Geochemistry Services

Geochemistry services at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) include field investigations, laboratory studies, and modeling of:

• Geochemical solubilities
• Complexation
• Colloid formation, transport, and filtering
• Reactive transport
• Sorption
• Co-precipitation
• Ion exchange
• Thermodynamic interactions
• Kinetic interactions
• Mass transfer interactions

Extensive experience in investigating and evaluating environmental mobility of a wide range of contaminants is applied successfully to diverse projects, including:

• Nuclear waste disposal
• In situ copper extraction
• Uranium mining and leaching of mill tailings
• Risk assessment
• Decommissioning of industrial facilities

Multidisciplinary teams are formed to implement National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, such as preparing environmental assessments and environmental impact statements.