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Environmental security control of resource utilization of shale gas’ drilling cuttings containing heavy metals

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The overall objective of this research project was to investigate the heavy metals environmental security control of resource utilization of shale gas’ drilling cuttings. To achieve this objective, we got through theoretical calculation and testing, ultimately and preliminarily determine the content of heavy metals pollutants, and compared with related standards at domestically and abroad. The results indicated that using the second Fike’s law, the theoretical model of the release amount of heavy metal can be made, and the groundwater environmental risk as main point compared with soil. This study can play a role of standard guidance on environmental security control of drilling cuttings resource utilization by the exploration and development of shale gas in our country.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by National Key Scientific Projects for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Radioactive Waste Management (14zg6101). The authors want to thank the technology support of Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology.

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  1. Institute of School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Province, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Chao-qiang Wang & Xiao-yan Lin

  2. Chongqing Environmental Protection Center for Shale Gas Technology & Development, Fuling, Chongqing, 400800, China

    Chao-qiang Wang, Chun Zhang & Xu-dong Mei

  3. Technology and Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Province, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Chao-qiang Wang & Xiao-yan Lin

  4. Chongqing Environmental Protection Engineering Technology Center for Shale Gas Development, Fuling, Chongqing, 408000, China

    Chao-qiang Wang, Chun Zhang & Xu-dong Mei

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Wang, Cq., Lin, Xy., Zhang, C. et al. Environmental security control of resource utilization of shale gas’ drilling cuttings containing heavy metals. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 21973–21983 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9703-0

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