menu
menu

Particle Size Analysis

See the information below for details of the Particle Size Analysis modules, current activities, reports and participants.
Select Scheme Components |
  
Ophryotrocha hartmanni © Myles O'Reilly
Modules
Particle Size (PS) – This module examines the production of derived statistics from the particle size analysis of replicate sediment samples. Two samples of sediment, one coarse the other much finer, are distributed per Scheme year (PS exercises) for re-analysis by participating laboratories.
Click here to read more
Current Activities
Formation of an NMBAQC Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for laser particle size analysis to reduce scatter of results and increase data comparability, particularly for CSEMP data, is ongoing.
Reports & Literature
PS exercise reports:

PS24 [PDF link]
PS25 [PDF link]
PS26 [PDF link]
PS27 [PDF link]
PS28 [PDF link]
PS29 [PDF link]
PS30 [PDF link]
PS31 [PDF link]
Participants

NMBAQC Scheme Year 15:

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Benthic Solutions Ltd
CEFAS
CMACS Ltd
EMU Ltd
Environment Agency (Wales)
ERT (Scotland) Ltd.
Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory
Gardline Environmental
Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Precision Marine Survey Ltd
SEPA