Extensive review of shale gas environmental impacts from scientific literature (2010–2015)

@article{Costa2017ExtensiveRO,
  title={Extensive review of shale gas environmental impacts from scientific literature (2010–2015)},
  author={Daniele Costa and Jo{\~a}o M. Jesus and David Alves Castelo Branco and Anthony S. Danko and Ant{\'o}nio Fi{\'u}za},
  journal={Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
  year={2017},
  volume={24},
  pages={14579-14594}
}
Extensive reviews and meta-analyses are essential to summarize emerging developments in a specific field and offering information on the current trends in the scientific literature. Shale gas exploration and exploitation has been extensively debated in literature, but a comprehensive review of recent studies on the environmental impacts has yet to be carried out. Therefore, the goal of this article is to systematically examine scientific articles published between 2010 and 2015 and identify… Expand
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