The Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences at Lancaster University comprises about 45 academic personnel. The Environmental Science Department within the Institute is rated as ’excellent ’ in teaching and ’excellent’ in research, under the UK assessment schemes. Environmental Chemistry is the largest grouping within the Department. Professor Jones is one of three Environmental Chemistry Professors, and 1 of 7 Environmental Chemistry faculty. Professor Jones heads the Environmental Organic Chemistry and Ecotoxicology research group, typically comprising 20-25 researchers (postdocs/ PhD students/technical support) at any one time. The group investigates the multi-media fate and behaviour of pollutants, focussing on the sources, emissions, environmental transfers and cycling of persistent organic pollutants. Air-soil exchange, soil systems and food chain transfers provide the current focus. Much of the research is of an applied nature, with funding from central Government and industry, as well as researcgt councils.

RESEARCH TEAM: Kevin Jones, Andy Sweetman