Download or read book Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the Western United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In some coalbeds, naturally occurring water pressure holds methane-the main component of natural gas-fixed to coal surfaces and within the coal. In a coalbed methane (CBM) well, pumping water from the coalbeds lowers this pressure, facilitating the release of methane from the coal for extraction and use as an energy source. Water pumped from coalbeds during this process-CBM 'produced water'-is managed through some combination of treatment, disposal, storage, or use, subject to compliance with federal and state regulations. CBM produced water management can be challenging for regulatory agencies, CBM well operators, water treatment companies, policy makers, landowners, and the public because of differences in the quality and quantity of produced water; available infrastructure; costs to treat, store, and transport produced water; and states' legal consideration of water and produced water. Some states consider produced water as waste, whereas others consider it a beneficial byproduct of methane production. Thus, although current technologies allow CBM produced water to be treated to any desired water quality, the majority of CBM produced water is presently being disposed of at least cost rather than put to beneficial use. This book specifically examines the Powder River, San Juan, Raton, Piceance, and Uinta CBM basins in the states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The conclusions and recommendations identify gaps in data and information, potential beneficial uses of CBM produced water and associated costs, and challenges in the existing regulatory framework.
Download or read book Longitudinal Changes in Potential Toxicity of Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water Along Beaver Creek in the Powder River Basin Wyoming written by Laurie Ann Johnson and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Subsidence Analysis and Visualization written by Eun Young Lee and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to techniques for quantitative subsidence analysis and visualization with example applications. Subsidence analysis is an essential step to understand basin evolution through geologic time and space in the study of sediments and sedimentary basins. Quantifying techniques have been developed and applied in many basin research projects to evaluate total, tectonic and thermal subsidence. They are also a pre-requisite for basin evolution modelling. Recent studies have applied visualization techniques to understand regional subsidence contexts and trends, which confirmed that three-dimensional visualization of the basin subsidence is highly helpful to gain insight into basin evolution. In this book, we show how geoscience and computer science can be effectively combined in advanced basin analysis, especially in terms of basin subsidence. Each type of subsidence analysis is introduced with example applications. In particular we present a study of the Vienna basin using BasinVis, a MATLAB-based program for analyzing and visualizing basin subsidence. Given its breadth of coverage, this book will benefit students in undergraduate and postgraduate courses and provide helpful information for research projects and industry applications.
Download or read book Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin written by BACC Author Team and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past, climate projections up until 2100 using the most sophisticated regional climate models available, and an assessment of climate change impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The authors demonstrate that the regional climate has already started to change, and will continue to do so.
Download or read book Coalbed Natural Gas written by Katta Jayaram Reddy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy and environment are interconnected and an integral part of human society. The need for exploring energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, uranium, oil shale, wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal) to meet skyrocketing energy demands while protecting the environment (atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere) has become obvious in recent years. As society relies more heavily on difficult to extract and non-traditional energy resources, it is often more challenging to ensure a low impact on the environment. This book offers a review of global energy supplies over a period of 30 years indicating a steady increase (>30%) in the use of natural gas (including coalbed natural gas, CBNG) driven by expansion of global economies and global population growth.
Download or read book New Publications of the Geological Survey written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trout written by Sergio Polakof and published by Nova Science Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2013 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trout are generally considered to be cool, freshwater fish species that belong phylogenetically to the rather young group of fin-rayed or Teleost fishes in the Family Salmonidae. Trout have significant economic, social and scientific importance. This book examines two 'trout', the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and the brown trout Salmo trutta. This book came from the editor's interest to bring together some of the major areas that have made 'trout' such an important and enduring model species. The chapters have been carefully crafted by their authors to ensure that they cover as much of the topic as possible including references that support the information.
Download or read book Wildlife Ecotoxicology written by John E. Elliott and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-27 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have now been published in the broad field of environmental toxicology. However, to date, none of have presented the often fascinating stories of the wildlife science, and the steps along the way from discovery of problems caused by environmental pollutants to the regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to address the problems. This book provides case by case examinations of how toxic chemical effects on wildlife have brought about policy and regulatory decisions, and positive changes in environmental conditions. Wild animal stories, whether they are about the disappearance of charismatic top predators, or of grossly deformed embryos or frogs, provide powerful symbols that can and have captured the public's imagination and have resulted in increased awareness by decision makers. It is the intent of this book to present factual and balanced overviews and summaries of the science and the subsequent regulatory processes that followed to effect change (or not). We cover a variety of chemicals and topics beginning with an update of the classic California coastal DDT story of eggshell thinning and avian reproduction to more recent cases, such as the veterinarian pharmaceutical that has brought three species of Asian vultures to the brink of extinction. Researchers, regulators, educators, NGOs and the general public will find valuable insights into the processes and mechanisms involved both in environmental scientific investigation and in efforts to effect positive change.
Download or read book Emerging Contaminants from Industrial and Municipal Waste written by Damià Barceló and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on innovative treatment technologies for the elimination of emerging contaminants in wastewater and drinking water treatment processes. The book also discusses sources and occurrence of emerging contaminants in municipal and industrial waste, giving an overview of state-of-the-art analytical methods for their identification. Further important aspects covered include the acute and chronic effects and overall impact of emerging contaminants on the environment.
Download or read book Atlas of Volcanic Landforms on Mars written by Carroll Ann Hodges and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western Fertilizer Handbook written by Western Plant Health Association and published by . This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "is written specifically for western agriculture and for individuals seeking practical, production-oriented, problem-solving information. ... Basic information is included on properties of soil, water, and plants. Fertilizer products, their properties, and their management are presented, as is related information on soil amendments and irrigation water quality. All this is framed in the context of western agriculture--that is, primarily high-yielding irrigated crops grown on soils frequently having a pH above 7.0"--Foreword.
Download or read book Groundwater level Data from an Earthen Dam Site in Southern Westchester County New York written by Michael L. Noll and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dual Distribution Systems written by American Water Works Association and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geophysical Geochemical and Mineralogical Data from the Pebble Cu Au Mo Porphyry Deposit Area Southwest Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Volcanology written by Michael P. Poland and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don Swanson has adopted a detailed, field-oriented approach to studying problems of great volcanologic importance across a range of compositions and scales. This volume emphasizes the role of field volcanology as a window into better understanding volcanic processes, past and present, and highlights those places and processes where Swanson's insights have been particularly impactful"--
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement for Water Reservation Applications in the Yellowstone River Basin written by Montana. Water Resources Division and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Growth Rate and Biomass Responses of Periphytic Algae to Nutrient Enrichment of Stable and Unstable Substrata Athabasca River written by Northern River Basins Study (Canada) and published by The Study. This book was released on 1995 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of an experiment conducted in artificial streams in which the growth of benthic algae was studied in relation to the phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations in the water. The goal of the study was to determine whether benthic algal biomass in the upper Athabasca River is limited by the availability of phosphorus or nitrogen. The results include the taxonomic, growth, and biomass responses by periphytic algae to phosphate additions of up to 50 micrograms per liter. The report also develops a model describing change in relative peak biomass with phosphorus addition, using data from the Athabasca experiments. Comparisons are made with a similarly derived model using results from experiments on the South Thompson River.
