Elucidating 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 factors