School of Geography - Faculty of Environment

Research Overview

To understand how exposure to chemicals and other factors affect environmental and human health.

Dr Slack’s main research interests concern understanding the fate and behaviour of chemicals in different environmental media, with a particular focus on freshwater systems, within a risk assessment framework and with a focus on human health consequences.

Current Projects

Project co-ordinator for water@leeds

Research Affilliations

water@leeds

Publications

• Slack, R.J., Gronow, J.R.. & Voulvoulis, N. (2009) The management of household hazardous waste in the United Kingdom. Journal of Environmental Management, 90: 36-42
• Slack, R.J., Gronow, J.R.. & Voulvoulis, N. (2008) Household hazardous waste in the United Kingdom: an overview. Communications in Waste & Resource Management, 9: 25-29
• Slack, R.J., Bonin, M. & Gronow, J.R., Van Santen, A. & Voulvoulis, N. (2007) Household hazardous waste data for the UK by direct sampling. Environmental Science and Technology, 41: 2566-2571

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