Prof Patrick Byrne
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
Email: P.A.Byrne@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2297
ORCID
Position: Professor of Water Science
Research Interests: trace metal and organic chemical pollution in rivers and groundwater; source apportionment of pollutants in river catchments; mine wastes and sustainable mining; diffusive gradients in thin-films
Biography: I joined the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences in 2012 as a Lecturer in Geography. Prior to this, I held research positions at Lancaster University and Manchester Metropolitan University in river science and sediment geochemistry, respectively. I have also worked in environmental consultancy as a Hydraulic Engineer and an Environmental Scientist. I have published >70 peer-reviewed scientific articles and receive funding from a variety of sources including UKRI NERC, UKRI STFC, the British Council, the U.S. Department of Energy, CONICYT, the Environment Agency, and Liverpool City Council.
Degrees
2010, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, PhD Geography
2004, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, MSc Catchment Dynamics and Management
2003, University College Dublin, Ireland, MA Geography
2001, University College Dublin, Ireland, BA Geography
Academic appointments
Professor of Water Science, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Reader in Hydrology and Environmental Pollution, Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - 2024
Senior Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool John Moores University, 2012 - 2020
Senior Reserach Associate, Lancaster University, 2011 - 2012
Research Assistant, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2010 - 2011
Journal article
Byrne P, Biles E, Cui L, Williams R, Faustino-Eslava D, Quick L, Casa M, Gonzalvo I, Regalado M, Cabrera K, Fenio K, Padrones J, Guotana JM, Hudson-Edwards K, Vasilopoulos G, Coulthard T, Tortajada C, Villanueva-Peyraube J, Sevilla-Nastor J, Domingo J, Megson D. 2025. Forever but not everywhere? Unexpected non-detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in major Philippines rivers River, 4 :29-35 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Gandy C, Burke I, Byrne P, Cooper N, Crane R, Hudson-Edwards K, Mayes W, Onnis P, Riley A, Jarvis A. 2025. Spatial variability of metal(loid) leaching from coastal colliery wastes under freshwater and saline water conditions Journal of Environmental Management, 376 :1-11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Jennings E, Onnis P, Crane R, Comber S, Byrne P, Riley A, Mayes W, Jarvis A, Hudson-Edwards K. 2025. Spatial and temporal (annual and decadal) trends of metal(loid) concentrations and loads in an acid mine drainage-affected river Science of the Total Environment, 964 :1-13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Domingo JPT, Jenkin GRT, Quick L, Williams RD, Hudson-Edwards KA, Tortajada C, Byrne P, Coulthard TJ, Padrones JT, Crane R, Gibaga CRL, Vasilopoulos G, Tungpalan K, Samaniego JO, Biles E, Tanciongco AM, Chambers JE, Quimado MO, Bautista AT, Gonzalvo FIP, Aquino KA, Swift RT, Cui LE, Chalkley R, Tibbett M, Faustino-Eslava DV, Arcilla CA. 2024. Sustainable mining in tropical, biodiverse landscapes: Environmental challenges and opportunities in the archipelagic Philippines Journal of Cleaner Production, 468 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Riley AL, Cameron J, Burke IT, Onnis P, MacDonald JM, Gandy CJ, Crane RA, Byrne P, Comber S, Jarvis AP, Hudson-Edwards KA, Mayes WM. 2024. Environmental behaviour of iron and steel slags in coastal settings Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
De Los Santos Valladares L, Vargas Luque A, Borja-Castro L, Valencia-Bedregal R, Velazquez-Garcia JJ, Barnes EP, Bustamante-Dominguez A, Byrne P, Kollu P, Rodriguez Martinez M, Coaquira JA, Barnes CHW. 2024. Physical and chemical techniques for a comprehensive characterization of river sediment: A case of study, the Moquegua River, Peru International Journal of Sediment Research, 39 :478-494 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Todd AML, Robertson I, Walsh RPD, Byrne P, Edwards P, Williams T. 2024. Long-term changes in water quality downstream of three abandoned metal mines Journal of Hydrology, 634 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Hunter M, Perera DHN, Barnes EPG, Lepage HV, Escobedo-Pacheco E, Idros N, Arvidsson-Shukur DRM, Newton PJ, De Los Santos Valladares L, Byrne