{"id":10448,"date":"2020-01-24T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/containment-and-fluid-processes\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:22:01","slug":"fluid-and-rock-processes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluid and Rock Processes Laboratory Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Fluid and Rock Processes Laboratory Cluster<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research &mdash; Science 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Laboratory<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Geomicrobiology Laboratory investigates microbiological processes associated with geological materials and how they impact on the environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/geomicrobiology-laboratory\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/hydrates-and-ices-laboratory\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hydrates_feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hydrates_feature\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hydrates_feature.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/hydrates-and-ices-laboratory\/\">Hydrates and Ices Laboratory<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS Hydrate and Ices Laboratory is a specialised facility used to study the behaviour of gas hydrates within sediments. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/hydrates-and-ices-laboratory\/\">Show more<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/fluid-and-rock-processes\/hydrothermal-laboratory\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/feature_hydrothermal_lab_p641012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS 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