Preparation and construction of a geochemical model

Question 1

What do you need to set up a geochemical model?

Answer 1

• specific information describing the geological system of interest
• conceptualization of what chemical reactions are occurring and what chemical reactions are important to the question we seek to answers
• thermodynamic, kinetic and surface properties for the specific chemical syatem

Question 2

What could the purpose of geochemical modeling be?

Answer 2

• establishing the baseline geochemistry or background concentrations
• predicting contaminant fate and transport
• evaluating remedial alternatives