Characterizing hydraulic fracturing fluid greenness: Application of a hazard-based index approach

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 647-668

  Hurley, Tim ^a   Chhipi Shrestha, Gyan ^a   Gheisi, Alireza ^a   Hewage, Kasun ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green chemistry; Hazard assessment; Hydraulic fracturing; Index; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GAS HAZARDS; GAS INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIGHT GAS; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL CONTAINMENT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS; INDEX; PARAMETER TRANSFORMATION;

CHEMICAL HAZARDS;

EID: 84960109279     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-015-1054-2     Document Type: Article

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