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Catherine Rolph

Catherine Rolph

Lecturer In Environmental Engineering

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Professional biography

Catherine is a Lecturer in Environmental Engineering. Her work is currently focused on the measurement and size fractionation of particulates and bioaerosols emitted from waste sources such as composting facilities. She is interested in the spread of emerging contaminants such as microplastics and persistent organic pollutants.  Catherine has an EngD in environmental engineering, where she worked closely with water industry partners to develop biological treatments for removing pesticides from drinking water. She also has experience in aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability testing of waste materials. 

Latest publications

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  • Gladding, T., Rolph, C. and Wright, P., 2020, ‘Research into the issues associated with people sleeping in waste containers’, Biffa., https://oro.open.ac.uk/71882/.
  • Rolph, C. A., Jefferson, B., Brookes, A., Hassard, F. and Villa, R., 2020, ‘Achieving drinking water compliance levels for metaldehyde with an acclimated sand bioreactor’, Water Research, 184, https://oro.open.ac.uk/71610/.
  • Gladding, T., Rolph, C., Gwyther, C., Kinnersley, R., Walsh, K. and Tyrrel, S., 2020, ‘Concentration and composition of bioaerosol emissions from intensive farms: Pig and poultry livestock’, Journal of Environmental Management, 272, https://oro.open.ac.uk/71401/.
  • Rolph, C. A., Villa, R., Jefferson, B., Brookes, A., Choya, A., Iceton, G. and Hassard, F., 2019, ‘From full-scale biofilters to bioreactors: Engineering biological metaldehyde removal’, Science of the Total Environment, 685 pp. 410–418., https://oro.open.ac.uk/71611/.
  • Nasir, Z. A., Hayes, E., Williams, B., Gladding, T. and Rolph, C., 2019, ‘Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources’, Science of the Total Environment, 648 pp. 25–32., https://oro.open.ac.uk/56142/.
  • Nasir, Z. A., Rolph, C., Collins, S., Stevenson, D., Gladding, T. L., Hayes, E., Williams, B., Khera, S., Jackson, S., Bennett, A., Parks, S., Kinnersley, R. P., Walsh, K., Pollard, S. J., Drew, G., Alcega, S. G., Coulon, F. and Tyrrel, S., 2018, ‘A Controlled Study on the Characterisation of Bioaerosols Emissions from Compost’, Atmosphere, 9(10), https://oro.open.ac.uk/57379/.
  • Williams, B., Hayes, E., Nasir, Z., Rolph, C., Jackson, S., Khera, S., Bennett, A., Gladding, T., Drew, G., Longhurst, J. and Tyrrel, S., 2018, ‘Towards improved bioaerosol model validation and verification’, in Air Pollution 2019, 26-28 Jun 2019, Aveiro, Portugal., https://oro.open.ac.uk/57179/.
  • Rolph, C. A., Gwyther, C. L., Tyrrel, S. F., Nasir, Z. A., Drew, G. H., Jackson, S. K., Khera, S., Hayes, E. T., Williams, B., Bennett, A., Collins, S., Walsh, K., Kinnersley, R. and Gladding, T. L., 2018, ‘Sources of Airborne Endotoxins in Ambient Air and Exposure of Nearby Communities—A Review’, Atmosphere, 9(10), https://oro.open.ac.uk/57094/.
  • Rolph, C. A., Jefferson, B., Hassard, F. and Villa, R., 2018, ‘Metaldehyde removal from drinking water by adsorption onto filtration media: mechanisms and optimisation’, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 4(10), pp. 1543–1552., https://oro.open.ac.uk/56272/.
  • Williams, B., Hayes, E., Nasir, Z., Rolph, C., Jackson, S., Khera, S., Bennett, A., Gladding, T., Drew, G. and Tyrrel, S., 2017, ‘The challenges, uncertainties and opportunities of bioaerosol dispersion modelling from open composting facilities’, Air Pollution XXV, 211 pp. 51–59., https://oro.open.ac.uk/51856/.
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