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The use of permafrost for the storage of oil and oil products and the burial of toxic industrial wastes in the Arctic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

E.M. Chuvilin ,
E.D. Yershov ,
N.S. Naletova  and
E.S. Miklyaeva
E.M. Chuvilin
Affiliation:
Department of Geocryology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow 119899, Russia
E.D. Yershov
Affiliation:
Department of Geocryology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow 119899, Russia
N.S. Naletova
Affiliation:
Department of Geocryology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow 119899, Russia
E.S. Miklyaeva
Affiliation:
Department of Geocryology, Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobjovy Gory, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Abstract

Experience with using permafrost for disposal of various toxic industrialwaste products and for storage of oils and petroleum products shows that underground disposal is preferable in terms of ecology and economy. However, account must be taken of possible interaction (heat, mechanical, chemical, and physico-chemical) of the buried material with the cryogenic environment and theassociated specific processes. A study of the main types of interaction of water-soluble and water-insoluble materials with frozen soil and ice permits tentative recommendations for safe storage of these materials in the Arctic.

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Polar Record , Volume 36 , Issue 198 , July 2000 , pp. 211 - 214
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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