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Case study using a new experimental design for the quantification of contaminant heterogeneity in soils
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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:58 authored by J Y Thomas, M H Ramsey, E A John, B BarnesThe initial results of this study indicate that the new sampling design used in conjunction with the duplicate method has characterised heterogeneity at a range of scales for Pb, Zn and Cu at two contrasting sites. The degree of heterogeneity can be expressed numerically in terms of relative standard deviations for each sampling distance and could be used in the development of improved sampling strategies for secondary site investigations. Further work is required to implement the design at a site expected to have even higher heterogeneity, quantify heterogeneity of contaminants at scales less than 0.02m, and assess the impact of observed heterogeneity on plant uptake of these metals.
History
Publication status
- Published
Page range
101-106Pages
6.0Presentation Type
- paper
Event name
10th International UFZ-Deltares/TNO Conference on Soil-Water Systems Milan, ITALY, JUN 03-06, 2008Event location
Milan, ITALYEvent type
conferenceISBN
978-3-00-024598-5Department affiliated with
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
Notes
First Author (Thomas) was PhD student of Ramsey (2nd author) and John (3rd author). Barnes (4th Author) was collaborator from the Environment Agency, who provided resources and comments.Full text available
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Peer reviewed?
- Yes