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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

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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.