MiReCOL: Remediation of Shallow Leakage from a CO₂ Storage Site

Within the EU-funded project MiReCOL (Remediation and Mitigation of CO₂ Leakage; project number 608608), a comprehensive review was undertaken of techniques available for the remediation of leakage of CO₂ to the near surface environment, here defined as the depth range of typical remediation techniques used by the pollution clean-up industry. The review drew from existing relevant fields of experience such as the remediation of groundwater pollution; the remediation of industrial waste; CO₂-EOR, natural gas storage sites; the geothermal energy industry; the construction of dams (as barriers to subsurface fluid flow); pilot scale CCS projects and natural analogues.