2022
Groundwaters in Northeastern Pennsylvania near intense hydraulic fracturing activities exhibit few organic chemical impacts
Xiong B, Soriano MA, Gutchess KM, Hoffman N, Clark CJ, Siegel HG, De Vera GAD, Li Y, Brenneis RJ, Cox AJ, Ryan EC, Sumner AJ, Deziel NC, Saiers JE, Plata DL. Groundwaters in Northeastern Pennsylvania near intense hydraulic fracturing activities exhibit few organic chemical impacts. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 2022, 24: 252-264. PMID: 35018906, PMCID: PMC11094648, DOI: 10.1039/d1em00124h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEnvironmental MonitoringGroundwaterHydraulic FrackingMethaneOil and Gas FieldsPennsylvaniaUnited StatesWater Pollutants, ChemicalConceptsOrganic compoundsInorganic speciesAnthropogenic organic chemicalsBis-2-ethylhexyl phthalateSemi-volatile compoundsUnited States Environmental Protection Agency's Maximum Contaminant LevelOrganic contaminantsOrganic chemicalsEnvironmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant levelOrganic contaminationVolatility rangeMaximum contaminant levelCompoundsChemical impactContaminant levels
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
2018
Spatial Modeling to Identify Sociodemographic Predictors of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Injection Wells in Ohio Census Block Groups
Silva GS, Warren JL, Deziel NC. Spatial Modeling to Identify Sociodemographic Predictors of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater Injection Wells in Ohio Census Block Groups. Environmental Health Perspectives 2018, 126: 067008. PMID: 29957590, PMCID: PMC6084846, DOI: 10.1289/ehp2663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShale gas activity and increased rates of sexually transmitted infections in Ohio, 2000–2016
Deziel NC, Humeau Z, Elliott EG, Warren JL, Niccolai LM. Shale gas activity and increased rates of sexually transmitted infections in Ohio, 2000–2016. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0194203. PMID: 29570712, PMCID: PMC5865738, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansHydraulic FrackingLongitudinal StudiesMaleOhioSexually Transmitted Diseases, BacterialConceptsMixed-effects Poisson regression modelsAnnual rate ratiosCases of chlamydiaRate ratioRates of chlamydiaRates of gonorrheaCommunity health effortsPoisson regression modelsPotential confoundersSTI ratesHealth effortsGonorrheaReportable STIsChlamydiaEcologic studySyphilisConfidence intervalsOhio DepartmentInfectionSecular trends
2016
A systematic evaluation of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and wastewater for reproductive and developmental toxicity
Elliott EG, Ettinger AS, Leaderer BP, Bracken MB, Deziel NC. A systematic evaluation of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and wastewater for reproductive and developmental toxicity. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2016, 27: 90-99. PMID: 26732376, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWater quality standardsFederal water quality standardsQuality standardsHuman health impactsNatural gas developmentEnvironmental concentrationsHundreds of substancesDevelopmental toxicityReprotox databasesHuman exposureToxicity informationGas developmentExposure assessmentIncorporation of dataHealth StudyHealth impactsSystematic screening approachHydraulic-fracturing fluidsChemical Abstract Service Registry NumbersCandidate analytesChemicalsDrinking waterLikely etiologic agentWastewaterUnconventional oil