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Quantifying source contributions of volatile organic compounds under hydraulic fracking moratorium

Science of The Total Environment, 2020
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are precursors for ozone (O3) and secondary particulate matter, which contribute to asthma and cardiovascular diseases. With the technology development of hydraulic fracking, the United States experienced a shale gas boom in the last decade while the public raised concerns about the potential health impacts of co ...
Hugh Z, Li   +2 more
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Hydraulic Fracking of Coal

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017
This study assesses the overall technical, economic, environmental, and social costs and benefits of the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) of natural gas. Drawn from a review of more than 100 studies looking at shale gas in the past 10 years, most of them peer-reviewed, this article begins by briefly explaining the process of hydrofracking and ...
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A Public Health Frame for Fracking? Predicting Public Support for Hydraulic Fracturing

The Sociological Quarterly, 2020
The American public is split on support for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). This study seeks to better understand fracking attitudes by predicting support via economic, environmental, and public...
Brian F. O’Neill   +1 more
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What the Frack? Development of the Controversy About Hydraulic Fracking for Shale Gas in the Netherlands

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
In 2009 Cuadrilla, a gas drilling company requested a permit for a test drilling for shale gas in the community of Boxtel, the Netherlands. At that point Cuadrilla already received a concession of the national government for drilling at several places.
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