Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 26 Webinar On Radioactive Radium And Salinity In Groundwater And How It Affects Drinking Water; Featured Speaker Has Researched Contaminated Groundwater From Oil & Gas Development

The Penn State Extension will host an August 26 webinar on radioactive radium and salinity in groundwater and how it affects drinking water quality from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

The featured speaker is Nathaniel Warner, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Penn State College of Engineering, who has done significant research on contaminated groundwater from oil and gas development in Pennsylvania. [Read more here.]

Salt can enhance the flavor of food, but it can also affect the quality of drinking water.

This webinar explores how different sources of salt influence the movement of radium and other metals in aquifers and drinking water supplies. 

Participants will gain a better understanding of the relationship between salt and water chemistry, the factors that affect contaminant concentrations, and the implications for drinking water quality.

Who is this for?

-- Homeowners with groundwater wells 

-- Those wanting to learn more about their water supply 

-- Water treatment operators

What will you learn?

-- Sources of salt in drinking water 

-- Interactions between salts and metals 

-- How water moves through aquifers

Click Here to register and for more information.

Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.

Resource Links:

-- Briefing: DEP Issues A New Type Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Permit Allowing Groundwater Contaminated By Oil & Gas Formations To Be Dumped On Roads, Used In Consumer Products Without Restrictions [PaEN] 

-- Preliminary Results From New Penn State Study Find Increased Cancer, Health Risks From Road Dumping Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling, Especially For Children [PaEN]

-- Penn State Study: Potential Pollution Caused By Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Makes It Unsuitable For A Dust Suppressant, Washes Right Off The Road Into The Ditch  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Research Traced Radioactive Radium In Freshwater Mussels To Oil & Gas Wastewater [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Latest Penn State Report On Environmental Impact Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater Will Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Large,’ ‘Intense’ Impact In PA, Nationally [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- Six Years And Counting: None Of The Recommendations The Grand Jury Made To Better Protect Pennsylvanians From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development Have Been Adopted  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Day 609 - Sample Results Confirm Continued Wastewater Releases At Seneca Resources Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Finds Large Release Of Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Well Storage Tanks Flowing Out Of Containment; 4th Major Spill In Warren County In 9 Days  [PaEN]

-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $144,250 In Penalties For Underground Utility Violations   

NewsClips:

-- Observer-Reporter: Withdrawal Of Democratic Candidate Opens Way For Environmental Advocate Jodi Borello To Challenge Republican Incumbent Sen. Camera Bartolotta As Independent  [PDF of Article]  [Click Here To Learn More About Her Background]

-- Jodi Borello For State Senate: Accountable To You! Not Corporations

-- Observer-Reporter: Western PA Revolutionized Energy Extraction With New Techniques, Technology-- Longwall Coal Mining, Shale Gas Drilling 

-- Utility Dive: TVA Considers Up To 26 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Generation To Help Meet A.I. Data Center Demand

-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Explosion At Natural Gas Export Facility That Left 13 Dead Should Not Affect LNG Exports   

-- AP: Qatar Says Natural Gas Export Terminal Blast Killed 13 As Workers Tried To Resume Operations

[Posted: June 26, 2026]  PA Environment Digest