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The latest news on Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group events and members.
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Alex McFarlane wins prize for best poster at prestigious U.S. conference

Alex McFarlane, whose research is focused on biofilm development in aircraft fuel distribution systems, has won a prize for best poster at the IASH 2015 14th International Symposium on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels in Charleston.
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New Visiting Professor of Environmental Science appointed to GPRG

Dr Owen Fenton, a hydrogeologist and soil scientist within the renowned Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland (Teagasc), was appointed Visiting Professor of Environmental Science in the GPRG from September 2016.

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Steve Thornton appointed to international research peer review panel

The Danish Council for Independent Research, Technology and Production has appointed Steve Thornton to its international peer review panel on environment and resources from February 2017.
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New videos to support GPRG co-authored LNAPL handbook

A series of videos has been produced by the team of authors responsible for the highly popular LNAPL handbook, to support the learning and dissemination of this ground-breaking publication.
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Dr Steve Thornton invited to contribute to Defra Science Advisory Council

Dr Steve Thornton has been invited to contribute to Defra's Science Advisory Council, where he will undertake a review with experts of the environmental risk and water quality impacts posed by carcass burial sites arising from the 2001 outbreak.
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New research on microbiology of ETBE biodegradation in European groundwater

GPRG have been awarded a research contract from CONCAWE to investigate the microbiology of ethyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (ETBE) biodegradation in European groundwater.
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Alex McFarlane awarded prize for best presentation at Royal Aeronautical Society conference

Alex McFarlane was recently awarded a prize by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAS) for his research on biofilm development in aircraft fuel distribution systems.

GPRG co-authored LNAPL handbook profiled at AquaConSoil 2015 conference

The highly popular LNAPL handbook, co-authored by Steve Thornton with an international team of scientists and engineers from Canada and the UK, was profiled by CL:AIRE (claire.co.uk) at the June 2015 AquaConSoil conference in Copenhagen.
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New EU-funded European training network on managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture

Steve Thornton has been awarded an EU grant to establish a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network on the theme of managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification.