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100 1 $aStephenson, Michael H.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aShale gas and fracking :$bthe science behind the controversy /$cMichael Stephenson.
264 1 $aAmsterdam :$bElsevier,$c[2015]
264 4 $c©2015
300 $axi, 153 pages :$bcolor illustrations, color maps ;$c24 cm
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505 0 $a1. The fuss about shale -- The game changer -- The flip side -- Back to the facts? -- Bibliography -- 2. Shale, shale everywhere -- How shale forms -- Working out how much gas there is -- Resource and reserve -- North America -- It all seems so simple -- Bibliography -- 3. To frack or not to frack? -- Fracking in action -- How do engineers know where the fractures go? -- Sweet spots -- Bibliography -- 4. Gas in our water? -- Fracking and groundwater -- The mystery of the flaming tap -- So is it safe or not? -- Bibliography -- 5. Did the earth move? -- Faults and earthquakes -- Water disposal and earthquakes -- What is the risk? -- Bibliography -- 6. The shale gas factory -- What does it mean for me? -- Nuisance or real danger? -- Bibliography -- 7. Shale gas and climate -- So should shale gas be left in the ground? -- Does shale gas have a place in modern energy? -- Bibliography -- 8. Keeping watch -- Who owns the gas? -- Social Licence -- Monitoring for change -- Improving the quality of the debate -- Bibliography -- 9. The science behind the controversy -- The value of applied science.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aReviews and explains some of the key peer-reviewed, independent scientific studies related to shale gas and its production as well as the extraction of other fuel sources and the storage of waste products associated with them.
650 0 $aGas well drilling$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aHydraulic fracturing$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aShale gas industry$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 7 $aGas well drilling$xEnvironmental aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00938448
650 7 $aEnvironment and ecology.$2eflch
650 7 $aEnvironment and Ecology.$2ukslc
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