P, Barnes CHW. 2024. Landscape-Scale Mining and Water Management in a Hyper-Arid Catchment: The Cuajone Mine, Moquegua, Southern Peru Barnes CHW. Water, 16 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Mayes WM, James AL, Comber S, Biles E, Riley A, Runkel RL. 2024. PFAS river export analysis highlights urgent need for catchment-scale mass loading data Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 11 :266-272 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Todd AML, Robertson I, Byrne P, Walsh RPD, Williams T, Edwards P. 2024. Identification and quantification of diffuse groundwater pollution in a mineralised watershed Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 10 :668-676 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Holland R, Byrne P. 2024. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Road-Deposited Sediment (RDS) Within the Greater Manchester Urban Conurbation, UK North West Geography, 24 :1-13 Publisher Url Public Url
Onnis P, Byrne P, Hudson-Edwards KA, Stott T, Hunt CO. 2023. Fluvial morphology as a driver of lead and zinc geochemical dispersion at a catchment scale Minerals, 13 :1-18 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Zhou L, Zhao X, Teng M, Wu F, Meng Y, Wu Y, Byrne P, Abbaspour KC. 2023. Model-based evaluation of reduction strategies for point and nonpoint source Cd pollution in a large river system Journal of Hydrology, 622 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Zhou L, Wu F, Meng Y, Byrne P, Ghomshei M, Abbaspour KC. 2023. Modelling transport and fate of heavy metals at the watershed scale: state-of-the-art and future directions Science of the Total Environment, 878 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Onnis P, Byrne P, Hudson-Edwards KA, Frau I, Stott T, Williams T, Edwards P, Hunt CO. 2023. Source apportionment of mine pollution across streamflows Applied Geochemistry, 151 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Runkel RL, Verplanck PL, Walton-Day K, McCleskey RB, Byrne P. 2023. The truth is in the stream: Use of tracer techniques and synoptic sampling to evaluate metal loading and remedial options in a hydrologically complex setting Science of the Total Environment, 876 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Riley AL, Amezaga J, Burke IT, Byrne P, Cooper N, Crane RA, Comber SDW, Gandy CJ, Hudson-Edwards KA, Jennings E, Lewis E, Lofts S, MacDonald JM, Malcolm H, Mayes WM, Onnis P, Olszewska J, Spears B, Jarvis AP. 2022. Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Cairns S, Todd A, Robertson I, Byrne P, Dunlop TO. 2022. Treatment of Mine Water for the Fast Removal of Zinc and Lead by Wood Ash Amended Biochar Environmental Science: Advances, 1 :506-516 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Valladares LDLS, Camapaza JL, Bedgregal RV, Castro LB, Velazquez J, Perera DHN, Ionescu A, Arvidsson D, Barnes EP, Newton PJ, Lepage HV, Byrne P, Dominguez AB, Barnes CHW. 2022. Physical and chemical characterization of sediments from an Andean river exposed to mining and agricultural activities: The Moquegua River, Peru International Journal of Sediment Research, 37 :780-793 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Thisani SK, Kallon DVV, Byrne PA. 2022. Co-remediation of acid mine drainage and industrial effluent using passive permeable reactive barrier pre-treatment and active co-bioremediation Minerals, 12 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Friedman H, Adams R, Anderson J, Byrne P, Gilbertson D, Grattan J, Haylock K, Holman L, Hunt C, Toland H. 2022. Floodwater farming and quarrying at Jabal Hamra Arlbieg in the Jordanian desert: Economic support for the classical period Faynan Orefield Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 42 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bird G, Hudson-Edwards KA, Byrne P, Macklin MG, Brewer PA, Williams RD. 2021. River sediment geochemistry and provenance following the Mount Polley mine tailings spill, Canada: the role of hydraulic sorting and sediment dilution processes in contaminant dispersal and remediation. Applied Geochemistry, 134 :105086-105086 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thisani SK, Von Kallon DV, Byrne PA. 2021. Effects of contact time and flow configuration on the acid mine drainage remediation capabilities of pervious concrete Sustainability, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Yendell A, Frau I, Todd AML. 2021. Identification and prioritisation of mine pollution sources in a temperate watershed