David Kay

University of Wales and the Centre for Research into Environment and Health

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David Kay is Professor of Environment and Health at the University of Wales and Director of the Centre for Research into Environment and Health (CREH). This research team was established to address pollution modelling and environmental health issues. CREH personnel have acted as advisers on standards for recreational and/or drinking water to WHO, EU, ESF, NERC, EPSRC, Scottish Government, DEFRA, HPa, DWI, SEPA, Environment Agency, UKWIR and WRc.

David Kay has acted as:

• specialist adviser to the House of Lords, European Communities Select Committee enquiry into the revision of the EU Bathing Water Directive;
• consultant to EU-DGXI on bathing water epidemiology (Epibathe-FP6);
• member Scientific Advisory Committee to NERC on the new Environment and Human Health Initiative;
• member of the WHO steering group on diffuse pollution from livestock wastes and the effects on human health;
• adviser to the WHO on recreational water Guidelines design and water-related risk assessment;
• consultant to WHO on the development of global disease burden assessment in the area of water and sanitation; and
• adviser to USEPA on revision of the US Bathing water quality Guidelines.

The CREH team, managed by David Kay, includes expertise on aspects of catchment microbial dynamics, quantitative microbial risk assessment, recreational and drinking water epidemiology, sustainable water systems and flood health risks. Since 2001, the CREH team have initiated and led research projects funded by Research Councils, Government and industry and received over £10m in funding.

Publications from this work can be accessed at http://www.ies.aber.ac.uk/en/staff/subpages/research/101.