Pat Cooper

Research Scientist
Environmental and Biochemical Sciences
E: pat.cooper@hutton.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)
Pat is a research scientist with over 35 years experience, mainly in Soil Organic Chemistry, Microbiological and Biogeochemistry of Catchment Systems. She has experience of a broad range of Analytical and Microbiological techniques with extensive instrumentation, fieldwork and site management skills.

Research

Current interests include the study to investigate Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) such as Polybrominated diphenyls (PBDE)/Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), Phthalates (PAEs),  Per & Polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), Pharmaceuticals/ Pesticides such as neonicotinoids and Estrogens ( EDCs) in several difficult matrics  for various RESAS projects. These areas produces data from the analysis of Water, Soils & Foodstuffs either by GC-MS or now predominately LC-MS/MS.

Past research

Has previously been involved in the study of the effect of Long Term Sewage Sludge application to Agricultural Soils on Soil Microbial Activity and the implications for Agricultural Productivity and Long Term Fertility.

Publications

Journals

Books / chapters

  • Dawson, L.A.; Towers, W.; Owen, J.; White, D.; Coull, M.C.; Ross, J.M.; Donnelly, D.; Cooper, P. (2010) Soils of the crofts., In: Dawson, L.A., Morrice, J. & Rodway, P. Soils of the Crofts. The James Hutton Institute Publication with Crofting Connections, Aberdeen, 130pp.

Technical / contract reports

  • Robertson, J.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Parker, T.; Main, A.; Watson, H.; Cooper, P.; Smart, C. (2022) Analysing Carbon Losses from Peatland, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7386670.
  • Campbell, C.D.; Cooper, P.; Crooks, W.; Sinclair, A.; White, D. (2010) Impact of long term sewage sludge additions to biological functions in Scottish soils., Final Report to The Scottish Government. CR/2008/03

Conference papers

  • Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Richardson, A.E.; Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2017) Complementarity between citrate and phytase exudation enhances acquisition of soil phosphorus by plants., Proceedings of the XVIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-24 August 2017. Book of Abstracts, pp122-123.
  • Cooper, P.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; White, D. (2015) Clover Rhizobia population continues to decline in sewage sludge amended soils after 20 years., Aspects of Applied Biology 128, Valuing Long-Term Experiments for Agriculture and Ecology, pp209-212.
  • Cooper, P.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Microbial and chemical data trends in a metal rich amended sewage sludge long term field study after 20 years., Aspects of Applied Biology 128, Valuing Long-Term Experiments for Agriculture and Ecology, pp203-208.
  • Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Courtney, G.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Soil phosphorus mobility and solid to solution phase resupply studied by diffusive gradients in thin films: background soil properties driving their variation., European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, EGU2015-1278.
  • Mezeli, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.; George, T.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.I.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Effect of citrate on Aspergillus niger phytase adsorption and catalytic activity in soil., European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, EGU2015-1278.
  • Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; George, T.; Brown, L.; Giles, G.; Stutter, M.I; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T. (2015) Determination of soil organic phosphorus exchange sensitivity., European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 17, EGU2015-13988.
  • Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Giles, C.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Adu, M.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2014) Exploiting root exudation of organic acids and phytases to enhance plant utilisation of soil phosphorus., 5th International Symposium, Phosphorus in Soils and Plants, Montpellier, France, 26-29 August 2014.
  • Dawson, J.J.C.; Avery, L.; Baggaley, N.J.; Cooper, P.; Kemp, H.; Meier-Augenstein, W.; Brewer, M.; Frew, D.; Dunn, S.M. (2012) A National Waters Inventory for Scotland: New approaches to monitor water quality., Proceedings of the 11th British Hydrological Society National Symposium, University of Dundee, Dundee, 9-11 July 2012.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Cooper, P. (2005) Evidence for the translocation of anthropogenic lead in upland Scottish soils using isotopic composition., Extended abstract for the International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Rio de Janeiro, June 5-9, 2005.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Coull, M.C.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2000) Increased extractable metal concentrations following sewage sludge additions to grassland soils., Proceedings of International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 6-10 August 2000.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Gomez-Banderas, J.; Freitag, S.; Cooper, P.; Watson, H.; Zhang, Z. (2023) Assessment of pharmaceutical levels in the River Dee a Scottish priority catchment, Poster at #EnvChem2023: Chemistry of the Whole Environment, 1-2 June 2023, Glasgow
  • Zhang, Z.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Lebleu, M.; Cooper, P. (2019) Environmental monitoring, occurrence and potential risks of emerging contaminants in waters., EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 21, EGU2019-17992-1. Abstract.
  • Cooper, P.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; White, D. (2015) Clover Rhizobia population continues to decline in sewage sludge amended soils after 20 years., Valuing Long-Term Experiments for Agriculture and Ecology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, 27-28 May 2015.
  • Cooper, P.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Microbial and chemical data trends in a metal rich amended sewage sludge long term field study after 20 years., Valuing Long-Term Experiments for Agriculture and Ecology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, 27-28 May 2015.
  • Giles, C.D.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Phosphorus transformations and mobility in the rhizosphere of phytase exuding plants following a single cultivation cycle., International Symposium on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms (ISMOM) McGill University, Montreal, 5-10 July 2015.
  • Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Richardson, A.E.; Shand, C.A.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.I.; Lumsdon, D.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Understanding the complementarity between citrate and phytase exudation on the acquisition of soil phosphorus by plants., 9th Symposium, International Society of Root Research (ISRR9), Canberra, Australia, 6-9 October 2015.
  • Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Darch, T.; Blackwell, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Simpson, R.; Sandral, G.; Shand, C.; Wendler, R.; Cooper, P.; Stutter, M.; Lumsdon, D.; Wearing, C.; Zhang, H.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Complementarity of barley and legume varieties in the acquisition of soil phosphorus with variable root biochemical and physiological responses to P deficiency., 9th Symposium, International Society of Root Research (ISRR9), Canberra, Australia, 6-9 October 2015.
  • Mezell, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.I.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Effect of citrate on Aspergillus niger phytase adsorption and catalytic activity in soil., UK PlantSci 2015, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, 14-15 April 2015.
  • Mezeli, M.; Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.I.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Effect of citrate on Aspergillus niger phytase adsorption and catalytic activity in soil., European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015.
  • Menezes-Blackburn, D.; Zhang, H.; Giles, C.D.; George, T.S.; Shand, C.A; Lumsdon, D.; Cooper, P.; Wendler, R.; Brown, L.; Stutter, M.I.; Blackwell, M.; Darch, T.; Wearing, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Soil phosphorus mobility and solid-to-solution phase resupply studied by DGT., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015.
  • 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.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Cooper, P.; Hewitt, I.J. (2006) A comparison of the long term reproducibilities of both original and modified BCR sequential extraction procedures., Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 25 (Suppl.), p202. Abstract.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Cooper, P.; Hewitt, I.J. (2006) A comparison of the long term reproducibilities for both the original and the modified BCR sequential extraction procedures., International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry (ISEG2006), 7th, Beijing, September 2006. Abstract.
  • Bacon, J.R.; Coull, M.C.; Hewitt, I.J.; Cooper, P. (2000) Increased extractable metal concentrations following sewage sludge additions to grassland soils., International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 6-8 August 2000.