Life Solved

CHEMCATCHER FT. PROFESSOR GARY FONES

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Episode notes

“Where we're looking at these emerging contaminants. I still don't know what their fate is. So where does it end up if it's in the sediments? What are the processes that's happening there? Is it being broken down or is it just building up?”

In the final episode of Life Solved series 2, we hear about the Portsmouth technology that’s changing the game for water quality, and which may even help reduce our water bills! Professor Gary Fones has spent a career analysing freshwater and seawater environments to find out how pollutants end up in waterways and what impact this has on water quality and environments. From estuaries to rivers and lakes, he's sifted through the silt to do the science

In this episode Professor Fones tells Emma Fields how he’s travelled the world for work and developed amazing technology to help water companies stay one step ahead of keeping our supplies clean and clear through sampling.

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Points of Interest:

Professor Gary Fones: Professor of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/gary-fones

Chemcatcher – the passive water quality sampler

https://chemcatcher.ie

https://www.waterindustryjournal.co.uk/chemcatcher

Monitoring aquatic pollution

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/our-facilities/lab-and-testing-facilities/monitoring-aquatic-pollution

Follow the latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research

Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazine