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Measurements In Geochemical Carbon Dioxide Removal 2023 1st Edition (2023)
Report
Campbell, J. S., Bastianini, L., Buckman, J., Bullock, L., Foteinis, S., Furey, V., Hamilton, J., Harrington, K., Hawrot, O. K., Holdship, P., Knapp, W. J., Maesano, C. N., Mayes, W. M., Pogge von Strandmann, P. A., Reershemius, T., Margaret Rosair, G., Sturgeon, F., Turvey, C., Wilson, S., & Renforth, P. (2023). Measurements In Geochemical Carbon Dioxide Removal 2023 1st Edition. Heriot Watt University: Heriot Watt University

Geochemical carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere using alkaline materials that are rich in calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). Alkaline materials include natural rocks such as basalt, indus... Read More about Measurements In Geochemical Carbon Dioxide Removal 2023 1st Edition.

Eroding coastal landfill sites: the relative contribution of coastal and inland mining wastes to metal flux along a post-industrial coastline (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Riley, A., Onnis, P., Gandy, C., Kanu, C., Umeobika, C., Cameron, J., Burke, I., Hudson-Edwards, K., Jarvis, A., & Mayes, W. (2023, July). Eroding coastal landfill sites: the relative contribution of coastal and inland mining wastes to metal flux along a post-industrial coastline. Presented at Goldschmidt2023, Lyon, France

Historically, coastal areas of the United Kingdom were extensively used for the disposal of wastes from a range of municipal and industrial sources, including coal mining, metal mining, and mineral processing. Many of these deposits are releasing met... Read More about Eroding coastal landfill sites: the relative contribution of coastal and inland mining wastes to metal flux along a post-industrial coastline.

Quantifying CO2 Removal at Enhanced Weathering Sites: a Multiproxy Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Knapp, W. J., Stevenson, E. I., Renforth, P., Ascough, P. L., Knight, A. C., Bridgestock, L., Bickle, M. J., Lin, Y., Riley, A. L., Mayes, W. M., & Tipper, E. T. (2023). Quantifying CO2 Removal at Enhanced Weathering Sites: a Multiproxy Approach. Environmental Science and Technology, 57(26), 9854-9864. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03757

Enhanced weathering is a carbon dioxide (CO2) mitigation strategy that promises large scale atmospheric CO2 removal. The main challenge associated with enhanced weathering is monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) the amount of carbon removed as... Read More about Quantifying CO2 Removal at Enhanced Weathering Sites: a Multiproxy Approach.

Mixtures of sediment chemical contaminants at freshwater sampling sites across Europe with different contaminant burdens (2023)
Journal Article
Richardson, S., Mayes, W. M., Faetsch, S., Hetjens, H., Teuchies, J., Walker, P., Heitmann, K., Welham, K., Moore, D., Bervoets, L., Kay, P., Duffus, W., Smith, N., De Cooman, W., Elst, R., Ryken, E., Rotchell, J. M., & Heise, S. (2023). Mixtures of sediment chemical contaminants at freshwater sampling sites across Europe with different contaminant burdens. Science of the Total Environment, 891, Article 164280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164280

Extended chemical analyses of fluvial sediments were undertaken to establish the key pollutant pressures and mixtures present across nine European Union inland waterways. A wide range of chemical components and physical parameters were investigated i... Read More about Mixtures of sediment chemical contaminants at freshwater sampling sites across Europe with different contaminant burdens.

Pollutant accumulation in road mitigation tunnels for amphibians: A multisite comparison on an ignored but important issue (2023)
Journal Article
White, K. J., Mayes, W., & Petrovan, S. O. (2023). Pollutant accumulation in road mitigation tunnels for amphibians: A multisite comparison on an ignored but important issue. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 11, Article 1133253. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1133253

Underpasses or road tunnels are increasingly installed to reconnect habitats and ensure safe wildlife passage, thus preventing habitat fragmentation caused by roads and mortality from collisions with vehicles. In the UK, such underpasses are regularl... Read More about Pollutant accumulation in road mitigation tunnels for amphibians: A multisite comparison on an ignored but important issue.

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
Journal Article
Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., Mayes, W., Owen, N. E., Sardo, A. M., & Weightman, A. (2023). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 176(2), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.

Prioritised Coastal Legacy Waste Dataset (England and Wales) (2022)
Data
Riley, A., Amezaga, J., Burke, I., Byrne, P., Cooper, N., Crane, R., Comber, S., Gandy, C., Hudson-Edwards, K., Jennings, E., Lewis, E., Lofts, S., MacDonald, J., Malcolm, H., Mayes, W., Onnis, P., Olszewska, J., Spears, B., & Jarvis, A. (2022). Prioritised Coastal Legacy Waste Dataset (England and Wales). [Data]

Supporting data for:
Riley et al., 2022. Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10:1045482.

CSV dataset of legacy landfill... Read More about Prioritised Coastal Legacy Waste Dataset (England and Wales).

Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone (2022)
Journal Article
Riley, A. L., Amezaga, J., Burke, I. T., Burke, I., Byrne, P., Cooper, N., Crane, R., Crane, R. A., Comber, S., Comber, S. D., Gandy, C., Gandy, C. J., Hudson-Edwards, K., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., Jennings, E., Lewis, E., Lofts, S., MacDonald, J., MacDonald, J. M., Malcolm, H., …Jarvis, A. (2022). Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article 1045482. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1045482

Solid wastes deposited in the coastal zone that date from an era of lax environmental regulations continue to pose significant challenges for regulators and coastal managers worldwide. The increasing risk of contaminant release from these legacy disp... Read More about Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone.

Methanogenesis from Mineral Carbonates, a Potential Indicator for Life on Mars (2022)
Journal Article
Wormald, R. M., Hopwood, J., Humphreys, P. N., Mayes, W., Gomes, H. I., & Rout, S. P. (2022). Methanogenesis from Mineral Carbonates, a Potential Indicator for Life on Mars. Geosciences, 12(3), Article 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12030138

Priorities for the exploration of Mars involve the identification and observation of biosignatures that indicate the existence of life on the planet. The atmosphere and composition of the sediments on Mars suggest suitability for anaerobic chemolitho... Read More about Methanogenesis from Mineral Carbonates, a Potential Indicator for Life on Mars.

What are the different styles of calcite precipitation within a hyperalkaline leachate? A sedimentological Anthropocene case study (2021)
Journal Article
Bastianini, L., Rogerson, M., Mercedes-Martín, R., Prior, T. J., & Mayes, W. M. (in press). What are the different styles of calcite precipitation within a hyperalkaline leachate? A sedimentological Anthropocene case study. The Depositional Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.168

This study aims to compare the fabrics of anthropogenic carbonates downstream of lime and steel disposal sites with models of carbonate precipitation from natural systems to elucidate potential drivers, precipitation mechanisms, morphological similar... Read More about What are the different styles of calcite precipitation within a hyperalkaline leachate? A sedimentological Anthropocene case study.