Waste Disposal and Evaporites Contributions to Long-Term Safety [Paperback]

Since production, treatment and disposal of anthropogenic wastes are among the challenging ecological and social problems of the present and future repositories must be constructed and maintained especially with regard to long-term safety. This volume expertises research results of natural geochemical cycles in connection with the disposal of anthropogenic wastes, the role of fluids in marine evaporites and the composition of salt domes as a criterion for evaluating the long-term safety of underground repositories for anthropogenic wastes. It is addressed to engineers and scientists confronted with these problems.Since production, treatment and disposal of anthropogenic wastes are among the challenging ecological and social problems of the present and future repositories must be constructed and maintained especially with regard to long-term safety. This volume expertises research results of natural geochemical cycles in connection with the disposal of anthropogenic wastes, the role of fluids in marine evaporites and the composition of salt domes as a criterion for evaluating the long-term safety of underground repositories for anthropogenic wastes. It is addressed to engineers and scientists confronted with these problems.Natural geochemical cycles and the disposal of anthropogenic wastes.- Fluids in marine evaporites.- The composition of salt domes as a criterion for evaluating the long-term safety of underground repositories for anthropogenic wastes.The Lecture Notes presents some fundamental situations and problems concerning the disposal of toxic hazardous wastes which have been dealt with in several research projects. The marine evaporites are subject of discussion regarding the underground deposition of hazardous wastes and the long-term safety of underground repositories in salt rocks.Springer Book Archives