Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

<p>Introduction<br>1. The Unconventional Oil and Gas Process and an Introduction to Exposure Pathways<br>2. Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas: Economic Rewards and Risks<br>3. Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Supply Chain<br>4. A Review of Drinking Water Contamination Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing<br>5. Water Use and Wastewater Management: Interrelated Issues with Unique Problems and Solutions<br>6. A Primer on Litigation That Involves Alleged Water Well Contamination <br>7. Occupational Health and Safety Aspects of Oil and Gas Extraction<br>8. Public Health, Risk Perception & Risk Communication: Unconventional Shale Gas in the United States and the European Union<br>9. Transportation of Shale Gas and Oil Resources<br>10. An Evaluation of the Hydraulic Fracturing Literature for the Determination of Cause-Effect Relationships and the Analysis of Environmental Risk and Sustainability<br>11. Induced Seismicity <br>12. State and Federal Oil and Gas Regulations<br>13. The International Perspective of Challenges and Constraints in Shale Gas Extraction </p>