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Contents Carbon dioxide disposal

http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/subsurface/diagenesis/CO2_H2S_sequestration.html

The emission of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels seems likely to
be linked to greehouse warming of the eart. It is possible, in principle, to
strip out carbon dioxide from point sources - such as oilfield production or
power stations, and then to liquify the CO2 and inject into underground
aquifers. However it is uncertain how rapidly natural aquifers can
sequester thisCO2 into minerals. It is also uncertain how well natural
mudrocks can seal in this CO2.

If carbon dioxide leaks, then studying natural CO2 systems may help to
understand the effects of such leakage - as geochemical and physical
interaction on the aquifer and sealing rocks. Our group at Edinburgh is
forming collaboration with Zoe Shipton (Trinity College Dublin), Etienne
Brosse (Inst Francais de Petrole), Andy Aplin (Newcastle), Bruce yardley
(Leeds) to study natural analogues exposed at the surface in the Colorado
Plateau of the USA

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