Main Title |
Brine migration from a flooded salt mine in Livingston County, New York : geochemical modeling and simulation of variable-density flow / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
U.S. Geological Survey, |
Year Published |
2009 |
OCLC Number |
421149440 |
ISBN |
9781411325029 (soft cover report : alk. paper); 1411325028 (soft cover report : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Salt mines and mining--New York (State)--Livingston County ;
Groundwater--Pollution--New York (State)--Livingston County ;
Water salinization--Control--New York (State)--Livingston County
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Holdings |
Library |
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Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QE75.P9 2009 no.1767 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/01/2011 |
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Collation |
vii, 51 p. ; ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-50). |
Contents Notes |
Hydrogeologic setting -- Mine flooding and aftermath -- Flooding and formation of rubble chimneys -- Water-level recovery and migration of brine -- Interception of brine and saline water -- Geochemical modeling -- Inverse models -- Forward models -- Discussion of results from geochemical modeling -- Simulated migration of brine and saline water during recovery of water levels -- One-dimensional flow -- Three-dimensional flow -- Model design -- Model calibration -- Model results -- Discussion of results -- Simulated pumping of brine and saline water -- Model design -- Model results -- Model sensitivity -- Discussion of results -- Implications for future mitigation efforts -- Current conditions in the collapse area -- Considerations for future mitigation. |