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Table 2 Population estimates and RHUs within 200 m of active UGS wells

From: Population allocation at the housing unit level: estimates around underground natural gas storage wells in PA, OH, NY, WV, MI, and CA

State

Wells (% total) with at least one RHU

Uncapped RHUs

PAR (PPA)

PAR (ABODE)

PAR (Uncapped ABODE)

Well-level Wilcoxon Signed-Rank (Z)

Ho: PPA = ABODE

CA

41 (12%)

400

1216

895

939

3.11*

MI

668 (28%)

2027

4740

4283

5158

6.64***

NY

362 (38%)

996

2495

2393

2691

3.81**

OH

1680 (51%)

12,014

27,593

29,184

31,273

1.11 (p = 0.2)

PA

577 (43%)

3709

4996

7421

9336

−5.99***

WV

488 (33%)

1791

2012

3093

3853

0.79***

Total

3816 (41%)

20,937

43,052

48,126

53,250

12.5***

  1. *p = < 0.01; ** p = < 0.001; ***p = < 0.0001