Rapid global expansion of unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) raises
environmental health concerns. Many studies present information on these concerns, yet the …

Over the past decade, there has been increased interest in shale gas plays worldwide. This
is due to improved techniques in shale gas recovery from these ultra-low (in the order of …

Flowback water from shale gas operations contains formation-derived compounds, including
trace metals, radionuclides, and organics. While accidental releases from storage tanks with …

When the shale gas is extracted, various fluids for hydraulic fracturing are used. They
contain several hundred different chemical compounds. Many of them may have a negative …

Shale and tight gas developments in the Beetaloo (28,000 km 2) and Cooper (139,000 km
2) basins of Australia are subject to stringent State and Federal Government controls and …

Moving beyond most conventional thinking about energy security in Europe which revolves
around stability of supplies and the reliability of suppliers, this book presents the history of …

Miscanthus spp. are promising lignocellulosic energy crops, but cell wall recalcitrance to
deconstruction still hinders their widespread use as bioenergy and biomaterial feedstocks …

The interplay between regulation and innovation is examined through the case of the
development of shale gas, by comparing the regulatory context that facilitated the diffusion of …

With the economic establishment of the shale gas exploitation, horizontal drilling and
hydraulic fracturing have become nowadays common procedures, but not without any …

Coal seam gas (CSG) or coal bed methane production has grown exponentially in Australia
over the last two decades with currently nearly 7000 productive wells and another 18,750 …