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Hydrocarbon Extraction and Risk to Groundwater in Pennsylvania: Part 1. Using Geoscientific Analysis and Community Engagement to Analyze Exposures to Potential Groundwater Contamination Related to Hydrocarbon Extraction in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Research Report 233
Jennifer Baka
Susan L. Brantley
Tao Wen
Lingzhou Xue
Samuel Shaheen
Owen Harrington
2025
Topics: 
Energy
Exposure Methods
Statistical Methods
Water Quality

This report presents a study led by co-principal investigators Jennifer Baka, Susan L. Brantley, and Lingzhou Xue at The Pennsylvania State University. Baka and colleagues examined the effects of unconventional oil and gas development on groundwater in regions with long histories of energy development.

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