Impact of Shale Gas Development on Water Resources: A Case Study in Northern Poland

Environmental Management

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1285-1299

  Vandecasteele, Ine ^a,b   Marí Rivero, Inés ^a   Sala, Serenella ^a   Baranzelli, Claudia ^a   Barranco, Ricardo ^a   Batelaan, Okke ^b,c   Lavalle, Carlo ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Land use modeling; Shale gas; Water consumption

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LAND USE; OIL SHALE; SHALE; SHALE GAS; SHALE OIL; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; CONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS; LAND USE MODELS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES; RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WATER RESOURCES;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER; NATURAL GAS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LAND USE CHANGE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SHALE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; BODY WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUID INTAKE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; OIL SHALE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT WATER USE; POLAND; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OIL INDUSTRY; PROCEDURES; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

BALTIC REGION; POLAND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; POLAND; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84929841477     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0454-8     Document Type: Article

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