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G-BASE deep soil samples
The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environment
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Evidence quality: 32
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geology-projects/applied-geochemistry/g-base/
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/c2c423ca-3bac-40e3-b6aa-956a9af22709/g-base-deep-soil-samples
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