Scientists are increasingly interested in flood basalts as potential sites for the permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Researchers at the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP), at the Wallula Basalt Pilot Project in Washington State, have turned liquefied CO2 into solid rock by injecting the gas into basalt formations.
This type of carbon capture and storage (CCS) could help manage the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and in turn help to mitigate global warming,
BSCSP is conducting a small-scale field project near Wallula, Washington. The project’s main objectives include:
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