News

News and fieldwork

Updates from the project, and what to expect if you see us working on the river.

Latest updates

Project begins

Our NERC Urgency project starts this month. Over the next 12 months we will survey the tidal Tyne from the river mouth to Wylam to find out where the pellets spilled on 19 July have travelled and settled. We will also study how the pellets change over time. We will post updates here as the work progresses.

Science supporting the response

Newcastle University researchers are among the academic experts contributing to the Scientific and Technical Advice Committee, which advises the organisations managing the incident.