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Research interests
Heather’s expertise is in low-temperature geochemistry and biogeochemistry with a focus on weathering and mineral nutrient cycling using a critical zone science approach. Within this context, she studies the relationships between mineralogy and soil nutrients, mineralogy and phosphate fluxes in aquifers, microbe-mineral interactions in soils, and microbe-mineral interactions in the deep subsurface in the context of energy exploitation. Future global challenges to environmental sustainability and food security urgently require the ability to accurately “earthcast” changes in the critical zone (Earth’s “skin”), but that will not be possible until we can untangle the highly interconnected processes involved. Heather utilises a range of techniques at multiple spatial and temporal scales to examine these interconnected processes, including microscopy and spectroscopy (e.g. SEM, electron microprobe, synchrotron-based techniques), wet chemistry, reactive transport modelling, and microbiology.
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute Water Research
- Cabot Institute Food Security Research
- Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research
Keywords
- weathering
- geochemistry
- geomicrobiology
- soil chemistry
- Biogeochemistry
- critical zone
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WEBB: USGS Water Energy and Biogeochemical Budgets
Buss, H. L., Scholl, M., White, A. F. & Shanley, J.
1/10/91 → …
Project: Research
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Determination of the nature and origins of riverine phosphorus in catchments underlain by Upper Greensand Aquifer
Johnes, P. J., Buss, H. L., Mouchos, E. & Gooddy, D.
1/04/16 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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SPECTRA: Soil processes and ecological services in the karst critical zone of Southwest China
Buss, H. L., Johnes, P. J. & Evershed, R. P.
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Compound-specific amino acid 15N-stable isotope probing for the quantification of biological nitrogen fixation in soils
Chiewattanakul, M. N., McAleer, A. D. A., Reay, M. K. M., Griffiths, R. I., Buss, H. L. & Evershed, R. P., 31 Mar 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 169, 108654.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Geochemical Cycling in Aquifers Contributes to the Transport, Storage and Transfer of Anthropogenically-Derived Phosphorus to Surface Waters
Mouchos, E., Johnes, P. J., Buss, H. L., Bingham, S. T., Matthews, D., Bagnall, J. & Gooddy, D., 29 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10, p. 1-20 932566.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Micro- and macro-elements in sheep excreta after consumption of feed supplements according to supplement formulation and level
Kao, P. T., Fleming, H. R., Darch, T., Warren, H., Buss, H. L. & Lee, M. RF., 2022, UK : Rothamsted Research.Research output: Other contribution
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Goldschmidt Virtual 2020
Tugba Isik (Participant), Heather L Buss (Participant) & Ian D Bull (Participant)
26 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference