Scholars@Duke
Avner Vengosh

Avner Vengosh

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

Scholarly Works - Reports

The environmental costs and benefits of fracking

Report · January 1, 2016 Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction enabled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom since it generates income and can reduce air pollution and even water use compared with other fossil fuels. Alterna ... Cite

Ground water: Pre-drilling background groundwater quality in the Deep River Triassic Basin of central North Carolina, USA

Report · January 1, 2016 The Deep River Triassic Basin in central North Carolina is likely to contain natural gas that could be extracted via hydraulic fracturing in the future. However, hydraulic fracturing presents concerns about the possibility for impacts on shallow groundwate ... Cite