In this article, a dataset from a collaborative non-target screening trial organised by the
NORMAN Association is used to review the state-of-the-art and discuss future perspectives …

Biocides are critical components of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) fluids used for
unconventional shale gas development. Bacteria may cause bioclogging and inhibit gas …

The vast, diverse universe of organic pollutants is a formidable challenge for environmental
sciences, engineering, and regulation. Nontarget screening (NTS) based on high resolution …

The management and disposal of flowback and produced waters (FP water) is one of the
greatest challenges associated with unconventional oil and gas development. The …

A suite of analytical tools was applied to thoroughly analyze the chemical composition of an
oil/gas well flowback water from the Denver–Julesburg (DJ) basin in Colorado, and the …

Advances in water treatment technologies paired with potential restrictions on oil and gas
(O&G) produced water disposal could incentivize the beneficial reuse of treated produced …

Organic contaminants in shale gas flowback and produced water (FPW) are traditionally
expressed as total organic carbon (TOC) or chemical oxygen demand (COD), though these …

High volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) of shale to stimulate the release of natural gas
produces a large quantity of wastewater in the form of flowback fluids and produced water …

There is considerable debate about the sustainability of the hydraulic fracturing (HF) water
cycle in North America. Recently, this debate has expanded to China, where HF activities …

Wastewater is a significant environmental and public health concern which management is
a constant challenge since antiquity. Wastewater research has increased exponentially over …