Abstract
AbstractThermodynamic saturation coefficients (Ks) and transformation indices (It) can be used to evaluate the possibility of forming hydro‐geo‐chemical precipitation barriers and assess the solid phase (rock) stability in aquifers. Calculations are made on the basis of data on water pH, Eh, conductivity (x) and some relevant ion concentrations. The dependencies of K2 and It on water pH and Eh values can be expressed graphically to estimate the barriers parameters. Barrier generation leads to a decrease in concentrations of pollutants due mainly to precipitation, co‐precipitation and/or sorption processes. Using the diagram Ks, It= f (pH, Eh), supplemented with representative data on concentrations of pollutants before and after the barrier, the elimination and migration of pollutants can be roughly evaluated (predicted) only on the basis of determining pH and Eh values of water and concentrations of ions participating in the barrier formation. The proposed method is applied to assess the migration and elimination of pollutants (U, 226Ra, β‐emitters, SO42) in Bulgarian uranium mine surroundings.
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