The dangers of injecting liquified CO2 into an artesian basin
by Cornpop Sutton 
, A bad bad dude who makes good shine., Thursday, May 09, 2024, 13:14 (10 days ago) @ ,ndo
edited by Cornpop Sutton, Thursday, May 09, 2024, 15:19
It sounds like it will create the world's largest reservoir of soda water.
I've heard of mass asphyxiation from CO2 releases (the "phreatic explosion" issue.)
It sounds like another way to be woke and kill innocent people at the same time, always a win-win. They're probably privileged so they deserve it.
The dangers of injecting liquified CO2 into an artesian basin
What a bad idea. This is what AI on the Brave Browser said about the Great Australian Basin.
"The Great Artesian Basin is a significant hydrogeological system located in Australia, covering more than 1.7 million square kilometers. It is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching across parts of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. The basin provides the only source of fresh water through much of inland Australia, with measured water temperatures ranging from 30 to 100 °C (86 to 212 °F).
The basin is an artesian aquifer, meaning that it is under pressure within a body of rock and/or sediment, and water is brought to the surface without pumping. The aquifer is surrounded by layers of impermeable rock and clay, which apply positive pressure to the water. This unique feature allows for the natural flow of water from the aquifer to the surface, making it a vital source of freshwater for the region.
The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest underground freshwater resources in the world and is an important part of Australia’s water management strategy."
Why would anyone want to experiment with this? I hope saner heads will prevail.
"Why would anyone want to experiment with this?"
My missus reckons that the aquifer walls would very likely contain the things that Plimer said that carbonic acid would dissolve (arsenic, cadmium, lead, all toxic).
So a cynic might say that the mammons want to dissolve the toxins and so poison everything that the aquifer waters. How much of a cynic are you Jo?
Carbonic acid (H2CO3) in this context results from carbon dioxide dissolved in water. They exist in equilibrium:
H2CO3 <--> CO2 + H20
The equilibrium lies to the right, meaning that there is more undissolved CO2 than dissolved; but when you consider the absolute not relative numbers in a system as large as the Great Artesian Basin, that is still a lot of carbonic acid.
So the entire aquifer stands to be poisoned by leaching dissolved metals?
by Cornpop Sutton , A bad bad dude who makes good shine., Saturday, May 11, 2024, 19:46 (8 days ago) @ ,ndo
Is that what this geologist asserted basically? That pure water would be transformed into contaminated water?
So the entire aquifer stands to be poisoned by leaching dissolved metals?
That was my interpretation of what he said, yes.
Whether it's true, who knows, everybody on all sides lies. I accept nothing without corroboration. But as you know, some claims are not plausible and some are. This one seems plausible to me based on my own current knowledge.