Water challenges for geologic carbon capture and sequestration

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 651-661

  Newmark, Robin L ^a   Friedmann, Samuel J ^b   Carroll, Susan A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and sequestration; Groundwater resources

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL USE; BRINE DISPLACEMENT; CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION; CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATIONS; CO-PRODUCTION; CONTINUED USE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; MONITORING AND CONTROL; POINT SOURCES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; STORAGE RESERVOIRS; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

BRINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER INJECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

BRINE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; LEAKAGE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

APPLIED RESEARCH; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROPOWER; MARK RECAPTURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952090415     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9434-1     Document Type: Review

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