Hydraulic Fracturing Technology - Environmental and health impact

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hydraulic fracturing is a method of extracting natural gas from deep underground, in places where conventional technologies are ineffective, by pumping liquids down a well in rocks, under pressures that are high enough to fracture the rock. Though characterized as a rather safe technology used in more than 1 million wells in the last 70 years, the fracking process comes under criticism, largely associated with air pollution, earthquakes, as well as contaminating drinking water supplies with cancer-causing chemicals. To find out more about hydraulic fracturing, its advantages and disadvantages read this book.

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2012
• EAN: 9786130128548
• ISBN: 978-613-0-12854-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering