The risks of hydraulic fracturing and the responsibilities of engineers
One third of U.S. natural gas is extracted by injecting fluid at high pressure into shale formations, a process associated with a number of possible hazards and risks that have become the subject of intense public controversy. We develop a three-part schema to make sense of risks of hydraulic fractu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BioOne
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene |
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| Online Access: | https://www.elementascience.org/articles/218 |