using tracer injection and synoptic sampling Mine Water and the Environment, 40 :980-993 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thisani S, Vandi Von Kallon D, Byrne P. 2021. Review of Remediation Solutions for Acid Mine Drainage Using the Modified Hill Framework Sustainability, 13 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thisani S, Vandi Von Kallon D, Byrne P. 2021. A fixed bed pervious concrete anaerobic bioreactor for biological sulphate remediation of acid mine drainage using simple organic matter Sustainability, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne P, Onnis P, Cullen J, Mason A, Korostynska O. 2021. Microwave sensors for in situ monitoring of trace metals in polluted water Sensors, 21 :3147-3147 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Heathwaite AL, Heppell CM, Binley A, Byrne PA, Lansdown K, Trimmer M, Ullah S, Zhang H. 2021. Spatial and temporal dynamics of nitrogen exchange in an upwelling reach of a groundwater-fed river and potential response to perturbations changing rainfall patterns under UK climate change scenarios Hydrological Processes, 35 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Fuller CC, Naftz DL, Runkel RL, Lehto NJ, Dam WL. 2021. Transport and speciation of uranium in groundwater-surface water systems impacted by legacy milling operations Science of the Total Environment, 761 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thisani SK, Kallon DVV, Byrne P. 2020. Geochemical classification of global mine water drainage Sustainability, 12 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Onnis P, Runkel R, Frau I, Lynch S, Edwards P. 2020. Critical shifts in trace metal transport and remediation performance under future low river flows Environmental Science and Technology (Washington), 54 :15742-15750 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Haynes HM, Taylor KG, Rothwell JJ, Byrne P. 2020. Characterisation of road-dust sediment in urban systems: A review of a global challenge Journal of Soils and Sediments, 20 :4194-4194 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne PA, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2019. Functionalised microwave sensors for real-time monitoring of copper and zinc concentration in mining-impacted water Abbaspour M. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17 :1861-1876 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne PA, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2019. Detection of Zn in water using novel functionalised planar microwave sensors Materials Science and Engineering: B, 247 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Hudson-Edwards KA, Byrne P, Bird G, Brewer PA, Burke IT, Jamieson HE, Macklin MG, Williams RD. 2019. Origin and fate of Vanadium in the Hazeltine Creek Catchment following the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings spill, British Columbia, Canada Environmental Science and Technology, 53 :4088-4098 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne P, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2018. Screen-Printed f-EM Sensors Based on Two Chelating Polymers and a Metal Oxide for the Continuous Detection of Cu Ions in Surface Water Proceedings, 828 DOI
Byrne PA, Hudson-Edwards KA. 2018. Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment The Conversation, Publisher Url Public Url
Lynch SFL, Batty LC, Byrne PA. 2018. Environmental risk of severely Pb-contaminated riverbank sediment as a consequence of hydrometeorological perturbation Science of the Total Environment, 636 :1428-1441 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Frau I, Korostynska O, Mason A, Byrne PA. 2018. Comparison of electromagnetic wave sensors with optical and low-frequency spectroscopy methods for real-time monitoring of lead concentrations in mine water Mine Water and the Environment, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Taylor KG, Hudson-Edwards KA, Barrett JES. 2017. Speciation and potential long-term behaviour of chromium in urban sediment particulates Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17 :2666-2676 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lopez-Tarazon JA, Byrne PA, van der Perk M. 2017. Preface. Transfer of sediments and contaminants in catchments and rivers Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17 :2577-2581 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Runkel RL, Walton-Day KA. 2017. Synoptic sampling and principal components analysis to identify sources of water and metals