J. Woda, T. Wen, D. Oakley, D. Yoxtheimer, T. Engelder, M.C. Castro, S.L. Brantley
Detecting and explaining why aquifers occasionally become degraded near hydraulically fractured shale gas wells
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 115 (2018), pp. 12349-12358, 10.1073/pnas.1809013115
Joshua Woda
Biography
I have worked with the USGS since 2019 when I first started as a contractor. My background consists of aqueous geochemistry, hydrology and geology and I am particularly interested in analyzing field based and geochemical data using geospatial techniques. Currently I am working with geologic and hydrogeologic data, coupled with various software platforms to help model contributing areas for public supply wells across New York State. I am also involved in field-based projects looking at the effects of contaminants, such as road salt, on surface and groundwater resources.
Prior to my time with the USGS I received my master's degree at the Pennsylvania State University where I conducted environmental forensic studies related to hydrocarbon and brine migration. During this time, I worked with an array of scientists and group volunteers to help source where groundwater contaminants originated from, and predict geochemical effects induced along their flow paths.
Education:
2019 – M.S. Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University
2016 – B.S. Geology, Binghamton University
2016 – B.S. Environmental Studies, Binghamton University
Science and Products
Date published: June 20, 2018
Status: Active Simulation of Contributing Areas to Selected Public Water-Supply Wellfields in the Valley-Fill Aquifers of New York State
Background For effective wellhead protection, the area where water carrying potential contaminants can enter the groundwater system and flow to the supply well must first be defined, and then best management practices need to be implemented to minimize the opportunity for contamination to occur in areas defined as sources of water to the well. Determination of the sources of water and contrib...
Date published: December 15, 2020
Passive seismic depth to bedrock data collected along headwater stream corridors in the Neversink River watershed, NY, USA
The Neversink River watershed (above the Neversink Reservoir) has been a focus of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research regarding stream geochemistry, acidification, and ecology dynamics for decades. In 2019, the Water Mission Area Next Generation Water Observing Systems Program augmented the existing stream gage network there, including instrumentation to specifically characterize various...
Attribution: Water Resources
Pre-USGS Publications
Woda, J.; Wen, T.; Lemon, J.; Marcon, V.; Keeports, C. M.;
Zelt, F.; Steffy, L. Y.; Brantley, S. L. Methane concentrations in
streams reveal gas leak discharges in regions of oil, gas, and coal
development. Sci. Total Environ. 2020, No. 737, 140105.
T. Wen, J. Woda, V. Marcon, X. Niu, Z. Li, S.L. Brantley
Exploring how to use groundwater chemistry to identify migration of methane near shale gas wells in the Appalachian Basin
Environ. Sci. Technol. (2019), 10.1021/acs.est.9b02290
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