Estimating the Creation and Removal Date of Fracking Ponds Using Trend Analysis of Landsat Imagery.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process of introducing liquid at high pressure to create fractures in shale rock formations, thus releasing natural gas. Flowback and produced water from fracking operations is typically stored in temporary open-air earthen impoundments, or frack ponds. Unfort...

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Published in:Environmental Management Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 310 - 321
Main Authors: Platt, Rutherford V., Manthos, David, Amos, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2018
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