to an acid mine drainage stream Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20 :17220-17240 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lynch SFL, Batty LC, Byrne P. 2017. Critical control of flooding and draining sequences on the environmental risk of Zn-contaminated riverbank sediments Journal of Soils and Sediments, 17 :2691-2707 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lansdown K, Heppell CM, Trimmer M, Binley A, Heathwaite AL, Byrne P, Zhang H. 2015. The interplay between transport and reaction rates as controls on nitrate attenuation in permeable, streambed sediments Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 120 :1093-1109 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Byrne PA, Zhang H, Ullah S, Binley A, Heathwaite AL, Heppell CM, Lansdown K, Trimmer M. 2015. Diffusive equilibrium in thin-films (DET) provides evidence of suppression of hyporheic exchange and large-scale nitrate transformation in a groundwater-fed river Hydrological Processes, 29 :1385-1396 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Heppell C, Heathwaite AL, Binley A, Byrne PA, Ullah S, Lansdown K, Keenan P, Trimmer M, Zhang H. 2014. Interpreting spatial patterns in redox and coupled water-nitrogen fluxes in the streambed of a gaining river reach Biogeochemistry, 117 :491-509 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lynch SFL, Batty LC, Byrne PA. 2014. Environmental risk of metal mining contaminated river bank sediments at redox-transitional zones Minerals, 4 :52-73 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne PA, Reid I, Wood PJ. 2013. Stormflow hydrochemistry in a river draining an abandoned metal mine: the Afon Twymyn Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185 :2817-2832 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne PA, Reid I, Wood PJ. 2013. Changes in macroinvertebrate community structure provide evidence of neutral mine drainage impacts Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 15 :393-404 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Binley A, Ullah S, Heathwaite AL, Heppell CM, Byrne PA, Lansdown K, Trimmer M, Zhang H. 2013. Revealing the spatial variability of water fluxes at the groundwater-surface water interface Water Resources Research, 49 :3978-3992 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne P, Binley A, Heathwaite AL, Ullah S, Heppell CM, Lansdown K, Zhang H, Trimmer M, Keenan P. 2013. Control of river stage on the reactive chemistry of the hyporheic zone Hydrological Processes, 28 :4766-4779 DOI
Byrne PA, Wood PJ, Reid I. 2012. The impairment of river systems by metal mine contamination: A review including remediation options Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 42 :2017-2077 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Byrne PA, Reid I, Wood PJ. 2010. Sediment geochemistry of streams draining abandoned lead / zinc mines in central Wales: the Afon Twymyn Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10 :683-697 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Internet publication
Byrne P. 2024. High levels of PFAS forever chemicals found flowing into River Mersey – new study Publisher Url
Byrne P. 2023. PFAS: you can't smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they're highly toxic to humans Author Url
Byrne P, Hudson-Edwards K. 2018. Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment Author Url
preprint
Hunter M, Perera DHN, Barnes E, Lepage HV, Escobedo-Pacheco E, Idros N, Arvidsson-Shukur DRM, Newton PJ, De Los Santos Valladares L, Byrne P, Barnes CHW. 2024. Landscape-Scale Mining and Water Management in a Hyper-Arid Catchment: The Cuajone Mine, Moquegua, Southern Peru MDPI AG DOI Publisher Url
Cairns S, Todd A, Robertson I, Byrne P. Treatment And Fast Removal of Zinc And Lead From Mine Water By Wood Ash Amended Biochar DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Cairns S, Todd AML, Robertson I, Byrne P. 2023. Metals Removal from Acid Mine Water by Wood-Ash Amended Biochar Pope J, Wolkersdorfer C, Rait R, Trumm D, Christenson H, Wolkersdorfer K. IMWA2023 - Reconnect :33-37 Publisher Url
Todd AML, Robertson I, Walsh R, Byrne P, Edwards P, Williams T. 2023. Using Tracer Injection and Synoptic Sampling, and Salt Dilution Flow to Gauge Metal Fluxes in a Temperate Watershed in the UK Pope J, Wolkersdorfer C, Rair R, Trumm D, Christenson H, Wolkersdorfer K. IMWA2023 - Reconnect :497-502 Publisher Url
