Subsurface transport program: Research summary

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6078115

DOE's research program in subsurface transport is designed to provide a base of fundamental scientific information so that the geochemical, hydrological, and biological mechanisms that contribute to the transport and long term fate of energy related contaminants in subsurface ecosystems can be understood. Understanding the physical and chemical mechanisms that control the transport of single and co-contaminants is the underlying concern of the program. Particular attention is given to interdisciplinary research and to geosphere-biosphere interactions. The scientific results of the program will contribute to resolving Departmental questions related to the disposal of energy-producing and defense wastes. The background papers prepared in support of this document contain additional information on the relevance of the research in the long term to energy-producing technologies. Detailed scientific plans and other research documents are available for high priority research areas, for example, in subsurface transport of organic chemicals and mixtures and in the microbiology of deep aquifers. 5 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC. Ecological Research Div.
• OSTI ID: 6078115
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER-0156/4; ON: DE87013771
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
BASELINE ECOLOGY
BIODEGRADATION
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RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADON
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