The role of MSc students in the Soils Project
Throughout the project students from the MSc Environmental Technology at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London have played a vital role in the development and research activities of the Soil Cente. Over the course of the OPAL project there have been 16 projects covering a wide variety of subjects, listed below:
2008
- James Bone - Earthworms: Development and Testing of a Sampling Methodology, Assessment of a Field Guide to their Identification, and Investigation of the Relationship with Soil Contamination
- Laura Edwards - Developing a Methodology for In‐situ Soil Quality Assessment for the Function of Biodiversity Support
- Elizabeth Stevens - A Study of Scientific Communication and Public Engagement Techniques Focused on Public Participation in Soil Science Research
2009
- Victoria Butler - Proposing a methodology for a soil typology classification using simple indicators utilising data collected by the public
- Ngai Ieng Chow - Earthworms and Soil Pollution
- Aisha Gloudon - Assessing soil data from sites in London to identify links to key indicators for characterising soils
- Artemis Kostareli - Developing a method for quality control of data submitted to OPAL Soil Survey
- Filothei Panagiotakopoulou - Collection of scientific data by the public: screening for pollution to reduce monitoring costs for regulatory authorities
- Nere Ruiz - The impact of urbanization on metals in soils: A case study from Leicester
2010
- Anna-Maria Skartsila - Effects on greenhouse gases of the application of MBT output, biosolids and compost on land
2011
- Abigail Weighill - The relationship between knowledge, participation and action for the protection of soil through recycling of biodegradable waste
- Ewa Wegiel - A comparative analysis of the UK and European regulatory on soil protection
2012
Two MSc projects were offered as part of our Phase 3 research looking at spreading waste to land.
- Mia Nasr - Proposal for proof of concept trials for evaluating the impact of soil amendments on earthworms
- Lauriane Zinguerlet - Evaluation of soil amendments as a source of hazardous chemicals in soils and crops
Two projects were offered in collaboration with the Broads Authority.
- Eoin Hurst - An Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination in Sediments of the Norfolk Broads
- Jonathan Raven - Tributyltin and Copper in the Norfolk Broads: An Assessment of Antifouling Biocide Contamination in Shallow Lake Sediments
