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Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

  • 2nd Edition - April 24, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Debra A Kaden, Eric Hodek
  • Language: English

Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Second Edition presents a non-partisan perspective on directional drilling and hydraulic fractu… Read more

Description

Environmental and Health Issues in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Second Edition presents a non-partisan perspective on directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, addressing implications for various stakeholders. The book reviews the transformations in UOGD practices, advancement in monitoring technologies, and the new issues identified by both governmental and non-governmental entities. Key topics include the economics of hydraulic fracturing, methane emissions, decarbonization, and responsibly sourced gas, along with climate risk and mitigation. Water quality and waste impacts are examined, followed by discussions on occupational health, public health, and risk communication. The book also covers environmental justice and corporate governance.

Key features

  • Serves as a collective, up-to-date resource for academics and professionals in the oil and gas, environmental, health, and safety industries, as well as environmental scientists and policymakers
  • Features a multi-disciplinary and expert group of chapter authors from academia, non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, and the oil and gas industry
  • Provides thoughtful discussion of the ongoing emissions intensity reduction in unconventional oil and gas from a combination of regulation, technology evolution, and voluntary efforts by operators

Readership

Academics, researchers, and professionals in Environmental Science/Engineering, Health and Safety Advisors in the Oil and Gas industry

Table of contents

1. The Unconventional Oil and Gas Process, and an Introduction to Exposure Pathways

2. Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas: Economic Rewards and Risks

3. Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Supply Chain

4. Decarbonization and Responsibly Sourced Gas

5. Climate Risk and Risk Mitigation

6. State and Federal Oil and Gas Regulations

7. Water Quality Impacts and Mitigation from UOG Operations

8. Waste Issues Across the Supply Chain

9. Occupational Health and Safety Aspects of Oil and Gas

10. Public Health, Risk Perception, and Risk Communication

11. Transportation of Shale Gas and Oil Resources

12. Environmental Justice Issues

13. Environmental Social and Corporate Governance

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 28, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Debra A Kaden

Debra A. Kaden, PhD has more than 40 years of experience in toxicology and environmental health sciences, with emphasis in the area of air toxics. She is a toxicology principal at RHP Risk Management Inc. Debra is a recognized fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, and she is active in multiple scientific societies, including the Society of Toxicology, the Society for Risk Analysis, and the International Society of Exposure Science. Debra has authored more than 30 peer reviewed publications in toxicology and environmental health sciences and has organized and edited two books.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Toxicologist, RHP Risk Management Inc

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Eric Hodek

Eric S. Hodek has over 25 years of environmental management experience, specializing in air quality management for oil and gas operations. He has led hundreds of permitting, compliance, and impact assessment projects for large and small operators across every producing basin in the United States, from Alaska to Texas to Pennsylvania.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal in Air Quality Service Line, Ramboll, USA

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