Magdalena Grove
PhD Environment FT
contact:
Environment and Technology
Email: M.Grove@brighton.ac.uk
Thesis title
- Advancing particulate monitoring technologies to support sustainable water resource management
Starting year
- 2011
Supervisors
- Lead: Dr Gary Bilotta
- Other: Dr Chris Joyce
- Other: Craig Harrison (Aquaread Ltd.)
- Other: Chris Peacock (Aquaread Ltd.)
Brief project description
The aims of this EPSRC studentship, co-funded by Aquaread Ltd. are to provide the scientific evidence required to: (a) support the development of ecosystems-based water quality guidelines for particulate matter, & (b) support the innovation of more advanced monitoring technologies for particulate matter in aquatic environments. In order to address these aims, the studentship has three key objectives:
- Quantify & model the dynamics of particulate matter observed in contrasting ecosystems that are in reference condition (i.e. minimal anthropogenic disturbance).
- Identify the specific properties of particulate material that are important in determining their ecological impact.
- Evaluate the optimal technological approaches for monitoring particulate material in these different ecosystems.
