Modelling geochemical and microbial consumption of dissolved oxygen after backfilling a high level radiactive waste repository

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 130-148

  Yang, Changbing ^a   Samper, Javier ^a   Molinero, Jorge ^b   Bonilla, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BIOCORE; CORE; DOC respiration; HLW repository; Hydrobiogeochemical model; Methane oxidation; Microbial processes; Oxygen consumption; Reactive transport

Indexed keywords

BACKFILL MATERIALS; BIOCORE; DOC RESPIRATION; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; MICROBIAL PROCESSES; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

BENTONITE; CALIBRATION; CORROSION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

METHANE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN;

BENTONITE; CALIBRATION; CORROSION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACKFILL; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CALIBRATION; CORROSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REPOSITORY;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CALIBRATION; CORROSION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

BENTONITE; CALIBRATION; CARBON; CHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEOLOGY; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34447648740     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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