Regulating the ultimate sink: Managing the risks of geologic CO2 storage

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3476-3483

  Wilson, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Johnson, Timothy L ^a,b   Keith, David W ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GEOLOGIC STORAGE (GS);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ROCK; STORAGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS; STORAGE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGY; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK; STORAGE; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041735445     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es021038+     Document Type: Review

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