James Lofty
Myfyriwr ymchwil, Ysgol Peirianneg
- loftyj@cardiff.ac.uk
- Room s/1.40b, Adeiladau'r Frenhines -Adeilad y De, 5 The Parade, Heol Casnewydd, Caerdydd, CF24 3AA
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Trosolwg
PhD Student at Cardiff School of Engineering investigating microplastic transport and behaviour in aquatic systems
Ymchil
Diddordebau ymchwil
* Identifying the physical properties of microplastics and natural mechanisms which govern behaviour, transport and fate in the aquatic environment.
* Applying sediment transport theory to microplastic particles
* Developing frameworks for sampling and monitoring microplastic in rivers
Cyhoeddiadau
2024
- Lofty, J., Valero, D., Moreno-Rodenas, A., Belay, B. S., Wilson, C., Ouro Barba, P. and Franca, M. J. 2024. On the vertical structure of non-buoyant plastics in turbulent transport. Water Research 254, article number: 121306. (10.1016/j.watres.2024.121306)
2023
- Lofty, J., Valero, D., Wilson, C., Franca, M. and Ouro, P. 2023. Microplastic and natural sediment in bed load saltation: Material does not dictate the fate. Water Research 243, article number: 120329. (10.1016/j.watres.2023.120329)
2022
- Lofty, J., Ouro, P. and Wilson, C. 2022. Microplastics in the riverine environment: meta-analysis and quality criteria for developing robust field sampling procedures. Science of the Total Environment 863, article number: 160893. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160893)
- Lofty, J., Muhawenimana, V., Wilson, C. A. M. E. and Ouro, P. 2022. Microplastics removal from a primary settler tank in a wastewater treatment plant and estimations of contamination onto European agricultural land via sewage sludge recycling. Environmental Pollution 304, article number: 119198. (10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119198)