Environmental Impacts from the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves

John Stolz is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. He is a geomicrobiologist best known for his research on the biogeochemical cycles of arsenic and selenium, and the biogenesis of microbiolites. He has published ninety-six journal articles, forty book chapters, and edited two books. He received the Clean Water Action Dewey Award for environmental stewardship in 2020. Daniel Bain is an Associate Professor of Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His main research interests are urban systems, energy production landscapes, and trace metals in environmental systems. He has authored fifty-one peer-reviewed papers and two book chapters. Michael Griffin is an Emeritus Professor in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, he was Executive Director of the Green Design Institute at CMU, President of GMS Technologies, Vice President for Research and Development Applied CarboChemicals Inc, Research Director at CHMR and NETAC, and research scientist at BP America. His publications include work on energy and environmental policy, and systems analysis of energy production.

Part I: Overview; 1. Global Unconventional Oil and Gas Reserves and Their Development John F. Stolz, Cassandra Ziegler, W. Michael Griffin; 2. Unconventional Shale Gas and Oil Extraction in the Appalachian Basin John F. Stolz, W. Michael Griffin; 3. An Overview of Unconventional Gas Extraction in Australia: The First Decade Geralyn Mccarron, Shay Dougall; 4. The Governance of Fracking: History, Differences, and Trends John D. Graham, John A. Rupp; Part II: Environmental Analysis; 5. Air Quality Albert A. Presto Xiang Li; 6. Methane and Climate Change Robert W. Howarth; 7. Water Usage and Management Jessica M. Wilson, Jeanne M. Vanbriesen; 8. Seismicity Induced by the Development of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources David W. Eaton; 9. Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) Nathaniel R. Warner, Moses A. Ajemigbitse, Katharina Pankratz, Bonnie Mcdevitt; 10. Metal Isotope Signatures as Tracers for Unconventional Oil and Gas Fluids Brian W. Stewart, Rosemary C. Capo; 11. Isotopes as Tracers of Atmospheric and Groundwater Methane Sources Amy Townsend-Small; 12. The Microbiology of Shale Gas Extraction Sophie L. Nixon; Part III: Case Studies; 13. Evaluation of Potential Water Quality Impacts in Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction: The Application of Elemental Ratio Approaches to Pennsylvania Pre-Drill Data Daniel J. Bain, Tetiana Cantlay, Rebecca Tisherman, John F. Stolz; 14. A Baseline Ecological Study of Tributaries in the Tenmile Creek Watershed, Southwest Pennsylvania Brady Porter, Elizabeth Dakin, Sarah Woodley, John F. Stolz; 15. The Effects of Shale Gas Development on Forest Landscapes and Ecosystems in the Appalachian Basin Margaret C. Brittingham, Patrick J. Drohan; 16. Managing TDS and Sulfate in the Monongahela River Three Rivers QUEST Paul Ziemkiewicz, Melissa O'neal, Tamara Vandivort, Joseph Kingsbury, Rachel Pell; Index.