All Outputs (9)

Comparison of the transformation of organic matter flux through a raised bog and a blanket bog (2023)
Journal Article
Glatzel, S., Worrall, F., Boothroyd, I. M., & Heckman, K. (2024). Comparison of the transformation of organic matter flux through a raised bog and a blanket bog. Biogeochemistry, 167(4), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-023-01093-0

This study has proposed that organic matter transfer and transformation into and through a peatland is dominated by preferential loss of carbohydrates and the retention of lignin-like molecules. Here we used elemental analysis and thermogravimetric a... Read More about Comparison of the transformation of organic matter flux through a raised bog and a blanket bog.

Aeolian abrasion of rocks as a mechanism to produce methane in the Martian atmosphere (2019)
Journal Article
Safi, E., Telling, J., Parnell, J., Chojnacki, M., Patel, M., Realff, J., Blamey, N., Payler, S., Cockell, C., Davies, L., Boothroyd, I., Worrall, F., & Wadham, J. (2019). Aeolian abrasion of rocks as a mechanism to produce methane in the Martian atmosphere. Scientific Reports, 9(1), Article 8229. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44616-2

Seasonal changes in methane background levels and methane spikes have been detected in situ a metre above the Martian surface, and larger methane plumes detected via ground-based remote sensing, however their origin have not yet been adequately expla... Read More about Aeolian abrasion of rocks as a mechanism to produce methane in the Martian atmosphere.

The impact of peatland restoration on local climate – restoration of a cool humid island (2019)
Journal Article
Worrall, F., Boothroyd, I. M., Gardner, R. L., Howden, N. J., Burt, T. P., Smith, R., Mitchell, L., Kohler, T., & Gregg, R. (2019). The impact of peatland restoration on local climate – restoration of a cool humid island. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124(6), 1696-1713. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jg005156

Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) have been directly altering climate and it has been proposed that such changes could mitigate anthropogenic climate warming brought about by increases in greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Chan... Read More about The impact of peatland restoration on local climate – restoration of a cool humid island.

Subsurface scientific exploration of extraterrestrial environments (MINAR 5): analogue science, technology and education in the Boulby Mine, UK (2018)
Journal Article
Cockell, C. S., Holt, J., Campbell, J., Groseman, H., Josset, J.-L., Bontognali, T. R., Phelps, A., Hakobyan, L., Kuretn, L., Beattie, A., Blank, J., Bonaccorsi, R., McKay, C., Shirvastava, A., Stoker, C., Willson, D., McLaughlin, S., Payler, S., Stevens, A., Wadsworth, J., …Suckling, B. (2019). Subsurface scientific exploration of extraterrestrial environments (MINAR 5): analogue science, technology and education in the Boulby Mine, UK. International Journal of Astrobiology, 18(2), 157-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1473550418000186

The deep subsurface of other planetary bodies is of special interest for robotic and human exploration. The subsurface provides access to planetary interior processes, thus yielding insights into planetary formation and evolution. On Mars, the subsur... Read More about Subsurface scientific exploration of extraterrestrial environments (MINAR 5): analogue science, technology and education in the Boulby Mine, UK.

Assessing fugitive emissions of CH4 from high-pressure gas pipelines in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, I., Almond, S., Worrall, F., Davies, R., & Davies, R. (2018). Assessing fugitive emissions of CH4 from high-pressure gas pipelines in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 631-632, 1638-1648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.240

Natural gas pipelines are an important source of fugitive methane emissions in lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments but limited monitoring has taken place of UK pipelines to quantify fugitive emissions. This study investigated methane emissions from... Read More about Assessing fugitive emissions of CH4 from high-pressure gas pipelines in the UK.

Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK (2016)
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Boothroyd, I., Almond, S., Worrall, F., & Davies, R. (2017). Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK. Science of the Total Environment, 580, 412-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.052

This study considered whether faults bounding hydrocarbon-bearing basins could be conduits for methane release to the atmosphere. Five basin bounding faults in the UK were considered: two which bounded potential shale gas basins; two faults that boun... Read More about Assessing the fugitive emission of CH4 via migration along fault zones – Comparing potential shale gas basins to non-shale basins in the UK.

Fugitive emissions of methane from abandoned, decommissioned oil and gas wells (2016)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, I., Almond, S., Qassim, S., Worrall, F., & Davies, R. (2016). Fugitive emissions of methane from abandoned, decommissioned oil and gas wells. Science of the Total Environment, 547, 461-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.096

This study considered the fugitive emissions of methane (CH4) from former oil and gas exploration and production wells drilled to exploit conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs onshore in the UK. This study selected from the 66% of all onshore wells in... Read More about Fugitive emissions of methane from abandoned, decommissioned oil and gas wells.

Variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations across peatland hillslopes (2015)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, I., Worrall, F., & Allott, T. (2015). Variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations across peatland hillslopes. Journal of Hydrology, 530, 372-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.10.002

Peatlands are important terrestrial carbon stores and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is one of the most important contributors to carbon budgets in peatland systems. Many studies have investigated factors affecting DOC concentration in peatland syste... Read More about Variations in dissolved organic carbon concentrations across peatland hillslopes.

Restoration effects on water table depths and CO2 fluxes from climatically marginal blanket bog (2013)
Journal Article
Dixon, S., Qassim, S., Rowson, J., Worrall, F., Evans, M., Boothroyd, I., & Bonn, A. (2014). Restoration effects on water table depths and CO2 fluxes from climatically marginal blanket bog. Biogeochemistry, 118(1-3), 159-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-013-9915-4

This study aimed to measure the effects of ecological restoration on blanket peat water table depths and CO2 fluxes. The flux of CO2 and water table depths were measured on eight sites for five years. Results suggest that sites with revegetation alon... Read More about Restoration effects on water table depths and CO2 fluxes from climatically marginal blanket bog.