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Methane Detection Protocol Tested

Penn State researchers work on a new protocol using current, affordable water chemistry tests to help detect sites of new methane gas leaks caused by oil and gas drilling.
Updated:
August 28, 2019

Penn State scientists who published a paper on methane migration and associated changes in aquifer properties took the study further by testing a larger dataset of domestic water wells  for methane and the sources of the substance.  Read the complete news item on this research at Penn State News.