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Overview
Kathy is Professor of Agricultural Chemistry within the School of Life and Medical Science (LMS) and is Research Director for the Agriculture and Environment Research Unit (AERU) which has three senior researchers. Research activities are largely concerned with evaluating and managing the sustainability of agriculture particularly with respect to pollutant fate (pesticides, nitrates, phosphates etc.), transport, toxicity and management predominately for applications such as risk assessments, policy development and evaluation, and sustainability profiling. Whilst her main work focus is research, Kathy does have some academic responsibilities. She is a member of the Schools Research Executive Group. Kathy has a small teaching role mainly at post-graduate level.
Research interests
Kathy's research, and that of AERU, is mainly concerned with developing, assessing and encouraging on-farm implementation of agri-environmental policy. It is funded by a wide range of different organisations from European, wider international and national government bodies, industry and NGO's. Topics addressed are broad but are mainly concerned with the environmental assessment of farming practices, environmental labelling of produce, food chemistry, fate and transport of agricultural pollutants and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Kathy is the lead for the Pesticide Properties Database - a globally used resource for pesticide data used to support risk assessments.
Commercial and public engagement
Kathy is an affiliate member of the IUPAC Committee on Crop Protection Chemistry and served a five-year period on the Crop Protection Committee of the Society of Chemical Industry. She is an INNOVATE project assessor and the UK editor for the Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment journal.
Education/Academic qualification
Agriculture, PhD, Agri-environmental best practice, University of Hertfordshire
External positions
Editor, Elsevier
1 Feb 2022 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An industry sponsorship to support the delivery of beneficial environmental outcomes
Lewis, K., Tzilivakis, J. & Taylor, J.
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Review and update to the GHG emission factors for the Countryside Stewardship Carbon calculator tool
16/10/23 → 29/03/24
Project: Research
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Preliminary work on livestock operating rules
Lewis, K., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. & Green, A.
6/09/23 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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The effect of formulation composition and adjuvant type on difenoconazole dislodgeable foliar residue
Badawy, M., Murnane, D., Lewis, K. & Morgan, N., 13 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B. 59, 8, p. 437-447 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new laboratory method to study the impact of leaf texture on pesticide dislodgeable foliar residues (DFR)
Badawy, M., Murnane, D., Lewis, K. & Morgan, N., 11 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B. 58, 8, p. 555-564 10 p., 236777801.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finalising a Pesticide Load Indicator for the UK: Phase 4 Report PC0116: Final report
Rainford, J., Tzilivakis, J., Garthwaite, D. & Lewis, K., 11 Jul 2023, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). 77 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Development of a New Dislodgeable Foliar Residue Analytical Laboratory Method for Pesticides
Badawy, M., Murnane, D., Lewis, K. & Morgan, N., 11 Oct 2022, In: Annals of work exposure and health. 66, 8, p. 1070-1080 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A broad-scale spatial analysis of the environmental benefits of fertiliser closed periods implemented under the Nitrates Directive in Europe
Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D., Green, A. & Lewis, K., 1 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 299, 16 p., 113674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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