Review on Groundwater Contamination Risk Assessment Methods in Shale Oil and Gas Development
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1.College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;2.Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200120, China;3.College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

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    The application of in-situ extraction techniques such as the horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing sparked a global shale oil and gas extraction boom, but the potential risk of the groundwater contamination has raised significant concerns among the public. In this paper, we review main pathways and risk assessment methods of the groundwater contamination associated with the shale oil and gas development. Building upon the existing research, the characteristic pollutants, contamination pathways and migration driving forces of the groundwater contamination in the shale oil and gas development are presented. Subsequently, the principal assessment methods of the groundwater contamination risk caused by the shale oil and gas development are summarized, and the research status and future directions of the index-based method, process-based method and statistical method within the shale oil and gas landscape are discussed. Finally, potential areas for future research are outlined.

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ZHANG Hongcheng, DAI Chaomeng, YOU Xueji, LI Zhi, LI Jixiang, ZHANG Yalei. Review on Groundwater Contamination Risk Assessment Methods in Shale Oil and Gas Development[J].同济大学学报(自然科学版),2024,52(11):1758~1767

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