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Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas report
Published:
28 Jul 2014
A report published on behalf of the Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas, which reviews the available scientific evidence.
98 page PDF
2.1 MB
98 page PDF
2.1 MB
Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas report
List of Acronyms
List of Acronyms
| BAT/ BREF | Best Available Techniques/ BAT Reference Document |
| BGS | British Geological Survey |
| CAR | Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 |
| CBM | Coal Bed Methane |
| CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage |
| CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
| dB | Decibel |
| DECC | UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| EC/ EU | European Commission/European Union |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| ERA | Environmental Risk Assessment |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GNA | Good Neighbour Agreements |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| IBA | Impact Benefits Agreements |
| IPPC | European Union Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive |
| kWh | Kilowatt Hour |
| m 3 | Cubic metre |
| MCFD | Million Cubic Feet per Day |
| MEW | The Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) 2010 Regulations |
| M L | Richter Magnitude (or Local Magnitude) - measure of earthquake magnitude |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NORM | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PEDL | Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence |
| PM2.5 | Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometres in diameter |
| PPC | Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 |
| PPM | Parts per million |
| RSA | Radioactive Substances Act 1993 |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| TCF | Trillion cubic feet (1tcf = 0.028 trillion m 3) |
| TOC | Total Organic Carbon |
| UKOOG | UK Onshore Operators Group |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |