Long, Christopher M.
Briggs, Nicole L.
Cochran, Brian A.
Mims, Destiny M.
Article History
Received: 3 August 2020
Revised: 22 December 2020
Accepted: 21 January 2021
First Online: 22 February 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: During involvement in the study, authors were employed by Gradient or AECOM. The work reported in this paper was conducted during the normal course of employment. Range Resources, which provided financial support for this study and paper, developed and currently operates the study well pad, as well as other well pads in the local area. The authors had complete freedom in the design, implementation, and reporting of the research presented in this paper; the paper was reviewed by employees of Range Resources while in preparation. The authors retain sole responsibility for the writing and content of this paper, which represent the professional opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of Range Resources. One of the authors of this manuscript (C. Long) has testified in Pennsylvania on behalf of natural gas development companies at local zoning hearing board meetings and at a judicial hearing on the science of the air quality impacts of Marcellus Shale development activities.