Influence of density-dependent flow and transport processes in the Stráz pod Ralskem area
Abstract
We study the behaviour of the residual contamination in the former uranium leaching site in Stráz pod Ralskem in the north of the Czech Republic. We constructed a numerical model of density-dependent coupled flow and solute transport. We present results of several model scenarios how the contaminants spread in the complicated inhomogeneous geological structure. We show how the effect of gravity substantially changes the transfer of contamination between two main aquifers, Cenomanian and Turonian, in particular the relation between the hydraulic water movement upwards and density-driven gravity force downwards.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 190–196
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter