Origin of Carbon Dioxide Gas Contamination in Groundwater and Building Spaces in Western Pennsylvania

Christopher D. Laughrey, Fred Baldassare, William C. Ehler & Steve Rathburn

Presented at
North-Central and Southeast Sections GSA Joint Annual Meeting

April 4, 2002

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Presentation Slides:
Title Page
Carbon Sequestration
Requirements
Approaches to Carbon Sequestration
Subsurface CO2 Sequestration Involves Three Potential Carbon Storage Reservoirs
Petroleum Reservoirs
Coal Seams
Deep Brine Aquifers
Risks Associated With Subsurface CO2 Sequestration
CO2 Migration From Subsurface Sources In Western Pennsylvania
CO2 Contamination Problems in Western Pennsylvania
CO2 Generation in Coal Beds
CO2 Contamination Problems in Western Pennsylvania
Northern Lawrence County Map
Map
Map
Slide 17
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Slide 19
Graph
Graph
Graph
Monitoring Wells
Lawrence County Potential CO2 Contamination Sources
Abandoned Deep Mine
Slide 26
Slide 27
Map
Slide 29
Map
Slide 31
Slide 32
Glacial Deposits
Bedrock Geology
Fence Diagram
CO2 Migration From Subsurface Sources In Western Pennsylvania
Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Graph
14C Activity of CO2
Isotope Geochemistry Data
Map
Cross Section
Carbonate Source?
Groundwater Chemistry
Carbon Dioxide Concentrations at Varying pH and Alkalinity Values
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Slide 51
Graph
Conclusions
Conclusions
Conclusions
Conclusions
Slide 57


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