Radium and barium removal through blending hydraulic fracturing fluids with acid mine drainage.
| dc.contributor.author | Kondash, Andrew J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Warner, Nathaniel R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lahav, Ori | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vengosh, Avner | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | United States | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-11T04:46:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-01-21 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Wastewaters generated during hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale typically contain high concentrations of salts, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), and metals, such as barium, that pose environmental and public health risks upon inadequate treatment and disposal. In addition, fresh water scarcity in dry regions or during periods of drought could limit shale gas development. This paper explores the possibility of using alternative water sources and their impact on NORM levels through blending acid mine drainage (AMD) effluent with recycled hydraulic fracturing flowback fluids (HFFFs). We conducted a series of laboratory experiments in which the chemistry and NORM of different mix proportions of AMD and HFFF were examined after reacting for 48 h. The experimental data combined with geochemical modeling and X-ray diffraction analysis suggest that several ions, including sulfate, iron, barium, strontium, and a large portion of radium (60-100%), precipitated into newly formed solids composed mainly of Sr barite within the first ∼ 10 h of mixing. The results imply that blending AMD and HFFF could be an effective management practice for both remediation of the high NORM in the Marcellus HFFF wastewater and beneficial utilization of AMD that is currently contaminating waterways in northeastern U.S.A. | |
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| dc.identifier.eissn | 1520-5851 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | American Chemical Society (ACS) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Environ Sci Technol | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1021/es403852h | |
| dc.subject | Acids | |
| dc.subject | Barium | |
| dc.subject | Chemical Precipitation | |
| dc.subject | Electric Conductivity | |
| dc.subject | Geography | |
| dc.subject | Hydrogen-Ion Concentration | |
| dc.subject | Kinetics | |
| dc.subject | Mining | |
| dc.subject | Molecular Weight | |
| dc.subject | Pennsylvania | |
| dc.subject | Radium | |
| dc.subject | Thermodynamics | |
| dc.subject | Waste Disposal, Fluid | |
| dc.subject | Waste Water | |
| dc.subject | Water Pollutants, Chemical | |
| dc.title | Radium and barium removal through blending hydraulic fracturing fluids with acid mine drainage. | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Vengosh, Avner|0000-0001-8928-0157 | |
| pubs.author-url | ||
| pubs.begin-page | 1334 | |
| pubs.end-page | 1342 | |
| pubs.issue | 2 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Earth and Ocean Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Global Health Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Provost's Academic Units | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Nicholas School of the Environment | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Pratt School of Engineering | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Student | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| pubs.volume | 48 |
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