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Data on the Effects of Oil and Gas Wastewater Components on Microbial Community Structure and Function

Dates

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2017

Citation

Akob, D.M., Mumford, A.C., Fraser, A., Harris, C.R., Baesman, S.M., Jaeschke, J.B., Orem, W., Varonka, M., and Cozzarelli, I.M, 2021, Data on the Effects of Oil and Gas Wastewater Components on Microbial Community Structure and Function: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EJGL5R.

Summary

Oil and gas (OG) wastewaters are commonly disposed of by underground injection and previous research showed that activities at a disposal facility in West Virginia affected stream biogeochemistry and sediment microbial communities downstream from the facility. Microorganisms can control the fate and transport of organic and inorganic components of OG wastewater highlighting the need to characterize the effects of OG wastewater components on microbial activity. We conducted a series of aerobic microcosm experiments to assess the influence of high total dissolved solids (TDS) and hydraulic fracturing fluid additives (2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA), a biocide, and ethylene glycol, an anti-scaling additive), on microbial community [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Denise M Akob, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Originator :
Denise M Akob, Adam C Mumford, Andrea N Fraser, Cassandra R Harris, Shaun M Baesman, Jeanne B Jaeschke, William H Orem, Matthew S Varonka, Isabelle M Cozzarelli
Metadata Contact :
Denise M Akob, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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WVMC_DESeq2_Table.csv 52.53 KB text/csv
WVMC_Geochemistry_Table.csv 83.85 KB text/csv
WVMC_OTU_Table.csv 10.28 MB text/csv
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Purpose

The data were collected to evaluate the effects of OG wastewater components on microbial activity in sediments from upstream and downstream from an OG wastewater-disposal facility. Aerobic microcosm experiments were conducted to assess the influence of TDS and hydraulic fracturing fluid additives (a biocide and anti-scaling additive) on microbial community structure and function. Microbial terminal electron accepting processes were monitored over time to assess microbial activity. Microbial community composition was characterized to identify dominant microbial populations and shifts in the experimental treatments.
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