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Alex Billings completed his degree at the University of York in 2016, graduating with an MChem in chemistry. He is currently studying for his PhD in environmental science at Lancaster University, where he is part of the Organic Chemistry group at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. His research interests include the environmental distribution and fate of microplastics and plastic additives, in addition to their ecotoxicology in invertebrates.

Kevin Jones obtained his degree in environmental science and PhD in environmental chemistry from London University. He joined Lancaster University in 1985. He helped establish the Lancaster Environment Centre, serving as its Director. He is a Distinguished Professor in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology, specialising in the global fate and behaviour of persistent organic pollutants and chemicals management.

Dr M. Glória Pereira is the Head of the Centralised Chemistry Laboratories at UKCEH and the Head of the NEIF Lancaster Node. The team comprises 17 environmental chemists who carry out metals, nutrients, isotopes and organic analyses and the labs have ISO17025:2017 accreditation. Her research focuses on persistent organic pollutants at environmental levels as well as the identification of emerging compounds that can pose a risk to the environment, wildlife and humans.

Professor David Spurgeon’s research focuses on understanding the ecotoxicological effects of contaminants, including metals, nanomaterials, microplastics, persistent organic pollutants and pesticides, on invertebrate species. His current projects include research to investigate the mechanistic effects of pesticide mixtures for terrestrial species, nanomaterial risk assessment, microplastics and plasticiser detection in soils and freshwater and groundwater risks for trace pollutants, plasticisers and plant protection products.