Vadose zone remediation of carbon dioxide leakage from geologic carbon dioxide sequestration sites

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 858-866

  Zhang, Yingqi ^a   Oldenburg, Curtis M ^a   Benson, Sally M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HORIZONTAL WELLS; POLLUTION; PUMPS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BAROMETRIC PUMPING; CARBON DIOXIDE LEAKAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; EXTRACTION WELLS; LIQUID SATURATION; REMEDIATION MEASURES; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 27644441391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.3.858     Document Type: Article

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