Health Risk Perception Related to Fracking in the Karoo, South Africa

Environmental Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-68

  Willems, Mieke ^a   Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel ^a   London, Leslie ^a   Rother, Hanna Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SHALE GAS;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84957811400     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046615000460     Document Type: Review

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