2025
Long-term trends of streamwater chemistry in an agricultural watershed: Effects of anthropogenic and climatic factors
Sun F, Rioux R, Miller-Brown W, Shrestha B, Shanley J, Planavsky N, Raymond P, Saiers J. Long-term trends of streamwater chemistry in an agricultural watershed: Effects of anthropogenic and climatic factors. The Science Of The Total Environment 2025, 970: 179017. PMID: 40054248, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStreamwater chemistryChemical weatheringInformed land management decisionsClimatic factorsSleepers River Research WatershedChemical weathering ratesLand management decisionsWarmer climatic conditionsSurrounding terrestrial ecosystemsGlobal carbon cycleWater-quality issuesAcidification recoveryLong-term trendsLong-term variationsAcid depositionAgricultural practicesYears of measurementsOrganic acidsBiogenic carbon dioxideManaging water qualityTerrestrial ecosystemsConcentrations of calciumResearch WatershedWeathering ratesAgricultural watershedsInfluence of Enhanced Silicate Weathering on Streamwater Quality: A Watershed Experiment
Rioux R, Sun F, Tatge W, Zacharias Q, Miller-Brown W, Shanley J, Planavsky N, Raymond P, Saiers J. Influence of Enhanced Silicate Weathering on Streamwater Quality: A Watershed Experiment. 2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnhanced mineral weatheringEnhanced silicate weatheringFreshwater qualityWater qualityAdverse water quality impactsWater samplesTrace elementsSoil pore waterSilicate weatheringWeathering productsAquatic ecosystem functionAquatic ecosystem responsesCarbon dioxide removal approachesWorsening water qualityLand to surface waterBase cationsStormwater samplesEcosystem functionStream pHAnthropogenic activitiesRoad saltStreamwater chemistryStreamwater qualityEcosystem responsesCo-benefits
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, 26: 2250-2263. 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 riskInvestigating terrestrial biogeochemical responses to enhanced rock weathering for carbon capture in a whole-watershed experiment
zacharias Q, Rioux R, Sun F, Tagte W, McCall M, Wereti D, Polussa A, Raymond P, Planavsky N, Saiers J. Investigating terrestrial biogeochemical responses to enhanced rock weathering for carbon capture in a whole-watershed experiment. 2024 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRock weatheringEnhanced rock weatheringTrace metalsSample plotsPrimary productionSoil inorganic carbonSoil organic carbonAbove-ground primary productionVegetation nutrient contentWatershed-scale experimentTrace-metal concentrationsNutrient contentAbove‐ground net primary productivityResults of laboratory experimentsNet primary productionHillslope gradientWeathering reactionsSoil chemistryBiogeochemical responsesSoil samplesBasalt applicationEnhanced weatheringInorganic carbonCarbon sequestrationAtmospheric CO2Accuracy 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, 34: 990-999. 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 ResearchCarbon and Strontium Isotope Insights on Bedrock Chemical Weathering: Implication for CO 2 Removal via Natural Water Alkalinization
Sun F, Wang J, Rioux R, Zacharias Q, Planavsky N, Raymond P, Saiers J. Carbon and Strontium Isotope Insights on Bedrock Chemical Weathering: Implication for CO 2 Removal via Natural Water Alkalinization. 2023 DOI: 10.7185/gold2023.18881.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 data
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