Research News and Awards
During November 2011 Dr Kathryn Goodenough, a senior geologi ...
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BGS geologists presented their latest research on critical metals at the GeoRes Scotish Minerals Conference 2011...
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The BGS has won a contract from Defra...
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As part of the process to evaluate a potential potash deposit in North Yorkshire, the BGS has been contracted by...
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Recent publications
Kerry, Ruth; Goovaerts, Pierre; Rawlins, Barry G.; Marchant, Ben P.. 2012 Disaggregation of legacy soil data using area to point ...
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O Dochartaigh, B.; Doce, D.D.; Rutter, H.K.; MacDonald, A.M.. 2011 User guide : Aquifer Productivity (Scotland) GIS Datasets. Ve ...
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Albanese, Stefano; Breward, Neil. 2011 Sources of anthropogenic contaminants in the urban environment. In: Johnson, Christopher ...
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Johnson, Christopher C.. 2011 Understanding the quality of chemical data from the urban environment. Part 1, quality control pro ...
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Harrison, Ian; Reeder, Shaun. 2011 Organic analysis for urban geochemical survey soil samples. In: Johnson, Christopher C., (ed. ...
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Allen, Mark A.; Cave, Mark R.; Chenery, Simon R.N.; Gowing, Charles J.B.; Reeder, Shaun. 2011 Sample preparation and inorganic a ...
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Johnson, Christopher C.; Demetriades, Alecos. 2011 Urban geochemical mapping : a review of case studies in this volume. In: John ...
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Ledevin, Morgane; Arndt, Nicholas; Cooper, Mark R.; Earls, Garth; Lyle, Paul; Aubourg, Charles; Lewin, Eric. 2012 Intrusion hist ...
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Ludden, John; Peach, Denis. 2011 'Core' values safe at BGS. Geoscientist, 21 (11). 22.
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Powell, John; Nash, Gemma; Bell, Patrick. 2011 Glimpses of the past. Geoscientist, 21 (11). 7.
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What's new on the website The Digital Integrated Stratigraphy Project (DISP) is a web-based,
open access, digital resource for stratigraphy.
The p ...
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The Katla volcanic system, in southern Iceland, comprises a central volcano and a fissure system. It is partly covered by the Mrd ...
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The aim of this study is to investigate the role of scale on soil moisture.
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G-BASE geochemical samples can be displayed in Google Earth using KML files. Information downloaded from the BGS corporate Geochem ...
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BGS Events diary
BGS, as part of NCCCS (Nottingham Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage), and CCS-TLM are holding a series of 2 day training cours ...
»» more »» 11-01-2012
The 2nd Annual Global Mining Forum will aim at overcoming the global challenges facing the mining industry today, and identify opp ...
»» more »» 24-01-2012
Potential environmental effects of CO2 leakage in the marine and terrestrial environment: Understanding monitoring mitigation
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The enactment of the Floods and Water Management Act seems a long time ago, but the hard work starts in earnest when Sustainable D ...
»» more »» 29-02-2012
BGS News Releases
The British Geological Survey is undertaking a new project to establish the baseline of methane levels in groundwater throughout t ...
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In response to growing unease over supply of critical metals for high-tech manufacturing and green technologies, the British Geolo ...
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Depth 3.7 km; Lat/Long 50.482 North,4.82 West; BGS have received reports from St Austell and Liskeard, Cornwall of a felt event ...
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Depth 20 km; Lat/Long 38.628 North,43.486 West; Latest reports indicate that upwards of 1000 people have been killed and that m ...
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BGS in the media
Geologists gathered in May to discuss whether human impact on the planet deserved recognition by declaring a new geological epoch, ...
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A NEW interactive map has, for the first time, revealed how the island would have looked in the grip of the last ice age...The web ...
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EAST Lancashire was hit by an earthquake over the weekend, experts revealed this morning...The British Geological Survey recorded ...
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IT may all turn out to be just hot air, but Glasgow families could be sitting on a fortune...A new plan aims to use heat in the gr ...
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EasyJet to fit devices in hope of avoiding chaos and losses caused by 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajkull volcano...In a r ...
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An earthquake has hit the Bodmin area of Cornwall...According to reports from the British Geological Survey (BGS), the 2.2-magnitu ...
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A low-cost sensor detects high-frequency acoustic emissions to predict whether a landslide is likely to occur...Slope Alarms: Work ...
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York Potash, the company proposing a new deep mine between Whitby and Scarborough, said its latest chemical analysis confirmed 'ou ...
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Under a new government 'licensing round' early next year - the first since 2008 - bids for shale gas exploration licences are expe ...
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A South African coal-mining company is cleaning up its act by building cheap, eco-friendly housing using its industrial waste...No ...
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Reconnaissance assessments are one of the first steps in identifying new commercial mining projects. Clive Mitchell outlines the B ...
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Geologists hope to better understand how rare metals formed in Scotland amid rising global demand for the materials for energy dev ...
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