Geochemical impacts to groundwater from geologic carbon sequestration: Controls on pH and inorganic carbon concentrations from reaction path and kinetic modeling

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4821-4827

  Wilkin, Richard T ^a   Digiulio, Dominic C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-FRAMES; ABANDONED WELLS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DRINKING WATER; GAS DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; GLOBAL EMISSIONS; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; INORGANIC CARBON; KEY VARIABLES; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; MINERAL-WATER REACTIONS; MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES; MODEL RESULTS; PHYLLOSILICATE; POTENTIAL RISKS; REACTION PATHS; SITE-SPECIFIC; UNDERGROUND SOURCE;

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SILICATES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; SILICATE;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INORGANIC CARBON; PH; PHYLLOSILICATE; REACTION KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MINERALOGY; PH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MINERALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHASE TRANSITION; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953499353     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100559j     Document Type: Article

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