Call for Papers

Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Current Understanding and Science Needs

Columbus, OH
April 25-26, 2017

This National Ground Water Association (NGWA) workshop focuses on the impact of unconventional oil and gas development on groundwater quality and includes a follow-up on the 2014 NGWA workshop on Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Gas Development: Is There a Connection? This 2017 workshop provides an opportunity for groundwater and other professionals to discuss the following:

• Shale gas development and stray gas
• Fracking chemicals and drilling fluid transport
• Groundwater monitoring near shale gas wells

Abstracts must be submitted in sentence form and without bullet points by Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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