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Fracking Women: A Feminist Critical Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing in Pennsylvania

International Journal of Feminist Approaches To Bioethics, 2017
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), a method of accessing natural gas, is viewed by many as a way to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, stimulate the U.S. economy, and address climate change. However, opponents of fracking argue that it is linked to health problems because it releases specific toxins that contaminate the air and ground water.
Kristen Abatsis Mchenry
exaly   +2 more sources

Distance: A critical aspect for environmental impact assessment of hydraulic fracking

The Extractive Industries and Society, 2014
Abstract Public concerns about hydraulic fracking are growing and scientists continue to analyze and evaluate its associated environmental impacts. However, a rigorous spatial analysis of environmental impacts is necessary to provide a perspective on risk based on proximity to fracking wells.
Qingmin Meng
exaly   +2 more sources

Psychosocial Impact of Fracking: a Review of the Literature on the Mental Health Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2017
The process of natural gas extraction known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a controversial energy acquisition technique often viewed with disdain by the public, due to its potential for environmental harm. However, the mental health and psychological well-being of fracking communities, including potential benefits and detriments, are often ...
Jameson K Hirsch   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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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To frack or not to frack: Perceptions of the risks and opportunities of high-volume hydraulic fracturing in the United States

Energy Research & Social Science, 2016
Abstract Although proponents praise natural gas as a clean and abundant energy source, the varying impacts and uncertainties surrounding the process of extracting natural gas from unconventional sources, known as horizontal high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) or “fracking,” have raised important concerns.
Amanda Kreuze   +2 more
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The Effect of Changes in Hydraulic Fracking Fluid Chemistries on the Dissolution Rate of Dissolvable Magnesium Frack Plug Components

SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2019
Abstract Objectives/Scope: The use of dissolvable metal technologies for use in downhole tools for the hydraulic fracking industry has expanded rapidly over the last few years. The dissolution rate of these alloys is known to be sensitive to the chemistry of the fracking fluids used.
Matthew Murphy   +3 more
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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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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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