The Effects of Induced Hydraulic Fracturing on the Environment: Commercial Demands vs. Water, Wildlife, and Human Ecosystems

ISBN-13: 9781774633076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 362 str.

Matthew McBroom

Opis

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" as it is commonly known, refers to the practice of using liquids at very high pressures to fragment rock, thereby allowing natural gas to be harvested. This process increases energy resources but also has some negative environmental impacts

Spis treści

Fracturing and Water Pollution. Hydraulic Fracturing and Wildlife. Human Health Perspectives.

O autorze

McBroom, Matthew|