Onnis P, Riley A, Gandy C, Jennings E, Crane R, Byrne P, Burke I, Jarvis A, Mayes W, Hudson-Edwards K. 2023. ECOTOXIC METAL(LOID) GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY IN COASTAL LEGACY WASTES Goldschmidt2023 abstracts, Goldschmidt2023 DOI Publisher Url
Byrne P, Onnis P, Runkel RL, Frau I, Lynch SFL, Brown AML, Robertson I, Edwarsd P. 2022. Numerical Modelling of Mine Pollution to Inform Remediation Decision-making in Watersheds Stanley P, Wolkersdorfer C, Wolkersdorfer K. IMWA 2021 - Mine Water Management for Future Generations :66-71 Author Url
Riley AL, Onnis P, Jennings E, Crane RA, Hudson-Edwards KA, Comber SDW, Burke IT, Byrne P, Gandy CJ, Jarvis AP, Mayes WM. 2022. A GIS-Based Prioritisation Of Coastal Legacy Mine Spoil Deposits In England And Wales For Effective Future Management Stanley P, Wolkersdorfer C, Wolkersdorfer K. IMWA 2021 - Mine Water Management for Future Generations :458-464 Author Url
Todd AML, Robertson I, Walsh RPD, Byrne P, Edwards P, Williams T. 2022. Source Apportionment of Trace Metals at the Abandoned Nantymwyn Lead-Zinc Mine, Wales Stanley P, Wolkersdorfer C, Wolkersdorder K. IMWA 2021 - Mine Water Management for Future Generations :563-568 Author Url
Yendell A, Byrne P. 2022. Emerging Opportunities for Improving Legacy Metal Mine Water Pollution Driven by Changing Regulatory Environments and Outputs of Novel Fieldwork in the Southern Uplands of Scotland Stanley P, Wolkersdorfer C, Wolkersdorfer K. IMWA 2021 - Mine Water Management for Future Generations :638-644 Author Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne P, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2019. Continuous Detection of Copper and Bromide in Polluted Water using f-EM Sensors 2018 Twelfth International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST) :35-38 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne PA, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2018. Screen-Printed f-EM Sensors based on two chelating-polymers and a metal oxide for the continuous detection of Cu ions in surface water Proceedings, Eurosensors 2018 2 :828-832 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne PA, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Mason A. 2018. New Sensing System Based on Electromagnetic Waves and Functionalised EM Sensors for Continuous Monitoring of Zn in Freshwater Proceedings of 11th ICARD-IMWA-MWD Conference – Risk to Opportunity, 11th ICARD-IMWA-MWD Conference – Risk to Opportunity 1 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Onnis P, Byrne PA, Hudson-Edwards KA, Stott T, Hunt C. 2018. Source Apportionment of Trace Metals Over a Range of Stream Flows Using a Multi-method Tracer Approach 11th ICARD-IMWA-MWD Conference – Risk to Opportunity 1 :843-843 Author Url Publisher Url
Frau I, Korostynska O, Byrne PA, Mason A. 2017. Feasibility of in-situ quality assessment of zinc contamination in water IEEE First Ukraine Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (UKRCON2017) :249-252 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Frau I, Korostynska O, Byrne P, Mason A. 2017. Continuous Monitoring of Zn in Water with Bismuth Oxide Thick-film using Microwave and Electric Techniques 2017 ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SENSING TECHNOLOGY (ICST), 11th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST) :506-511 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Korostynska O, Mason A, Byrne PA. 2016. The use of electromagnetic sensors to determine heavy metal content in mine waters SGEM 2016 Conference Proceedings, 16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 1 :765-772 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Byrne P, Runkel RL, Walton-Day K. 2016. SYNOPTIC SAMPLING AND PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF WATER AND METALS TO AN ACID MINE DRAINAGE STREAM Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016 DOI Publisher Url
Byrne PA, Zhang H, Heathwaite AL, Binley A, Ullah S, Kaeser D, Heppell K, Lansdown K, Trimmer M. 2013. Passive pore water sampling provides evidence of suppression of hyporheic exchange and nitrate transformation in a groundwater-fed river Lekkas TD. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Author Url
Byrne PA, Reid I, Wood PJ. 2009. Short-term fluctuations in heavy metal concentrations during flood events through abandoned metal mines, with implications for aquatic ecology and mine water treatment Proceedings of the International Mine Water Conference, International Mine Water Conference :124-129 Publisher Url Public Url
Report
