03298cam a2200493Ii 4500 ocn902846574 OCoLC 20190328114810.0 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 150206s2015 ne ab ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T OPELS UIU TEFOD E7B BTCTA OCLCF CDX ORE EBLCP DEBSZ YDXCP TEFOD VLB NHM IDB OCLCQ MERUC BUF OCL UUM TEU U3W D6H OCLCQ WYU 903442406 1066455330 9780128017623 (electronic bk.) 0128017627 (electronic bk.) 9780128016060 (pbk.) 012801606X (pbk.) (OCoLC)902846574 (OCoLC)903442406 (OCoLC)1066455330 TD195.G3 S77 2015e TN880.2 .S74 2015eb TEC 026000 bisacsh 622.3385 23 Stephenson, Michael H., author. Shale gas and fracking : the science behind the controversy / [electronic resource] Michael Stephenson. Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Waltham, MA, USA : Elsevier Ltd., [2015] 1 online resource (153 pages) : color illustrations, color maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Reviews 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. Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then detailing peer-reviewed case studies for earthquakes, radioactivity, and climate change; and concluding with a judgment of the general risks involved. Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy provides readers with the unbiased information they need to make informed decisions on the controversial issue of fracking. The Fuss about Shale -- Shale, Shale Everywhere -- To Frack or Not to Frack? -- Gas in Our Water? -- Did the Earth Move? -- The Shale Gas Factory -- Shale Gas and Climate -- Keeping Watch -- The Science behind the Controversy. Gas well drilling Environmental aspects. Hydraulic fracturing Environmental aspects. Shale gas industry Environmental aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Mining. bisacsh Gas well drilling Environmental aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00938448 Electronic books. Electronic book. Print version: Stephenson, Michael. Shale Gas and Fracking : The Science Behind the Controversy. Burlington : Elsevier Science, �2015 9780128016060 (OCoLC)908384034 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128016060 247042 247042