Sustainable methods for proximate composition assessment; how small can we measure? Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
8 week summer studentship 5to work on a chemical ecology methods development project
Dr Samantha Richardson's Projects (7)
Development of distance-based sensor to measure carbonate concentrations in real time. Jun 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2023
8 week summer studentship
nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership) 2 Sep 1, 2022 - Apr 1, 2023
Project will run July 2022 to 1st April 2023
A follow on project to gain a deeper understanding of the nutrient dynamics affecting Winestead drain.
Analysis water samples for nutrient levels, particularly focusing on phosphate levels to understan...
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nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership) Jan 25, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022
Analysis sediment core samples nutrient levels, particularly focusing on phosphate levels to understand nutrient sources. Excess phosphates lead to eutrophication, to inform mitigation of this sources of phosphates need to be determined. Historic ph...
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HEIF: Development of a portable sensor for detection of halogens in fresh water Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022
Monitoring soil health with field-deployable sensors and workflows suitable for lay-personsACTF summer studentship Jul 1, 2021 - Aug 25, 2021
Successful land management underpins soil health for sustainable agricultural production. However, significant amounts of nutrients are lost every year due to land degradation and poor soil management. To address this, routine monitoring of soil chem...
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