Mr Elliott Montagu Hamilton

Environmental Chemist

Location: Keyworth

Tel: 0115 936 3570

E-mail Mr Elliott Montagu Hamilton

Biography

•  2014 – ongoing : Part-time PhD student, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry
•  2013 – ongoing : Environmental Chemist, Inorganic Geochemistry laboratories
•  2012 : MChem in Chemistry (Second Class Honours), University of Surrey

Research interests

• HPLC-ICP-MS method development; speciation of As, Se, Cr in environmental matrices
• Bioaccesibility studies using BARGE UBM method
• Soil chemistry and the effect of agricultural practices on elemental speciation within soil systems

Current projects and collaboration

• Analysis of natural waters, HF digests and fusions by ICP-MS
• Specialised instrumental applications, including speciation of As, Cr, Se by HPLC-ICP-MS, isotope dilution, UBM/bioaccessibility studies and iodine analysis
• Part-time PhD within Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, investigating bioavailability of hexavalent chromium from soils near mine waste dumps in Zambia and the implications for staple crops