2023
Investigation of Sources of Fluorinated Compounds in Private Water Supplies in an Oil and Gas-Producing Region of Northern West Virginia
Siegel H, Nason S, Warren J, Prunas O, Deziel N, Saiers J. Investigation of Sources of Fluorinated Compounds in Private Water Supplies in an Oil and Gas-Producing Region of Northern West Virginia. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 17452-17464. PMID: 37923386, PMCID: PMC10653085, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern West VirginiaMaximum contaminant levelWater supplySurface water concentrationsNearby point sourcesSurface water samplesGas-producing regionsSurface water sourcesPFAS concentrationsPoint sourcesPrivate wellsPublic water supplyGeochemical controlsGroundwater chemistryRecharge zoneWest VirginiaWater wellsInvestigation of sourcesModel resultsPrivate water suppliesPFAS sourcesTopographic characteristicsPFAS transportWater receptorPolyfluoroalkyl substances
2022
Regional Scale Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction
Soriano MA, Deziel NC, Saiers JE. Regional Scale Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 12126-12136. PMID: 35960643, PMCID: PMC9454823, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroundwater vulnerabilityGroundwater contamination riskRegional-scale assessmentEnvironmental justice issuesUOG extractionShallow groundwaterSurface spillsSpatial transferabilityDomestic water wellsNortheastern USAContaminant transport processesGroundwater monitoringContamination riskStudy areaUnconventional hydrocarbon extractionScale assessmentDomestic purposesWater wellsContaminationSubsurface leakageVulnerability predictionHydrocarbon extractionModeling frameworkRegional modelGroundwater flow