Geochemical Monitoring Considerations for the FutureGen 2.0 Project

Abstract Geochemical monitoring is an essential component of a suite of monitoring technologies designed to evaluate CO 2 mass balance and detect possible loss of containment at the FutureGen 2.0 geologic sequestration site near Jacksonville, IL. This presentation gives an overview of the potential geochemical approaches and tracer technologies that were considered, and describes the evaluation process by which the most cost-effective and robust of these were selected for implementation.

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