Self-organized permeability in carbonate aquifers

• Published in: Ground water Vol. 47; no. 3; p. 326
• Main Authors: Worthington, S R H, Ford, D C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Ground Water Publishing Company 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Aquifers; Dissolution; Environmental Monitoring; Groundwater; Models, Theoretical; Permeability; Water Movements; Water Supply; United Kingdom > UK; ANE, British Isles, England

Advances over the past 40 years have resulted in a clear understanding of how dissolution processes in carbonate rocks enhance aquifer permeability. Laboratory experiments on dissolution rates of calcite and dolomite have established that there is a precipitous drop in dissolution rates as chemical...