Intragranular diffusion: An important mechanism influencing solute transport in clastic aquifers?
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By: W.W. Wood, T. F. Kraemer, and P.P. Hearn Jr.
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Abstract
Quantification of intragranular porosity in sand-size material from an aquifer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, by scanning electron microscopy, mercury injection, and epifluorescence techniques shows that there are more reaction sites and that porosity is greater that indicated by standard short-term laboratory tests and measurement techniques. Results from laboratory and field tracer tests show solute nonequilibrium for a reacting ion consistent with a model of diffusion into, and exchange within, grain interiors. These data indicate that a diffusion expression needs to be included in transport codes, particularly for simulation of the transport of radioactive and toxic wastes.
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Wood, W., Kraemer, T.F., and Hearn, P., 1990, Intragranular diffusion: An important mechanism influencing solute transport in clastic aquifers?: Science, v. 247, no. 4950, p. 1569-1572, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.247.4950.1569.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Intragranular diffusion: An important mechanism influencing solute transport in clastic aquifers? |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.247.4950.1569 |
| Volume | 247 |
| Issue | 4950 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AAAS |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1569 |
| Last page | 1572 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Other Geospatial | Cape Cod |