Main Title |
Draft evaluation of impacts to underground sources of drinking water by hydraulic fracturing of coalbed methane reservoirs : executive summary. |
Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, |
Year Published |
2002 |
Report Number |
EPA 816-D-02-006; EPA 816-C-02-003 |
OCLC Number |
810337243 |
Subjects |
Drinking water--Contamination--United States ;
Hydraulic fracturing--Health aspects--United States ;
Coalbed methane--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 816-D-02-006 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/30/2015 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 816-D-02-006 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
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Collation |
ES-19 p. : color ill., maps, charts ; 29 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. ES-18 - ES-19). |
Contents Notes |
This report summarizes findings from the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) hydraulic fracturing study. The goal of this first phase of the study was to determine if a threat to public health as a result of underground sources of drinking water (USDW) contamination from hydraulic fracturing of coalbed methane (CBM) wells (herein known as hydraulic fracturing) exists, and if so, is it high enough to warrant further study. Based on the information collected, the potential threats to USDWs posed by hydraulic fracturing of CBM wells appear to be low and do not justify additional study. |