Environmental Quality Research

Just as we believe it is important for you readers out there to know the work we are doing, we also believe it is important for you to know who we are. In this post, you will meet the members of the Environmental Quality Research Group who work tirelessly to deliver high quality research in the field of environmental science and policy.

The Staff

 Dr Nick Voulvoulis is the group’s leader and is an expert in water and environmental management especially where science and engineering interface with public policy. His research focuses on the development of methods for assessing emerging contaminants (sources, pathways, fate and impacts), with emphasis on waste and wastewater treatment processes.

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Our research focuses on environmental pollution by hazardous substances, e.g. biocides, pesticides, endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and impacts of pollutants on ecosystems and human health. Encouraged by our research findings having an impact on environmental decision-making and policy on environmental quality, climate change and human health, we see impacts to society, community participation in science and links between environmental behaviour and public perception as research areas increasingly associated with our work. For example the concept of public participation in collection of useful environmental quality data that we piloted through the Opal Soils project will provide a unique opportunity to deliver new tools and opportunities for the ‘Big Society’ concept and citizen science as a tool.

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