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 oilShale
2015
Effects 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 ResearchConceptsColloid-facilitated transportNatural organic matterMineral colloidsOrganic matterCs-137Influence of NOMDissolved organic matterEffects of NOMGroundwater qualityVadose zoneSorptive contaminantsSubsurface environmentsPresence of NOMSolute transportColloid mobilityRadioactive contaminantsTransportContaminantsColloidsSedimentsImportant implicationsMatterZonePorous mediaColumn