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5 results for "potentially harmful elements"
News and events
Soil maps could hold the key for urban planning
Research by BGS has developed a predictive model to evaluate levels of bioaccessible contaminants in urban soils and their relationship with the underlying geology and former industrial land use.
Research
Medical geology
Medical geology is the study of the relationships between geoenvironmental factors and the health of plants, animals and humans.
Research
Geochemical hazards and deprivation
Can soil contamination affect deprivation or even crime?
Research
Geological controls of soil element toxicity on human health
Measuring the concentration of potentially harmful elements in soils and sediments is an important tool for monitoring environmental pollution.
Research
Measuring geochemical hazards
Understanding and assessing geochemical hazards in the environment has been a part of the BGS portfolio of research for over 50 years.