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Avner Vengosh

Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Environmental Quality
Earth and Climate Sciences
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0230
308 Research Drive, A-207 LSRC, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books


WATERQUALITY IMPACTS OF THE ENERGY-WATER NEXUS

Book · January 1, 2022 Featured Publication Energy and water have been fundamental to powering the global economy and building modern society. This cross-disciplinary book provides an integrated assessment of the different scientific and policy tools around the energy–water nexus. It focuses on the ... Full text Cite

The environmental costs and benefits of fracking

Book · October 1, 2014 Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction enabled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom, with consequences described from "revolutionary" to "disastrous." Reality lies somewhere in between. Unconventiona ... Full text Cite