Characterisation data for sediments collected from Peel Place Quarry, Cumbria, UK – A Sellafield nuclear site analogue
Published: 5 August 2024| Version 5 | DOI: 10.17632/xn63xpnkbx.5
Contributors:
Jamie Purkis, , , , , , Description
The data contained in this repository describes biogeochemical and physicochemical characterisation data in samples collected from adjacent to the United Kingdom’s Sellafield Nuclear Site. It includes particle size distribution and textural classification, pH measurements, water and organic carbon content (loss on ignition), BET surface area, bioavailability of iron, cation exchange, permeability measurements, X-ray analysis for phase (X-ray diffraction, XRD) and element (X-ray fluorescence, XRF) identification, ion chromatography, thin sectioning and 16S Ribosomal (rRNA) gene analysis.
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Institutions
University of Southampton, The University of Manchester
Categories
Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Geomicrobiology, Sediment Analysis
Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilUnited KingdomGrant ID: NNUF RADER Facility (EP/T011300/1)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilUnited KingdomGrant ID: TRANSCEND (TRANsformative SCience and Engineering for Nuclear Decommissioning; https://transcendconsortium.org/) grant EP/S01019X/1
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilUnited KingdomGrant ID: EPSRC ICASE PhD studentship (19000127)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilUnited KingdomGrant ID: NNUF-EXACT; https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/exact