Potential for carbon dioxide sequestration in flood basalts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  McGrail, B Peter ^a   Schaef, H Todd ^a   Ho, Anita M ^b   Chien, Yi Ju ^a   Dooley, James J ^a   Davidson, Casie L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Flathead Valley Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLOOD BASALT; MINERALIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547925287     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004169     Document Type: Article

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