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Environ Sci Process Impacts

Title:		Groundwaters in Northeastern Pennsylvania near intense hydraulic fracturing activities exhibit few organic chemical impacts
Author(s):		Xiong B; Soriano MA; Gutchess KM; Hoffman N; Clark CJ; Siegel HG; De Vera GAD; Li Y; Brenneis RJ; Cox AJ; Ryan EC; Sumner AJ; Deziel NC; Saiers JE; Plata DL;
Address:		"Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. dplata@mit.edu. School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Tufts University, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Process Impacts
Year:		2022
Volume:		20220223
Issue:		2
Page Number:		252 - 264
DOI:		10.1039/d1em00124h
ISSN/ISBN:		2050-7895 (Electronic) 2050-7887 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Horizontal drilling with hydraulic fracturing (HDHF) relies on the use of anthropogenic organic chemicals in proximity to residential areas, raising concern for groundwater contamination. Here, we extensively characterized organic contaminants in 94 domestic groundwater sites in Northeastern Pennsylvania after ten years of activity in the region. All analyzed volatile and semi-volatile compounds were below recommended United States Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant levels, and integrated concentrations across two volatility ranges, gasoline range organic compounds (GRO) and diesel range organic compounds (DRO), were low (0.13 +/- 0.06 to 2.2 +/- 0.7 ppb and 5.2-101.6 ppb, respectively). Following dozens of correlation analyses with distance-to-well metrics and inter-chemical indicator correlations, no statistically significant correlations were found except: (1) GRO levels were higher within 2 km of violations and (2) correlation between DRO and a few inorganic species (e.g., Ba and Sr) and methane. The correlation of DRO with inorganic species suggests a potential high salinity source, whereas elevated GRO may result from nearby safety violations. Highest-concentration DRO samples contained bis-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and N,N-dimethyltetradecylamine. Nevertheless, the overall low rate of contamination for the analytes could be explained by a spatially-resolved hydrogeologic model, where estimated transport distances from gas wells over the relevant timeframes were short relative to the distance to the nearest groundwater wells. Together, the observations and modeled results suggest a low probability of systematic groundwater organic contamination in the region"
Keywords:		"Environmental Monitoring/methods *Groundwater/chemistry *Hydraulic Fracking Methane/analysis Oil and Gas Fields Pennsylvania United States *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis;"
Notes:		"MedlineXiong, Boya Soriano, Mario A Jr Gutchess, Kristina M Hoffman, Nicholas Clark, Cassandra J Siegel, Helen G De Vera, Glen Andrew D Li, Yunpo Brenneis, Rebecca J Cox, Austin J Ryan, Emma C Sumner, Andrew J Deziel, Nicole C Saiers, James E Plata, Desiree L eng England 2022/01/13 Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2022 Feb 23; 24(2):252-264. doi: 10.1039/d1em00124h"