{"id":28421,"date":"2020-04-29T21:50:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=research_project&#038;p=28421"},"modified":"2024-02-07T09:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T09:23:19","slug":"ash-collection","status":"publish","type":"research_project","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash collection"},"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>Ash collection<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research &mdash; Volcanoes <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ash%20collection&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Ash%20collection&#038;body=In%20the%20event%20of%20an%20eruption%20in%20Iceland%20volcanic%20emissions%20may%20affect%20the%20UK.%20If%20they%20do,%20we%20need%20you%20to%20collect%20observations%20and%20samples%20to%20help%20us%20learn%20about%20the%20nature%20of%20the%20eruption.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/volcanoes\/ash-collection\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>In the event of an eruption in Iceland, volcanic emissions may affect the UK. If volcanic emissions reach the UK, we need you to collect observations and samples to help us learn about the nature of the eruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should such an eruption occur in Iceland, we will update the BGS website and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BGSvolcanology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@BGSVolcanology<\/a> Twitter feed. When the <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.vedur.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Icelandic Met Office<\/a> (IMO) raises or decreases the aviation colour code, we will send out information through social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best place for up-to-date information on Icelandic volcano unrest or eruption is the IMO <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.vedur.is\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. There is additional information at the University of Iceland&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/earthice.hi.is\/\" target=\"_blank\">Institute of Earth Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we need from you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we can&#8217;t be everywhere at once, we need you to get out and make some observations of volcanic effects in the UK. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If you can see ash falling, what can you see? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you smell anything?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there a haze in the air? How high is it \u2014 above the trees or near the ground?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there a lot of ash falling? Is it lying on your or a neighbour&#8217;s car?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just this information and your location will tell us a lot about the how far volcanic emissions have travelled and where and how much of the UK is being affected by the volcanic eruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can, send us your photos too. If you can collect an ash sample we can look at it under the microscope and learn about the eruption and the processes going on in the ash cloud and atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collecting ash samples and general observations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Collecting samples of volcanic ash and making observations can be very simple. The best places to look for ash are on your car&#8217;s windscreen, plant leaves or any clean surface off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can collect a volcanic ash sample following our simple method or others described in the video. Once you have collected your sample, you can send it along with your observations to BGS Edinburgh or use this website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you collect a sample remember to record the start and end dates and times between which you collected the sample, so that we know exactly when the sample was collected and can relate it to specific eruption episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sampling method<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What you will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sticky tape<\/li>\n<li>scissors<\/li>\n<li>an old book or magazine<\/li>\n<li>a sheet of plain, white paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the book, stick the end of the tape to the edge of the page, close the book and roll the tape around the book <strong>sticky side out<\/strong>. Cut the tape and stick the end to another page of the book.<\/li>\n<li>Put the book outside, preferably somewhere high up and away from surface-blown dust and trees \u2014 a car roof is ideal. Weigh it down with something heavy to stop it blowing away.<\/li>\n<li>Clean a section of the car windscreen (e.g. 30 cm \u00d7 30 cm) so that you can take a photo of it at the end of your collection period.<\/li>\n<li>Make a note of the date and time that you put your book out and leave it outside for a day or so, or until the ash fall period is over.<\/li>\n<li>When you have finished collecting ash, put the sheet of white paper over the tape and press it down onto the sample.<\/li>\n<li>Make a note of the date and time that you collect your sample.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sending your results<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>If you&#8217;re using the <em>my<\/em>Volcano app:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Record your location.<\/li>\n<li>Type in a description e.g. sticky tape on paper sample from *volcano name* eruption.<\/li>\n<li>Take a photograph, using the &#8216;Add a photo&#8217; tool, of the section of car windscreen you cleaned when you started collecting ash and give it a name e.g. &#8216;car windscreen at end of sampling period&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Slide the &#8216;Collect ash sample&#8217; to green and in the &#8216;Measurements&#8217; section record any measurements you made including the start date and time, and the end date and time, of ash collection.<\/li>\n<li>Submit your record and write the reference number generated by the app on the back of the sample.<\/li>\n<li>Add your email address on the paper if you would like to find out what we learned from your sample.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the tape at either end of the piece of paper, place it in an envelope and send it to BGS Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re not using the <em>my<\/em>Volcano app:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Label the paper with your town, postcode, the start date and time and end date and time of your ash collection.<\/li>\n<li>Add your email address if you would like to find out what we learned from your sample.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the tape at either end of the piece of paper and send it to BGS Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Send all samples to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*insert volcano name* ash sample<br \/>\nBritish Geological Survey<br \/>\nLyell Centre<br \/>\nResearch Avenue South<br \/>\nEdinburgh<br \/>\nEH14 4AP<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">What do you get in return?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you send us your contact details, we will send you preliminary results of analyses of the samples and observations we receive, and you will be contributing to valuable scientific research.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case study: 2011 Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tn volcano eruption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011, we learnt a lot from samples sent in by the British public about the <a href=\"https:\/\/appliedvolc.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/2191-5040-2-3\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gr\u00edmsv\u00f6tn eruption<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volcanic ash is made up of tiny pieces of rock and glass. It is hard, abrasive and mildly corrosive, not at all like the soft ash that results from burning wood or paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These images show that the magma was fragmented by two explosive processes: bursting of gas bubbles in the magma and interaction with water (rapid expansion of steam). The images and descriptions of ash grains are from samples sent from Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_009.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;A large aggregate showing abundant cubic halite crystals and angular glass shards. Halite (sodium chloride, or salt) is a late-stage \u2018glue\u2019 probably formed as the ash grains come into contact with sea spray in the atmosphere. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MPLQ239S1_009\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>A large aggregate showing abundant cubic halite crystals and angular glass shards. Halite (sodium chloride, or salt) is a late-stage \u2018glue\u2019 probably formed as the ash grains come into contact with sea spray in the atmosphere. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_009.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;A large aggregate showing abundant cubic halite crystals and angular glass shards. Halite (sodium chloride, or salt) is a late-stage \u2018glue\u2019 probably formed as the ash grains come into contact with sea spray in the atmosphere. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_010.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Aggregates of angular, plate-like and curvi-planar glass shards (fragments of magma that cooled quickly) with smaller particles stuck to surfaces. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Glass shard aggregates\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Aggregates of angular, plate-like and curvi-planar glass shards (fragments of magma that cooled quickly) with smaller particles stuck to surfaces. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_010.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Aggregates of angular, plate-like and curvi-planar glass shards (fragments of magma that cooled quickly) with smaller particles stuck to surfaces. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_011.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;An aggregate of very sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Glass shard aggregate\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>An aggregate of very sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_011.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;An aggregate of very sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_014.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Loose, dendritic aggregate of platy and angular glass shards partly cemented together by cubic crystals of halite. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dendritic aggregate\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Loose, dendritic aggregate of platy and angular glass shards partly cemented together by cubic crystals of halite. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_014.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Loose, dendritic aggregate of platy and angular glass shards partly cemented together by cubic crystals of halite. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_015.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;An aggregate of sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_4964\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Glass shard aggregate\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>An aggregate of sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MPLQ239S1_015.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;An aggregate of sharp, angular, plate-like and crescent-shaped glass shards. Samples sent by Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney. 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