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Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options (2020)
Thesis
Arab, K. A. H. (2020). Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options. (Thesis). Keele University

Mine site management, monitoring and restoration are important, long term environmental activities that are needed in many regions of the UK and around the world. This project characterised the nature and level of contamination at a former coal minin... Read More about Characterising the nature and extent of contamination at a restored coal mining area in Staffordshire and assessment of remediation options.

The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests (2020)
Thesis
Saiz Val, E. (2020). The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests. (Thesis). Keele University

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a microbial process that fixes atmospheric nitrogen (N2) gas into reactive, bioavailable forms (Nr). Naturally, lightning and BNF accounted for the entire Nr available for plant and microbial metabolic demands. H... Read More about The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests.

Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs (2020)
Thesis
Whitley, S. O. (2020). Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs. (Thesis). Keele University

Arc magmas typically show distinct geochemical and petrographical evidence indicating a complex petrogenesis. The surface products represent a summation of the complex interplay of geodynamic magma generation processes, varied differentiation histori... Read More about Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs.

Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs (2020)
Thesis
Cousins, D. P. (2020). Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs. (Thesis). Keele University

Ancient and contemporary aeolian systems have been subject of important conceptual advances in recent years, however, a disconnect exists between the complexities inherent at the depositional surface and subsequent controls on preservation. At the fu... Read More about Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs.