Dave Yoxtheimer

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Senior Research Assistant, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

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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Recent Publications

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 › Review article › 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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