Mads Troldborg

Research Scientist-Human & Ecological Risk Assesment
Information and Computational Sciences
T: +44(0)1224 395 373 (direct)

I am an environmental engineer with interest and expertise in environmental risk assessment, uncertainty estimation and modelling of environmental systems. I obtained a PhD on "Risk assessment models and uncertainty estimation of groundwater contamination" from the Technical University of Denmark.

Methodologically, I have been working with many different types of modelling approaches, including multimedia models, stochastic modelling, and Bayesian statistical and geostatistical methods. I have applied these methodologies to various environmental problems, including modelling of contaminant fate and transport in soil and groundwater systems, risk assessment of soil and groundwater pollution, and evaluation and spatial mapping of the risk of priority soil hazards.

Publications

The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Journals

Prior to appointment

Books / chapters

  • Overheu, N.D.; Troldborg, M.; Tuxen, N.; Flyvbjerg, J.; Ostergaard, H.; Jensen, C.B.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2010) Risk-based prioritisation of point sources through assessment of the impact on a water supply., In: Schirmer, M., Hoehn, E. and Vogt, T. (eds.). GQ10: Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World. IAHS Publication, Volume 342, pp383-386.
  • Troldborg, M.; Nowak, W.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L.; Helmig, R. (2009) Uncertainty of mass discharge estimates from contaminated sites using a fully Baysian framework., In: Wang, Y.X.; Ge, S.; Hill, M.C. and Zheng, C.M. (eds.), Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling: Managing Groundwater and the Environment. IAHS Publication, Volume 341, pp46-50.

Technical / contract reports

Conference papers

  • Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Ball, B. (2011) Quantification of soil compaction risk using Bayesian belief networks., Pedometrics 2011 – Innovations in Pedometrics (eds. O. Jaksik, A. Klement and L. Boruvka). Book of abstracts. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 30 August – 3 September 2011. ISBN:978-80-213-2195-3.
  • Binning, P.J.; Troldborg, M.; Bjerg, P.L. (2010) Hvilke risikovurderingsvaerktojer findes? (What risk assessment tools exist?)., In: Oprensningskriterier for grundvand og risikovurderingsaerktojer, 2 November 2010. ATV Jord og Grundvand, Horsholm, pp11-19.
  • Binning, P.J.; McKnight, U.S.; Troldborg, M.; Chambon, J.C.C; Lemming, G.; Bjerg, P.L. (2010) Assessing the risks posed by contaminated sites to groundwater and prioritizing cleanup., In: Proceedings of the 1st Sino-Danish Joint Conference on Sustainable Environmental Engineering, Shanghai, May 20-21, 2010. Tongji University, Shanghai, pp15-17.
  • Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Kjeldsen, P.; Nielsen, S.; Tuxen, N.; Christensen, A.G. (2007) Modellering af transport af flygtige forbindelser i umaettet zone (Modelling transport of volatile compounds in the unsaturated zone)., In: Grundvandsmodeller for modelfolk, Schaeffergarden 8. November 2007. Kgs. ATV Jord og Grundvand, Lyngby, pp39-50.
  • Tuxen, N.; Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2007) Comparison of contaminant mass flux methods for risk assessment of chlorinated solvents at a point source., In: Groundwater Quality 2007: Securing Groundwater Quality in Urban and Industrial Environments, Fremantle, Western Australia, 2-7 December 2007. Proceedings of the Sixth International IAHS Groundwater Quality Conferences. CD-ROM. Paper No. 307P, CSIRO, Wembly, WA.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Bjerg, P.L.; Troldborg, M.; Chambon, J.C.C.; Binning, P.J. (2010) Use of mass discharge in risk assessment of DNAPL sites in different geological settings., In: ConSoil 2010, The 11th International UFZ-Deltares/TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater and Sediments, Salzburg, Austria, 22-24 September 2010. Abstracts of presentations UFZ, pp47-48.
  • Overheu, N.D.; Jensen, J.C.; Troldborg, M.; Tuxen, N.; Flyvbjerg, J.; Aabling, J.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2010) Risk assessment and prioritization of point sources – a review of needs and methods., In: NORDROCS 2010: 3rd Joint Nordic Meeting on Remediation of Contaminated Sites, 15-16 September 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark. Kgs. ATV Jord og Grundvand, Lyngby, pp136-139.
  • Bjerg, P.L.; Troldborg, M.; Santos, M.; Binning, P.J. (2010) Quantification and uncertainty of mass discharge from TCE-contaminated sites and relation to source remediation., In: Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, USA, May 24-27, 2010: Platform and Poster Presentation Abstracts. CD-ROM, Battelle Press, Columbus OH, USA.
  • Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L.; Nowak, W.; Tuxen, N. (2010) Hvordan pavirker den konceptuelle forstaelse usikkerhederne ved forureningsfluxbestemmelser fra punktkilder? (How does the conceptual understanding influence uncertainties in estimates of contaminant mass discharge from point sources?), In: Vintermode om jord- og grundvandsforurening, Vingstedcentret 9-10 marts, 2010. Vol. Bind 1 Kgs. ATV Jord og Grundvand, Lyngby, pp219-230.
  • Binning, P.J.; Troldborg, M.; Chambon, J.C.C.; Lemming, G.; Bjerg, P.L. (2009) Evaluating the risk posed by contaminated sites to groundwater and surface water systems., In: Contaminated sites, Conference Proceedings, Bratislava 15-17 June 2009. Scientific Articles Ivanka pri Kunaji, Ekotoxikologicke centrum Bratislava, Slovak Republic, pp66-69.
  • Flyvbjerg, J.; Tuxen, N.; Ostergaard, H.; Overheu, N.D.; Jensen, C.B.; Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2009) Concept for risk assessment and prioritisation of point sources., In: GreenRemediation. Incorporating Sustainable Approaches in Site Remediation, International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 9-10 November 2009. CD-ROM, Niras, Allerod.
  • Bjerg, P.L; Chambon, J.C.C.; Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Broholm, M.M.; Lemming, G.; Damgaard, I. (2008) Long term leaching of chlorinated solvents from source zones in low permeability settings with fractures., EOS Transactions AGU – Fall Meeting Supplement, 89(53), Abstract H33J-03.
  • Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Tuxen, N.; Bjerg, P.L. (2007) Integrated assessment of risk for contaminated sites at the catchment scale., In: ModelCARE 2007: 5th International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling Credibility of Modelling, Copenhagen, 9-13 September 2007. Pre-published Proceedings, Volume 1.
  • Tuxen, N.; Troldborg, M.; Kofoed, J.L.L.; Raun, K.D.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2007) Forureningsflux fra en TCE-forurenet lokalitet: Sammenligning af metoder (Contaminant flux from a TCE contaminated site: comparison of methods)., In: Vintermode om jord- og grundvandsforurening, Vingstedcentret 6.-7. marts 2007. Part 1 Kgs. ATV Jord og Grundvand, Lyngby, pp23-34.

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