OR/15/071 Acknowledgements
| Bell, R A, Manamsa, W G K, and Dochartaigh, B É Ó. 2015. The baseline concentrations of methane in Great British groundwater - the National Methane Baseline survey. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/15/071. |
We are extremely grateful to BGS members of staff for their help and support during fieldwork, in particular Debbie White, Lindsay Holowka and Mick Strutt. Thanks also go to Pauline Smedley, Marianne Stuart and Rob Ward for their direction and technical advice. In addition to the BGS staff, a large number of individuals in the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), public water supply companies and private residents have contributed to the project through their assistance with sampling and collection of data. Of the many individuals who have contributed to the project we would particularly like to thank the following:
- Environment Agency: Laura Pender and Suze Southern (North West); Diane Steele and Andrea Lancaster (North East); Jan Hookey, Lucy Roberts, Polly Wallace (South East); Paula Awty (South); Stephanie Robson (South West); Andrew Pearson (Midlands); Dave Jones (formerly Wales).
- Natural Resources Wales: Gemma Harris, Kay Roberts, Cath Rees, Jim Hawker
- Southern Water: Sian Evans, Anthony Anderton, Dave West, Terry Smithson, Meyrick Gough South East Water: Jeanette Sheldon, Christopher Taylor, Harry Shotter
- Bristol Water: Rebekah Rice, Natasha Clements
- Sembcorp Bournemouth Water: Tony Read, Tony Primmer, Tim Latcham Portsmouth Water: Jonty Stead, Mark Botterill
- Wessex Water: Paul Stanfield Yorkshire Water: Mark Morton Northumbrian Water: Dave Kippling
- Severn Trent: Sid Priestley, Richard Winstanley Sutton and East Surrey Water: Nicola Houlahan
- Thames Water: Mike Jones, Estelle Ferschneider, Gary Holton, Rose Wilkinson United Utilities: Phil Merrin
- Affinity (Veolia Water): John Simpson
We would also like to thank the owners of privately owned boreholes who allowed us to sample and the University of Birmingham, especially Leon Halwa, for their contributions to the investigation of boreholes in South Wales.