Research

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Title :

Exploration of Pb isotope fractionation in fine lithic materials: Fate of Pb from source to sink

Area of research :

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Focus area :

Geosciences

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Satinder Pal Singh, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (IISER-B), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462066; : Mob: +917556691377

Timeline Start Year :

2019

Timeline End Year :

2021

Details

Co-PI:

Dr. Pritam Nasipuri, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (IISER-B), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462066

Total Budget (INR):

27,65,000

Achievements :

Several samples of different types such as Deccan basalt bedrock and its weathered products such as soil depth profiles, as well as fluvial and lacustrine sediments were collected from the Dhom Lake watershed. Samples were prepared inside the clean lab at IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh for determining their bulk geochemical and isotope compositions on Q-ICPMS and MC-ICPMS. However, these samples could not be measured due to long breakdowns of departmental facilities. In the absence of targeted data, sediment geochemistry of two other lake systems (1. Upper Lake Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Central India, and 2. Wular Lake, Kashmir Himalaya) was explored

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