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Zacariah L. Hildenbrand1,2, Doug D. Carlton2, and Kevin A. Schug2
1Inform Environmental, LLC, Dallas, TX 75206 www.informenv.com
2Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and
Remediation, UT-Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019 http://clear.uta.edu
Environmental Monitoring and
Remediation
in Shale energy Basins
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
• Affects:
– Groundwater quality
• Organic molecules, chlorinated species, alcohols, metals
– Air quality
• Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene (BTEX)
– Soil integrity
• BTEX and Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
– Human health?
• Developing new methods
Eagle Ford Case Study Soil Accumulation
White dots denote 0 BTEX detections, yellow dots denote 1 BTEX detection, orange dots denote 2 BTEX detections, red dots denote 3 BTEX detections, and blue dots denote that all 4 BTEX species were detected.