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Title: Vertical Variability in Saturated Zone Hydrochemistry Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Abstract

The differences in the saturated zone hydrochemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-22PC reflect the addition of recharge along Fortymile Wash. The differences in water chemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-19PB appear to indicate that other processes are involved. Water from the lower part of NC-EWDP-19PB possesses chemical characteristics that clearly indicate that it has undergone cation exchange that resulted in the removal of calcium and magnesium and the addition of sodium. This water is very similar to water from the Western Yucca Mountain facies that has previously been thought to flow west of NC-EWDP-19PB. Water from the lower zone in NC-EWDP-19PB also could represent water from the Eastern Yucca Mountain facies that has moved through clay-bearing or zeolitized aquifer material resulting in the altered chemistry. Water chemistry from the upper part of the saturated zone at NC-EWDP-19PB, both zones at NC-EWDP-22PC, and wells in the Fortymile Wash facies appears to be the result of recharge through the alluvium south of Yucca Mountain and within the Fortymile Wash channel.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
899951
Report Number(s):
NA
MOL.20070214.0079, DC# 47435; TRN: US0702414
DOE Contract Number:  
NA
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; CALCIUM; CATIONS; CHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM; REMOVAL; SODIUM; WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; YUCCA MOUNTAIN

Citation Formats

Patterson, G, and Striffler, P. Vertical Variability in Saturated Zone Hydrochemistry Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.2172/899951.
Patterson, G, & Striffler, P. Vertical Variability in Saturated Zone Hydrochemistry Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/899951
Patterson, G, and Striffler, P. 2007. "Vertical Variability in Saturated Zone Hydrochemistry Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/899951. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/899951.
@article{osti_899951,
title = {Vertical Variability in Saturated Zone Hydrochemistry Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada},
author = {Patterson, G and Striffler, P},
abstractNote = {The differences in the saturated zone hydrochemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-22PC reflect the addition of recharge along Fortymile Wash. The differences in water chemistry with depth at borehole NC-EWDP-19PB appear to indicate that other processes are involved. Water from the lower part of NC-EWDP-19PB possesses chemical characteristics that clearly indicate that it has undergone cation exchange that resulted in the removal of calcium and magnesium and the addition of sodium. This water is very similar to water from the Western Yucca Mountain facies that has previously been thought to flow west of NC-EWDP-19PB. Water from the lower zone in NC-EWDP-19PB also could represent water from the Eastern Yucca Mountain facies that has moved through clay-bearing or zeolitized aquifer material resulting in the altered chemistry. Water chemistry from the upper part of the saturated zone at NC-EWDP-19PB, both zones at NC-EWDP-22PC, and wells in the Fortymile Wash facies appears to be the result of recharge through the alluvium south of Yucca Mountain and within the Fortymile Wash channel.},
doi = {10.2172/899951},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/899951}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Sat Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}