21 Nov 2022
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Numerical Analysis of Potential Contaminant Migration from Abandoned In Situ Coal Conversion Reactors
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Svenja Steding
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Morgan Tranter
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Torsten Gorka
DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Am TÜV 1, 45307 Essen, Germany
Mária Hámor-Vidó
Department of Geology and Meteorology, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
Wioleta Basa
Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute), Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Krzysztof Kapusta
Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute), Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
István Kalmár
Calamites Ltd., Daraboshaz 3, Nagymanyok 7355, Hungary
Thomas Kempka
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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For a potential utilisation of coal resources located in Hungary, an assessment of groundwater pollution resulting from a water-borne contaminant pool has been undertaken. A sensitivity analysis was carried out by means of numerical simulations. Simulation results demonstrate that fluid flow via the regional faults is the main driver for a potential contamination of shallow groundwater aquifers. A parameter correlation analysis is presented.
For a potential utilisation of coal resources located in Hungary, an assessment of groundwater...
