Abstract:
This data set is a subset of the Shale Network database (https://doi.org/10.4211/his-data-shalenetwork) and has been discussed in the following publication “Shaheen, S., Wen, T., Herman, A., Brantley, S., 2022. Geochemical evidence of groundwater contamination and potential human health risks where hydraulic fracturing overlaps with extensive legacy hydrocarbon extraction. Environmental Science & Technology”.
The Shale Network (http://www.shalenetwork.org/) is a project funded by the National Science Foundation to help scientists and citizens store data for water resources that may be affected by gas exploitation in shale in the U.S.A. Our primary focus currently is the northeastern U.S.A. We want to enable the generation of knowledge from water chemistry and flow data collected in areas of extraction of natural gas. The Shale Network is working with the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI) to create this database (http://data.cuahsi.org/). Our goal is to find, organize, and upload data for water resources for online publication with attribution.
Supplemental_Information:
Compiled water quality data of geochemical and microbiological analytes for waters sampled in southwestern Pennsylvania (Beaver, Washington, and Greene counties) by consulting companies hired by oil and gas companies. Waters were analyzed by commercial analytical laboratories. Groundwater samples were collected between 5/2008 and 5/2018. Further information is in metadata in the dataset.
References:
To cite this dataset please cite these references:
1) Brantley, S.L., 2018. Shale Network Database, Consortium for Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI), https://doi.org/10.4211/his-data-shalenetwork.
2) Shaheen, S., Wen, T., Herman, A., Brantley, S., 2022. Geochemical evidence of groundwater contamination and potential human health risks where hydraulic fracturing overlaps with extensive legacy hydrocarbon extraction. Environmental Science & Technology.
3) Shaheen, S., Wen, T., Herman, A., Brantley, S.L., 20122. Groundwater Analyses from Beaver, Washington, and Greene Counties (Pennsylvania) as of 6/2022. Data Commons, Penn State University.
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