274
Professional Engineers (PE), 24
P.T. Barnum “medicine show” approach, 40
Public health agencies, 168
Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs),
113, 114
Q
Quantitative analysis, 87
Quaternary, 159
R
Radiation exposures, 228
Radioactive element radium (Ra), 110
Radioactive gas radon (Rn), 110
Ramadan War, 64
Rate of penetration (ROP), 205
Reactive transport modeling studies, 105
Reactors, 232
Re-colonization process, 147
Recommendations
atmosphere, 249
carbon tax, 248
economics, 246
energy, 245
environment, 249
externalized costs, 249
fossil fuels, 245
fossil fuel vehicles, 248
fracking, 245, 246
geothermal, 247
GHG-emitting vehicles, 248
multi-planet species, 249, 250
new nuclear technology, 247
nuclear waste, 247
renewables, 245
sustainable energy, 246, 247
technology, 245, 246
Recommended Practice (RP), 199
Re-fracking, 145, 148
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives
(RGGI), 223
Religion, 8
Remediation, 209
air pollution, 199
air quality, 198
chemical additives, 199
companies, 197
environmental damages, 187, 197
environmental policy/action, 196
environmental risks, 197
field data, 197
fugitive emissions, 198
GHG emissions, 197, 198
groundwater/surface water
contamination, 199
hydrologic monitoring, 199
infrared detectors, 198
landscapes, 199
methane, 197, 198
parameters, 199
Pennsylvania, 198
recommendations, 200
scientific facts, 196
SEAB, 197
standards, 200
state legislatures, 199
stray gas, 199
VOCs, 197
water impoundments, 199
water requirements, 197
water resources, 197
Wyoming, 198
Reservoir-induced seismicity (RIS), 132
Reservoir stimulation, 18, 19, 23
See also Hydraulic fracturing
Residual waste, 31
Residual wastewater disposal, 114
Resource triangle, 37
Resources for the Future (RFF), 143
Return on investment (ROI), 57
Risk assessment, 142
Risks
acceptable, 5
conventional and unconventional O&G
production, 11
definition, 3
drinking water sources, 6
environmental, 5
environmental devastation, 6
independent research, 6
investigations, 6
O&G wells, 7
perceived vs. actual, 5
perception, 5
probability, 5
Risk sources, 142
Road and pad construction, 126
Robust industries, 249
Rockefeller
BP, 56, 57
capitalism, 54
charitable work, 54
ExxonMobil, 55
foundation, 54
Index
Professional Engineers (PE), 24
P.T. Barnum “medicine show” approach, 40
Public health agencies, 168
Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs),
113, 114
Q
Quantitative analysis, 87
Quaternary, 159
R
Radiation exposures, 228
Radioactive element radium (Ra), 110
Radioactive gas radon (Rn), 110
Ramadan War, 64
Rate of penetration (ROP), 205
Reactive transport modeling studies, 105
Reactors, 232
Re-colonization process, 147
Recommendations
atmosphere, 249
carbon tax, 248
economics, 246
energy, 245
environment, 249
externalized costs, 249
fossil fuels, 245
fossil fuel vehicles, 248
fracking, 245, 246
geothermal, 247
GHG-emitting vehicles, 248
multi-planet species, 249, 250
new nuclear technology, 247
nuclear waste, 247
renewables, 245
sustainable energy, 246, 247
technology, 245, 246
Recommended Practice (RP), 199
Re-fracking, 145, 148
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives
(RGGI), 223
Religion, 8
Remediation, 209
air pollution, 199
air quality, 198
chemical additives, 199
companies, 197
environmental damages, 187, 197
environmental policy/action, 196
environmental risks, 197
field data, 197
fugitive emissions, 198
GHG emissions, 197, 198
groundwater/surface water
contamination, 199
hydrologic monitoring, 199
infrared detectors, 198
landscapes, 199
methane, 197, 198
parameters, 199
Pennsylvania, 198
recommendations, 200
scientific facts, 196
SEAB, 197
standards, 200
state legislatures, 199
stray gas, 199
VOCs, 197
water impoundments, 199
water requirements, 197
water resources, 197
Wyoming, 198
Reservoir-induced seismicity (RIS), 132
Reservoir stimulation, 18, 19, 23
See also Hydraulic fracturing
Residual waste, 31
Residual wastewater disposal, 114
Resource triangle, 37
Resources for the Future (RFF), 143
Return on investment (ROI), 57
Risk assessment, 142
Risks
acceptable, 5
conventional and unconventional O&G
production, 11
definition, 3
drinking water sources, 6
environmental, 5
environmental devastation, 6
independent research, 6
investigations, 6
O&G wells, 7
perceived vs. actual, 5
perception, 5
probability, 5
Risk sources, 142
Road and pad construction, 126
Robust industries, 249
Rockefeller
BP, 56, 57
capitalism, 54
charitable work, 54
ExxonMobil, 55
foundation, 54
Index