Professor Ben Williamson
Expertise
My research focuses on two main areas: geoenvironmental aspects of mining-related activities and the genesis and exploration of granite- and pegmatite-related mineral deposits.
Current positions
Honorary Professor
School of Earth SciencesLecturer
School of Earth Sciences
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Biography
Research interests
My research focuses on two main areas: geoenvironmental aspects of mining-related activities, including the nature, toxicity, and dispersion of airborne particulates and the development of cost-effective, discrete methods for environmental forensics; and the genesis and exploration of granite- and pegmatite-related mineral deposits.
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/1999Calcareous algae: analytical techniques
Fossil plants and spores: modern techniques
Mineralogical and geochemical analysis
Fossil plants and spores: modern techniques
Physicochemical characterisation of diesel exhaust particles: factors for assessing biological activity
Atmospheric Environment