Microbial Dynamics and Control in Shale Gas Production

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 465-473

  Gaspar, Jason ^a   Mathieu, Jacques ^a   Yang, Yu ^a   Tomson, Ross ^b   Leyris, Juliette Diouma ^c   Gregory, Kelvin B ^d   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Shale Water Research Center   (United States)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84969134839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez5003242     Document Type: Review

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