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ASSESSING THE GEOCHEMICAL FATE OF DEEP-WELL-INJECTED HAZARDOUS WASTE: A REFERENCE GUIDE
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U.S. EPA. ASSESSING THE GEOCHEMICAL FATE OF DEEP-WELL-INJECTED HAZARDOUS WASTE: A REFERENCE GUIDE. EPA/625/6-89/025A, 1989.
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The geochemical fate of deep-well-injected wastes must be thoroughly understood to avoid problems when incompatibility between the injected wastes and the injection-zone formation is a possibility. An understanding of geochemical fate will be useful when a geochemical no-migration demonstration must be made. This reference guide addresses both of these needs by presenting state-of-the-art information on the geochemical fate of hazardous deep-well-injected wastes. It can be helpful in identifying geochemical reactions of potential concern and methods for testing incompatibility. Areas covered in this guide include: processes affecting the geochemical fate of deep-well-injected wastes, major environmental factors affecting deep-well-injection geochemical processes, geochemical characteristics of hazardous wastes, methods and models for predicting the geochemical fate of deep-well-injected wastes, field sampling and laboratory procedures and protocols, and case studies of deep-well injection of industrial wastes. The companion report to this reference guide is entitled, "Assessing the Geochemical Fate of Hazardous Wastes: Summaries of Recent Research," EPA/625/2-89/025b