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I am currently a Hydrochemist at the ERI, working mainly with water chemistry analysis for wind farm developments. I undertake laboratory analysis of samples for water quality parameters, along with interpretative reporting of these results in the context of assessing land management effects and water quality targets.
Prior to this I undertook a PhD research project entitled “The effects of bog restoration in formerly afforested peatlands on water quality and aquatic carbon fluxes”. This research investigated the effects of conifer harvesting and drain blocking on pore water, stream and river water chemistry, along with measuring fluxes of aquatic carbon. I undertook weekly field sampling, hydrological measurements and lab work using a range of analytical techniques and this project involved collaboration with a range of landowners, stakeholders, fellow researchers and students in the wider Flow Country research hub. This work was carried out on the RSPB Forsinard Flows NNR, around the Dyke Forest, where restoration began in autumn 2014.
I have a background in Environmental Chemistry, which I studied at the University of Glasgow. Here my dissertation project was also looking at water quality draining disturbed peatlands, due to windfarm construction. I have also worked for KIMO, a marine pollution campaign group and studied Marine Science at Plymouth University, thus my research interests are strongly focused on water chemistry.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Research Institute
1 Dec 2012 → 30 Nov 2016
Award Date: 16 Sep 2017
Master in Science
24 Sep 2011 → 12 Sep 2012
Award Date: 1 Dec 2012
Bachelor of Science, University of Glasgow
18 Sep 2006 → 1 Jun 2010
Award Date: 1 Jul 2010
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- 52 Citations
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- 7 Article
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Catchment water quality in the year preceding and immediately following restoration of a drained afforested blanket bog
Gaffney, P., Andersen, R., Taggart, M. & Hancock, M., 30 Mar 2021, In: Biogeochemistry. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
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Ecohydrological change following rewetting of a deep‐drained northern raised bog
Gaffney, P. P. J., Hugron, S., Jutras, S., Marcoux, O., Raymond, S. & Rochefort, L., 1 Jul 2020, In: Ecohydrology. 13, 5, 15 p., ECO2210.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Restoration of afforested peatland: Immediate effects on aquatic carbon loss
Gaffney, P. P. J., Hancock, M. H., Taggart, M. A. & Andersen, R., 30 Jun 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 742, 140594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring restoration progress using pore- and surface-water chemistry across a chronosequence of formerly afforested blanket bogs
Gaffney, P. P. J., Hancock, M. H., Taggart, M. A. & Andersen, R., 1 Aug 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 219, p. 239-251 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecological and environmental transition across the forested-to-open bog ecotone in a west Siberian peatland
Ratcliffe, J. L., Creevy, A., Andersen, R., Zarov, E., Gaffney, P., Taggart, M. A., Mazei, Y., Tsyganov, A. N., Rowson, J. G., Lapshina, E. D. & Payne, R. J., 31 Dec 2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 607-608, p. 816-828 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial smoothing of onshore wind: Implications for strategic development in Scotland
Commin, A. N., Davidson, M. W. H., Largey, N., Gaffney, P., Braidwood, D. W., Gibb, S. W. & Mcclatchey, J., 1 Oct 2017, In: Energy Policy. 109, p. 36-48 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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The effects of bog restoration in formerly afforested peatlands on water quality and aquatic carbon fluxes
Author: Gaffney, P. P. J., 19 Jul 2017Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Taggart, M. (Supervisor), Hancock, M. (External person) (Supervisor) & Robinson, R. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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