Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing

Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing, Volume One captures the state-of-the-art research currently used to evaluate the potential impact of unconventional gas and oil gas extraction processes. Topics in this comprehensive guide on the topic include chapters on The Human Health Implications of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, The use of Noble Gas Analysis and other Forensic Techniques in Characterizing Contamination Pathways Associated with Oil and Gas Development, Well Integrity, Contamination Mechanisms and Groundwater Impacts Associated with Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, and Advances in Fracturing and Well Construction: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Risks.

This serial explores a wide breadth of emerging and state-of-the-art technologies used to study the potential environmental impact and various processes in the massive industrial process of shale exploration and resource extraction.

Covers a wide breadth of emerging and state-of-the-art technologiesIncludes contributions from an International board of authorsProvides a comprehensive set of reviews, covering the potential impact of unconventional gas and oil gas extraction processes

1. Hydraulic Fracturing: The Technology Explained 2. Unconventional Oil and Gas Production: Waste Management and the Water Cycle 3. Chemicals in Drilling, Stimulation, and Production 4. Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure: Can the Public Know What’s Going Into Oil and Natural Gas Wells? 5. The Human Health Implications of Oil and Natural Gas Development 6. Public Health Concerns and Unconventional Oil and Gas Development 7. Societal Implications of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development 8. Analytical Approaches for High-Resolution Environmental Investigations of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration 9. Considerations and Pitfalls in the Spatial Analysis of Water Quality Data and Its Association With Hydraulic Fracturing 10. Hydrocarbon Emissions: Anthropogenic and Natural Sources 11. Henry’s Law and Monitoring Methane in Groundwater Wells 12. The Characterization of BTEX in Variable Soil Compositions Near Unconventional Oil and Gas Development 13. Mass Spectrometry for the Study of Microbial Communities in Environmental Waters 14. Best Management Practices From the "Responsible Shale Energy Extraction" Conference: Guiding Industry in Environmental Stewardship