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RECORD NUMBER: 1086 OF 1771

Main Title Natural Gas Seepage The Earth's Hydrocarbon Degassing / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Etiope, Giuseppe.
Publisher Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2015
Call Number GB3-5030; QE1-996.5
ISBN 9783319146010
Subjects Geography
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14601-0
Collation XIII, 199 p. 53 illus., 42 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Gas seepage classification and global distribution -- Gas migration mechanisms -- Detecting and measuring gas seepage -- Seepage applied to field geology and petroleum exploration -- Environmental impact of gas seepage -- Seepage in serpentinised peridotites and on Mars -- Gas seepage and past climate change -- Seeps in the ancient world: myths, religions, and social development. The book offers a modern, comprehensive, and holistic view of natural gas seepage, defined as the visible or invisible flow of gaseous hydrocarbons from subsurface sources to Earth's surface. Beginning with definitions, classifications for onshore and offshore seepage, and fundamentals on gas migration mechanisms, the book reports the latest findings for the global distribution of gas seepage and describes detection methods. Seepage implications are discussed in relation to petroleum exploration, environmental impacts (hazards, pollution, atmospheric emissions, and past climate change), emerging scientific issues (abiotic gas and methane on Mars), and the role of seeps in ancient cultures. With an updated bibliography and an integrated analysis of available data, the book offers a new fundamental awareness - gas seepage is more widespread than previously thought and influences all of Earth's external "spheres", including the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere.