Shale Gas and Fracking

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-12-801606-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

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.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Ölförderung, Gasförderung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Wirtschaftsgeologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface1. The Fuss About Shale

2. Shale, Shale, Everywhere

3. To Frack or Not to Frack

4. Gas in our Water

5. Did the Earth Move?

6. The Shale Gas Factory

7. Shale Gas and Climate

8. Keeping Watch

9. The Science Behind the Controversy

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