New images of the BGS Building Stone Collection have been published.
Mining hazards considers the long and varied legacy of underground extraction of minerals in Great Britain. Previous research has defined the spatial extent of non-coal mining and now the BGS isinvestigating the 'zone of influence' around areas of underground mining.
People are exposed to potentially harmful elements in soil and dust during everyday activities, such as gardening, and from dust inhalation.
The team are actively researching and developing new modelling and data analysis methods in geophysical tomography.
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