I am an environmental geochemist, applying an “earth-systems” approach to my research which covers the transport/behaviour of pollutants in the environment (air quality, land degradation and remediation, and aquatic biogeochemistry), evaluating their impact on ecosystems and for human health.

These have links to policy and knowledge transfer activities which have been focused on the role and evolution of environmental management tools, issues of regulation and sustainability, and in the development of innovative R&D support mechanisms for SMEs and large industrial operations across industrial sectors.

I undertook PhD and postdoc research on actinide geochemistry associated with nuclear waste processing facilities, developing analytical tools and applying them to study environmental transport processes. Subsequently my research has applied these principles in studies of the impact of wastes and development of management systems, resource recovery strategies and exposure assessment. Fundamentally focused on understanding behaviour of potentially harmful elements and compounds in urban and rural environments in both terrestrial and aquatic systems.

Peer Reviewer: https://publons.com/researcher/815004/andrew-hursthouse/

Key Lab HNUST: http://hnoilgas.hnust.edu.cn/

anti-microbial resistance in the environment - collaborative contribution providing environmental (chemical) quality and feedback on environmental microbiology.

impact of resource exploitation on the environment - management and mitigation of effects of resource recovery (metal mining, e-wastes and shale gas exploitation) in particular on direct human exposure and compromised food chain (UK, EU and Asia).

sustainable urban ecosystems - impact of urbanisation on urban environment - degraded environmental quality from contaminated land, air and water, human exposure and risk assessment.

Key areas addressed by research & knowledge exchange activities:

Agroforestry management; food security; food supply chain; Human health; health risks; social determinants; Aquatic toxicology; water quality and pollution; waste water treatment; Sustainable manufacturing; process innovation; Urbanisation; environmental footprint; waste; pollution; wastewater; air quality; green spaces; Environmental pollution; chemical pollution; hazardous waste; Climate risks; urban climates; life cycle assessment; Coastal management; coastal biogeochemical cycles; Terrestrial ecosystems; soil quality; land degradation

Waste and resource management; analytical and environmental chemistry; earth and environmental sciences; life cycle analysis; postgraduate skills development; CPD development for professionals in environmental industrial and process management

interdisciplinary groups to address global challenges in human behaviour surrounding resource exploitation;

food and climate security and mitigation strategies;

understanding human environmental risk and resilience to system uncertainty;

world bank

SEPA/EA

WHO

SSE

AstroZeneca

Rio Tinto

I am a strong believer in a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to research and enterprise activity. Many of the projects I have completed and those ongoing involve an interdisciplinary network/team. This includes collaborations within the physical and natural sciences, engineering and technology and the social sciences and humanities.

I relish the challenges of sharing knowledge across the discipline landscape and learning from other perspectives and cultures. I can provide support and advice to groups using similar approaches and where my subject and interests fit, I can contribute, enthusiastically to addressing major societal challenges.