2023
Social Vulnerability and Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
Soriano M, Warren J, Clark C, Johnson N, Siegel H, Deziel N, Saiers J. Social Vulnerability and Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction in the Appalachian Basin. GeoHealth 2023, 7: e2022gh000758. PMID: 37064218, PMCID: PMC10100439, DOI: 10.1029/2022gh000758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroundwater vulnerabilityLow population densityUOG developmentRapid expansionHigh-volume hydraulic fracturingEnvironmental contaminationStudy regionUnconventional hydrocarbon extractionGroundwater resourcesPopulation densitySocial vulnerabilityGas developmentHigher proportionEnvironmental injusticeContaminationChemical exposureAppalachian BasinHydrocarbon extractionPopulated rural areasBasinVulnerability
2021
Assessment of groundwater well vulnerability to contamination through physics-informed machine learning
Soriano M, Siegel H, Johnson N, Gutchess K, Xiong B, Li Y, Clark C, Plata D, Deziel N, Saiers J. Assessment of groundwater well vulnerability to contamination through physics-informed machine learning. Environmental Research Letters 2021, 16: 084013. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac10e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWell vulnerabilityLarge-scale problemsPhysics-informed machineGroundwater risk assessmentGroundwater contamination riskMetamodel predictionsShallow aquiferGroundwater resourcesChemical signaturesScale problemsAnthropogenic activitiesContaminant releaseContaminant sourcesQuality recordsNatural gas productionMarcellus ShaleHigh spatial resolutionUnconventional oilHousehold wellsNortheastern PennsylvaniaFuture impactGas developmentGeographic information systemNecessary numberPB model