Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing

by Frank R. Spellman

There is a strong need for innovation and the development of viable renewable energy sources. Recent technological advances now allow natural gas supplies--previously believed inaccessible or nonexistent--to be discovered, mined, and processed for both industrial and consumer use. The technology, a controversial process that is alternatively called hydraulic fracturing, fracking, fracing, or hydrofracking, has greatly expanded natural gas production...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466514671
• ISBN13: 9781466514676
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 477 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"