Using streamlines to simulate stochastic reactive transport in heterogeneous aquifers: Kinetic metal release and transport in CO2 impacted drinking water aquifers

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-106

  Atchley, Adam L ^a   Maxwell, Reed M ^a   Navarre Sitchler, Alexis K ^a  

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

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Groundwater; Reactive transport modeling; Stochastic hydrology; Streamlines; Subsurface heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CARBON STORAGE; CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; FLOW PATH; GAUSSIAN RANDOM FIELDS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HETEROGENEOUS AQUIFERS; HETEROGENEOUS FLOW; LAGRANGIAN; LEAD CONCENTRATION; MACRODISPERSION; METAL RELEASE; MONTE CARLO APPROACH; PUMPING WELL; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RESIDENCE TIME; STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGIES; STREAMLINES; STRONG LINK; SUBSURFACE HETEROGENEITY;

AQUIFERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISKS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WELL PUMPS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DRINKING WATER; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870180445     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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