Silicate

The research presented in this dissertation examines how the relative dominance of silicate versus carbonate weathering varies both spatially and temporally in two rapidly uplifting, young orogenic belts—the Himalaya Mountains and the New Zealand Southern Alps. Silicate rocks in…

Colloids have the potential to enhance the mobility of radionuclides in a range of scenarios, including legacy spent nuclear fuel storage facilities at sites such as Sellafield, UK. Some of the spent nuclear fuel stored in these facilities has corroded, resulting in the formatio…