Paul Kay

My research investigates the impacts of human activity on water quality and I have foucssed on the occurence, fate and effects of emerging contaminants such as microplastics and pharmaceuticals. My work has also covered more traditional pollutants such as nutrients in agricultural catchments and I have undertaken a number of projects looking at Catchment Sensitive Farming. I have also studied the impacts of dams on water quality and biology and, in the uplands, the effects of moorland management.