Improved Remediation Performance of a Contaminated Basalt Aquifer by Blast Fracturing

- Organization:
- International Society of Explosives Engineers
- Pages:
- 14
- File Size:
- 2343 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2011
Abstract
This paper describes the development of blasting protocols used to successfully create a 450m long blast fractured permeable trench in a basalt aquifer up to 20m thick, at a petrochemical facility in Australia, to enable the remediation of contaminated groundwater.
Citation
APA:
(2011) Improved Remediation Performance of a Contaminated Basalt Aquifer by Blast FracturingMLA: Improved Remediation Performance of a Contaminated Basalt Aquifer by Blast Fracturing. International Society of Explosives Engineers, 2011.