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Management of Canada Geese in Suburban Areas New Jersey Draft Document
Environmental Education
Map 10- Oil and Gas in Pennsylvania (1993)
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Map 13b- Physiographic Provinces (PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES OF PENNSYLVANIA- Descriptions)
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Environmental Education
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Flowback Water
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction Study 2009-2010
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Marcellus Shale – Natural Gas Development Baseline Testing
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Methane Gas Migration and Your Water Well Privatel Well Owners
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Methane Gas and Its Removal from Wells in Pennsylvania
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Michigan Oil & Gas Pre-Drill Water Well Testing
Water Well
Model Zoning Ordinance Provisions For Oil And Gas Exploration
Septic Systems
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Modeling the Potential Reduction of Stormwater Runoff Using BMP Brian Whitman
Stormwater
Monitoring Disinfection using ORP Disinfection, Monitoring, and Documentation (Bacterial Control)
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Natural Gas Development – The 3 Ds & The Role of the Water Industry EWQA Conference 2014 Maryland
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Natural Gas Development, Public Discourse, and Power in Wayne County, Pennsylvania thesis
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Flowback Water
Natural Gas Plays in the Marcellus Shale: Challenges and Potential Opportunities
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Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Produced Water and Oil-Field Equipment – An Issue for the Energy Industry
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Nitrate Dilution Model - Community Tool for New Jersey- Document 32
Groundwater
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Nitrogen Gas and Sand: A New Technique for Stimulation of Devonian Shale - Gas Frac
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Onsite Wastewater Management and Disposal Systems Septic Systems EPA (1980)
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Orenco AdvanTex Treatment System (AdvanTex) Alternative Septic
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Ozone in Water Treatment- National Drinking Water Clearinghouse (Tech Brief)
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PA - Best Technical Guidance Alternate Technology, Experimental Technology, and Best Technical Guidance (BTG) in Onlot Sewage System Repair Situations
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PA MCL (Maximum Contaminate Levels) (2002)
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PA-DEP Accredited Laboratories (2009)
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Water Quality Testing
PA-DEP Alternate Systems Guidance
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PA-DEP Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management
Septic Systems
PA-DEP Experimental Systems Guidance
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PA-DEP Recommended Basic Oil & Gas Pre-Drill Parameters
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Baseline Testing
PA-DEP Recommended Basic Oil and Gas Pre-Drill Parameters (2010)
Oil and Gas
Baseline Testing
PA-DEP Recommended Basic Oil and Gas Pre-Drill Parameters (2014)
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PADEP Data FlowBack Water Glycols
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
PADEP Data FlowBack Water Inorganics
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
PADEP Data FlowBack Water Radioisotopes
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
PADEP Data FlowBack Water SVOC Semi-Volatile Organics
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
PADEP Data FlowBack Water VOC Volatile Organics
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
PADEP Guide Permitting a Regulated Water Well Pennylvania (2013)
Water Well
PADEP Methane Gas and Your Water Well
Oil and Gas
Baseline Testing
Methane Gas
PADEP Reuse of Treated Wastewater Guidance Manual 362-0300-009
Septic Systems
Pennsylvania Hydraulic Fracturing State Review (2010)
Oil and Gas
Pennsylvania Private Well Survey Watershed Monitoring Marcellus Shale Issues Sourcewater Protection
Water Well
Pennsylvania Recommendations For Construction Of Private Water Wells In Bedrock -2010
Water Well
Perc-Rite® Wastewater Drip Dispersal System Designer'S Design Manual
Septic Systems
Phytoplankton Analysis -Standard Operating Procedure for Phytoplankton Analysis
Lab Manuals
Lake
