Vertical distribution of H14 CO3- transport parameters in Boom Clay in the Mol-1 borehole (Mol, Belgium)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Aertsens, M ^a   Van Gompel, M ^a   De Canniere P ^a   Maes, N ^a   Dierckx, A ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Bicarbonate; Boom Clay; Diffusion accessible porosity; Dispersion coefficient; Hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NEGATIVE IONS; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SORPTION; SURFACE DIFFUSION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANION EXCLUSIONS; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; BEDDING PLANES; BELGIUM; BICARBONATE; BOOM CLAY; BOOM CLAYS; DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; GEOLOGICAL WASTE DISPOSALS; HOMOGENEOUS CLAYS; MIGRATION PROPERTIES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS; PULSE INJECTIONS; R VALUES; RADIO-NUCLIDES; RETARDATION FACTORS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; TRITIATED WATERS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES;

CLAY MINERALS;

BICARBONATE; BOOM CLAY; DIFFUSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 55949093149     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.10.060     Document Type: Article

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