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
Groundwater Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania Attributable to Thermogenic Sources and Hydrogeomorphologic Migration Pathways
Li Y, Thelemaque NA, Siegel HG, Clark CJ, Ryan EC, Brenneis RJ, Gutchess KM, Soriano MA, Xiong B, Deziel NC, Saiers JE, Plata DL. Groundwater Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania Attributable to Thermogenic Sources and Hydrogeomorphologic Migration Pathways. Environmental Science And Technology 2021, 55: 16413-16422. PMID: 34874708, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethane levelsGroundwater methaneGroundwater aquifersNortheastern PennsylvaniaElevated methane levelsBasin brinesThermogenic methaneThermogenic sourceGroundwater samplesHydrocarbon signaturesWater typesDomestic wellsMethane measurementsMigration pathwaysMethane transportMethane concentrationMarcellus ShaleUnconventional oilGeospatial metricsUOG developmentElevated concentrationsGas developmentSystematic increaseAquiferMethane