2023
Social Vulnerability and Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
Soriano M, Warren J, Clark C, Johnson N, Siegel H, Deziel N, Saiers J. Social Vulnerability and Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction in the Appalachian Basin. GeoHealth 2023, 7: e2022gh000758. PMID: 37064218, PMCID: PMC10100439, DOI: 10.1029/2022gh000758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroundwater vulnerabilityLow population densityUOG developmentRapid expansionHigh-volume hydraulic fracturingEnvironmental contaminationStudy regionUnconventional hydrocarbon extractionGroundwater resourcesPopulation densitySocial vulnerabilityGas developmentHigher proportionEnvironmental injusticeContaminationChemical exposureAppalachian BasinHydrocarbon extractionPopulated rural areasBasinVulnerability
2022
Natural and Anthropogenic Processes Affecting Domestic Groundwater Quality within the Northwestern Appalachian Basin
Siegel H, Soriano M, Clark C, Johnson N, Wulsin H, Deziel N, Plata D, Darrah T, Saiers J. Natural and Anthropogenic Processes Affecting Domestic Groundwater Quality within the Northwestern Appalachian Basin. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 13761-13773. PMID: 36129683, PMCID: PMC9536308, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorthern Appalachian BasinAppalachian BasinMaximum contaminant levelDomestic wellsContaminant distributionMetal-rich groundwaterMajor ion compositionDomestic sewage sourcesPrimary drinking water sourceBasin brinesGroundwater qualityAlkaline groundwaterCoal mining operationsGroundwater sourcesRoad saltingSewage sourcesUpland regionsGroundwaterDischarge pointNitrate pollutionValley regionWater qualityMining operationsNitrate concentrationsAgricultural activitiesAssessing unconventional oil and gas exposure in the Appalachian Basin: Comparison of exposure surrogates and drinking water measurements in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Clark C, Xiong B, Soriano M, Gutchess K, Siegel H, Ryan E, Johnson N, Cassell K, Elliott E, Li Y, Cox A, Bugher N, Glist L, Brenneis R, Sorrentino K, Plano J, Ma X, Warren J, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Assessing unconventional oil and gas exposure in the Appalachian Basin: Comparison of exposure surrogates and drinking water measurements in Ohio and Pennsylvania. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-0833.Peer-Reviewed Original Research