Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Gas Development
Shih JS, Saiers JE, Anisfeld SC, Chu Z, Muehlenbachs LA, Olmstead SM. Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Gas Development. Environmental Science And Technology 2015, 49: 9557-9565. PMID: 26140412, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWastewater treatment plantsRelevant water qualityWastewater characteristicsHydraulic fracturingShale gas developmentLiquid wasteDilution of brineMonitoring limitsTreatment plantsDrilling wastesEffluent limitsGas productionWastewaterMarcellus Shale gas developmentOrders of magnitudeWastewater samplesGas developmentWasteMarcellus brinesWater qualityBrineFlowbackSoluble constituentsFracturingDifferent chemical