TY - BOOK ID - 4864017 TI - Natural Gas Seepage : The Earth’s Hydrocarbon Degassing PY - 2015 SN - 9783319146010 3319146009 9783319146003 3319146017 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Earth Sciences. KW - Earth Sciences, general. KW - Geography. KW - Géographie KW - Gas seepage. KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mining. KW - Geography KW - Geology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Physical Geography KW - Geology - General KW - Natural gas KW - Gas seepage KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Gas seep KW - Gas, Natural KW - Sour gas KW - Seepage KW - Earth sciences. KW - Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Geosciences KW - Environmental sciences KW - Physical sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4864017 AB - The book offers a modern, comprehensive, and holistic view of natural gas seepage, defined as the visible or invisible flow of gaseous hydrocarbons from subsurface sources to Earth’s surface. Beginning with definitions, classifications for onshore and offshore seepage, and fundamentals on gas migration mechanisms, the book reports the latest findings for the global distribution of gas seepage and describes detection methods. Seepage implications are discussed in relation to petroleum exploration, environmental impacts (hazards, pollution, atmospheric emissions, and past climate change), emerging scientific issues (abiotic gas and methane on Mars), and the role of seeps in ancient cultures. With an updated bibliography and an integrated analysis of available data, the book offers a new fundamental awareness - gas seepage is more widespread than previously thought and influences all of Earth’s external “spheres”, including the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere. ER -