Stuart Harrad – Network — University of Birmingham

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Stuart Harrad’s specific research foci are: the assessment of human exposure with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and its impacts on environmental and human health. This covers pollution of a wide range of environmental matrices, e.g.: air (indoor and outdoor), indoor dust, food, human and wildlife tissues, sediment, and soil. Particular foci in recent years have been the presence of POPs in the waste stream and the implications for the Circular Economy, as well as using novel in vitro techniques to study human dermal exposure to POPs. Specific contaminants of interest are: brominated flame retardants, chlorinated organophosphate esters, and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). His current research projects include:

Assessing human dermal exposure to POPs;
The presence of halogenated flame retardants and PFAS in waste childcare articles, electronics, furnishings and building materials;
Temporal trends in environmental contamination with POPs as indicators of the impact of regulatory control measures;
Establishing baseline contamination of sediments and soils with emerging contaminants;
Enhancing understanding of the interactions between microplastics and POPs in the environment
Exploring the balance between fire risk and the risk of exposure to chemical flame retardants - informing potential revision of the UK Furniture fire safety regulations

Professor Harrad welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.

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The University of Birmingham

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Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Life and Environmental Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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Arts and Law

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African Studies and Anthropology

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Birmingham Law School

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Birmingham Medical School

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National University of Ireland, Galway

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University of Birmingham

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University of Queensland

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University of Lagos

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National University of Ireland

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University of Basrah

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Assiut University

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Tai Solarin University of Education

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São Paulo State University

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Newcastle University

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (GmbH) Bremen

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Mahidol University

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University of Exeter

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University of Reading

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Tsinghua University

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Imperial College London

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Fera Science Ltd

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University of Antwerp

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Brunel University

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Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Stockholm University

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Division of Food Science

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Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

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National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology

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University College London

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University of Plymouth

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Masaryk University

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University Hospital Galway

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University of Central Lancashire

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Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science

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Guild of Traditional Upholsterers

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University of Strathclyde

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Babcock University

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National Institute for Environmental Studies

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Army Ornithological Society (AOS)

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Lancaster University

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University of Bremen

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Ecological Design Association Northern Ireland

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Kyoto University

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Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

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Axion Polymers

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University of Galway

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Division of Ecology

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CEIS-Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá

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Institute for Testing and Certification, T. Bati 299, 76421 Zlin, Czech Republic.

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Food and Environment Research Agency

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Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Harvard University

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European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra

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Henan Normal University

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Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)

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Chrisland University

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University of Sydney

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Environment Canada

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Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

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Department of African Studies & Anthropology

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Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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Coombe Women's & Infants University Hospital

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Institute for Testing and Certification A.S.

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Food Safety Authority of Ireland

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Food Standards Agency

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Centre for Ornithology

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University of Glasgow

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Jawaharlal Nehru University

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Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM)

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Srinakharinwirot University

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division

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Queensland University of Technology

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Coventry University

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Prince of Songkla University

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Korea University

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The Cancer Prevention & Education Society

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Duke University

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH

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The University of Nevada

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Tata Steel

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Sun Yat-sen University

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Environmental Risk and Health Unit VITO Mol

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Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Center

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