CO2 Migration From Subsurface Sources In Western Pennsylvania

• Several possible sources of CO2 in petroleum and coal fields

• Thermal degradation of organic matter in sediments

• Thermal dissolution of carbonate rocks

• Maturation of coal beds

• Microbial degradation of organic matter in sediments

• AMD reactions with carbonate in bedrock or spoil/fill

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