Search Results - "Craen, Mieke De"
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Relating the cation exchange properties of the Boom Clay (Belgium) to mineralogy and pore-water chemistry
Published in Clays and clay minerals (01-10-2018)“…The Boom Clay in northern Belgium has been studied intensively over recent decades as a potential host rock in the context of disposal of radioactive waste…”
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The waterbodies of the halo-volcanic Dallol complex: earth analogs to guide us, where to look for life in the universe
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (14-07-2023)“…Microbes are the Earth life forms that have the highest degree of adaptability to survive, live, or even proliferate in very hostile environments. It is even…”
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A critical review of laboratory and in-situ hydraulic conductivity measurements for the Boom Clay in Belgium
Published in Applied clay science (01-05-2013)“…The Boom Clay has been investigated for more than 30years as a candidate host formation for the disposal of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste in…”
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Natural tracer profiles across argillaceous formations
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-07-2011)“…► Solute transport processes in clay and shale formations at nine sites are examined. ► Conservative pore-water tracers (e.g. Cl −, δ 18O, δ 2H, He) show…”
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Tectonic and hydrothermal activity at the Yellow Lake fissure in response to the 2004 Dallol dyke intrusion event in Afar
Published in Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) (21-11-2023)“…The Danakil depression in Ethiopia, at the southern end of the Red Sea, has been the place of volcanic crises in 2004–10, with emplacement of at least 15…”
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Boom Clay pore-water geochemistry at the Mol site: Chemical equilibrium constraints on the concentrations of major elements
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-01-2023)“…It is important to understand the mechanisms controlling the chemistry of the pore water in the Boom Clay, which has been studied as a reference host rock for…”
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Overcoming inter-dataset discrepancies in the grain size distributions of fine-grained sediments by partial least squares regression: A case study of the Belgian Boom Formation
Published in Sedimentary geology (15-04-2024)“…The grain size distribution is an important property of all clastic sediments: it determines their mechanical properties and is directly related to their mode…”
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Boom Clay pore water geochemistry at the Mol site: Experimental data as determined by in situ sampling of the piezometers
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-01-2022)“…In many countries, geological disposal in clay is the primary option for the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. In Belgium, the…”
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An active microbial community in Boom Clay pore water collected from piezometers impedes validating predictive modelling of ongoing geochemical processes
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-07-2019)“…Safe geological disposal of radioactive waste requires a detailed understanding of the geochemical conditions present in the host formation. Consequently,…”
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Climate evolution in the long-term safety assessment of surface and geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste in Belgium
Published in Geologica Belgica (2012)“…In order to protect man and the environment, long-lasting, passive solutions are needed for the different categories of radioactive waste. In Belgium, it has…”
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Nanometer-scale pore fluid distribution and drying damage in preserved clay cores from Belgian clay formations inferred by BIB-cryo-SEM
Published in Engineering geology (04-09-2014)“…This contribution reports on the distribution of in situ pore-water in preserved clay cores from Belgium (Boom Clay at HADES URF level and clay from the Pittem…”
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