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Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas report
A report published on behalf of the Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas, which reviews the available scientific evidence.
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 |
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