Biogeochemical processes controlling the mobility of major ions and trace metals in aquitard sediments beneath an oil sand tailing pond: Laboratory studies and reactive transport modeling

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-67

  Holden, A A ^a   Haque, S E ^b   Mayer, K U ^b   Ulrich, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ions; Metals; Oil sands; Radial diffusion cells; Reactive transport modeling; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; OIL SAND PROCESS-AFFECTED WATERS; RADIAL DIFFUSION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT MOBILITY; TRANSPORT;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LASERS; LEAD; METALS; MODELS; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSION;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; BORON; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; ION; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; SILICON; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE METAL;

AQUITARD; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; IONIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MOBILITY; OIL SAND; RADIAL DIFFUSION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; SALINIZATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MINE TAILINGS; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SAND PROCESS AFFECTED WATER; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

IONS; METALS; OIL SANDS; RADIAL DIFFUSION CELLS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; TRANSPORT;

ALBERTA; CHLORIDES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PETROLEUM; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84878366279     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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