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Fracking: The Operations And Environmental Consequences Of Hydraulic Fracturing

This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject in today’s media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It covers the technology and methods used in hydraulic fracturing in easy-to-understand language, for the engineer and layperson alike, presenting the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing.

Hardcover: 392 pages

Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener; 1 edition (May 28, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1118496329

ISBN-13: 978-1118496329

Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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This book finally gives the average person a resource to be able to weed through all the media hype about Fracking that seems to instill fear into the community.

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