BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250928T085424EDT-2515AF9p2k@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250928T125424Z DESCRIPTION:Everyone is welcome to attend this CIVE 615 Environmental Engin eering Seminar (part of the Environmental & Water resource engineering sem inar series) given by: Prof. Tom Gleeson\, Faculty of Engineering\, Prof. Mark Goldberg\, Faculty of Medicine\, Prof. Richard Janda\, Faculty of Law - 91ֱ In recent years\, natural gas extracted from shale f ormations has become an increasingly important energy resource throughout North America. As demand for natural gas continues to rise\, the continent has experienced an unprecedented expansion in the resource’s extraction a nd development\, in particularly through the use of hydraulic fracturing. This increase in development activities has given rise to the potential fo r greater adverse environmental and human health impacts. Only recently ha ve comprehensive studies evaluating the potential environmental and health effects of extraction techniques\, including hydraulic fracturing\, been published. The three researchers from three Faculties at 91ֱ will present essential environmental\, health and legal issues related to hydraulic fracking. The researchers believe that there is compelling evid ence that natural gas development could pose significant threats to the en vironment and to human health. Health and legal arguments suggest that mor atoriums on natural gas development are necessary in Quebec until such tim e it can be determined that the activity will not present significant risk s to human health\, ecosystems\, and the surrounding environment. Tom Gle eson is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering\, Fa culty of Engineering. He is an environmental and geotechnical engineer int erested in groundwater sustainability\, regional- to continental-scale gro undwater systems\, groundwater-surface water interactions and fluid flow a round geologic structures. His talk will be based on his recent publicatio n: “Hydraulic fracturing in faulted sedimentary basins: Numerical simulati on of potential long-term contamination of shallow aquifers”\, Water Resou rces Research 2013\, 49: 1-18. Mark Goldberg is a professor in the Depart ment of Medicine and associate member in the Department of Epidemiology an d Biostatistics\, Department of Occupational Health\, Department of Oncolo gy\, and the 91ֱ School of Environment. He is an occupational and envir onmental epidemiologist. His talk will be based on his recent work: “Natur al Gas Development: Extracting Externalities – Towards Precaution-Based De cision Making”\, 91ֱ Sustainable Journal of Development\, Law and Polic y 2013\; 8(2):153-203 Richard Janda is an associate professor in the Facu lty of Law\, teaching business associations\, administrative law\, competi tion law\, economic regulation\, and air transport regulation. He was Law Clerk to Justices Le Dain and Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada and is a past Director of the Centre for the Study of Regulated Industries at McGi ll. His main current research areas are the legal basis of domestic and gl obal corporate social responsibility and the regulatory regimes governing domestic and global public goods. DTSTART:20131122T143500Z DTEND:20131122T162500Z LOCATION:Room 1050\, Wong Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C5\, 3610 ru e University SUMMARY:Hydraulic Fracturing: Environmental\, Health and Legal Issues URL:/tised/channels/event/hydraulic-fracturing-environ mental-health-and-legal-issues-231653 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR