A5060461991- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Heavy metals in environment
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Helminth infection and control
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Trace Elements in Health
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
British Geological Survey
2011-2024
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney
2003
Se is essential to human and animal health but can be toxic in excess. An interest its geochemistry has developed alongside a greater understanding of function number conditions. Geology exerts strong control on the status surface environment; low-Se rock-types (0.05-0.09 mg Se/kg) make up majority rocks occurring at Earth's surface, which turn account for generally low levels most soils. However, there are exceptions such as associations with sulfide mineralisation some types sedimentary...
The British Geological Survey is responsible for the national strategic geochemical survey of Great Britain. As part this programme, Geochemical Surveys Urban Environments (GSUE) project was initiated in 1992 and to date, 21 cities have been mapped. sampling based upon collection top (0.05 0.20 m) deeper (0.35 0.50 soil samples on a 500 m grid across built environment (one sample per 0.25 km 2 ). Samples are analysed c. 46 total element concentrations by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, pH...
Urban planners and developers in some parts of the United Kingdom can now access geodata an easy-to-retrieve understandable format.3D attributed geological models associated GIS outputs developed by British Geological Survey (BGS) provide a predictive tool for planning site investigations UK's largest regeneration projects Thames Clyde River catchments.
There is growing interest in links between poor health and socio-environmental inequalities (e.g. inferior housing, crime industrial emissions) under the environmental justice agenda. The current project assessed associations soil metal content, air pollution (NO2/PM10) deprivation (respiratory case incidence) across Glasgow. This first time that both chemical land quality have been citywide context of for a major UK conurbation. Based on dataset 'averages' intermediate geography areas,...
ABSTRACT Surface sediments from a 160-km stretch of the River Clyde, Scotland, were analysed for persistent organic pollutants to investigate distribution, source and environmental effect. Glasgow's urban tributaries polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) ranged 2.3 4226mgkg –1 , total petroleum (TPH) 72 37879mgkg polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 3 809μgkg which more polluted than upper Clyde PAH that 0.1 42mgkg TPH 260mgkg PCB 2 147μgkg . Intermediate values inner estuary ranging 0.6 30mgkg 5...
ABSTRACT Concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC), petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in 84 near-surface soils (5–20cm depth) taken from a 255km 2 area Glasgow the Clyde Basin, UK, during July 2011. Total hydrocarbon range was 79–2,505mgkg –1 (mean 388mgkg ; median 272mgkg ) which fraction 13–74 % 44 %, 43 %) saturates 28–87 56 57 %). ∑ 16 PAH varied 2–653mgkg 32.4mgkg 12.5mgkg 31 2.47–852mgkg 45.4mgkg...
Equine grass sickness (EGS) remains a frequently fatal disease of equids in Britain. Since previous investigations signalment- and meteorology-related risk factors for EGS have yielded some conflicting data, further investigation is warranted.To identify Scotland.Retrospective time-matched case-control study.This study was undertaken using data 455 cases 910 controls that were referred to the Royal (Dick) School Veterinary Studies, average UK Meteorological Office weather station...
We hypothesised that the apparent geographical distribution of equine grass sickness (EGS) is partly attributable to suboptimal levels soil macro- and trace elements in fields where EGS occurs. If proven, altering particular could be used reduce risk EGS.To determine whether cases eastern Scotland associated with presence or absence environmental chemical elements.Retrospective time-matched case-control study.This study data for 455 geo-referenced 910 controls Scotland, geochemical from...