Contact Professor John Fawell
Background
BSc Hons in Applied Biology, University of Bath 1969. He joined the Water Research Centre in 1979 and carried out research on pollutants in drinking water and the environment. He also established a Water Industry Advisory Service for contaminants and became chief scientist of WRC NSF National Centre for Environmental Toxicology. He became closely involved with the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality and has been a member of the expert committee since 1988. He became an independent consultant in 2003 acting as an advisor to governments and water suppliers around the world as well as continuing his research interests. He has remained closely involved with WHO on water quality, drinking water standards and water safety plans. He became a visiting professor at Cranfield Institute of Water in 2011 and continues to work on a variety of research projects at Cranfield as well as the WHO Guidelines.
Current activities
Lectures on the basis of drinking water standards and on water and sanitation safety plans along with lectures on chemical contaminants and their significance. He is an active participant in research projects on chemical and microbiological contaminants in drinking water and also on projects to advise policy decisions. He is Chair of the UK Drinking Water Network.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Jarvis P & Fawell J. (2021). Lead in drinking water – An ongoing public health concern?. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 20(April)
- Cotruvo JA & Fawell J. (2021). Considering Risks When Managing Legionella Growth in Plumbing. Journal AWWA, 113(3)
- Gouin T, Cunliffe D, De France J, Fawell J, Jarvis P, .... (2021). Clarifying the absence of evidence regarding human health risks to microplastic particles in drinking-water: High quality robust data wanted. Environment International, 150
- Chan SN, Chang L, Choi KW, Lee JHW, Fawell JK, .... (2020). Unraveling the Causes of Excess Lead in Drinking Water Supply Systems of Densely Populated High-Rise Buildings in Hong Kong. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(22)
- Cotruvo JA, Hrudey SE & Fawell J. (2020). Misleading Research Attempts to Quantify Bladder Cancer Attributable to Drinking Water. Journal AWWA, 112(7)
- Ghoochani M, Rastkari N, Heibati B, Ghozikali MG, Jeddi MZ, .... (2017). Risk assessment of haloacetic acids in the water supply of Tehran, Iran. Water Supply, 17(4)
- Hrudey SE & Fawell J. (2015). 40 years on: what do we know about drinking water disinfection by-products (DBPs) and human health?. Water Supply, 15(4)
- Fawell J. (2015). Emerging contaminants, source water quality and the role of standards. Water Practice and Technology, 10(3)
- Hess T, Aldaya M, Fawell J, Franceschini H, Ober E, .... (2014). Understanding the impact of crop and food production on the water environment—using sugar as a model. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 94(1)
- Fawell J. (2012). Chemicals in the water environment. Where do the real and future threats lie?. Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 48(4)
- Bull RJ, Cotruvo JA, Fawell J & Hrudey SE. (2012). Re: Chowdhury et al. 2011. J. Hazard. Mater. Disinfection byproducts in Canadian provinces: Associated cancer risks and associated medical expenses. 187: 574–584. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 237-238
- Hrudey SE, Conant B, Douglas IP, Fawell J, Gillespie T, .... (2011). Managing uncertainty in the provision of safe drinking water. Water Supply, 11(6)
- Fawell J. Fluoride in Drinking-water. Water Intelligence Online, 12
Books
- Fawell J & Hrudey S. (2015). Managing Uncertainty in the Provision of Safe Drinking Water In Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Fawell J, Abdulraheem M, Cotruvo J, Al-Awadhi F, Magara Y, .... (2010). Chemical Aspects of Desalinated Water In Desalination Technology. CRC Press.