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Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas : impacts from the hydraulic fracturing water cycle on drinking water resources in the United States.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Hydraulic fracturing.
- Drinking water--Contamination--United States.
- Drinking water.
- Water--Pollution--United States.
- Water.
- Hydraulic fracturing--Government policy--United States.
- Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects.
- Drinking water--Contamination.
- Water--Pollution.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations
- Edition:
- [Final report].
- Other Title:
- Impacts from the hydraulic fracturing water cycle on drinking water resources in the United States
- EPA's study of hydraulic fracturing and its potential impact on drinking water resources
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2016.
- Summary:
- "This final report provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States. The report is organized around activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle and their potential to impact drinking water resources. The stages include: (1) acquiring water to be used for hydraulic fracturing (Water Acquisition), (2) mixing the water with chemical additives to prepare hydraulic fracturing fluids (Chemical Mixing), (3) injecting the hydraulic fracturing fluids into the production well to create fractures in the targeted production zone (Well Injection), (4) collecting the wastewater that returns through the well after injection (Produced Water Handling), and (5) managing the wastewater via disposal or reuse methods (Wastewater Disposal and Reuse). EPA found scientific evidence that hydraulic fracturing activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances. The report identifies certain conditions under which impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities can be more frequent or severe."
- Contents:
- [vol. 1. Main report]
- [vol. 2]. Appendices.
- Notes:
- "December 2016."
- "EPA-600-R-16-236Fa"--[vol. 1].
- "EPA-600-R-16-236Fb"--[vol. 2].
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource, title from PDF cover, [main report] (EPA, viewed August 2, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas.
- OCLC:
- 965912185
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