Includes bibliographical references and index.
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chapter 1. Overview of hydraulic fracturing operations and technologies / George E. King -- chapter 2. Economic impact of the Permian Basin's oil and gas industry / Bradley T. Ewing, Marshall C. Watson, Terry McInturff, and Russell McInturff -- chapter 3. From property rights to endangered species : legal issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing / William R. Keffer, J. Randall Miller, J. Berton Fisher, Taylor Stevenson, and Adrianne Waddell -- chapter 4. Looking into the crystal ball : potential new EPA hydraulic fracturing rules impacting unconventional oil and gas production from shale plays / Ron Truelove -- chapter 5. Commentary on health and environmental risks from hydraulic fracturing / David Klein, Jennifer Knaack, and Audra Morse -- chapter 6. Health and environment risks from oil and gas development / Anne C. Epstein -- chapter 7. Addressing concerns about impacts from unconventional drilling using advanced analytical chemistry / Doug D. Carlton Jr., Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Brian E. Fontenot, and Kevin A. Schug -- chapter 8. Water availability in the permian basin region of West Texas / Venkatesh Uddameri and Danny Reible -- chapter 9. Reuse and recycling of flowback and produced waters / John H. Williams, Danny Reible, Roxana Darvari, Tony Vercellino, and Audra Morse -- chapter 10. Impact of hydraulic fracturing on transportation infrastructure / Sanjaya Senadheera -- chapter 11. GIS-based assessment of wastewater disposal impacts in Permian Basin, Texas / Elma Annette Hernandez, Sreeram Singaraju, Abdullah Karim, Jorge Ruiz de Vi?aspre, and Venkatesh Uddameri -- chapter 12. Challenges and opportunities for increasing Guar production in the United States to support unconventional oil and gas production / Noureddine Abidi, Sumedha Liyanage, Dick Auld, Robert K. Imel, Lewis Norman, Kulbhushan Grover, Sangu Angadi, Sudhir Singla, and Calvin Trostle -- chapter 13. Characterization of the properties of Guar Gum to improve hydraulic fracturing efficiencies / Noureddine Abidi and Sumedha Liyanage -- chapter 14. Communicating fracturing impacts and technologies: assessment, public understanding, and theoretical linkages / Shawna R. White, R. Glenn Cummins, Melanie Sarge, and Erik P. Bucy -- chapter 15. Multidisciplinary teams as mechanisms of accountability : neutralizing the emotions and politics of hydraulic fracturing research / Kay J. Tindle, Daniel Marangoni, and Anna Thomas Young.