SearchEarly Careers Poster Competition 2027 – Attracting the Next Generation of Professionals
The AGS is delighted to announce the return of its Early Career Professionals Poster Competition for a fourth consecutive year. Following the…
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1,2,4-Triazole as a Model Polar Contaminant: Rethinking Environmental Fate Through Molecular Interactions
Abstract The environmental behaviour of organic contaminants has traditionally been interpreted through hydrophobic partitioning frameworks, in which parameters such as the octanol–water…
BS10175:2026 Investigation of potentially contaminated sites – Code of practice
BS10175 provides key guidance for the investigation of potentially contaminated land and land with naturally elevated concentrations of potentially harmful substances. It…
AGS Awards 2026: Celebrating Outstanding Contributions in Geoscience
Congratulations to the winners of the AGS Awards 2026, which recognise the exceptional dedication, expertise and commitment shown by members across our…
Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – The Results!
Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s AGS Early Careers Poster Competition, which followed the themed Top Five Industry Insights. We…
Ground Gas Monitoring and AGS Data Transfer Format
Introduction Ground gas monitoring and data assessment are often part of a site’s generic quantitative risk assessment (GQRA), as outlined in the…
Interpreting Historical Soil Data: Analytical Challenges and Evolving Methods
For an increasing number of sites, previous site investigation data can provide information on the ground conditions, potential contamination and liability. In…
AGS Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – Top Five Industry Insights
The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is back for a third year and this time, we want to hear your top five…
Monitoring of Turbidity within Groundwater during Piling Operations
Article provided by Andrew Tranter, Associate Technical Director at RSK Turbidity is defined as the measure of the relative clarity of a…
AGS Awards 2025
We were delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award and Commendation Winners at the AGS Annual Conference, held at the One Great…
Early Careers Poster Competition 2025
The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is returning for a second year, this time with a new theme of workplace innovations. This…
Early Careers Video: Discover a Rewarding Career in the Geo-Industry
Our new early careers video discusses the many different career paths which are open to graduates entering the geo-industry. If you’re…
AGS Awards 2024
We’re delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award winners! Chosen from a select number of AGS Working Group Members, these winners were…
Early Career Professionals: Call for Posters
The AGS is holding a sustainability-themed poster competition at this year’s Annual Conference, and we’d like to see how Early Career Professionals…
Surface emission surveys to measure ground gas
Surface emission surveys are used to measure the rate that ground gases are emitted into the atmosphere, which can be quantified in…
Use of chemical preservation – the importance of quality in sampling and analysis
Geraint Williams, ALS Laboratories and Tim Rolfe, YES Engineering, both members of the AGS Contaminated Working Group, discuss how representative samples should…
A comprehensive comparison of field-based analytical technologies for both qualitative and quantitative determination of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils
Petroleum hydrocarbons are common soil contaminants that pose a risk to human and environmental health. Different analytical methods are used to determine…
Assessment and Mitigation of Turbidity Risks from Piling
In recent years geo-environmental practitioners have experienced an increasing drive from regulators and water companies to assess risks to groundwater abstractions from…
Findings of SiLC DoWCoP industry survey: regulatory challenges for regeneration of historical landfills and reuse of stockpiles and mineral waste
Given on-going interest and concerns about regulatory constraints to the regeneration of former landfill sites, Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) has been…
A refresher on clean cover systems
Image credit to Andrew Tranter, Principal Environmental Consultant at RSK Clean cover systems are one of the most commonly applied remediation techniques…
Responding to the UK’s Soil Crisis – Sustainable Soil Management & the Future of Soil Reuse
“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself” President Franklin D Roosevelt, February 1937. Summary Humans have relied on soil for millennia…