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Overview

W.G. Darling is affiliated with the British Geological Survey in the United Kingdom and specializes in research within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses significantly on groundwater systems, applying isotope geochemistry techniques and hydrogeochemical analyses to understand aquifer dynamics and groundwater flow.

Darling's research interests include several main topics:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their prominent subfields of study encompass:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Darling has published research in a variety of peer-reviewed venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Chemical Geology
  • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
  • Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Darling include:

  • Using environmental tracers to evaluate the preservation of palaeoclimate signals in aquifers of the London Basin, UK, 2022, Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrogeochemical indications of regional flow in the Lower Greensand aquifer of the London Basin, 2021, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (lead author: Andreas Hartmann)
  • Monitoring of methane in groundwater from the Vale of Pickering, UK: Temporal variability and source discrimination, 2023, Chemical Geology (lead author: Pauline Smedley)
  • Groundwater recharge is diffuse in semi-arid African drylands: Evidence from highly instrumented observatories, 2024, Journal of Hydrology (lead author: James Sorensen)

W.G. Darling frequently collaborates with other researchers including Alan MacDonald, Daren C. Gooddy, Andreas Hartmann, Scott Jasechko, and Tom Gleeson. These collaborations contribute to multidisciplinary approaches addressing groundwater contamination, isotope tracing, and hydrogeochemical processes.

Best Publications

  • The O and H stable isotope composition of freshwaters in the British Isles. 2. Surface waters and groundwater

    W. G. Darling;A. H. Bath;J. C. Talbot

  • Baseline geochemical conditions in the Chalk aquifer, Berkshire, U.K.: a basis for groundwater quality management

    W.M. Edmunds;J.M. Cook;W.G. Darling;D.G. Kinniburgh

  • Hydrological factors in the interpretation of stable isotopic proxy data present and past: a European perspective

    W.G Darling

  • Conceptual model of recharge to southeastern Badain Jaran Desert groundwater and lakes from environmental tracers

    John B Gates;W Mike Edmunds;W George Darling;Jinzhu Ma

  • A stable isotope study of recharge processes in the English Chalk

    W.G. Darling;A.H. Bath

  • What impact will climate change have on rural groundwater supplies in Africa

    Alan M. Macdonald;Roger C. Calow;David M. J. Macdonald;W. George Darling

  • The O and H stable isotope composition of freshwaters in the British Isles. 1. Rainfall

    W. G. Darling;J. C. Talbot

  • The geothermal activity and geology of the northern sector of the Kenya Rift Valley

    P.N. Dunkley;M. Smith;D.J. Allen;W.G. Darling

  • Solute Profile Techniques for Recharge Estimation in Semi-Arid and Arid Terrain

    W. M. Edmunds;W. G. Darling;D. G. Kinniburgh

  • A radiochemical, hydrochemical and dissolved gas study of groundwaters in the Molasse basin of Upper Austria

    J.N. Andrews;J.E. Goldbrunner;W.G. Darling;P.J. Hooker

  • Isotopic evidence for palaeowaters in the British Isles

    W.G. Darling;W.M. Edmunds;P.L. Smedley

  • Lake-groundwater relationships and fluid-rock interaction in the East African Rift Valley: isotopic evidence

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  • ISOTOPES IN WATER

    W. George Darling;Adrian H. Bath;John J. Gibson;Kazimierz Rozanski

  • The practicalities of using CFCs and SF6 for groundwater dating and tracing

    W.G. Darling;D.C. Gooddy;A.M. MacDonald;B.L. Morris

  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers

    Andreas Hartmann;Andreas Hartmann;Scott Jasechko;Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada

  • Residence times of shallow groundwater in West Africa: implications for hydrogeology and resilience to future changes in climate

    D. J. Lapworth;A. M. MacDonald;M. N. Tijani;W. G. Darling

  • Groundwater recharge and age-depth profiles of intensively exploited groundwater resources in northwest India

    D. J. Lapworth;A. M. MacDonald;G. Krishan;M. S. Rao

  • Isotope studies of pipeflow at Plynlimon, Wales, UK.

    M. G. Sklash;K. J. Beven;K. Gilman;W. G. Darling

  • The origin of hydrothermal and other gases in the Kenya Rift Valley

    W. G. Darling;Erika Griesshaber;J. N. Andrews;H. Armannsson

  • The hydrogeochemistry of methane: Evidence from English groundwaters

    W.G. Darling;D.C. Gooddy

  • Stable isotopic aspects of fluid flow in the Krafla, Námafjall and Theistareykir geothermal systems of northeast Iceland

    W.G. Darling;H. Ármannsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Daren Gooddy
Daren Gooddy British Geological Survey
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald British Geological Survey
W.M. Edmunds
W.M. Edmunds University of Oxford
Pauline Smedley
Pauline Smedley British Geological Survey
Dan Lapworth
Dan Lapworth British Geological Survey
Adrian J. Boyce
Adrian J. Boyce Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Gawen R.T. Jenkin
Gawen R.T. Jenkin University of Leicester
Richard G. Taylor
Richard G. Taylor University College London
Kazi Matin Ahmed
Kazi Matin Ahmed University of Dhaka
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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