Influence of biofilms on transport of fluids in subsurface granitic environments : some mineralogical and petrographical observations of materials from column experiments

Coombs, Patricia; West, Julia; Wagner, Doris; Turner, Gren; Noy, David; Milodowski, Antoni; Lacinska, Alicja; Harrison, Heather; Bateman, Keith. 2008 Influence of biofilms on transport of fluids in subsurface granitic environments : some mineralogical and petrographical observations of materials from column experiments. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (1). 393-397. https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.393

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Abstract/Summary

Landfill and radioactive waste disposal risk assessments focus on contaminant transport and are principally concerned with understanding the movement of gas, water and solutes through engineered barriers and natural groundwater systems. However, microbiological activity can impact on transport processes changing the chemical and physical characteristics of the subsurface environment. Such effects are generally caused by biofilms attached to rock surfaces. This paper will present some mineralogical and petrographical observations of materials extracted at the completion of an experimental column study which examined the influences of biofilm growth on groundwater flow through crushed diorite from the Äspö Hard Rock Underground Research Laboratory, Sweden.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.393
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2008 > Environment and Health
ISSN:	0026-461X
Additional Keywords:	Microbiology, Mineralogy, Petrography, Groundwater flow, Sweden
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	18 Aug 2008 10:18 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3854

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