Dr William Hartley

Will is a senior lecturer at Harper Adams University. His interests lie in sustainable agriculture and soil health, with a focus on the use of cover crops for soil stability and carbon sequestration.  He also has research interests in metal contaminants and their behaviour in soil, in situ remediation of soils using organic and inorganic amendments and the restoration of bauxite residue disposal areas in China. He has worked on several interdisciplinary research projects that have focused on real world problems and socially relevant issues. He has experience of engagement with industrial stakeholders and end-users including United Utilities, Severn Trent Water, borough councils, remediation engineers, consultants, and the Environment Agency.

• Sustainable agriculture: using cover crops to reduce land degradation and improve soil health.
• Nanometal contaminants in soil:  the research is attempting to understand the mechanisms of nanometal absorption and transport in the soil-plant system and the effects on aggregate stability and soil health.
• Restoration of bauxite residue disposal areas in China: soil genesis from toxic waste.