Mads Troldborg

Research Scientist-Human & Ecological Risk Assesment
Information and Computational Sciences
E: mads.troldborg@hutton.ac.uk
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

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

  • Helwig, K.; Cooper, A.; Pagaling, E.; Henderson, F.; Avery, L.; Roberts, J.; Mattar, S.; Devalla, S.; Hunter, C.; Frascaroli, G.; Pahl, O.; Escudero, A.; Shortall, O.; Zhang, Z.; Troldborg, M. (2024) Emerging Contaminants: Informing Scotland’s strategic monitoring and policy approaches on substances of increasing concern, CREW website
  • May, L.; Glendell, M.; Adams, K.; Gagkas, Z.; Gouldsbrough, L.; Gunn, I.; Hannah, M.; Roberts, M.; Spears, B.; Taylor, P.; Thackeray, S.; Troldborg, M.; Zaja, E. (2024) Mitigating climate change impacts on the water quality of Scottish standing waters, CRW2022_03, Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW)
  • Avery, L.; Cooper, A. L.; Shortall, O.; Pagaling, E.; Troldborg, M.; Hough, R. (2023) Environmental exposures to human pathogens, Environmental exposures to human pathogens.
    Chief Scientist’s Group report: Environmental Agency.
  • Troldborg, M.; Pagaling, E.; Avery, L. (2023) Antimicrobial Resistance risk modelling , Report to RESAS under project: JHI-B6-1; Flows of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pathogens through environment to food chain (RESAS Theme B – Sustainable Food Systems and Supply). February 2023.
  • Stewart, G.B.; Glendell, M.; McMorran, R.; Troldborg, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Ovando, P.; Roberts, M.; Maynard, C.; Williams, A.; Clay, G.; Reed, M.S. (2021) Uplandia: making better policy in complex upland systems., Defra and Natural England Report, 68pp.
  • Troldborg, M.; Frachon, A.; Beesley, L.; Stockan, J.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L. (2021) Evaluating constructed wetland performance at Dinnet using a mass balance modelling approach., Summary Report for RESAS.
  • Vinten, A.J.A.; Troldborg, M.; Ibiyemi, A. (2021) Mitigation of sediment impacts to rare lowland wetland ecosystems in the Upper Lunan Water, Angus – A concept note, Concept Note for RESAS, The James Hutton Institute
  • Vinten, A.J.A.; Ibiyemi, A.; Troldborg, M. (2021) Water levels and flows in the upper Lunan water – a hydrological-hydraulic modelling approach to management and decision support., Report for RESAS and Stakeholders, 58pp.
  • Pagaling, E.; Troldborg, M.; Zhang, Z. (2021) The Transport, Fate and Impact of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment in Scotland, SEFARI
  • Glendell, M.; Troldborg, M.; Vintent, A.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2020) Field level modelling of pesticide pollution risk in Jersey., James Hutton Limited Contract Report to Jersey Water, 45pp.
  • Troldborg, M.; Larsen, T.L. (2019) Sand project: development of groundwater model and running scenarios (in Danish)., Report (in Danish).
  • Troldborg, M.; Beesley, L.; Stockan, J.; Avery, L.; Hough, R.L. (2019) Development of approach for modelling water flow and contaminant mass balances at Dinnet., Internal Report, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 6pp.
  • Carlson, B.B.; Egge Olsen, A.M.; Larsen, L.C.; Troldborg, M. (2018) Oplandsmodel Birkerød – hovedrapport. Geologisk og hydrogeologisk modelering samt lokalitetsre-sumeer og stoftransportmodellering. (In Danish), Technical Report for Funder (Capital region of Denmark).
  • Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Loades, K.W.; McKenzie, B.M.; Troldborg, M. (2018) Soil erosion and compaction in Scottish soils: adapting to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 21pp.
  • Troldborg, M.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A. (2018) Development of Bayesian Belief Network to assess soil erosion risk., Summary Report from Workshop, SEPA, Silvan House, Edinburgh, 15 March 2018, 3pp.
  • Troldborg, M.; Andersen, J.A.; Olsen, A.M.E.; Larsen, L.C.; Larsen, T.H.; Carlson, B. (2018) Oplandsmodel Birkerød – Geologisk og hydrogeologisk modellering (in Danish)
    (Catchment model Birkerød – Geological and hydrogeological modelling)., Technical Report for Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark).
  • Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L. (2018) Novel circular systems to meet future economic : environmental challenges., Year 1 Report for Objective 2.3 in RD1.2.3 of the RESAS Programme.
  • Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Hough, R.; Kyle, C. (2017) Developing a foundation for reclaimed water use in Scotland., CREW Report, CRW2013_16.
  • Hough, R.L.; Amponsah, N.; Troldborg, M.; Allan, R.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Water resource balancing: is a closed loop system possible that enable sustainable rural supplies?, Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_06, 15pp.
  • Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Squire, G.; McLeod, K.; Hastings, E.; Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Brown, I.; Coull, M.C.; Castellazzi, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Baggaley, N.J. (2016) A review of ecosystem service mapping within Scottish Government RESAS-funded research., Report for Scottish Government.
  • Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Squire, G.; McLeod, K.; Hastings, E.; Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Baggaley, N.J. (2014) A review of ecosystem service mapping within Scottish Government RESAS funded research., Report for Scottish Government.
  • Troldborg, M.; Tamburini, M.; Avery, L.M.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Exposure of livestock to Group III Botulinum toxins in anaerobically digested broiler litter applied to grazing land., Report prepared for WRAP.
  • Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Baggaley, N.J.; Dawson, J.J.C.
    .     (2013) Aerial spraying guidance for the protection of watercourses., CREW Final Report.
  • Hough, R.L.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Estimating uptake of PTEs, PAHs, and PCDD/Fs from biochar amended soil into crops and subsequent human exposure., Biochar Risk Assessment Framework (BRAF).
  • Dawson, J.J.C.; Redden, H.; Hough, R.L.; Sample, J.; Towers, W.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Assessment of the feasibility of co-digesting feedstocks – macroalgae and sewage sludge: 1. Value potential., CREW Publication, 2012 – Rapid Response Project (CRWRR002).
  • Nolan, A.J.; Bell, J.S.; Donnelly, D.; Towers, W.; Beesley, L.; Troldborg, M.; Baggaley, N. (2011) Soil Survey Maps and Reports, Scale 1:10,000, Volume 5 – Moray and Aberdeenshire Forest District (Ardonald, Asloun, Ben Aigan, Corrennie, Kemnay Woods, Kinnoir and Rosarie and Greenhills Forest Blocks)., Forest Enterprise Scotland.
  • Overheu, N.D.; Tuxen, N.; Frimodt Pedersen, O.; Jensen, C.B.; Rokkjaer, A.; Asger Andersen, J.; Aabling, J.; Troldborg, M.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2011) Vaerktojer til brug for risikovurdering og prioritering af grundvandstruende forureninger (Tools for risk assessment and prioritization of contaminations threatening groundwater resources)., Danish Environmental Protection Agency (in Danish). Miljoprojekt 1366, 2011. Teknologiprogrammet for jord- og grundvandsforurening.
  • Lange, I.V.; Troldborg, M.; Santos, M.C.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2011) Kvantificering af forureningsflux I transekt ved Skuldelev (Quantification of contaminant mass flux across a transect at Skuldelev)., Data report prepared for the Capital Region of Denmark, Miljo, Denmark. (in Danish).
  • Tuxen, N.; Larsen, L.C.; Troldborg, M.; Bjerg, P.L.; Binning, P.J. (2008) Region Hovedstaden, Revurdering af eksisterende undersogelser, Rundforbivej 176 (The Capital Region, Re-assessment of exisiting investigations at Rundforbivej 176)., Report, Technical University of Denmark.

Conference papers

  • Lacout-Bonnamy, T.; Pohle, I.; Troldborg, M. (2019) Spatio-temporal variability of water quality determinands in Scottish catchments., Land Use and Water Quality (LuWQ 2019) Conference, Agriculture and the Environment,, Aarhus, Denmark, 3-6 June 2019. Powerpoint presentation.
  • Lacout-Bonnamy, T.; Pohle, I.; Troldborg, M. (2019) Spatio-temporal variability of water quality determinands in Scottish catchments., Land Use and Water Quality (LuWQ 2019) Conference, Agriculture and the Environment,, Aarhus University, Denmark, 3-6 June 2019. Abstract No. 097. Powerpoint presentation.
  • Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Hall, R.; Russell, T.; Raffan, A.; Long, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Baggaley, N.; Troldborg, M.; Crooks, B.; Ball, B. (2016) Are Scotland’s soils physically degrading?, SRUC SEPA Conference, What Future for our Farming Systems? Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions, Radisson Blu Hotel, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, 1-2 March 2016.
  • Nijnik M.; Aalders, I.H.; Abel C.; Amponsah, N.Y.; Avery, L.; Hough, R.L.; Stockan J.A.; Troldborg, M.; Tamburini, M.; Nijnik, A. (2015) Recycling of sewage sludge and wastewater to short rotation coppice in Europe – biological and economic potential and a case from the UK., VIII International Scientific Conference: Alternative & Renewable Energy Sources as Alternative Primary Energy Sources in the Region, Lviv, Ukraine, 1-4 April 2015.
  • Towers, W.; Alexander, P.; Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Miller, D.R.; Dunn, S.M.; Horne, P. (2014) Renewable energy from land: opportunities and constraints., Proceedings of SRUC/SEPA Conference Agriculture and Environment, Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land; Sustainable Development in Practice, Edinburgh, 15-16 April 2014, pp 92-98.
  • Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Bengough, A.G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Ball, B. (2012) Assessing soil compaction risk using a Bayesian Belief Network., EUROSOIL 2012, Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment, 4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Bari, Italy, 2-6 July 2012. Oral presentation
  • 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

  • Bollingtoft, A.; Troldborg, M.; Bjerg, P.L.; Ronde, V.; Frederiksen, M. (2024) En geostatistisk metode til bestemmelse af forureningsflux og tilhørende usikkerheder i grundvand (A geostatistical method for estimating contaminant mass discharge in groundwater and associated uncertainties) (In Danish), ATV Vintermode (Winter meeting) 2024, 4-6 March 2024, Vingsted, Denmark
  • Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.; Thatikonda, S.; Pallarés Vega, R.; Adamou, P.; Vasudevan, A.; Uluşeker, C.; Harwood, C.; van Schaik, W.; Larsen, J.; M Nambi, I.; Graham, D.; Kreft, J. (2023) Development of Bayesian Network (BN) for assessing risk of antimicrobial and resistance from manufacturing flows to people, Abstract for SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April – 4 May 2023, Dublin.
  • Thatikonda, S.; Rathinavelu, S.; Pallarés Vega, R.; Troldborg, M.; Uluseker, C.; Larsen, J.; Hough, R.; Kuiry , S.N.; Nambi, I.M.; Mohapatra, P.K.; Graham, D.; Kreft, J. (2022) MRflows Antimicrobials And Resistance From Manufacturing Flows To People Joined Up Experiments, Mathematical Modelling And Risk Analysis, Sixth Conference on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR6), 22-27 September 2022, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Thalund-Hansen, R.; Levy, L.; Troldborg, M.; Christiansen, A. V.; Bording, T.; Rügge, K.; Dreyer, M.; Hag, M.; Tuxen, N.; Ildvedsen, L.B.; Bjerg, P.L. (2022) Cross-borehole resistivity tomography: Can it be used to plan and monitor in situ remediation?, NORDROCS conference, 5th-8th September 2022, Oslo, Norway
  • Thalund-Hansen, R.; Levy, L.; Vest Christiansen, A.; Bording, T.; Rugge, K.; Dreyer, M.; Brabark Ildvedsen, L.; Troldborg, M.; Hag, M.; Tuxen, N.; Bjerg, P. L. (2022) Cross-borehole resistivity tomography: Can it be used to plan and monitor in situ remediation and assist risk assessment?, EGU22, the 24th EGU General Assembly, 23-27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria and Online
  • Troldborg, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Vinten, A.; Lilly, A.; Glendell, M. (2022) A spatial Bayesian Belief Network for assessing fieldlevel pesticide pollution risk in a small drinking water catchment , SETAC Copenhagen – SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 15-19 May 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Johnson, H.; Ofterdinger, U. S.; Cassidy, R.; Troldborg, M.; Comte, J-C. (2021) Preliminary conceptual models of groundwater and nutrient dynamics in agricultural river catchments underlain by hard-rock aquifers in Scotland and Northern Ireland: The River Ythan and Upper Bann river catchments., EGU General Assembly 2021, 19-30 April 2021, Online
  • Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Gimona, A.; Pohle, I.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2020) A systems approach to modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers using bayesian belief networks., EGU General Assembly 2020 Online, 4-8 May 2020, EGU2020-8229. Abstract.
  • Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Pohle, I.; Gimona, A.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2019) Modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers – a decision support tool., SAGES’19 Conference ‘Global Climate Challenges for a Blue Green Economy: Scientific Evidence; its Relevance; Societal Solutions’ John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, 27-28 November 2019. Book of Abstracts, p16.
  • Troldborg, M.; Buvaneshwari, S.; Nowak, W.; Ruiz, L.; Helliwell, R.C.; Ferrier, R.C.; Sekhar, M. (2019) Stochastic inverse modelling of groundwater flow and nitrate pollution in the Berambadi catchment., EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21, EGU2019-16477.
  • Troldborg, M.; Pohle, I.; Zhang, Z.; Glendell, M. (2019) Combining detailed land use data with national surveys on pesticide usage to better understand the spatiotemporal variability of pesticides in a Scottish catchment., LuWQ2019, International Conference on Land Use and Water Quality: Agriculture and the Environment, Aarhus University, Denmark, 3-6 June 2019.
  • Buvaneshwari, S.; Sekhar, M.; Riotte, J.; Raynal, H.; Casellas, E.; Kumar, M.S.M.; Troldborg, M.; Ruiz, L. (2018) Modelling the impact of nutrient recycling on groundwater resource and quality in an irrigated semi-arid tropical catchment., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-17226.
  • Glendell, M.; Stutter, M.I.; Gimona, A.; Richards, S.; Troldborg, M.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Macleod, C.; Pohle, I.; Poggio, L. (2018) Modelling of phosphorus pollution risk to watercourses in Scotland using Bayesian Belief Networks., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 (EGU 2018), Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. EGU2018-1938. (Poster).
  • Inglis, T.; Yates, K.; Troldborg, M.; Hallett, P.; Zhang, Z. (2016) Using accelerated solvent extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry to quantify pesticides in soils., Ninth Scottish Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, Dundee, 14 December 2016. Poster.
  • Stubberfield, J.; Troldborg, M.; Young, S.D.; Crout, N.M.J.; Ander, E.L.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Incorporating health benefits into contaminated land assessment using allotments as an example land use., 5th International IUPAC Symposium for Trace Elements in Food (TEF-5), Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-9 May 2014.
  • Stubberfield, J.; Troldborg, M.; Young, S.D.; Crout, N.M.J.; Ander, E.L.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Incorporating health benefits into land risk assessment: do the health benefits of gardening outweigh the health risk of intake of potentially toxic elements in contaminated allotment soils?, Annual Postgraduate Conference, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee.
  • Zhang, Z.L.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Morais-Afonso, F.; Jayakody, S.; Hallett, P.; Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Cooper, P.; Rhind, S.M.; Dawson, J.; Yates, Y. (2014) Environmental transport and seasonal changes of pesticides in catchment scale., International Symposium on Environmental and Health, (ISEH 2014), Beijing, China, 4-5 July 2014.
  • Thomsen, N.I.; Troldborg, M.; McKnight, U.S.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2013) Using conceptual uncertainty to direct investigations at contaminated sites., AquaConSoil 2013, 12th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Groundwater – Soil – Systems and Water Resource Management, Topic: C.1-Fate, transport and risks, Barcelona, Spain, 16-19 April 2013.
  • Troldborg, M.; Nowak, W.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2012) A bayesian geostatistical approach for evaluating the uncertainty of contaminant mass discharges from point sources., AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, California, 7 December 2012.
  • Thomsen, N.I.; Troldborg, M.; McKnight, U.S.; Binning, P.J.; Bjerg, P.L. (2012) Uncertainty of mass discharge estimation from contaminated sites at screening level., AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, California, 7 December 2012.