Should fracking stop?

Robert W. Howarth; Anthony Ingraffea; Terry Engelder

doi:10.1038/477271a

journal article Sep 14, 2011

Should fracking stop?

Robert W. Howarth Anthony Ingraffea Terry Engelder

Nature Vol. 477 No. 7364 pp. 271-275 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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