Professor Linda Lawton
BSc (Hons)
Email: l.lawton@rgu.ac.uk
CRE+E
Faculty of Design & Technology
Clarke Building
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Tel: +44 (0)1224 262823
Fax: +44 (0)1224 262316
I am a Reader in Environmental Sciences within the School of Life Sciences of The Robert Gordon University. I have eleven years experience in the field of toxic cyanobacteria with my key areas of expertise in the chemical analysis of cyanotoxins including extraction, purification and chemical characterisation. Over a number of years I have focussed much of my attention on the detection and removal of cyanotoxins from potable waer including the development of non-mammalian bioassays to determine the toxicity of degradation products. Currently much of my research effort, in conjunction with Prof Peter Robertson, has been targeted towards the use of photocatalysis as a potential treatment method for the removal of microcystins from drinking water. I am Secretary to the Department of the Environment's Standing committee of Analysts, Toxins panel (6.11) and I have recently been elected to be a member of the Society for General Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Group Committee.
