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CONTENTS xiii
18 Gas Shale environmental Issues and Challenges 381
18.1 Overview, 381
18.2 Water Use, 381
18.3 The Disposal and Reuse of Fracking Wastewater, 382
18.4 Groundwater Contamination, 384
18.5 Methane Emissions, 386
18.6 Other Air Emissions, 387
18.7 Social Impacts on Shale Gas Communities, 388
18.8 Induced Seismicity: Wastewater Injection and Earthquakes, 388
18.9 Regulatory Developments, 389
18.10 Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals, 389
18.11 At the Federal Government Level, 390
18.12 Conclusion, 391

Index 397