Locos por la Geología

As part of their new Science Strategy of themed years, Council has decided to make 2015 a ‘Year of Mud’ at the Geological Society!

There is a resurgence of interest in the science of mud-rocks, driven by a wide range of factors including:

• Shale gas, and the need to improve our understanding of pore behaviour and permeability
• The challenges of tunnelling in clay in major projects such as Crossrail
• The search for suitable geological host rocks for the disposal of radioactive waste
• Slope stability, urbanisation and development of megacities
• Diminishing soil quality
• Increasing flood risk as mud is washed into city storm water drains
• Advances in nanogeoscience and biogeology

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