Services
Laboratory analyses:
- Particle size analysis (laser diffraction, wet and dry sieving, pipette analysis, direct measurement, image analysis)
- Particle shape and surface texture analysis
- Scanning electron microscopy and chemical microanalysis
- Mineralogical analysis (XRD)
- Elemental analysis (ICP-OES and ICP-MS)
- Optical microscopy and digital image capture
- Loss on ignition, total organic carbon, total carbon
- Total suspended solids determination
- Total dissolved solids determination
- Quantitative colour analysis
Field surveys:
- RTK-GNSS topographic surveys
- Monitoring of morphological change
- Sediment sampling
- Water/tidal level and current speed measurement
- Fixed point digital photography
Data processing:
- LiDAR surveys
- Aerial photography surveys
- Bathymetric surveys
- Historical maps and charts
- GIS data synthesis, mapping of volumetric change
- Wave and water level modelling
- Sediment trend analysis
- Meteorological data
- Advisory and expert witness services
- Technical literature production and review
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Applications
We undertake work for a number of sectors, including:
- Water industry
- Oil and gas
- Renewable energy industries (nuclear, wind, tide, wave)
- Government agencies and local authorities
- Nature conservation bodies
- Environmental and engineering consultants
- The legal profession, risk analysts and insurers
Applications of our work include:
- Natural resource evaluation and development (gravel, sands, clays)
- Surface and ground water quality (boreholes, water treatment works, watercourses, particles trapped on filter media)
- Industrial product quality and complience with BS or ISO standards (topsoil, subsoil, catalysts)
- Waste management (ash, sludge, effluent, biofuels)
- Environmental contamination investigations
- Windblown sand and dust problems
- Coastal erosion and flood risk management
- Climate change and extreme event analysis
- Habitat conservation, restoration and creation
- Transport infrastructure development and planning
- Landscape restoration and improvement
- Health and safety (accident investigations, inquiries, health issues)
Presentations
Our research is frequently presented at conferences and meetings. Click here to search a recent selection.
Publications
Click here for a list of our publications in books, journals and reports.
Principal scientific personnel:
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