Boron & Nitrates Webinar: Tracing Sources of Anthropogenic Pollution

Beta Analytic and Isobar Science invite all researchers to view our complimentary webinar focusing on Boron & Nitrates: Tracing Sources of Anthropogenic Pollution

When? February 23, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Speaker: Dr. Maren Pauly, Scientific Associate at Beta Analytic and its subsidiary Isobar Science

Register here to watch the webinar on-demand

View this webinar to discuss:

  • Nutrient contamination in natural environments
    • Point source vs non-point source pollution
    • Importance of source tracking for managing the nutrient input
    • Isotopes as tracers
  • Nutrient source tracking using isotopes
    • Traditional use of nitrogen (δ15N) & oxygen (δ18O)
  • Boron in the environment: anthropogenic causes and negative implications
    • Isolating the source by combining δ11B with δ15N and δ18O
  • Results you can expect
  • Sample submission


Duration: 1 minute, 8 seconds || Speaker: Maren Pauly, PhD
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About the Speaker

Maren Pauly is a paleoclimatologist who undertook her PhD in Natural Sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin. She completed her Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees at the University of Waterloo in Canada. She has research experience reconstructing climate from modern corals and subfossil tree-rings, in addition to Late Glacial radiocarbon calibration. Dr. Pauly is currently a part-time lecturer at Bath Spa University.

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