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Professor W Mike Edmunds: a pioneer in applied hydrogeochemistry and champion of international collaboration

Professeur W Mike Edmunds: un pionnier de l’hydrogéochimie appliqué et un champion de la collaboration internationale

Profesor W Mike Edmunds: un pionero de la hidrogeoquímica aplicada y defensor de la colaboración internacional

W Mike Edmunds教授:应用水文地球化学的先驱和国际合作优胜者

Professor W Mike Edmunds: um pioneiro em hidrogeoquímica aplicada e um campeão em colaboração internacional

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We are extremely grateful to Clifford Voss for suggesting and guiding this profile of Mike Edmunds. John Chilton is also thanked for his support throughout.

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  1. Tria Prima, 26A Fisher Street, Fullarton, Adelaide, 5063, Australia

    Paul Shand

  2. British Geological Survey, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, OXON, OX10 8BB, UK

    W. George Darling & Pauline L. Smedley

  3. Intellisci, 104 Main Street, Willoughby On The Wolds, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, LE12 6SZ, UK

    Adrian H. Bath

  4. Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK

    John Mather

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Univesidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal

    Teresa Melo

  6. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Klaus Hinsby

  7. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK

    Paul G. Whitehead & Rob Hope

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Shand, P., Darling, W.G., Smedley, P.L. et al. Professor W Mike Edmunds: a pioneer in applied hydrogeochemistry and champion of international collaboration. Hydrogeol J 26, 351–356 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-017-1689-7

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