2024
Domestic groundwater wells in Appalachia show evidence of low-dose, complex mixtures of legacy pollutants
Bugher N, Xiong B, Gentles R, Glist L, Siegel H, Johnson N, Clark C, Deziel N, Saiers J, Plata D. Domestic groundwater wells in Appalachia show evidence of low-dose, complex mixtures of legacy pollutants. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 2024 PMID: 39501836, DOI: 10.1039/d4em00364k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVolatile organic compoundsMaximum contaminant levelEnvironmental Protection AgencyDrinking water sourcesContaminated sitesVOC concentrationsIndustrial activitiesConcentrations of volatile organic compoundsVolatile organic compound contaminationVolatile organic compound concentrationsWater sourcesIndustrially contaminated sitesLack of water quality dataPotential groundwater contaminationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWater quality dataComplex geochemical processesLegacy pollutantsGroundwater contaminationSuperfund siteContaminant occurrenceWest VirginiaMultiple volatile organic compoundsContamination levelsExposure riskAccuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment
Clark C, Casey J, Bell M, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Accuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 34: 512-517. PMID: 38448680, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00637-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported distanceWest Virginia residentsAssociated with adverse health outcomesVirginia residentsAdverse health outcomesExposure to environmental hazardsCohen's weighted kappaYears of educationSelf-reported dataHealth outcomesWest VirginiansSelf-report measuresIndicators of awarenessWeighted kappaSelf-reportDemographic characteristicsEducational attainmentAdverse health effectsSelf-reported metricsEnvironmental exposuresDistance categoriesHealth effectsResidentsExposure assessmentRisk
2023
Predictors of early life residential mobility in urban and rural Pennsylvania children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and implications for environmental exposure assessment
Clark C, Warren J, Saiers J, Ma X, Bell M, Deziel N. Predictors of early life residential mobility in urban and rural Pennsylvania children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and implications for environmental exposure assessment. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 1-10. PMID: 38148338, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00636-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional Fossil Fuel Extraction, Associated Biogeochemical Processes, and Topography Influence Methane Groundwater Concentrations in Appalachia
Li Y, Siegel H, Thelemaque N, Bailey K, Moncrieffe P, Nguyen T, Clark C, Johnson N, Soriano M, Deziel N, Saiers J, Plata D. Conventional Fossil Fuel Extraction, Associated Biogeochemical Processes, and Topography Influence Methane Groundwater Concentrations in Appalachia. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 19702-19712. PMID: 37982799, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFACTORS INFLUENCING PFAS OCCURRENCE IN DOMESTIC WELLS WITHIN AN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCING REGION OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
Siegel H, Nason S, Deziel N, Saiers J. FACTORS INFLUENCING PFAS OCCURRENCE IN DOMESTIC WELLS WITHIN AN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCING REGION OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. Abstracts With Programs (Geological Society Of America) 2023 DOI: 10.1130/abs/2023se-385263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Fossil-Fuel Development
Saiers J, Soriano M, Siegel H, Clark C, Plata D, Deziel N. Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Fossil-Fuel Development. 2023 DOI: 10.7185/gold2023.18436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing Methods for Contaminant-source Attribution in Complex Aquifer Settings: Applications in the Northwestern Appalachian Basin, USA
Siegel H, Nason S, Soriano M, Clark C, Johnson N, Wulsin G, Deziel N, Plata D, Saiers J, Darrah T. Advancing Methods for Contaminant-source Attribution in Complex Aquifer Settings: Applications in the Northwestern Appalachian Basin, USA. 2023 DOI: 10.7185/gold2023.18531.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
METAMODELING OF GROUNDWATER WELL VULNERABILITY TO CONTAMINATION FOR ELUCIDATING POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT ON WATER QUALITY
Soriano M, Siegel H, Johnson N, Gutchess K, Xiong B, Li Y, Clark C, Plata D, Deziel N, Saiers J. METAMODELING OF GROUNDWATER WELL VULNERABILITY TO CONTAMINATION FOR ELUCIDATING POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT ON WATER QUALITY. Abstracts With Programs (Geological Society Of America) 2021 DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021am-369703.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Methane in groundwater before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale
Barth-Naftilan E, Sohng J, Saiers JE. Methane in groundwater before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 6970-6975. PMID: 29915033, PMCID: PMC6142237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1720898115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShale gas developmentGroundwater qualityGroundwater pressureMonitoring wellsMethane concentrationMarcellus ShaleRegional flow systemLocal flow systemsMultilevel monitoring wellsGas developmentConsiderable temporal variabilityGas wellsGas-phase migrationFlow systemIsotopic compositionValley settingsBedrock aquifersAquifer depthShale gas wellsTemporal variabilityIsolated intervalsHydrocarbon compositionFugitive methaneUnconventional oilShaleElucidating Environmental Fingerprinting Mechanisms of Unconventional Gas Development through Hydrocarbon Analysis
Piotrowski PK, Weggler BA, Yoxtheimer DA, Kelly CN, Barth-Naftilan E, Saiers JE, Dorman FL. Elucidating Environmental Fingerprinting Mechanisms of Unconventional Gas Development through Hydrocarbon Analysis. Analytical Chemistry 2018, 90: 5466-5473. PMID: 29580048, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGC × GC separationGC separationTwo-dimensional gas chromatographyMass defect plotsEnvironmental forensic investigationsHigh-resolution timeEnvironmental contamination eventsFlight mass spectrometryHydrocarbon fingerprintingMass spectrometryGas chromatographyCyclic hydrocarbonsSubstituted hydrocarbonsPolyaromatic hydrocarbonsInstrumental combinationFlowback fluidMethod developmentHydrocarbon analysisMarcellus Shale gas wellsHydrocarbonsPoint source identificationChemical factorsWater Stress from High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Potentially Threatens Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Arkansas, United States
Entrekin S, Trainor A, Saiers J, Patterson L, Maloney K, Fargione J, Kiesecker J, Baruch-Mordo S, Konschnik K, Wiseman H, Nicot JP, Ryan JN. Water Stress from High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Potentially Threatens Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Arkansas, United States. Environmental Science And Technology 2018, 52: 2349-2358. PMID: 29383932, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Unconventional Oil and Gas Spills: Risks, Mitigation Priorities, and State Reporting Requirements
Patterson LA, Konschnik KE, Wiseman H, Fargione J, Maloney KO, Kiesecker J, Nicot JP, Baruch-Mordo S, Entrekin S, Trainor A, Saiers JE. Unconventional Oil and Gas Spills: Risks, Mitigation Priorities, and State Reporting Requirements. Environmental Science And Technology 2017, 51: 2563-2573. PMID: 28220696, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPiotrowski, P.K., B.A. Weggler, E. Barth-Naftilan, C.N. Kelly, R. Zimmerman, J.E. Saiers, and F.L Dorman.
