36C1 measurements and the hydrology of an acid injection site

G. Vourvopoulos, J. V. Brahana, E. Nolte, G. Korschinek, A. Priller, B. Dockhorn

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Abstract

In an area in western Tennessee (United States), an industrial firm is injecting acidic (pH = 0.1) iron chloride into permeable zones of carbonate rocks at depths ranging from 1000 to 2200 m below land surface. Overlying the injection zone at a depth of approximately 500 m below land surface is a regional fresh-water aquifer, the Knox aquifer. A study is currently underway to investigate whether the injection wells are hydraulically isolated from the fresh-water aquifer. Drilling of a test well that will reach a total depth of 2700 m has been initiated. The 36Cl content of 15 samples from the Knox aquifer, from monitor wells in the vicinity of the injection site, and from the test well have been analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)451-454
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume52
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 1990

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