Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
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Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

  1. 333 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

About this book

Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Second Edition presents a non-partisan perspective on directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, addressing implications for various stakeholders. The book reviews the transformations in UOGD practices, advancement in monitoring technologies, and the new issues identified by both governmental and non-governmental entities. Key topics include the economics of hydraulic fracturing, methane emissions, decarbonization, and responsibly sourced gas, along with climate risk and mitigation. Water quality and waste impacts are examined, followed by discussions on occupational health, public health, and risk communication. The book also covers environmental justice and corporate governance. - Serves as a collective, up-to-date resource for academics and professionals in the oil and gas, environmental, health, and safety industries, as well as environmental scientists and policymakers - Features a multi-disciplinary and expert group of chapter authors from academia, non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, and the oil and gas industry - Provides thoughtful discussion of the ongoing emissions intensity reduction in unconventional oil and gas from a combination of regulation, technology evolution, and voluntary efforts by operators

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2026
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9780443315077
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Public Health, Administration & Care

Table of contents

  1. Title of Book
  2. Chapter 1 The unconventional oil and gas process, and an introduction to exposure pathways
  3. Chapter 2 Striking a balance between economic benefits and environmental and community impacts
  4. Chapter 3 Exposure pathways in oil and gas operations: from contaminant sources to risk mitigation
  5. Chapter 4 Emissions from UOG supply chain
  6. Chapter 5 Physical climate risk and resilience
  7. Chapter 6 How does natural gas fit in a decarbonized world?
  8. Chapter 7 Water quality impacts and mitigation from unconventional oil and gas operations
  9. Chapter 8 Waste management in the oil and gas patch
  10. Chapter 9 Occupational health and safety aspects of oil and gas extraction
  11. Chapter 10 Health effects of unconventional oil and gas development—a review of the evidence
  12. Chapter 11 Transportation of shale oil and gas resources
  13. Chapter 12 State and federal oil and gas regulations
  14. Chapter 13 Environmental justice issues in oil and gas development
  15. Chapter 14 Environmental, social, and governance considerations for oil and gas exploration and production
  16. Index

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