UID:
almafu_9960073674002883
Format:
1 online resource (167 p.)
ISBN:
9780128017623
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0128017627
Content:
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 Controv
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Copyright; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 -The Fuss about Shale; THE GAME CHANGER; THE FLIP SIDE; BACK TO THE FACTS?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 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; Chapter 3 - To Frack or Not to Frack?; FRACKING IN ACTION; HOW DO ENGINEERS KNOW WHERE THE FRACTURES GO?; SWEET SPOTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4 - Gas in Our Water?; FRACKING AND GROUNDWATER; THE MYSTERY OF THE FLAMING TAP; SO IS IT SAFE OR NOT?; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Chapter 5 - Did the Earth Move?FAULTS AND EARTHQUAKES; WATER DISPOSAL AND EARTHQUAKES; WHAT IS THE RISK?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 6 - The Shale Gas Factory; WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME?; NUISANCE OR REAL DANGER?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 7 - Shale Gas and Climate; SO SHOULD SHALE GAS BE LEFT IN THE GROUND?; DOES SHALE GAS HAVE A PLACE IN MODERN ENERGY?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 8 - Keeping Watch; WHO OWNS THE GAS?; SOCIAL LICENCE; MONITORING FOR CHANGE; IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE DEBATE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 9 - The Science behind the Controversy; THE VALUE OF APPLIED SCIENCE; GLOSSARY; INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780128016060
Additional Edition:
ISBN 012801606X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781322884059
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1322884056
Language:
English
