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Spring Celebration. Research Translation: Scaling between the Laboratory and the Field. James R. Hunt, Ph.D. hunt@ce.berkeley.edu. Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater (perchlorate, leachates, remediation fluids). Emplaced Brines as a Long-Term Source. 1988 Hinkley, CA Cr (VI) Plume.
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Spring Celebration Research Translation: Scaling between the Laboratory and the Field James R. Hunt, Ph.D. hunt@ce.berkeley.edu
Dense Brine Transport in Groundwater(perchlorate, leachates, remediation fluids)
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.