A critical review of the risks to water resources from unconventional shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing in the United States

A Vengosh, RB Jackson, N Warner… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The rapid rise of shale gas development through horizontal drilling and high volume
hydraulic fracturing has expanded the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in the US The …

Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review

KN Palansooriya, Y Yang, YF Tsang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

Enhanced formation of disinfection byproducts in shale gas wastewater-impacted drinking water supplies

KM Parker, T Zeng, J Harkness… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The disposal and leaks of hydraulic fracturing wastewater (HFW) to the environment pose
human health risks. Since HFW is typically characterized by elevated salinity, concerns have …

Regional variation in water-related impacts of shale gas development and implications for emerging international plays

MS Mauter, PJJ Alvarez, A Burton, DC Cafaro, W Chen… - 2014 - ACS Publications
The unconventional fossil fuel industry is expected to expand dramatically in coming
decades as conventional reserves wane. Minimizing the environmental impacts of this …

Environmental and human health impacts of spreading oil and gas wastewater on roads

TL Tasker, WD Burgos, P Piotrowski… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thirteen states in the United States allow the spreading of O&G wastewaters on roads for
deicing or dust suppression. In this study, the potential environmental and human health …

Evolution of water chemistry during Marcellus Shale gas development: A case study in West Virginia

PF Ziemkiewicz, YT He - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) has been used with horizontal drilling to extract gas and natural
gas liquids from source rock such as the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin …

Assessment of groundwater well vulnerability to contamination through physics-informed machine learning

MA Soriano, HG Siegel, NP Johnson… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Contamination from anthropogenic activities is a long-standing challenge to the
sustainability of groundwater resources. Physically based (PB) models are often used in …

Watershed-scale impacts from surface water disposal of oil and gas wastewater in western Pennsylvania

WD Burgos, L Castillo-Meza, TL Tasker… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Combining horizontal drilling with high volume hydraulic fracturing has increased extraction
of hydrocarbons from low-permeability oil and gas (O&G) formations across the United …

Kinetics and mechanisms of Cr (VI) formation via the oxidation of Cr (III) solid phases by chlorine in drinking water

M Chebeir, H Liu - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Hexavalent chromium Cr (VI), typically existing as the oxyanion form of CrO42–, is being
considered for more stringent drinking water standards by regulatory agencies. Cr (VI) can …

Sources of radium accumulation in stream sediments near disposal sites in Pennsylvania: implications for disposal of conventional oil and gas wastewater

NE Lauer, NR Warner, A Vengosh - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In Pennsylvania, Appalachian oil and gas wastewaters (OGW) are permitted for release to
surface waters after some treatment by centralized waste treatment (CWT) facilities. While …