Cutting-Edge Research on Environmental Processes & Impacts
Kevin Jones
Lancaster University, UK
Kevin Jones is Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. He is also Director of the Centre for Chemical Management, in the Lancaster Environment Centre - a multidisciplinary institute combining staff at the Natural Environment Research Council's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the University. Kevin obtained his first degree in Environmental Science from London University in 1981, and his PhD in environmental chemistry from Kings College London in 1984. He moved to Lancaster in 1985, and has established a large research group, investigating wide-ranging aspects of the environmental behaviour and effects of organic contaminants. He is currently focusing on: inter-media transfers and global cycling of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); the fate and behaviour of organic chemicals, primarily in terrestrial environments; sources and trends in environmental POPs; passive sampling techniques; human exposure to organic chemicals; and soil contamination and bioavailability. In recent years, he has also started to focus more on aspects of pollutant source identification and assessment and the regulation and control of chemicals. Kevin has published around 400 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has served on the editorial advisory board of Environmental Science and Technology, the ACS journal, and is Associate Editor of Environmental Pollution. He is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and has organized several conferences in the UK and abroad. He enjoys collaborative research projects with scientists all over the world, but currently with particular focus on Asia. His research funding comes from a variety of sources - 'blue skies' Research Council support, industrial and NGO sponsors, Governmental Agencies, the European Union and international collaborations. Current research focuses quantitative assessment of the global mass balances and budgets of POPs, novel passive sampling methodologies, assessment of natural versus anthropogenic sources of chemicals, risk assessment and evaluation of new chemical classes, and novel analytical techniques for visualizing and tracking chemicals in plants.
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