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Carbon Footprint Calculations for Oregon State University and Guadalupe, Cerro Punta, Panama

Creator:

Melendez-Rivera, Kimberly

Abstract:

Greenhouse gases effects are a leading contributor to climate change; reducing harmful effects of these gases is important for future generations. Worldwide, household consumption makes up seventy-two percent of greenhouse gas emissions, followed by government consumption at ten percent, and investments at eighteen percent (Hertwich, 2009). In order to understand...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis
Development, adaptation and testing of remote, non-powered sampling systems fortemporal characterization of hydraulically fractured shale systems

Creator:

Neumann, Kyle

Abstract:

Extraction of natural gas from shale formations using the process of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) requires the use of thousands of cubic meters of fluid. Hydraulic fracturing fluids are pumped under pressure into shale formations, fracturing the shale and releasing pockets of trapped gases. When the pressure in a natural gas...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis and Presentation