Emeritus
Columbia Environmental Research Center
Email:
aida_farag@usgs.gov
Office Phone:
307-733-2314
ORCID:
0000-0003-4247-6763
Location
Jackson National Fish Hatchery
P.O. Box 1089
Jackson
, WY
83001-1089
US
Supervisor:
Jeffery A Steevens
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Shale gas is a key source of onshore domestic energy for the United States and production of this resource is increasing rapidly. Development and extraction of shale gas requires hydraulic fracturing, which entails horizontal drilling, perforation of steel casing and cement grout using explosive charges, and expansion of fractures using fluids under high pressure. Concern over potential environmental effects of shale gas development is growing and based on a recent review there is very little information in the scientific literature on potential environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing. We propose to conduct the first broad scale, data-based assessment of the potential effects of hydraulic fracturing on water...
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Biological endpoints for three focal test species [Daphnia magna (mortality), Psuedacris maculata (mortality, growth, and development), and Lemna gibba (growth)] in response to exposure to reconstituted or field-collected water under laboratory conditions. Field-collected waters were collected from wetlands within the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the United States. Reconstituted water was mixed to mimic some chemistry of surface water from brine contaminated PPR wetlands. Also included are water quality and chemical concentration data from all assays.
Tags: Aquatic Biology,
Environmental Health,
Montana,
North Dakota,
Prairie Pothole Region, All tags...
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Quality,
Williston Basin,
amphibians,
aquatic plants,
biota,
boreal chorus frog,
brine solutions,
chloride toxicity,
daphnia magna,
duckweeds,
environmental toxicology,
free-floating aquatic plants,
lemna gibba,
macroinvertebrates,
oil and gas industry,
prairie pothole region,
produced water,
water chemistry,
water hardness,
water salinization,
wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags
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Heightened concern regarding the potential effects of unconventional oil and gas development on regional water quality has emerged, but the few studies on this topic are limited in geographic scope. Here we evaluate the potential utility of national and publicly available water-quality data sets for addressing questions regarding unconventional oil and gas development. We used existing U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data sets to increase understanding of the spatial distribution of unconventional oil and gas development in the U.S. and broadly assess surface water quality trends in these areas. Based on sample size limitations, we were able to estimate trends in specific conductance...
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A large spill of wastewater from oil and gas operations was discovered adjacent to Blacktail Creek near Williston, North Dakota in January 2015. To determine the effects of this spill on streambed microbial communities over time, bed sediment samples were taken from Blacktail Creek upstream, adjacent to, and at several locations downstream from the spill site. Blacktail Creek is a tributary of the Little Muddy River, and additional samples were taken upstream and downstream from the confluence of Blacktail Creek and the Little Muddy River. Samples were collected in February 2015, June 2015, June 2016, and June 2017. DNA was extracted from these sediments, and sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene was performed...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Aquatic Biology,
Blacktail Creek,
DNA sequencing,
Ecology,
Little Muddy River, All tags...
North Dakota,
North Dakota,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Quality,
Water Resources,
Williams,
Williston,
Williston Basin,
bacteria,
biota,
brine spills,
environment,
environmental health,
geoscientificInformation,
hydraulic fracturing,
inlandWaters,
microbes,
microbiology,
sediment,
unconventional oil and gas production,
water properties, Fewer tags
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