2017. Non-targeted chemical characterization of a Marcellus shale gas well through GC×GC with scripting algorithms and high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Fuel, 215: 363-369, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBouda, M. and J.E. Saiers.
2017. Dynamic effects of root system architecture improve root water uptake in 1-D process-based soil-root hydrodynamics. Advances in Water Resources, 110, 319-334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAloysius, N. and J.E. Saiers.
2017. Simulated hydrologic response to projected changes in precipitation and temperature in the Congo River Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 41156-4130, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4115-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S.
Maloney KO, Baruch-Mordo S, Patterson LA, Nicot JP, Entrekin SA, Fargione JE, Kiesecker JM, Konschnik KE, Ryan JN, Trainor AM, Saiers JE, Wiseman HJ. Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 581: 369-377. PMID: 28043701, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconventional wellsHydraulic fracturing fluidsImproved input parametersRate of materialSpill rateExtraction of oilFracturing fluidUnconventional formationsWaste materialsGas spillWell boreUnconventional oilInput parametersSetback regulationsCrude oilUnconventional sourcesMaterialsRelease of chemicalsGasOilWaterSpill dataBox-Counting Dimension Revisited: Presenting an Efficient Method of Minimizing Quantization Error and an Assessment of the Self-Similarity of Structural Root Systems
Bouda M, Caplan JS, Saiers JE. Box-Counting Dimension Revisited: Presenting an Efficient Method of Minimizing Quantization Error and an Assessment of the Self-Similarity of Structural Root Systems. Frontiers In Plant Science 2016, 7: 149. PMID: 26925073, PMCID: PMC4758026, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrute force methodFD estimatesFunction of scaleQuantization errorInitial computational costPattern searchSpace-filling characteristicsPattern search algorithmForce methodFractal dimensionGrid translationComputational costBox-counting procedureEstimation stepGrid positionsSelf-SimilarityBox counting dimensionSearch algorithmRegression residualsEfficient methodColloid Mobilization in a Fractured Soil: Effect of Pore-Water Exchange between Preferential Flow Paths and Soil Matrix
Mohanty SK, Saiers JE, Ryan JN. Colloid Mobilization in a Fractured Soil: Effect of Pore-Water Exchange between Preferential Flow Paths and Soil Matrix. Environmental Science And Technology 2016, 50: 2310-2317. PMID: 26829659, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreferential flow pathsSoil matrixExchange of waterRelease of colloidsColloid mobilizationIntact soil coresIonic strengthFlow pathsPore water exchangeContaminated soil matrixPore water chemistrySoil coresSoil heterogeneitySoil colloidsColloid-associated contaminantsEffluent colloid concentrationsWater chemistryCertain ionic strengthPore waterRainfall solutionsSoilDifferent ionic strengthsFractured soilsHydrological and biogeochemical controls on watershed dissolved organic matter transport: pulse‐shunt concept
Raymond PA, Saiers JE, Sobczak WV. Hydrological and biogeochemical controls on watershed dissolved organic matter transport: pulse‐shunt concept. Ecology 2016, 97: 5-16. PMID: 27008769, DOI: 10.1890/14-1684.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDissolved organic matterTerrestrial dissolved organic matterGlobal C cycleSnowmelt eventsHydrologic eventsC cycleMajor hydrologic eventsDecadal time scalesHigher order riversTerrestrial DOM inputsOrganic matter transportBiogeochemical controlsTerrestrial fluxesDOM fluxesLarge stormsCoastal systemsDOM sourcesRiver Continuum ConceptBiogeochemical modelingDOM inputsDrainage networkLarge eventsLarge riversTotal dischargeDOM concentrationWilson, H.F., P.A. Raymond, J.E. Saiers, W.V. Sobczak, and N. Xu.
2016. Export of more humic and bioavailable dissolved organic matter from a forested New England headwater stream with increasing discharge. Marine and Freshwater Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15286.Peer-Reviewed Original Research