Lisa Avery
Lisa is a postdoctoral microbiologist in Catchment Management, having completed a PhD in environmental microbiology nine years ago at the University of Nottingham. Through research positions in the Soil Science group within the School of Agriculture and Forest Sciences at the University of Wales (Bangor) and the Centre for Water Science at Cranfield University prior to taking up her post at the Institute at the end of 2006, she has worked across a range of fields from microbial ecology to waste-water reuse and treatment processes and pathogen prevalence and transport in the environment.
Current research interests
Key interests include pathogen transport and survival (in particular E. coli O157: H7) in environmental matrices including water, soil and organic wastes. Recent work has focused on identifying factors affecting E. coli adsorption to clay colloids and stream biofilms; determining what drives E. coli transport and longevity within streams and identification of pathogens which could contaminate organic wastes applied to land. Lisa has also investigated the use of coprostanol as an indicator for source tracking of faecal pollution. She is also currently involved in work investigating the longevity of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis on farmland. In addition, she has an active interest in sustainable rural drainage and wastewater reuse.
Bibliography
Lisa's highlighted publications
- Avery, L.M.; Smith, J., (2011) The potential of small-scale biogas digesters to improve livelihoods and long term sustainability of ecosystem services in sub-saharan Africa., Scottish Development Studies Association, University of Aberdeen, 14 October 2011.
- Quilliam, R.; Williams, A.P.; Avery, L.; Malham, S.; Jones, D., (2011) Unearthing human pathogens at the agricultural-environment interface: A review of current methods for the detection of Escherichia coli O157 in freshwater ecosystems., Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 140, 354-360.
- Smith, J.; Abegaz, A.; Avery, L.M.; Balana, B.B.; Davidson, G.; Edwards, S.; Eshete, G.; Hailemichael, K.; Leckie, S.; Lemna, B.; Mahteme, Y.; Melamu, R.; Mwirigi, J.; Naik, L.; Orskov, E.R.; Pertiwiningrum, A. Subedi, M.; Tumwesige, V.; Yilma, D.; Yongabi, K.; Zenebe, G.; Mugisha, J.; Glenk, K.; Walekhwa, P.; Casson, E.; Austin, G.; Bechtel, K.; Matthews, R.; Goude, P.; Semple, S.; Strachan, N., (2011) DFID Interdisciplinary expert workshops on the potential of small-scare biogas digesters in sub-saharan Africa., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 16-18 May 2011. Report.
- Vinten, A.J.I.; Artz, R.R.E.; Thomas, N.; Potts, J.M.; Avery, L.M.; Langan, S.J.; Watson, H.; Cook, Y.; Taylor, C.; Abel, C.; Reid, E.; Singh, B.K., (2011) Comparison of microbial community assays for the assessment of stream biofilm ecology., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 85, 190-198.
Lisa's most recent publications
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.M.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D., (2012) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in sheep and cattle production in Scotland., Waste Management, 32, 117-130.
- Liu, S.; Butler, D.; Memon, F.A.; Makropoulos, C.; Avery, L.M.; Jefferson, B., (2010) Impacts of residence time during storage on potential of water saving for grey water recycling system., Water Research, 44, 267-277.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Stutter, M.I.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Langan, S.J., (2009) Rural sustainable drainage systems (SuDS): Technical specification., Environment Agency.
- Avery, L.M.; Williams, A.P.; Killham, K.; Jones, D.L., (2009) Heat and lime treatment as an effective control method of e-coli O157:H7 in organic wastes., Bioresource Technology, 100, 2692-2698.
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D., (2009) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in Scottish livestock production., Report prepared for the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Rhind, S.M.; Avery, L.M.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Crews, C., (2009) Risk assessment of application of composted wastes to land., WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
- Longhurst, P.; Hough, R.L.; Wu, S.; Villa, R.; Chambers, B.; Tyrrel, S.; Taylor, M.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Pollard, S., (2009) Risk assessment for the use of source-segregated composts in UK agriculture., Report prepared for the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Avery, L.M.; Potts, J.M.; Strachan, N., (2009) Microbial pollution of water by livestock: approaches to risk assessment and mitigation., Animal, 3, 744-752.
- Winward, G.P.; Avery, L.M.; Stephenson, T.; Jeffrey, P.; Le Corre, K.S.; Fewtrell, L.; Jefferson, B., (2009) Pathogens in urban wastewaters suitable for reuse., Urban Water Journal, 6, 291-301.
- Avery, L.M.; Frazer-Williams, R.A.D.; Winward, G.; Jeffrey, P.; Shirley-Smith, C.; Liu, S.; Memon, F.A.; Jefferson B., (2008) Constructed wetlands for grey water treatment., Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 7, 191-200.
- Avery, L.M.; Williams, A.P.; Killham, K.; Jones, D.L., (2008) Survival of Eschericgia coli O157:H7 in waters from lakes, troughs, rivers, puddles and animal drinking troughs., The Science of the Total Environment, 389, 378-385.
- Frazer-Williams, R.A.D.; Avery, L.M.; Winward, G.; Jeffrey, P.; Shirley-Smith, C.; Liu, S.; Jefferson B., (2008) Constructed wetlands for urban grey water recycling., International Journal of Environmental Pollution, 33, 93-109.
- Pidou, M.; Memon, F.A.; Avery, L.M.; Parsons, S.A.; Liu, S.; Stephenson, T.; Jeffrey, P.; Jefferson, B., (2008) Chemical solutions for grey water recycling., Chemosphere, 71, 147-155.
- Williams, A.P.; Avery, L.M.; Killham, K.; Jones, D.L., (2008) Moisture, sawdust, and bleach regulate the persistence of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 on floor surfaces in butcher shops., Food Control, 19, 1119-1125.
- Williams, A.P.; Gordon, H.; Jones, D.; Strachan, N.; Avery, L.M.; Killham, K., (2008) Leaching of bioluminescent Escherichia coli O157:H7 from sheep and cattle faeces during rainstorm events., Journal of Applied Microbiology, 105, 1452-1460.
Scientific/Conference Posters
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