Environmental Quality Program

Environment Bermuda

Water and air sampling
Sampling water from a residential tank (left) and an equipment tripod

Funded by the Government of Bermuda to provide environmental research and monitoring capabilities.

  • Assessment of local air quality - long-term monitoring and source apportionment.

  • Risk assessment of heavy metals in soil and drinking water.

  • Assessment of dioxins in soil arising from municipal solid waste incineration.

  • Long-range atmospheric and oceanic transport of persistent organic pollutants.

  • The sources, fate and behaviour of mercury in Bermuda.

  • Screening Bermuda's groundwater reserves for pesticide and hydrocarbon residues using ELISA and SPME-GC-MS.

CONTACTS:

Dr. Andrew Peters, Associate Research Scientist
Matthew Ashfold, Research Technician