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After the spill: The mechanisms behind recovery and exposure to flowback and produced waters in Daphnia magna
DownloadFall 2022
Hydraulic fracturing for unconventional oil and gas extraction produces a complex wastewater known as flowback and produced water (FPW). FPW effluents contain inorganic constituents (e.g., Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Cl) and organic constituents (e.g., surfactants, proppants, polycyclic aromatic...
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Public Perception of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Oil and Gas Industry in Western Canada: What the Frack is Going On?
DownloadSpring 2021
Hydraulic fracturing (HF), colloquially known as fracking, is an extremely divisive topic. One of its associated risks is the potential for induced seismicity (IS). Although HF has been around since the 1950s in Alberta, factors affecting public perception of the risks of IS are not fully...
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Voices from a Fractured Landscape: Fracking, Senses of Place, and Risks in Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand
DownloadSpring 2022
Based in the rural region of Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand, this ethnographic study documents the senses of place and risks as variously experienced by members of the communities where hydraulic fracturing occurs. In New Zealand, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, began in 1989, and...