Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00235
Perturbation of early diagenesis in carbonate sediments through terrigenous input: implications for contaminant mobility and carbonate budgets.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor KG Taylor, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor C Perry, University of Exeter, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor BT Ngwenya, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Pollution
- Abstract:
- Iron-rich terrigenous sediment inputs into tropical carbonate systems are increasing worldwide. One impact that has been given little consideration is the perturbation of post-depositional chemical processes, which we believe can have major consequences on both carbonate budgets and contaminant mobility. We aim to test the hypothesis that detrital carbonate dissolution will be significantly reduced, and contaminant mobility will be increased in terrigenous-impacted carbonate sediments, at a site (Discovery Bay, Jamaica) that has been undergoing progressive carbonate dilution as a result of anthropogenic input of iron-rich bauxite. Porewater and sediment analysis of impacted and non-impacted sites will determine the perturbation of diagenesis by terrigenous sediment, and quantify impacts on carbonate budgets and contaminant mobility.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00235
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £28,007
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11,658 | £5,656 | £5,330 | £5,363 |
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