Reaction path modeling of hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in granitic bedrocks, South Korea

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 118, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-97

  Sung, Kyu Youl ^a,b   Yun, Seong Taek ^a   Park, Maeng Eon ^b   Koh, Yong Kwon ^c   Choi, Byoung Young ^a,d   Hutcheon, Ian ^e   Kim, Kyoung Ho ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Granitic rocks; Hydrogeochemical evolution; Nuclear waste disposal

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLAY MINERALOGY; CONTINUOUS REACTIONS; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; GIBBSITES; GRANITIC BEDROCKS; GRANITIC ROCKS; HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; LAUMONTITE; PREHNITE; REACTION PATH MODELING; REACTION PATHS; ROCK-FORMING MINERALS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOUTH KOREA;

CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; MANGANESE; MICA; MINERALOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICA; SILICATES;

GRANITE;

BEDROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; DISSOLUTION; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTION KINETICS; SECONDARY MINERAL; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CHEMISTRY;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84862331780     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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