School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

To understand the impacts of agriculture on hydrology and water quality and the effectiveness of land management strategies, and to quantify the fate and effects of emerging contaminants in the water environment.

My research focuses on the impacts of land-use on hydrology and water quality. Particular attention has been given to the effects of agriculture and I have researched the fate and effects of a range of pollutants, including nutrients, pesticides, veterinary medicines and sediment. Impacts on flooding have also been studied. Other work has investigated the impacts of upland land management on the delivery of sediment to reservoirs.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Yorkshire Water AMP5 Strategic Research Partnership.

Approaching Climate Change for Water Resources Adaptation (ACCWA).

Ecosystem Change for Water Quality Benefits.

Impacts of Peatland Management on Flooding.

RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS

• water@leeds
• River Basin Processes and Management

PUBLICATIONS

• Brown, L.E., Mitchell, G., Holden, J., Folkard, A., Wright, N., Beharry-Borg, N., Berry, G., Brierley, B., Chapman, P., Clarke, S.J, Cotton, L., Dobson, M., Dollar, E., Fletcher, M., Foster, J., Hanlon, A., Hildon, S., Hiley, P., Hillis, P., Hoseason, J., Johnston, K., Kay, P., McDonald, A., Parrott, A., Powell, A., Slack, R.J., Sleigh, A., Spray, C.,Tapley, K., Underhill, R., Woulds, C. (in press). Priority water research questions as determined by UK practitioners and policy-makers. Science of the Total Environment.
• KAY, P. (in press). Reply to comment on ‘A pilot study of the efficacy of residuum lodges for managing sediment delivery to impoundment reservoirs. Water and Environment.

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