Modelling of a large-scale in-situ migration experiment with 14C-labelled natural organic matter in Boom Clay

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 98, Issue 9-11, 2010, Pages 695-701

  Martens, E ^a   Maes, N ^a   Weetjens, E ^a   Van Gompel, M ^a   Van Ravestyn, L ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boom Clay; Colloidal transport; Organic matter; Transport modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951620162     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2010.1770     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Dierckx, A., Put, M., De Cannière, P., Wang, L., Maes, N., Aertsens, M., Maes, A., Vancluysen, J., Verdickt,W., Gielen, R., Christiaens,M., Warwick, P., Hall, A., van der Lee, J.: Transport of Radionuclides due to Complexation with Organic Matter in Clay formations - Trancom-Clay. European Commission Nuclear Science and Technology Final Report, EUR 19135, European Commission, Luxembourg (2000).
2. Maes, N., Wang, L., Delécault, G., Beauwens, T., Van Geet, M., Put, M., Weetjens, E., Marivoet, J., Van der Lee, J., Warwick, P., Hall, A., Walker, G., Maes, A., Bruggeman, C., Bennett, D., Hicks, T., Higgo, J., Galson, D.: Migration Case Study: Transport of radionuclides in a Reducing Clay Sediment (TRANCOM-II). European Commission Nuclear Science and Technology, EUR- 21022, Luxembourg; Final scientific and technical report of the EC TRANCOM-II project, SCKCEN-BLG-988, Mol, Belgium (2004).
3. Put, M. J., Dierckx, A., Aertsens,M., De Cannière, P.: Mobility of the dissolved organic material through intact Boom Clay. Radiochim. Acta 82, 375-378 (1998). (Pubitemid 128495854)
4. Maes, N., Wang, L., Hicks, T., Bennett, D., Warwick, P., Hall, T., Walker, G., Dierckx, A.: The role of natural organic matter in the migration behaviour of americium in the Boom Clay - Part I: Migration experiments. Phys. Chem. Earth 31, 541-547 (2006). (Pubitemid 44149456)
5. Šimùnek, J., Šejna,M., Van Genuchten,M. T.: The hydrus software package for simulating the two- and three-dimensional movement of water, heat and multiple solutes in variablysaturated media. User manual, version 1.0. PC-Progress, Prague, Czech Republic (2007).
6. De Cannière, P., Moors, H., Lolivier, P., De Preter, P., Put, M.: Laboratory and in situ migration experiments in the Boom Clay. European Commission Nuclear Science and Technology report, EUR 16927 EN, European Commission, Luxembourg (1996).
7. De Craen, M., Wang, L., Van Geet, M., Moors, H.: Geochemistry of Boom clay pore water at the Mol site - status 2004. Scientific report SCKCEN-BLG-990, Mol, Belgium (2004).
8. Warwick, P., Carlsen, L., Randall,A., Zhao, R., Lassen, P.: 14C and 125I labelling of humic material for use in environmental studies. Chem. Ecol. 8, 182-186 (1993).
9. Šimùnek, J., Van Genuchten,M. T., Šejna, M.: The HYDRUS-1D Software package for simulating the one-dimensional movement of water, heat and multiple solutes in variably-saturated media. Version 3.0 (2005).
10. Bradford, S. A., Bettahar,M., Simunek, J., Van Genuchten,M. T.: Straining and attachment of colloids in physically heterogeneous porous media. Vadose Zone J. 3, 384-389 (2004).
11. Bradford, S. A., Simunek, J., Bettahar, M., Tadassa, Y. F., Van Genuchten,M. T., Yates, S. R.: Straining of colloids at textural interfaces. Water Resourc. Res. 41, W10404 (2005).
12. De Preter, P., Put, M. J., De Cannière, P., Moors, H.: Migration of radionuclides in Boom Clay. State-of-the-Art report June 1992, NIROND 92-07, Contract FI 2W/0039, ONDRAF/NIRAS, Brussels, Belgium (1992).
13. Put,M. J., Monsecour,M., Fonteyne,A.: Mobility of the dissolved organic material in the interstitial Boom Clay water. Radiochim. Acta 58/59, 315-317 (1992).
14. Aertsens,M., Wemaere, I., Wouters, L.: Spatial variability of transport parameters in the Boom Clay. Appl. Clay Sci. 26, 37-45 (2004). (Pubitemid 38964580)
15. Hendry, J. M., Ranville, J. R., Boldt-Leppin, B. E. J., Wassenaar, L. I.: Geochemical and transport properties of dissolved organic carbon in a clay-rich aquitard.Water Resourc. Res. 39(7), 1194 (2003).
16. Reszat, T. N., Hendry, J.: Migration of colloids through nonfractured clay-rich aquitards. Env. Sci. Technol. 43, 5640-5646 (2009).
17. Maes, A., Bruggeman, C., Van Geet, M., Deniau, I., Largeau, C.: Methodologies developed to identify the source of mobile Boom Clay organic matter. Topical report within the EC Trancom- II project, Scientific Report SCKCEN-BLG-967, Mol, Belgium (2003).
18. Bruggeman, C., Liu, D. J., Maes, N.: Influence of Boom Clay organic matter on the adsorption of Eu3+ by illite - geochemical modelling using the component additivity approach. Radiochim. Acta 98, 597-605 (2010).
19. Bruggeman, C., Maes, N., Aertsens, M., De Cannière, P.: Tritiated water retention and migration behaviour in Boom Clay - SFC1 level 5 report: first Full Draft. ONDRAF/NIRAS report NIROND-TR-2009-16E (2009).
20. Boisson, J.-Y.: Clay Club Catalogue of Characteristics of Argillaceous Rocks. NEA#04436, ISBN: 92-64-01067-X (2005) available online at: http://www.nea.fr/html/rwm/reports/2005/nea4436-argillaceous-catalogue.pdf (2010).
21. 14Clabelled natural organic matter (NOM) in Boom Clay. Sci. Basis Nucl. Waste Manage. XXXI, 629-636 (2007).