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Spring Celebration James R. Hunt, Ph.D. [email protected] Research Translation: Scaling between the Laboratory and the Field
Spring Celebration
James R. Hunt, [email protected]
Research Translation: Scaling between the Laboratory and the Field
Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater(perchlorate, leachates, remediation fluids)
Emplaced Brines as a Long-Term Source
1988 Hinkley, CA Cr (VI) Plume
Groundwater Monitoring Record
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2002 Hinkley, CA Cr (VI) Plume
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.
