Avançar para navegação principal Avançar para pesquisar Avançar para conteúdo principal
Fotografia de Mark Taggart

Ver perfil Scopus

Mark Taggart

Doctor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0649-8490

  • Castle Street

    KW14 7JD Thurso

    United Kingdom

Aceitar alunos de PhD

1998 …2026

Resultado de pesquisa por ano

Perfil pessoal

Research Expertise

Having joined ERI as a Research Fellow in 2011, I am currently Senior Research Fellow and theme leader for “Environmental Contamination and Ecological Health”. Prior to ERI I spent four years in Spain, at the University of Castilla-la Mancha, where I held a “Juan de la Cierva” Research Fellowship. Before this, I spent 7 years at the University of Aberdeen undertaking my PhD (in arsenic biogeochemistry) and subsequently a post-doctoral teaching and research fellowship.

I have 30 years experience in the environmental sector and have worked not only within academia, but also within industry (in Power Generation/Flue Gas Desulphurisation) and in regulation (having worked for the UK Environment Agency for 4 years). I hold a broad range of interdisciplinary research interests which are founded on a background in earth science, soil science and biogeochemistry. Current research tends more towards ecotoxicology and the fate, behaviour and effects of pollutants and toxicants within the environment. Much of my work involves the use/application of advanced analytical techniques (LC-MS/MS (ToF, triple quadrupole), GC-MS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, SEM-EDS, XANES/EXAFS, XRF) to answer questions regarding the uptake, transfer and toxicity of metals/metalloids and emerging contaminants (i.e., pharmaceuticals) at higher trophic levels (in birds, mammals, etc).

A primary research theme since 2004 has involved the study of the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), specifically diclofenac, on what are now Critically Endangered Gyps vultures on the Indian sub-continent. This work has been driven by an active on-going collaboration with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For more comprehensive information regarding this research, please see the “Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction” (SAVE) website at http://www.save-vultures.org/.

Research links

Since 2004 I have been closely engaged with the SAVE (Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction) conservation and research consortium. I also sit on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for SAVE and have published >20 papers related to the collapse of Asia's vulture populations due to NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) poisoning. For more information on this, see:

Educação/Habilitações académicas

Doctor of Philosophy, Arsenic Biogechemistry, University of Aberdeen

1 set. 2000 → 1 jan. 2005

Data do prémio: 1 jan. 2005

Master of Science, Geochemistry, University of Leeds

1 set. 1995 → 1 set. 1996

Data do prémio: 1 set. 1996

Bachelor of Science, Earth Science + Countryside Management, Liverpool JM University

1 set. 1991 → 1 jul. 1994

Data do prémio: 1 jul. 1994

Keywords

  • QD Chemistry

Experiência relacionada com os ODS da ONU

Em 2015, os estados membros da ONU concordaram com 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) globais para acabar com a pobreza, proteger o planeta e garantir a prosperidade para todos. O trabalho desta pessoa contribui para o(s) seguinte(s) ODS:

  1. Good health and well being
    Good health and well being
  2. Quality education
    Quality education
  3. Clean water and sanitation
    Clean water and sanitation
  4. Affordable and clean energy
    Affordable and clean energy
  5. Decent work and economic growth
    Decent work and economic growth
  6. Industry innovation and infrastructure
    Industry innovation and infrastructure
  7. Sustainable cities and communities
    Sustainable cities and communities
  8. Responsible consumption and production
    Responsible consumption and production
  9. Climate action
    Climate action
  10. Life below water
    Life below water
  11. Life on land
    Life on land
  12. Partnerships
    Partnerships

Impressão digital

Mergulhe nos tópicos de investigação onde Mark Taggart está ativo. Estas etiquetas de tópicos vêm dos trabalhos desta pessoa. Em conjunto formam uma impressão digital única.
  • 1 Perfis semelhantes
Ver impressão digital completa

Colaborações e principais áreas de investigação dos últimos cinco anos

Colaboração externa recente ao nível do país/território. Mergulhe em detalhes clicando nos pontos ou
Explore a rede mais
Ver todos 146 resultado de pesquisa
Ver todos 12 imprensa/meios de comunicação