Colin Cooke, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Pollution Paleolimnology Monitoring Mercury

Research

My research revolves around three key themes:

• using natural archives – especially lake sediments – to reconstruct spatial and temporal patterns in the atmospheric deposition of lead, mercury, and other contaminants;
• designing and reporting on environmental monitoring programs with a focus on water and sediment quality; and
• quantifying the timing, rate, and magnitude of ecosystem changes in alpine environments.