Research Summary
Investigates water-treatment, water-quality and environmental issues related to natural resource development and specifically to the Marcellus shale.
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Geo-electrical anisotropy corrections derived from square array data to improve Earth resistivity models of the Shale Hills' critical zone
Yoxtheimer, D. A., Oakley, D. O. S., Nyblade, A. A. & Mount, G., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Applied Geophysics. 215, 105113.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Can we beneficially reuse produced water from oil and gas extraction in the U.S.?
Scanlon, B. R., Reedy, R. C., Xu, P., Engle, M., Nicot, J. P., Yoxtheimer, D., Yang, Q. & Ikonnikova, S., May 15 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 717, 137085.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Datasets associated with investigating the potential for beneficial reuse of produced water from oil and gas extraction outside of the energy sector
Scanlon, B. R., Reedy, R. C., Xu, P., Engle, M., Nicot, J. P., Yoxtheimer, D., Yang, Q. & Ikonnikova, S., Jun 2020, In: Data in Brief. 30, 105406.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Engaging over data on fracking and water quality: Data alone aren't the solution, but they bring people together
Brantley, S. L., Vidic, R. D., Brasier, K., Yoxtheimer, D., Pollak, J., Wilderman, C. & Wen, T., Jan 26 2018, In: Science. 359, 6374, p. 395-397 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Using environmental tracers and modelling to identify natural and gas well-induced emissions of methane into streams
Grieve, P. L., Hynek, S. A., Heilweil, V., Sowers, T., Llewellyn, G., Yoxtheimer, D., Solomon, D. K. & Brantley, S. L., Apr 2018, In: Applied Geochemistry. 91, p. 107-121 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Elucidating Environmental Fingerprinting Mechanisms of Unconventional Gas Development through Hydrocarbon Analysis
Piotrowski, P. K., Weggler, B. A., Yoxtheimer, D. A., Kelly, C. N., Barth-Naftilan, E., Saiers, J. E. & Dorman, F. L., Apr 17 2018, In: Analytical Chemistry. 90, 8, p. 5466-5473 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Detecting and explaining why aquifers occasionally become degraded near hydraulically fractured shale gas wells
Woda, J., Wen, T., Oakley, D., Yoxtheimer, D., Engelder, T., Clara Castro, M. & Brantley, S. L., Dec 4 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 49, p. 12349-12358 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Evaluating a groundwater supply contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale gas development
Llewellyn, G. T., Dorman, F., Westland, J. L., Yoxtheimer, D., Grieve, P., Sowers, T., Humston-Fulmer, E. & Brantley, S. L., May 19 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 20, p. 6325-6330 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Wastewater recycling and reuse trends in Pennsylvania shale gas wells
Schmid, K. & Yoxtheimer, D., Dec 2015, In: Environmental Geosciences. 22, 4, p. 115-125 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Water resource impacts during unconventional shale gas development: The Pennsylvania experience
Brantley, S. L., Yoxtheimer, D., Arjmand, S., Grieve, P., Vidic, R., Pollak, J., Llewellyn, G. T., Abad, J. & Simon, C., Jun 1 2014, In: International Journal of Coal Geology. 126, p. 140-156 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Making critical connections through interdisciplinary analysis: Exploring the impacts of Marcellus shale development
Kinne, B. E., Finewood, M. H. & Yoxtheimer, D., Mar 2014, In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 4, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Wastewater management and Marcellus Shale gas development: Trends, drivers, and planning implications
Rahm, B. G., Bates, J. T., Bertoia, L. R., Galford, A. E., Yoxtheimer, D. A. & Riha, S. J., May 5 2013, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 120, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Impact of shale gas development on regional water quality
Vidic, R. D., Brantley, S. L., Vandenbossche, J. M., Yoxtheimer, D. & Abad, J. D., May 17 2013, In: Science. 340, 6134, 1235009.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Research article: Production and disposal of waste materials from gas and oil extraction from the marcellus shale Play in Pennsylvania
Maloney, K. O. & Yoxtheimer, D. A., Dec 1 2012, In: Environmental Practice. 14, 4, p. 278-287 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Research article: The decision to use acidic coal-mine drainage for hydraulic fracturing of unconventional shale-gas wells
Yoxtheimer, D., Blumsack, S. & Murphy, T., Dec 1 2012, In: Environmental Practice. 14, 4, p. 301-307 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review