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Surface Water
Phytoplankton Collection -Standard Operating Procedure for Phytoplankton Sample Collection and Preservation
Lab Manuals
Lake
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Citizen Science
Lab Manuals
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City Water
Water Treatment
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Potential Career Path in Energy Geothermal Solar Wind Natural Gas (2013)
Oil and Gas
Potential Career Path in Energy Geothermal Solar Wind Natural Gas STEM Hazelton (2014)
Oil and Gas
Potential Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing Congress of the United States 2010
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
Premier Tech Peat Fiber Biofilter Alternate septic technology (A2014-0015-0002)
Septic Systems
Private Water Wells and Private Water Systems
Well and Spring Construction
Water Well
Private Well Water
Private Well Owner Consent To Participate In Community Education Program
Water Well
Private Well Owner Getting The Waters Tested The Marcellus Shale Factor Keystone College
Water Well
Baseline Testing
Private Well Owner Getting The Waters Tested The Marcellus Shale Factor Methane Gas Contaminant Migration
Oil and Gas
Baseline Testing
Private Well Quality and Water Treatment (Well Water Quality and Private Treatment Systems - Iowa)
Drinking Water Standards
Environmental Education
Groundwater
Water Quality
Water Treatment
Private Well Water System Common Contaminant Migration Pathways Natural Gas Development
Oil and Gas
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs (2009)
Septic Systems
Public / City Water Sytems
City Water
Radioactive Waste Streams Waste Classification for Disposal (2006)
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
Radionuclides in Drinking Water: A Small Entity Compliance Guide
Radionuclides
Alpha
Beta
Uranium
Radon
Recommended Basic Oil and Gas Pre-Drill Parameters (2021)
Oil and Gas
Water Well
Baseline Testing
Reducing Radon in Drinking Water
Baseline Testing
Methane Gas
Radon
Sullivan County PA
Water Treatment
Regional Stormwater Management Ryan Koch May 2007 Pocono NE RC&D Council
Stormwater
Require Certified Testing In Pennsylvania-Certified Laboratories by County (2010)
Citizen Science
Drinking Water Issues
Water Quality Testing
Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Units
City Water
Reverse Osmosis
Water Treatment
Water Well
River Hydrodynamics (A Guidebook for Application of Hydrogeomorphic Assessments to Riverine Wetlands)
Surface Water
Wetlands
Road Salt I - Impact of Highway Runoff (Water Resource Investigation 99-4077) Specific Conductance
Citizen Science
Groundwater
Road Salt
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Roadspreading of Brine for Dust Control and Road Stabilization
Oil and Gas
Safety & Environmental Training 2010 Course Catalog
Environmental Education
Sanitary Well Caps
Bacterial Contamination
Best Management Practices
Water Well
Well and Spring Construction
Sealing Leaks Anthracite Region Identifying and Sealing Water Loss Zones in the Anthracite Coal Region
Acid Mine Drainage
Coal
Groundwater
Oil and Gas
Surface Water
Septic System Usage in High Water and Exceptional Value Watersheds Pennsylvania Proposed Nitrate Policy (2013)
Septic Systems
Nitrate
Shale Gas Shock (2014) Getting The Waters Tested Types of Water Testing
Oil and Gas
Shallow Limiting Zone At-Grade Absorption Area Alternate technology (A2014-0025-0002
Septic Systems
Shallow Placement Pressure Dosed System Alternate technology (A2014-0021-0002
Septic Systems
Shock Well Disinfection
Water Quality Testing
Should fracking stop? Extracting gas from shale increases the availability of this resource, but the health and environmental risks may be too high Howarth vs Engelder (2011).
Oil and Gas
Flowback Water
Sinkholes In Pennsylvania
Environmental Education
Geological Data
Sinkholes
Sodium and Chloride Contamination (Source Identification)
Baseline Testing
Geological Data
Groundwater
Methane Gas
Oil and Gas
Soil Classification and Profile Descriptions – POT Approach
Septic Systems
Soil Science Applications to Stormwater Management (2007 Brian Oram)
Stormwater
Soilair Systems Geomatrix, LLC Alternate Septic System Technology Pennsylvania
Septic Systems
Sourcewater Protection – The Water Cycle – Stormwater Management Maintaining a Balance
Stormwater
Soil Science
Steep Slope Elevated Sand Mound Beds (Steep Slope ESM Beds)
Septic Systems
Stormwater BMP Dry Wells / French Drains
Stormwater
Stormwater BMP Porous Pavement Systems
Stormwater
Stormwater BMP Vegetated Filter Strips
Stormwater
Stormwater BMP Vegetated Swales
Stormwater
Stormwater Best Management Practice Rainwater Gardens
Stormwater
Stormwater Management Best Manage Practices Capture and Reus
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