Review of the scientific evidence to support environmental risk assessment of shale gas development in the UK

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 563-564, Issue , 2016, Pages 731-740

  Prpich, George ^a   Coulon, Frédéric ^a   Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Hydraulic fracturing; Risk based decisions; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; GASES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SHALE; SHALE GAS;

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FRACTURING OPERATIONS; FRACTURING TECHNIQUES; GAS DEVELOPMENT; RISK-BASED DECISIONS; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

NATURAL GAS; SHALE GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHALE GAS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; FRACKING; GAS FIELD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; OIL AND GAS FIELD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84949491002     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.026     Document Type: Article

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