RBPGL presents at 2015 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

By Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Laboratory November 1, 2015

Multiple RBPGL papers were presented at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Baltimore, November 1-4, 2015, highlighting current research on crude oil natural attenuation and environmental impacts of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) wastewater.

USGS scientists collecting oil from wells — U.S. Geological Survey scientist collects oil from wells at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota. (Credit: Barbara Bekins, USGS)

Oil in the shallow subsurface: Which hydrocarbons are most resistant to degradation in the oil and the groundwater plume
Geochemical Investigations of wastewater spills related to unconventional oil development in the Williston Basin
Impact of unconventional gas waste water disposal on the structure and activity of surficial stream microbial communities
Towards measuring and interpreting trace light hydrocarbons in the surface water and groundwater
Influences of typical hydraulic fracturing fluid constituents on the structure and activity of iron reducing microbial communities
A comprehensive assessment of three high-quality headwater streams in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed