Mobility of colloidal particles in the subsurface: Chemistry and hydrology of colloid-aquifer interactions

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5399778

McCarthy, J F

A meeting on Mobility of Colloidal Particles in the Subsurface: Chemistry and Hydrology of Colloid-Aquifer Interactions'' was held on October 4--6, 1989, in Manteo, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the chemical and hydrologic factors controlling the transport and deposition of organic and inorganic colloidal particles in subsurface environments. Sessions dealt with technical difficulties in sampling and characterizing colloidal particles in groundwater, and with observations of colloid movement in laboratory and field systems, with an emphasis on the chemical and hydrological factors controlling transport. Discussion sessions attempted to summarize the consensus of the group on two important issues: (1) identifying natural conditions that promote either the transport or the deposition of colloids, with the intent of focusing attention on those subsurface environments with the greatest probability for the occurrence of mobile colloids, and (2)exploring strategies to manipulate colloid mobilization and deposition within subsurface systems to aid in remediation or mitigation of contamination at hazardous waste sites.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5399778
• Report Number(s): CONF-8810116-Summ.; ON: DE90000724
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
580100* -- Geology & Hydrology-- (-1989)
AQUIFERS
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
KINETICS
MASS TRANSFER
MEETINGS
MOBILITY
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
REACTION KINETICS
SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS
WATER