Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

1st Edition - December 7, 2015
Editors: Debra A Kaden, Tracie L. Rose
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
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Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development offers a series of authoritative perspectives from varied viewpoints on key issues relevant in the use of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, providing a timely presentation of requisite information on the implications of these technologies for those connected to unconventional oil and shale gas development.

Utilizing expertise from a range of contributors in academia, non-governmental organizations, and the oil and gas industry, Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development is an essential resource for academics and professionals in the oil and gas, environmental, and health and safety industries as well as for policy makers.

List of Contributors
About the Authors
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Process, and an Introduction to Exposure Pathways
- Abstract
- Introduction to the oil and gas industry
- Exposure pathway evaluation of unconventional oil and gas activities
- Conclusions
Chapter 2: Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas: Economic Rewards and Risks
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The national picture
- Subnational impacts
- Risks to companies
- Conclusions
Chapter 3: Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Supply Chain
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Emission sources
- State of knowledge prior to unconventional development
- Recent studies
- Conclusions
Chapter 4: A Review of Drinking Water Contamination Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing
- Abstract
- Overview
- Exposure pathways
- Regulations overview
- Water exposure case studies
- Prevention techniques
- Conclusions
Chapter 5: Water Use and Wastewater Management: Interrelated Issues with Unique Problems and Solutions
- Abstract
- Water use
- Wastewater management
- Summary
Chapter 6: A Primer on Litigation That Involves Alleged Water Well Contamination From Hydraulic Fracturing
- Abstract
- Factual allegations
- Causes of action
- Requests for relief
- Evidentiary issues
- Distinctive legal and factual issues
- Conclusion
Chapter 7: Occupational Health and Safety Aspects of Oil and Gas Extraction
- Abstract
- Workplace fatalities among oil and gas extraction workers
- Risks for chemical exposures in oil and gas extraction workers
Chapter 8: Public Health, Risk Perception, and Risk Communication: Unconventional Shale Gas in the United States and the European Union
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Unconventional gas drilling
- The path forward
Chapter 9: Transportation of Shale Gas and Oil Resources
- Abstract
- Routes and modes of transportation of shale gas and oil
- Issues and concerns arising out of the transportation of shale gas and oil
- Regulations
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Chapter 10: An Evaluation of the Hydraulic Fracturing Literature for the Determination of Cause–Effect Relationships and the Analysis of Environmental Risk and Sustainability
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Evaluation methods
- Results
- Discussion and conclusions
- Search Term Box
Chapter 11: Induced Seismicity
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Definition of induced seismicity; relation to human activity
- Inventory of induced earthquakes
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Chapter 12: State and Federal Oil and Gas Regulations
- Abstract
- What is the purpose of oil and gas regulations?
- What O&G issues do US state agencies regulate?
- What O&G issues do US federal agencies regulate?
- What issues do the various federal agencies govern?
- What states currently allow fracking?
- What states currently ban fracking?
- What is the weight of evidence on fracking risks?
- Should state or federal agencies regulate fracking?
- Do regulations adequately consider global dynamics?
- How can US national energy policy be most effective?
Chapter 13: An International Perspective of Challenges and Constraints in Shale Gas Extraction
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Global background
- Regional summary of shale gas activity
- Global challenges and constraints to shale gas production
- Summary
Subject Index

Debra A Kaden

Dr. Debra A. Kaden has more than 25 years’ experience in toxicology and environmental health sciences, with emphasis in the area of air toxics. She is a senior practitioner in ENVIRON’s Occupational Health and Safety practice. Debra is a member of the International Society for Exposure Science—where she sits on the council—as well as a member of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), and serves as president of the New England chapter of SRA. Debra has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications in toxicology and environmental health sciences. She has spearheaded critical reviews of the state of science to identify research priorities for understanding exposure and health effects of mobile source air toxics, diesel exhaust and electric and magnetic fields. Debra also has organized and convened workshops and conferences on scientific topics relevant to air pollution.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Manager, Ramboll Environ US, USA

Tracie L. Rose

Tracie L. Rose is a cultural anthropologist with more than 25 years of experience supporting all aspects of dispute resolution, including bankruptcies, trial arbitration and both real and threatened litigation. She is currently a Principal at in RHP Risk Management. Her experience in dispute resolution, litigation and trial include mass tort, class action, product liability, premises liability, regulatory, due diligence, environmental, chemical release and exposure, accounting liability, bankruptcy, antitrust, non-competition and insurance actions in both state and federal jurisdictions. She is experienced in document mining and objective analysis across many topics.Tracie has published on and presented on topics related to health risk, exposure analysis, and risk communication. She lives with her husband, Don, in the suburbs of Chicago and has 2 adult children, Jessica and Wyatt, and daughter-in-law, Kate.

Affiliations and expertise

Principal, RHP Risk Management Inc, USA

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