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Organisation profile
Research at the ERI currently focuses on three primary themes:
Environmental Contamination and Ecological Health
Ecosystems and the species that reside within them are susceptible to stressors. Globally, a myriad and ever increasing range of chemical contaminants are now present in our environment; and, natural stressors (such as rapid climate change) can also pose a major threat to biodiversity.
Carbon Water and Climate
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are home to a range of diverse wild habitats with unique biodiversity attributes, many of which represent the last remnants of pristine environments left within the UK. In their natural state, they play critical roles in the regulation of water and in the local, regional and global regulation of climate, through sequestration and storage of carbon.
Renewable Energy and the Environment
A major issue in the development of all renewable energy industries are environmental uncertainties and concerns varying from “reliability of supply” linked to climate variability and vulnerability of the resource to fears of damage to the environment, fishing and tourism. In parallel with the economic redevelopment of the region, ERI will apply its environmental knowledge to assist in establishing sustainable industries sympathetic to the local environment and communities.
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Profiles
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Roxane Andersen
- North Highland College UHI
- Environmental Research Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Academic Research Active
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Kenny Boyd
- Aquaculture Research Network
- Environmental Research Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Academic Research Active
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Magnus W H Davidson
- Aquaculture Research Network
- Environmental Research Institute - Research Associate - Environment, Economy, and Society
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Projects
Research Output
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A review of the potential utilisation of plastic waste as adsorbent for removal of hazardous priority contaminants from aqueous environments
Zhang, H., Pap, S., Taggart, M. A., Boyd, K. G., James, N. A. & Gibb, S. W., 1 Mar 2020, In : Environmental Pollution. 113698.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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A SPE-HPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of prioritised pharmaceuticals and EDCs with high environmental risk potential in freshwater
Li, Y., Taggart, M. A., Mckenzie, C., Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Pap, S. & Gibb, S. W., 21 Jul 2020, In : Journal of Environmental Sciences. 100, p. 18-27 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Assessing hospital impact on pharmaceutical levels in a rural ‘source-to-sink’ water system
Niemi, L., Taggart, M., Boyd, K., Zhang, Z., Gaffney, P. P. J., Pfleger, S. & Gibb, S., 1 Oct 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 737, p. 139618Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Global Ecology and Conservation (Journal)
Roxane Andersen (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas
Steven Benjamins (Examiner)
24 Jun 2019Activity: Examination
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A blanket to keep us cool: Restoration stories from the Flow Country
Roxane Andersen (Speaker)
12 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Launch of Horizon 2020 project “ROBINSON”
18/12/20 → 21/12/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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A hot topic: Thurso scientists trial new method of detecting plastic pollution from space
30/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Motion raised in Scottish Parliament
Stuart Gibb (Participant) & Mark Taggart (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
Student theses
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The response of arthropod assemblages to peatland restoration in formerly afforested blanket bog
Author: Fernandez, A. P., 29 Jan 2019Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Boyd, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas
Author: Johnston, D. T., 5 Nov 2019Supervisor: Masden, E. (Supervisor), Furness, B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Robbins, A. M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Remediation and restoration of ocean exposed cliff-top, in the context of Dounreay (Scotland) nuclear power plant decommissioning
Author: Braidwood, D., 4 May 2018Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Taggart, M. (Supervisor) & Smith, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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