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The Shale Network database is a collaborative water quality and quantity data resource for regions of hydrocarbon extraction (including shale gas development), acting as an "honest broker" that collates datasets from academic researchers, government agencies, industry, nonprofit entities, and watershed groups. The database is published through the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System (HIS) for discovery and access via HydroClient and associated web services, and is used to establish background concentrations and assess environmental impacts across energy production regions.
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. (CUAHSI)
Common field and laboratory measurements such as pH, major ions (Na, K, Mg, Ca, sulfate, chloride, bromide), nutrients (ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, total N), alkalinity/acidity, hardness, TDS, and related parameters.
Energy production regions, primarily the northeastern United States; see dataset portals for exact site coverage
Trace element concentrations such as Al, As, Ba, B, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Pb, Li, Mn, Hg, Mo, Ni, Se, Ag, Sr, Th, U, Zn (availability varies by site and dataset).
Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)
Radiological measurements such as gross alpha/beta, Ra-226, and Ra-228 (availability varies).
Organic compounds and indicators such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, naphthalene, oil and grease, phenolics, and related constituents (availability varies).
Water quantity observations associated with monitoring sites where contributed and published through HIS services.
Compilation and harmonization of water quality and quantity datasets contributed by multiple organizations
Publication through CUAHSI HIS using the Observations Data Model (ODM) and WaterOneFlow web services
Persistent identifier landing page for the Shale Network database.
HIS Central network registration (Shale Network)
HIS Central registry entry for the Shale Network WaterOneFlow service and citation information.
CUAHSI HydroClient portal for discovering and downloading published observations.
Project documentation describing ways to access Shale Network data, including HydroClient, HydroShare, and Penn State DataCommons.