Professor Linda Lawton's Projects (16)

Yes/No Phase 2 Sep 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025

Yes/No shellfish toxin test Sep 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
The UK shellfish industry uses qualitative tests for management of range of toxins in shellfish products. The only supplier of these tests, Neogen will discontinue these tests by the end of 2023. CyanSol group and partners are dedicated to developin... Read More about Yes/No shellfish toxin test.

Unlocking the biotechnological potential of Desertfilium tharense Aug 1, 2023 - Oct 31, 2024
Cyanobacteria, often known as blue-green algae, are an essential component of global ecosystems using light and carbon dioxide to produce organic carbon and oxygen. Consequently, they are found in diverse habitats including terrestrial and aquatic ha... Read More about Unlocking the biotechnological potential of Desertfilium tharense.

Rapid, quantitative field test for shellfish toxins May 1, 2023 - Jan 31, 2025
Aquaculture in the UK is essential for food security, and production is expected to double in the next two decades. The shellfish industry employs >3,000 people with a revenue in excess of £40 million per annum. One of the challenges to this industry... Read More about Rapid, quantitative field test for shellfish toxins.

Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the Scottish population by wastewater-based epidemiology Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2027
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most significant threats to global health we face today. The WHO outlined in their AMR Global Action Plan that surveillance of AMR is essential to strengthen our knowledge and evidence base, and for the de... Read More about Nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the Scottish population by wastewater-based epidemiology.

Valorisation of algal biomass Mar 1, 2023 - Feb 29, 2024
ScotBio uses novel biotech approaches to manufacture natural pigments and vegan proteins from microalgae with applications in food, cosmetics, textiles and pharmaceuticals. The microalgae make this pigment as well as many other bioactive compounds us... Read More about Valorisation of algal biomass.

Mitigating Microbial Hazards - Eliminating HABs Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can cause significant loss of farmed salmon particularly through gill damage and oxygen depletion. While there have been significant advances it has still proved difficult to protect caged salmon. Advanced oxidative meth... Read More about Mitigating Microbial Hazards - Eliminating HABs.

Dial a wavelength for exploiting the algal cell factory Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
This project aims to develop a new solution for cost effective production of microalgae, using efficient smart lighting that can adapt both intensity and wavelength during a growth cycle to target strains and specific products.

Elimination at source of biocidal agents from fresh water environments by TiO2 photocatalysis Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
Herbicides and pesticides (i.e. biocides) are widely used world-wide. Many biocidal agents are persistent in the freshwater environment and are on the EU watchlist for priority and priority hazardous substances, as well as the Scottish Environmental... Read More about Elimination at source of biocidal agents from fresh water environments by TiO2 photocatalysis.

Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments Nov 1, 2019 - Oct 31, 2023
Any plastic particle that measures less than 5 mm in all dimensions is considered to be a microplastic. Microplastics have become a prevalent contaminant in most aquatic environments; conventional water and waste water treatment methods struggle to r... Read More about Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments.

'Microcystin Toolbox' - monitoring the impact of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Indonesia by HPLC May 31, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Water is a precious resource subject to a host of extreme environmental pressures which can effect water quality and pose a hazard to human and animal health. Many water quality issues are due to hazardous microbes present in drinking water including... Read More about 'Microcystin Toolbox' - monitoring the impact of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Indonesia by HPLC.

In-reservoir destruction of cyanobacteria and their toxins May 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2021
One of the greatest global challenges is access to reliable, safe, clean drinking water, especially in developing countries where human activities often reduce water quality. Water levels and quality in drinking water reservoirs across the globe are... Read More about In-reservoir destruction of cyanobacteria and their toxins.

Rapid Analysis Method for Cyanobacterial Toxins Mar 1, 2018 - Feb 29, 2020
Develop a rapid multi-toxin liquid chromatography method for monitoring of cyanobacterial toxins in potable water in the semi arid region of North East Brazil where most drinking water is sourced from surface reservoirs. Water quality in the region i... Read More about Rapid Analysis Method for Cyanobacterial Toxins.

Safe Water for Sri Lanka Jan 31, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
Freshwater is usually available in Sri Lanka, however around 50% of the country depends on single-household dug wells. Despite preconceptions that there is a low risk of contamination in well water, we have recently found the presence of cyanobacteri... Read More about Safe Water for Sri Lanka.

Safe and Sustainable Shellfish: Introducing local testing and management solutions Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
Phytoplankton (algae) are essential in marine ecosystems but some species produce biotoxins that can accumulate in harvested shellfish, posing a threat to human health.

Harvesting of shellfish, including mussels, scallops and oysters, is an import... Read More about Safe and Sustainable Shellfish: Introducing local testing and management solutions.

Sustainable energy from photocatalytic bioremediation of waste Apr 1, 2013 - Apr 1, 2018
Increasing demand for energy remains globally unsustainable with decreasing fossil fuel supplies, rising prices and green house gas emissions. There has been a growing worldwide interest in alternative clean energy sources including biofuels to limit... Read More about Sustainable energy from photocatalytic bioremediation of waste.