abstract_textpA necessary element during unconventional gas exploration is the identification of possible environmental hazards. These hazards require quantitative and qualitative assessment to ensure groundwater protection. This is realized using legal-administrative and technical tools. In shale gas exploration areas, the most important method of groundwater protection is groundwater monitoring. Correct design of a monitoring system is based on studies allowing for early recognition of the real impact on groundwater. An optimally operating monitoring network should allow explicit determination of the direction, range and area of water pollution during shale gas exploration. In Poland and other countries, the existing solutions and legal regulations related to water monitoring are generalized and usually not specifically dedicated to assessment of hazard caused by shale gas exploration. There is a need for an individual approach to the concept and design of the monitoring network for each specific investment./p/abstract_text
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