Evaluating Potential for Groundwater Contamination from Surface Spills Associated with Unconventional Oil and Gas Production: Methodology and Application to the South Platte Alluvial Aquifer

Surface spills occur frequently during unconventional oil and gas production operations and have the potential to impact groundwater quality. A screening-level analysis using contaminant fate and transport simulations was performed to: (1) evaluate whether hypothetical (yet realistic) spills of aque...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Mai Kanno, John E. McCray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/353