Investigating the traffic-related environmental impacts of hydraulic-fracturing (fracking) operations [PDF]
Environment International, 2016 Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been used extensively in the US and Canada since the 1950s and offers the potential for significant new sources of oil and gas supply.
Richard Davies +2 more
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Fracking bad language – hydraulic fracturing and earthquake risks [PDF]
Geoscience Communication, 2021 Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a borehole stimulation technique used to enhance permeability in geological resource management, including the extraction of shale gas. The process of hydraulic fracturing can induce seismicity.
J. J. Roberts, C. E. Bond, Z. K. Shipton
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FRAP-CROSS technique: Fracking and Rendezvous-PIERCE for intracalcium crossing in femoropopliteal diffuse calcified occlusions [PDF]
CVIR EndovascularBackground Femoropopliteal diffuse calcified occlusions (FPDCOs) are challenging, especially in high-bleeding-risk patients for whom a stentless strategy is preferred.
Takuya Haraguchi +6 more
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Childhood Asthma and Community Resilience. [PDF]
Pediatr PulmonolABSTRACT Background Pediatric asthma remains a leading global health concern and disproportionately affects children in low‐income and environmentally burdened communities. Chemical and non‐chemical stressors, including air pollution, allergens, climate‐related events, and psychosocial stress, contribute to asthma exacerbations and hinder effective ...
Lichtveld MY +6 more
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Fracking compared to conventional balloon angioplasty alone for calcified common femoral artery lesions using intravascular ultrasound analysis: 12-month results [PDF]
CVIR Endovascular, 2023 Background Fracking is a novel technique to crack calcified lesions by hydraulic pressure. This study aimed to compare the performance of fracking and conventional balloon angioplasty without stenting for calcified common femoral artery (CFA) lesions ...
Takuya Haraguchi +6 more
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Recentering Resource-Based Livelihoods: Prosperity Beyond Extractivism and Pastoralism. [PDF]
Can Rev SociolABSTRACT This research note, informed by qualitative fieldwork with resource harvesters in Nova Scotia, explores the effect of economic change and ecological crisis, the outcomes of rural development strategies, and demographic shifts that have shaped the province's rural areas in recent years.
Curley E.
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Water Insecurity, Social Perspectives, and Health Impacts in Private Drinking Water Sources in Pennsylvania: Two Systematic Literature Reviews. [PDF]
WIREs WaterThe two systematic reviews identified that social perspectives and health impacts associated with water insecurity among private water sources users relate to a range of water safety risks, organoleptic properties, health effects, and coping strategies.
Broyles LMT +9 more
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Understanding public perspectives on fracking in the United States using social media big data
Annals of GIS, 2023 People’s attitudes towards hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can be shaped by socio-demographics, economic development, social equity and politics, environmental impacts, and fracking-related information.
Xi Gong +6 more
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Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2021 In the capitalist mode of production, alternatives that make it possible to reduce costs and maintain production processes in times of crisis are essential.
Sergio Ricardo Vitiello +3 more
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A Numerical Simulation Approach for Shale Fracture Network Characterization Using Hybrid EDFM Method
Lithosphere, 2022 Efficient and economical production in shale reservoirs requires specific knowledge and techniques to characterize the fracture network, which consists of both the large hydraulic fractures and the natural fractures.
Yu Jiang +2 more
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