Land application of water treatment residuals (WTRs), a by-product of drinking water treatment, is increasingly common due to tightening landfilling regulations and attempts to embrace greener practices. In this thesis a thorough literature review in... Read More about Ecological risk characterisation of novel soil amendments: assessing impacts on soil properties, earthworms and soil microbial functions.
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Mining activities can leave a legacy of contamination with the potential to threaten the wider environment and human health. This is particularly so with historic mines that pre-date modern restoration and environmental protection measures. This stud... Read More about Applying analytical chemistry techniques to the characterisation of mine spoils and assessing treatments for minimising their environmental impacts.
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.