OPAL Soil Centre

The OPAL Soil Centre has high-profile partners including the Environment Agency, British Geological Survey, and the Natural History Museum.

The survey was launched in March 2009 supported by a number of celebrities including Steve Leonard and Chris Packham.

The Soil and Earthworm Survey was featured on The One Show on 23 March 2009 with a piece presented by George McGavin.

Research is focused on the interaction with pollution, other environmental media, and human and ecosystem health.

The effects of anthropogenic activities including waste and land management practices to soils is an ongoing research theme.