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Evaluating a groundwater supply contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development
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Significance: New techniques of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) are now used to unlock oil and gas from rocks with very low permeability. Some members of the public protest against HVHF due to fears that associated compounds could migrate into aquifers. We report a case where natural gas and other contaminants migrated laterally through kilometers of rock at shallow to intermediate depths, impacting an aquifer used as a potable water source. The incident was attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development. The organic contaminants—likely derived from drilling or HVHF fluids—were detected using instrumentation not available in most commercial laboratories. More such incidents must be analyzed and data released publicly so that similar problems can be avoided through use of better management practices.
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- Authors
- Llewellyn, G. T., Dorman, F., Westland, J. L., Yoxtheimer, D., Grieve, P., Sowers, T., Humston-Fulmer, E., & Brantley, S. L.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2015-05-04
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 6325-6330
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
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- W1513896494
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- 290
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- FWCI
- 36.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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