Secondary processes determining the pH of alkaline waters in crystalline rock systems

Chemical Geology

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 41-52

  Asta, Maria P ^a   Gimeno, Maria J ^a   Auqué, Luis F ^a   Gómez, Javier ^a   Acero, Patricia ^a   Lapuente, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline thermal waters; CO2 external input; Cooling; Crystalline systems; Geochemical models; Mixing; PH evolution

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ALKALINE WATER; BUFFERING CAPACITIES; COLD WATERS; CONDUCTIVE COOLING; CRYSTALLINE SYSTEMS; DEEP RESERVOIRS; ENDMEMBERS; EXTERNAL INPUT; FINAL PH; GEOCHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HIGH PH; HOT WATER; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS; KEY ISSUES; MIXING PROCESS; MIXING PROPORTIONS; NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SECONDARY PROCESS; SHALLOWER WATER; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; THERMAL WATERS;

ALKALINITY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; FUEL STORAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; MIXING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

ALKALINE WATER; COOLING; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; PH; THERMAL WATER;

SPAIN;

EID: 77955423899     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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