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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Determination of stream sediment background concentrations in mineralised catchments impacted by mining using Tellus data from Northern Ireland |
| Research Area | EPA Water Pillar: Understanding, Managing and Conserving our Water Resources |
| Project Acronym | |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | B Palumbo-Roe |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | |
| Lead Country | United Kingdom |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 52.8749611436171,-1.0855865478515625 |
| Lead Funding Entity | INTERREG |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 06/05/2013 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 30/09/2016 |
| Project Website (if any) | http://www.tellus.ie/research/environment/ |
| Links to other Web-based resources | http://www.tellus.ie/wp-content/uploads/Tellus-FinalProjectReport_CR-14-021_PalumboRoe.pdf http://www.tellus.ie/wp-content/uploads/Palumbo-Roe_Baseline-mining-legacy.pdf |
| Project Keywords | Tellus, stream sediment, chemistry, mining, mineralisation, zinc, lead, chromium, nickel, arsenic, baseline, Northern Ireland, Armagh, Ordovician-Silurian bedrock |
| Project Abstract | Information on the baseline conditions of water catchments prior to mining is needed to better understand what restoration goals are achievable in mining impacted catchments. The Tellus geochemical baseline data provide a reference point against which changes can be measured and can be used both by industry and regulators in future mine applications. In this project pre-mining baseline sediment concentrations were derived using Tellus stream sediment data for a mineralised area associated with the Ordovician-Silurian rocks in southern Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. Using exporatory data analysis, lead, zinc, chromium, nickel and arsenic data were examined using exploratory data analysis techniques, revealing several data populations for each element relating to natural geochemical variation and mineral extraction impacts across geological units. |