Dr Kaja Fenn
Quaternary Geochronologist, Geochemist, and Sedimentologist
Geochemical approaches to loess analysis
Manchester Geographical Society funded project designed to investigate the impact of analytical approaches on loess geochemistry
Geochemical analysis of bulk sediment has become of the key lines of investigation into the past environmental conditions. It is used to investigate provenance, weathering, sediment transport. However there is no one consistent approach across aeolian studies. Together with Dr Jacek Skurzynski (University of Wroclaw) we aims to understand the impact of laboratory methods on elemental composition of bulk loess. This project is supported by Manchester Geographical Society Research Fund.
Publications resulting from this research
Fenn, K., and Skurzyński, J. (submitted) Impact of analytical approaches on geochemical composition: Implications for paleoenvironmental studies of loess. Chemical Geology.
