A quantitative methodology to assess the risks to human health from CO 2 leakage into groundwater

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-164

  Siirila, Erica R ^a   Navarre Sitchler, Alexis K ^a   Maxwell, Reed M ^a   McCray, John E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon Capture and Storage; Carbon dioxide leakage; Human health risk; Joint Uncertainty and Variability; Metal mobilization; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE LEAKAGE; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; JOINT UNCERTAINTY; MONTE CARLO;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISEASES; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH; HYDROGEOLOGY; METALS; MINERALOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC MINERALS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

HEALTH RISKS;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; LEAKAGE; MOBILIZATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84855224926     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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