2023
Residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and birth defects in Ohio
Gaughan C, Sorrentino K, Liew Z, Johnson N, Clark C, Soriano M, Plano J, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Residential proximity to unconventional oil and gas development and birth defects in Ohio. Environmental Research 2023, 229: 115937. PMID: 37076028, PMCID: PMC10198955, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleNatural GasNeural Tube DefectsOhioParturitionPregnancyConceptsNeural tube defectsCertain birth defectsBirth defectsOdds ratioRegistry-based cohort studyTube defectsConfidence intervalsResidential proximityState birth recordsBirth defect typeState surveillance systemsMaternal residential proximityLimb reduction defectsCohort studyUnexposed mothersStructural birth defectsLive birthsInfant sexBirth recordsSpina bifidaReduction defectsFemale offspringDevelopmental toxicantsExposure metrics
2021
Groundwater Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania Attributable to Thermogenic Sources and Hydrogeomorphologic Migration Pathways
Li Y, Thelemaque NA, Siegel HG, Clark CJ, Ryan EC, Brenneis RJ, Gutchess KM, Soriano MA, Xiong B, Deziel NC, Saiers JE, Plata DL. Groundwater Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania Attributable to Thermogenic Sources and Hydrogeomorphologic Migration Pathways. Environmental Science And Technology 2021, 55: 16413-16422. PMID: 34874708, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethane levelsGroundwater methaneGroundwater aquifersNortheastern PennsylvaniaElevated methane levelsBasin brinesThermogenic methaneThermogenic sourceGroundwater samplesHydrocarbon signaturesWater typesDomestic wellsMethane measurementsMigration pathwaysMethane transportMethane concentrationMarcellus ShaleUnconventional oilGeospatial metricsUOG developmentElevated concentrationsGas developmentSystematic increaseAquiferMethaneInvited Perspective: Oil and Gas Development and Adverse Birth Outcomes: What More Do We Need to Know?
Deziel NC. Invited Perspective: Oil and Gas Development and Adverse Birth Outcomes: What More Do We Need to Know? Environmental Health Perspectives 2021, 129: 071301. PMID: 34287014, PMCID: PMC8312483, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9715.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
A Multiregion Analysis of Shale Drilling Activity and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States
Johnson NP, Warren JL, Elliott EG, Niccolai LM, Deziel NC. A Multiregion Analysis of Shale Drilling Activity and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2020, 47: 254-260. PMID: 32168285, PMCID: PMC7077974, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research
Deziel NC, Brokovich E, Grotto I, Clark CJ, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Broday D, Agay-Shay K. Unconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research. Environmental Research 2020, 182: 109124. PMID: 32069745, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesAdverse health outcomesFull-text evaluationOutcomes of interestHuman health outcomesAsthma exacerbationsPreterm deliveryPregnancy outcomesBirth outcomesPotential confoundersBirth weightBody of evidenceCancer incidenceEligible studiesExposure assessment methodologyPotential environmental health hazardInclusion criteriaStudy populationEpidemiological studiesExposure assessment approachHealth problemsEnvironmental health hazardsSignificant association