The water footprint of hydraulic fracturing under different hydroclimate conditions in the Central and Western United States
Xuewei Du, Kenneth H. Carlson, Tiezheng Tong
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Environmental scienceHydraulic fracturingWater useAridIrrigationProduced waterWater resourcesUnconventional oilWater supplyWater resource managementWater conservationFarm waterWater scarcityEnvironmental protectionHydrology (agriculture)Oil shaleEnvironmental engineeringGeologyEcologyPaleontologyPetroleum engineeringBiologyGeotechnical engineeringAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesGroundwater flow and contamination studies