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Water quality impacts of the energy-water nexus / Avner Vengosh, Erika Weinthal.

By: Vengosh, Avner [author.].
Contributor(s): Weinthal, Erika [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022Description: 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781107448063 (ebook).Subject(s): Water quality | Energy policy -- Effect of water quality on | Water quality managementAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 363.6/1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Energy and water flows -- coal-water nexus -- Conventional crude oil and tight oil-water nexus -- Conventional and unconventional natural gas-water nexus -- Integration: the role of energy on the anthropogenic global water cycles.
Summary: Energy and water have been fundamental to powering the global economy and building modern society. This cross-disciplinary book provides an integrated assessment of the different scientific and policy tools around the energy-water nexus. It focuses on how water use, and wastewater and waste solids produced from fossil fuel energy production affect water quality and quantity. Summarizing cutting edge research, it describes the scientific methods for detecting contamination sources in the context of policy and regulations. The authors highlight the growing evidence that fossil fuel production, from both conventional and unconventional sources, leads to water quality degradation, while regulations for the water and energy sector remain fractured and highly variable across and within countries. This volume will be a key reference for scholars, industry professionals, environmental consultants and policy makers seeking information on the risks associated with the energy cycle and its impact on the environment, particularly water resources.
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Chapter 1. -- Introduction -- Chapter 2. -- Energy and water flows -- Chapter 3. --The coal-water nexus -- Chapter 4. -- Conventional crude oil and tight oil-water nexus -- Chapter 5. -- Conventional and unconventional natural gas-water nexus -- Chapter 6. -- Integration: the role of energy on the anthropogenic global water cycles.

Energy and water have been fundamental to powering the global economy and building modern society. This cross-disciplinary book provides an integrated assessment of the different scientific and policy tools around the energy-water nexus. It focuses on how water use, and wastewater and waste solids produced from fossil fuel energy production affect water quality and quantity. Summarizing cutting edge research, it describes the scientific methods for detecting contamination sources in the context of policy and regulations. The authors highlight the growing evidence that fossil fuel production, from both conventional and unconventional sources, leads to water quality degradation, while regulations for the water and energy sector remain fractured and highly variable across and within countries. This volume will be a key reference for scholars, industry professionals, environmental consultants and policy makers seeking information on the risks associated with the energy cycle and its impact on the environment, particularly water resources.

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