Groundwaters in Northeastern Pennsylvania near intense hydraulic fracturing activities exhibit few organic chemical impacts
Xiong B, Soriano MA, Gutchess KM, Hoffman N, Clark CJ, Siegel HG, De Vera GAD, Li Y, Brenneis RJ, Cox AJ, Ryan EC, Sumner AJ, Deziel NC, Saiers JE, Plata DL. Groundwaters in Northeastern Pennsylvania near intense hydraulic fracturing activities exhibit few organic chemical impacts. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 2022, 24: 252-264. PMID: 35018906, PMCID: PMC11094648, DOI: 10.1039/d1em00124h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic compoundsInorganic speciesAnthropogenic organic chemicalsBis-2-ethylhexyl phthalateSemi-volatile compoundsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency's Maximum Contaminant LevelOrganic contaminantsOrganic chemicalsEnvironmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant levelOrganic contaminationVolatility rangeMaximum contaminant levelCompoundsChemical impactContaminant levels