Research Overview

Understanding the atmospheric transport and fate of fluorinated Persistent Organic Pollutants with global models

My PhD project uses chemical transport models to improve understanding of the sources, transport, and fate of persistent pollutants, with a focus on short-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs). There is a need for further research on this topic in order to inform policy decisions on regulations such as the Montreal Protocol, the EU F-gas regulation, and the current PFAS Restriction Proposal under EU REACH.

The project is funded by the NERC ECORISC CDT, where you can find more information on the project (ECORISC CDT - Detection, fate, transport), and also on the Atmos group website (Lucy Hart – AtMOS).