Open AccessEnvironmental Responses to Carbon Mitigation through Geological Storage
Author(s) -
Alfred B. Cunningham,
Jerry J. Bromenshenk
Publication year - 2013
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1098142
Subject(s) - environmental science , carbon sequestration , carbon fibers , ecosystem , carbon capture and storage (timeline) , earth science , geology , mining engineering , petroleum engineering , carbon dioxide , ecology , oceanography , climate change , materials science , composite number , composite material , biology
In summary, this DOE EPSCoR project is contributing to the study of carbon mitigation through geological storage. Both deep and shallow subsurface research needs are being addressed through research directed at improved understanding of environmental responses associated with large scale injection of CO{sub 2} into geologic formations. The research plan has two interrelated research objectives. Objective 1: Determine the influence of CO{sub 2}-related injection of fluids on pore structure, material properties, and microbial activity in rock cores from potential geological carbon sequestration sites. Objective 2: Determine the Effects of CO{sub 2} leakage on shallow subsurface ecosystems (microbial and plant) using field experiments from an outdoor field testing facility