Table 1
Portion of RFF's shale gas risk matrix.
Activity Intermediate impacts
Groundwater Surface
water
Soil quality Air quality Habitat
disruption
Community
disruption
Clearing of land, construction of
roads, well pads, pipelines, other
infrastructure
Stormwater flows Stormwater flows Conventional air
pollutants and CO2
Habitat
fragmentation
Industrial landscape
Invasive species Invasive species Light pollution
Noise pollution
On-road vehicle activity Stormwater flows Conventional air
pollutants and CO2
Other Noise pollution
Road congestion/accidents
Off-road vehicle activity Stormwater flows Conventional air
pollutants and CO2
Other Noise pollution