The human and environmental impact of fracking : how fracturing shale for gas affects us and our world / Madelon L. Finkel, editor ; foreword by Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949-

Series:

Public health issues and developments.

Public health issues and developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects.

Hydraulic fracturing.

Hydraulic fracturing--Health aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 237 pages) : illustrations.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oil and gas account for a large percentage of the world's energy consumption, and the search for new ways to extract both from the earth is a global quest. Fracking is viewed as an energy game-changer but is a controversial topic about which there is much misunderstanding. This unbiased work was written to bring clarity to the issues. Under the guidance of an internationally recognized public health expert, this book provides a comprehensive look at unconventional natural gas development from many different perspectives. Written for the layperson, the book dispels myths surrounding frackin

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Potential and Known Health Impacts Associated with Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction""; ""2. The Public Health Risk of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals""; ""3. Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction on Animal Health and Implications for Food Safety""; ""4. The Importance of Health Impact Assessments""; ""5. Natural Gas Development and Its Effect on Air Quality""; ""6. Implications of Unconventional Gas Extraction on Climate Change: A Global Perspective""

""7. Community Impacts of Shale-Based Energy Development: A Summary and Research Agenda""""8. Risks beyond the Well Pad: The Economic Footprint of Shale Gas Development in the United States""; ""9. The Regulation of Shale Gas Development""; ""10. The Ethics of Shale Gas Development: Values, Evidence, and Policy""; ""11. An Industry Perspective on the Benefits and Potential Community Health Risks Related to Unconventional Resource Development""; ""12. The Geology and Sustainability of Shale""; ""13. Epilogue""; ""About the Editor""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""

""D""""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Includes index.

"Public Health Issues and Developments."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400667138

9798216099680

9781440832604

1440832609

OCLC:

903930943