SearchPFAS Analyses – the numbers alone are not enough
It has been said that a professional is someone who has specialist knowledge, skills and expertise that has been independently validated and…
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Early 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…
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…
6PPD-Quinone (6PPD-q) From Tyres to Streams: Ecotoxicology and Regulation in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union
6PPD-quinone (6PPD-q) is a transformation product of the tyre antiozonant 6PPD and has been identified as the primary cause of acute coho…
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…
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…
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…
Calibration of Whatman Grade 42 filter paper for soil suction measurements
Abstract The correlation between the water content of filter-paper disks and the porewater suction in soil samples is used to determine soil…
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…
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…
Coal Tar: Analysis and Detection
The analysis of and detection of coal tar has seen a significant increase in the last few years. This is linked, primarily,…
Instrument Supplier Issues
From 2019 it has been a common topic of discussion amongst lab folk to bemoan the current situation with regard to the…
UK Specification for Ground Investigation (third edition) – Now Available for Purchase
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…
Laboratory Assessment and Sampling Practice Webinar Summary
On 30th June, the AGS held their first webinar on the subject of laboratories, focusing on laboratory assessment and sampling practice. The…
PFAS – the greatest challenge for the site investigation and laboratory industries?
Article provided by Geraint Williams, ALS Life Sciences, Member of the Contaminated Land and Laboratories Working Groups. “Forever chemicals”. This is the…
AGS Laboratories Working Group – Update
Will Fardon, who is the new Leader of the AGS Laboratories Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues the…
AGS Helplines
Currently the AGS offer helplines to all Member companies and practitioners with respect to: the AGS Data Format (the discussion forum on…
AGS Diversity Statement
The AGS is a non-profit trade association that is managed by elected individuals from member organisations, none of whom are paid by…