Using a combination of chemical fingerprints, statistical modelling and geospatial data, this studentship will identify and quantify specific origins (e.g. industrial, agricultural, domestic or natural sources) of pollutants found in rivers. This studentship will deliver a One Health framework that captures the heterogeneity of multi-chemical exposure in urban river environments which is critical for the development of informed, evidence-based regulatory frameworks for public and environmental health protection.

13/01/2026

This project will focus on the application of water fingerprinting approaches using cutting-edge mass spectrometry techniques in the analysis of wide-ranging hazardous chemical groups: chemicals leaching from plastics, PFAS, antibiotics, pesticides and road runoff chemicals in Cam and Wellow Rivers to understand key contributing sources to river pollution, verify risk, and to establish mitigations strategies.

13/01/2026

This project is in alignment with Wessex Water’s (WW) urgent need and interest in monitoring microbiological water quality for protection of swimmers, especially during Spring/Summertime. Extensive investigations done at Warleigh Weir, Bath helped better understand the bathing water quality based on the current E.coli and intestinal enterococci standards, and the opportunity to provide real time information to swimmers.

13/01/2026

Check out this article, featuring CWBE's Ed Feil's interview on wastewater health surveillance in the Financial Times.

10/12/2025

This past November, I joined several other PhD students and CWBE postdocs to take part in our seasonal river sampling campaign. We investigated the water quality of river Avon at two locations, near the Radstock wastewater treatment plant and another wastewater treatment plant near Paulton. This is done routinely to measure and monitor the health of the river.

03/12/2025

This study integrates high-resolution 2021 UK Census data, NHS patient registration records, and WWTP chemical parameters to refine population estimates and assess demographic influences on wastewater composition.

19/11/2025

CWBE is offering this fully funded PhD position which is open to applications until the start of the new year.

05/11/2025

CWBE Newsletter #2 – November 2025

CWBE was delighted to take part in a research showcase at Wessex Water's Operations Centre, in early September. The work on display highlighted the cutting-edge research and innovation aimed at tackling real-world environmental and public health challenges.

29/09/2025

CWBE's researchers, alongside other colleagues at Bath, Bangor University, Arup and Verily, have published a new paper on the movement of biological (genetic viral, fungal or bacterial) and chemical indicators (BCIs) within sewer networks. This is critical to wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) enabling accurate calculation of chemical and pathogen loads within a community.

23/07/2025