title: Impact of the Diamond Light Source on research in Earth and environmental sciences: current work and future perspectives.
abstract: Diamond Light Source Ltd celebrated its 10th anniversary as a company in December 2012 and has now accepted user experiments for over 5 years. This paper describes the current facilities available at Diamond and future developments that enhance its capacities with respect to the Earth and environmental sciences. A review of relevant research conducted at Diamond thus far is provided. This highlights how synchrotron-based studies have brought about important advances in our understanding of the fundamental parameters controlling highly complex mineral-fluid-microbe interface reactions in the natural environment. This new knowledge not only enhances our understanding of global biogeochemical processes, but also provides the opportunity for interventions to be designed for environmental remediation and beneficial use.
authors.affiliation: Earth Surface Science Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK i.t.burke@see.leeds.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ian T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, UK.
authors.forename: J Frederick W
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mosselmans
authors.affiliation: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Earth Surface Science Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.affiliation: Earth Surface Science Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
authors.forename: Liane G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Benning
authors.affiliation: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Victoria S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Coker
keywords: chemical speciation; environmental science; minerals; nanomaterials; pollution; synchrotron