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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"oil and gas wastewater"”.
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Identifying water contamination from fossil fuel development using geochemical and isotopic fingerprints
… in the U.S. Recent incidences (i.e. spills) and limited regulation of the fossil fuel industry has generated public concern about the risks fossil fuel development pose to water resources. Previous studies have identified negative impacts on water quality associated with the storage and …
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Radioactivity of Fossil Fuel Waste Products and Associated Environmental Implications
<p>Extraction of energy resources and energy production can redistribute and concentrate naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), particularly from the uranium (238U t1/2=4.5 x 109 yr) and thorium (232Th t1/2=1.4 x 1010 yr) decay series, posing potential human and environmental health …
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The socioeconomic consequences of the U.S. fracking boom
… central theme of this dissertation is to understand the socioeconomic consequences associated with the technological breakthroughs in the U.S. energy landscape. The dissertation combines econometric methods with spatial techniques to identify the externalities in water and energy transport …
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Emergence and fate of iodinated organic compounds and disinfection by-products during biological treatment of oil and gas produced water
Oil and gas (O&G) development in arid regions throughout the United States has increased water demands for development of industrial, agricultural, and residential sectors. Treating and recycling wastewater generated during O&G production for potential surface discharge and beneficial reuse can …