Sustainable Remediation Strategies for Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater
Explore the efficient translation and scaling of laboratory research to field applications for long-term groundwater contamination remediation involving dense brine transport. Key aspects include site characterization, flow field analysis, and stakeholder engagement. References provided for comprehensive insights.
Sustainable Remediation Strategies for Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater
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Spring Celebration Research Translation: Scaling between the Laboratory and the Field James R. Hunt, Ph.D. hunt@ce.berkeley.edu
Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater(perchlorate, leachates, remediation fluids)
Desirable Site Characteristics • Long term remediation (>10 years) • Rich data sets on • Site characterization • Flow field • Tracer monitoring • Contaminant and byproduct monitoring • Interested stakeholders
References: • CH2MHill (2003) First Semiannual Monitoring Report Year 2003, Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation Project PG&E Compressor Station, Hinkley, California, prepared for PG&E, July 2003, Oakland California. • CH2MHill (2005) First Semiannual Monitoring Report Year 2005 Groundwater Montoring and Remediation Project, PG&E Compressor Station, Hinkley, California, prepared for PG&E, August, 2005, Oakland, California. • T. C. Flowers and J. R. Hunt (2000) Long-term release of perchlorate as a potential source of groundwater contamination, Perchlorate in the Environment, E. T. Urbansky, ed., Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, pp 177-188. • T. C. Flowers and J. R. Hunt (accepted) Viscous and gravitational contributions to mixing during vertical brine transport in water-saturated porous media, Water Resources Research.