Much of the world’s population faces a threat to the quality and availability of their drinking water.
Scientists have identified a potential new tsunami risk in Indonesia by mapping below the seabed of the Makassar Strait.
Ascension Island is a subtropical volcanic island in the South Atlantic. The BGS is investigating subsurface processes to better understand the volcanic hazards that might occur again.
The Africa Groundwater Atlas is an online resource providing an introduction to the groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information.
The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) is the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain.
An integral part of the G-BASE and TellusNI survey programs was to map and establish the soil geochemical baselines of urban areas in the UK. Systematic geochemical sampling and analysis of soil samples was carried out in 25 urban centres.
BGS led the Forum of European Geological Surveys (FOREGS, now EuroGeoSurveys) Geochemistry Working Group between 1994-1996.
Tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF) represents an approach to instantaneously assess microbial risks in drinking water.
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