Using Reactive Transport Models to Quantify and Predict Groundwater Quality

Research Article| April 01, 2019 Using Reactive Transport Models to Quantify and Predict Groundwater Quality Henning Prommer; Henning Prommer School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA 6913, AustraliaNational Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia E-mail: Henning.Prommer@csiro.au Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jing Sun; Jing Sun School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia E-mail: jing.sun@uwa.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Benjamin D. Kocar Benjamin D. Kocar Exponent, Inc., 5401 McConnell Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066, United States E-mail: bkocar@exponent.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Henning Prommer School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA 6913, AustraliaNational Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia Jing Sun School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, AustraliaCSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia Benjamin D. Kocar Exponent, Inc., 5401 McConnell Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066, United States E-mail: Henning.Prommer@csiro.au E-mail: jing.sun@uwa.edu.au E-mail: bkocar@exponent.com Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 22 Apr 2019 Online Issn: 1811-5217 Print Issn: 1811-5209 Copyright © 2019 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Elements (2019) 15 (2): 87–92. https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.15.2.87 Article history First Online: 22 Apr 2019 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Henning Prommer, Jing Sun, Benjamin D. Kocar; Using Reactive Transport Models to Quantify and Predict Groundwater Quality. Elements 2019;; 15 (2): 87–92. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.15.2.87 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search The hydrochemical composition of most groundwater systems, whether pristine or affected by anthropogenic activities, evolves as a result of complex interactions between flow, solute transport and biogeo-chemical processes. An in-depth analysis of these processes and their interactions is essential for deciphering what controls groundwater quality. Reactive transport modeling has emerged as an invaluable tool for distilling complex systems into their salient components. Based on experimental data, reactive transport models have been successfully used in the rigorous, process-based quantification of coupled processes at bench and field scales. We illustrate how reactive transport modeling can aid in identifying and quantifying controls over groundwater quality. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.