Presentation Profile
How Big of an Analytical Toolbox is needed to Assess the Impacts of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development?
Currently Scheduled: 1/18/2018 - 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Room 381 B
Main Author
Doug Carlton Project Manager - University of Texas at Arlington
Abstract:
Is unconventional oil and gas development safe? This seemingly simple question has spurred propaganda, debates, legislation, and research over the past decade or so. Early assumptions towards finding an answer would be scouring EPA and other regulatory methods for air and water analyses. Through the years, we have developed a handful of analytical methods for groundwater, air, and various solid matrices to account for these unique settings. Efforts to understand some settings has led to microbiome characterization in groundwater through analytical microbiology. These rapid and informative bacterial measurements may provide more answers in some settings than traditional VOC and heavy metal screenings.
