Large-scale modeling of reactive solute transport in fracture zones of granitic bedrocks

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 293-318

  Molinero, Jorge ^a,b   Samper, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

sp Hard Rock Laboratory; Fracture zones; Granite; Numerical modeling; Reactive transport; Redox Zone Experiment

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ÄSPÖ HARD ROCK LABORATORY; FRACTURE ZONES; NUMERICAL MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REDOX ZONE EXPERIMENT;

ROCKS;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS SULFIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MINERAL; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SULFATE;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; DILUTION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; HYDROLOGY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; ROCK; SEA; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTE; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER TRANSPORT;

BICARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATES; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 29444447516     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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