EPA Awards the University of Illinois a Grant to Study Effects of Underground Injection of Carbon Dioxide on Ground Water
EPA has awarded an $897,225 grant to the University of Illinois for a three-year research project to determine the environmental impact of injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) from a source such as a coal-fired electric generating power plant into Illinois’ deep underground water reservoirs for long-term storage. EPA is working with the Department of Energy as it carries out its carbon sequestration research and development program and is also coordinating efforts to evaluate potential impacts on health, safety and the environment. More information on EPA’s CO2 geologic sequestration program is available at: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/wells_sequestration.html and http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/carbon_sequestration.htm.