Naftz DL, Fuller CC, Runkel RL, Solder J, Gardner WP, Terry N, Briggs MA, Short TM, Cain DJ, Dam WL, Byrne PA, Campbell JR. 2023. Interaction of a Legacy Groundwater Contaminant Plume with the Little Wind River from 2015 Through 2017, Riverton Processing Site, Wyoming Interaction of a Legacy Groundwater Contaminant Plume with the Little Wind River from 2015 Through 2017, Riverton Processing Site, Wyoming DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Byrne PA, Yendell A. 2020. Source apportionment of metal mine pollution in Wanlock Water using tracer injection and synoptic sampling Publisher Url Public Url
Runkel RL, Verplanck PL, McCleskey RB, Walton-Day K, Byrne P. 2019. Synoptic sampling data from Illinois Gulch and Iron Springs near Breckenridge, Colorado, August 2016 and September 2017 U.S. Geological Survey Data Release DOI
Naftz DL, Fuller CC, Runkel RL, Briggs MA, Solder JE, Cain DJ, Short TM, Gardner WP, Byrne PA, Goble D. 2018. Hydrologic, biogeochemical, and radon data collected within and adjacent to the Little Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming U.S. Geological Survey Data Release DOI Author Url
Other
Cairns S, Todd A, Robertson I, Byrne P, Dunlop T. 2022. Erratum: Treatment of mine water for the fast removal of zinc and lead by wood ash amended biochar (Environmental Science: Advances (2022) 1 (506-516) DOI: 10.1039/d2va00085g) Environmental Science: Advances, 1 :862-863 DOI Publisher Url
Chapters
Frau I, Wylie S, Cullen J, Korostynska O, Byrne PA, Mason A. 2019. Microwaves and functional materials: a novel method to continuously detect metal ions in water Mukhopadhyay S, Jayasundera KP, Postolache OA. Modern Sensing Technologies 29 :179-201 Springer. Cham 978-3-319-99540-3 DOI Publisher Url
Research Grants Awarded:
Liverpool City Council, Runoff Water Analysis for Urban Greenup Project, P-I, Grant value (£): 6,720. 2022
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technologies Research and Development (PCIEERD), PAMANA: Philippine Mining at the National to Catchment Scale - from Legacy Impacts to Sustainable Futures, Co-I, Grant value (£): 1,499,770. 2021
CONICYT, Future impacts of climate change on global water resources and mineral exploitation, Co-I, Grant value (£): 18,000. 2019
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Legacy wastes in the coastal zone: environmental risks and management futures, Co-I, Grant value (£): 1,851,791. 2019
Advanced Mining Technology Centre (University of Chile), Sources, transport and fate of contaminants in mining-impacted rivers, Co-I, Grant value (£): 10,500. 2019
Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Source apportionment of metal mine pollution in the Leadhills area using novel fieldwork techniques, P-I, Grant value (£): 17,000. 2019
Liverpool City Council, Runoff Water Analysis for Urban Greenup Project, P-I, Grant value (£): 14,280. 2019
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Developing environmental regulator capability in source apportionment and remediation of mine pollution, P-I, Grant value (£): 37,034. 2018
British Council, A Procedure for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Using Pervious Concrete - A systems analysis approach, P-I, Grant value (£): 20,000. 2018
U.S. Department of Energy, Identification and quantification of the interaction and potential impact of a legacy groundwater uranium plume with the Little Wind River, Riverton processing site, Wyoming, P-I, Grant value (£): 16,500. 2017
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Quantifying the role of nanoparticles in fluvial metal flux in mining-impacted catchments, P-I, Grant value (£): 16,000 equivalent. 2017
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Identification and characterization of nanoparticles as potential sources of trace metals in mining-impacted catchments, P-I, Grant value (£): 30,000 equivalent, Duration of research project: 30,000 equivalent. 2017
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Microfocus XAS investigations of the speciation of vanadium in tailings from the Mount Polley dam spill: Implications for catchment recovery, Co-I, Grant value (£): 30,000 equivalent. 2016
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), The long-term environmental impacts of the Mount Polley mine tailings spill and related clean-up operations, British Columbia, Canada, Co-I, Grant value (£): 64,950. 2014
Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Use of buffer strips for reducing water pollution in the Meres and Mosses, P-I, Grant value (£): 63,857. 2013