On March 12, a group of 5 students set out to sample groundwater at the former site of the St Anthony Lead Works in Byker. This sampling campaign was part of the module CEG8111 Environmental Fate of Contaminants that has been developed and is led by Anke.
The aim of the sampling was to assess whether the remediation efforts carried out over 10 years ago were successful or whether the groundwater from the site was still a source of metal contamination to the river Tyne.
The sampling was only possible through the fantastic support by Philip Hartley and Thomas Brown of Newcastle City Council as well as demonstrator Harry.
