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Title: Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production

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Science of the Total Environment
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Journal Name: Science of the Total Environment Journal Volume: 644 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0048-9697
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Netherlands
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Schimmelmann, Arndt, Ensminger, Scott A., Drobniak, Agnieszka, Mastalerz, Maria, Etiope, Giuseppe, Jacobi, Robert D., and Frankenberg, Christian. Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production. Netherlands: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.374.
Schimmelmann, Arndt, Ensminger, Scott A., Drobniak, Agnieszka, Mastalerz, Maria, Etiope, Giuseppe, Jacobi, Robert D., & Frankenberg, Christian. Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.374
Schimmelmann, Arndt, Ensminger, Scott A., Drobniak, Agnieszka, Mastalerz, Maria, Etiope, Giuseppe, Jacobi, Robert D., and Frankenberg, Christian. Sat . "Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.374.
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