Fuel contamination characterization in permafrost fractured bedrock at the Colomac mine site

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-74

  Iwakun, Olumide ^a   Biggar, Kevin ^a,c   Van Stempvoort, Dale ^b   Bickerton, Greg ^b   Voralek, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active layer; Attenuation; Bedrock; Contamination; Fractured; Natural; Permafrost; Petroleum; Temperature profiles

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; GOLD MINES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS;

FREE-PHASE HYDROCARBONS; FUEL CONTAMINATION; HYDRAULIC TESTING; WATER TABLE;

PERMAFROST;

BEDROCK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; FUEL; GOLD MINE; HYDROCARBON; PERMAFROST; WATER TABLE;

CANADA; COLOMAC; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; STEEVES LAKE; YELLOWKNIFE;

EID: 44149091667     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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