Abstract
The rise of the shale revolution at the beginning of the 21st century triggered a hotly contested public debate concerning the balance between the economic benefits of extraction of natural gas and oil from unconventional resources (unconventional oil and gas, UO&G) and the associated environmental and health risks. Risks include increased climate forcing as a result of fugitive CH 4 emissions, localized air and water pollution, and ecological and community impacts. To highlight research advances in more than 100 papers published, a Virtual Issue containing 28 recent (2015-2017) papers that have contributed to the scientific understanding of UO&G within topics, e.g., fugitive CH 4 emission estimates, air quality, impacts of waste fluids (hydraulic fracturing fluids and formation waters) on water quality and use, and risk governance policies, are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10271-10273 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Environmental Science and Technology |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Sep 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry