Oil & gas produced water retention ponds as potential passive treatment for radium removal and beneficial reuse
Bonnie McDevitt, Molly McLaughlin, Jens Blotevogel, Thomas Borch, Nathaniel R. Warner
Abstract
Oil and gas extraction generates large volumes of produced water (PW) in regions that are water-stressed. PW can be passively treated in retention ponds prior to beneficial use. Oxic conditions lead to sequestration and lower bioavailability of Ra.
Topics & Concepts
Produced waterRadiumEnvironmental scienceBioavailabilityExtraction (chemistry)ReuseWater retentionFossil fuelWaste managementEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental engineeringChemistryRadiochemistrySoil scienceSoil waterEngineeringChromatographyBioinformaticsBiologyAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis