ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STORM WATER; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OIL SHALE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GAS, NATURAL; OIL AND GAS FIELDS;

EID: 84901649735     PISSN: 20507887     EISSN: 20507895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4em00018h     Document Type: Review

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