Injection well — An injection well is an underground well into which water, other liquids, or gases are injected instead of being pumped out.ApplicationsInjection wells are used for many purposes. One of these is waste water dumping, in which waste water is… … Wikipedia
Underground coal gasification — (UCG) is an in situ gasification process carried out in non mined coal seams using injection and production wells drilled from the surface, which enables the coal to be converted into product gas. The process is flexible in operation and is… … Wikipedia
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
Steam injection (oil industry) — Steam injection is an increasingly common method of extracting heavy oil. It is considered an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method and is the main type of thermal stimulation of oil reservoirs. There are several different forms of the technology,… … Wikipedia
environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations … Universalium
Safe Drinking Water Act — Full title An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to assure that the public is provided with safe drinking water, and for other purposes Colloquial name(s) SDWA Enacted by the 93rd United States Congress … Wikipedia
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations — Title 40 is a part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Title 40 arranges mainly environmental regulations that were promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), based on the provisions of United States laws (statutes … Wikipedia
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Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission — The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) is a quasi judicial agency in the U.S. state of Alaska, within Alaska s Department of Administration. [http://www.state.ak.us/admin/ogc/WhoWeAre/history.shtml Oil and Gas Conservation… … Wikipedia
Hazardous waste in the United States — Under United States environmental policy, a hazardous waste is a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to:*cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating… … Wikipedia
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