Data inconsistencies from states with unconventional oil and gas activity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 501-510

  Malone, Samantha ^a,b   Kelso, Matthew ^a   Auch, Ted ^a,c   Edelstein, Karen ^a   Ferrar, Kyle ^a,b   Jalbert, Kirk ^a,d  

^a FracTracker Alliance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data transparency; environmental governance; oil and gas extraction; public participation; unconventional drilling

Indexed keywords

GRADING; OIL SHALE; TRANSPARENCY; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMPS); DATA ACCESSIBILITY; DATA INCONSISTENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; OIL AND GAS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; REGULATORY AGENCIES; UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS;

WELL DRILLING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; DATA ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY INDEX; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DATA EXTRACTION; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS DATA; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PENNSYLVANIA; PETROLEUM; TEXAS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924406217     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.992678     Document Type: Article

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