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Shale Gas: Ecology, Politics, Economy

  • Provides new insights into the environmental, technical, and political aspects of shale gas production

  • Of interest to scientists, environmental managers and decision makers

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 52)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov
    Pages 1-8
  3. Shale Gas: History of Development

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov, A. V. Semenov
    Pages 9-16
  4. The Evaluation of the World Potential of Shale Gas Reserves

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov, Igor S. Zonn
    Pages 17-24
  5. Shale Gas Production in the USA

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov, Igor S. Zonn
    Pages 25-35
  6. Shale Gas in Europe: Reserves, Production, and Perspectives

    • Igor S. Zonn, Aleksander V. Semenov
    Pages 37-45
  7. European Policy and “Shale Revolution”

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov, Aleksander V. Semenov
    Pages 47-56
  8. Shale Gas Production in Poland

    • Igor S. Zonn, Aleksander V. Semenov
    Pages 67-73
  9. Study of Some Potential Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Related to Unconventional Hydrocarbons in Hungary

    • A. Nádor, Zs. Kovács, Á. Cserkész-Nagy, L. Bereczki, G. Markos, T. Fancsik et al.
    Pages 75-96
  10. An Overview of Unconventional Resources of Romania. Pending Challenges

    • Bogdan M. Popescu, Nicolae Anastasiu
    Pages 97-139
  11. Bulgarian Shale Gas Potential Estimate

    • Georgi V. Georgiev
    Pages 141-166
  12. Evaluation of the Shale Gas Potential in Kazakhstan

    • Lidiya Parkhomchik, Bela Syrlybayeva
    Pages 193-204
  13. China Stakes on Shale Gas

    • Igor S. Zonn, Sergey S. Zhiltsov
    Pages 205-214
  14. The Role of Shale Gas in the Global Energy

    • Sergey S. Zhiltsov, Aleksander V. Semenov
    Pages 215-223
  15. Shale Gas Production and Environmental Concerns

    • Igor S. Zonn, Sergey S. Zhiltsov, Aleksander V. Semenov
    Pages 225-237
  16. Conclusions

    • Igor S. Zonn
    Pages 239-246

About this book

This book highlights various aspects of shale gas production and discusses the associated problems, which have greatly influenced the current situation on the global gas market. It focuses on issues such as production technologies, environmental protection, and the impacts of shale gas production on human beings. Further, it investigates the role of shale gas in the development and implementation of foreign policy of many nations that welcomed the possibility to produce this hydrocarbon in their own countries. Taking into consideration the information published by world energy research centers, the prospects of shale gas production in different regions of the world are examined in detail.
Given its coverage and scope, the book will greatly benefit specialists in the areas of hydrocarbon production, international relations and foreign policy, world economics and technologies, ecology and environmental protection.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

    Sergey S. Zhiltsov

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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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