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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChloridesHydraulic FrackingIndustrial WastePennsylvaniaWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater QualityConceptsWastewater 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 chemicalEffects of dissolved organic matter on the co-transport of mineral colloids and sorptive contaminants
Cheng T, Saiers JE. Effects of dissolved organic matter on the co-transport of mineral colloids and sorptive contaminants. Journal Of Contaminant Hydrology 2015, 177: 148-157. PMID: 25938867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdsorptionCesium RadioisotopesColloidsGeologic SedimentsGroundwaterMineralsModels, TheoreticalPorosityWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater Pollutants, RadioactiveConceptsColloid-facilitated transportNatural organic matterMineral colloidsOrganic matterCs-137Influence of NOMDissolved organic matterEffects of NOMGroundwater qualityVadose zoneSorptive contaminantsSubsurface environmentsPresence of NOMSolute transportColloid mobilityRadioactive contaminantsTransportContaminantsColloidsSedimentsImportant implicationsMatterZonePorous mediaColumn