In her PhD project, Kat Neate is focusing on Quantifying the importance of different sources of diffuse pollution in mining-impacted rivers. On 2 March 2019, the supervisory team (Adam Jarvis, Anke Neumann) set out with Kat for a first sampling of mine-impacted water of the Coledale Beck at Force Crag and for a reconnaissance of the potential diffuse sources of pollution to plan the strategies for assessment. Overall: a successful field trip, in a wonderful location with very interesting weather…