Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development offers a unique and bipartisan perspective relevant to a variety of stakeholders on the use of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the oil and gas industry in North America and worldwide. Including such important considerations as air exposure, water exposure, worker safety, ecological health, and seismic impacts, the book presents the issues as written from a broad range of experts in order to present a clear, non-partisan picture of these potential impacts of the process. Utilizing expertise from a range of contributors in academia, non-governmental organizations, and the oil and gas industry, Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development is an essential resource for academics and professionals in the oil and gas, environmental, and health and safety industries as well as for policy makers. Offers a multi-disciplinary examination of the environmental and health issues related to unconventional oil and shale gas development Serves as a collective resource for academics and professionals in the oil and gas, environmental, health, and safety industries, as well as environmental scientists and policymakersFeatures a diverse and expert group of chapter authors from academia, non-governmental organizations, and the oil and gas industry INDICE: Introduction 1. The Unconventional Oil and Gas Process 2. Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Hydraulic Fracturing: An Economic Perspective 3. Air Emissions: Related Activites and Sources 4. Water Exposure Issues 5. Water Use and Wastewater Management: Interrelated Issues with Unique Problems and Solutions 6. Water Exposure Issues and the Law Pertaining to Alleged Gas Migration 7. Worker Safety and Health 8. Public Health and Risk Communication 9. Transportation of Shale Gas Resources 10. Sustainability and Ecological Health 11. Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Supply Chain 12. Seismic Issues 13. Regulatory and Legal 14. International

• ISBN: 978-0-12-804111-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés