Assessment of environmental health and safety issues associated with the commercialization of unconventional gas recovery: methane from coal seams

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5144146· OSTI ID:5144146

Ethridge, L J; Cowan, C E; Riedel, E F

Potential public health and safety problems and the potential environmental impacts from the recovery of gas from coalbeds are identified and examined. The technology of methane recovery is described and economic and legal barriers to production are discussed. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5144146
• Report Number(s): PNL-3413
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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RISK ASSESSMENT
METHANE
COAL DEPOSITS
PRIMARY RECOVERY
PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY
ALKANES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROCARBONS
MINERAL RESOURCES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
030500* - Natural Gas- Health & Safety
030800 - Natural Gas- Environmental Aspects
010900 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Environmental Aspects
016000 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Health & Safety