CWA - CV - Phil Smith

Marine & Ports

CAREER SUMMARY - Dr Phil Smith

Background
Current Position at CWA
Key Experience
Summary of Previous Professional Activities
Publications

Date of Birth:

12 March 1957

Nationality:

British

Qualifications

Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
1st Class BSc in Chemistry and Environmental Science, University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology (UWIST), Cardiff.
PhD 'Environmental Effects of Discharges to the Littoral Zone of the Humber Estuary'. Department of Zoology, University of Hull.

Institutes & Affiliations:

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Member of the Marine Biological Association, UK
Member of the Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association
Member of the Freshwater Biological Association
Member of the British Ecological Society
Member of the Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (MCIWEM)

Current Position at CWA

<>External Consultant. Provides expert advice on impact of spills on the marine eco-system, oil spill prevention, response and clean up, impact of port development, dredging on marine environments, contract research.

Key Experience

Philip is a Chartered Chemist and aquatic ecologist with over 25 years’ experience in ecological surveys and assessment of the impacts of contaminants (metals and organics) on water, sediments invertebrates and fish. Key areas of experience are:

Environmental Impact Assessments.
Chemical analysis of waters, sediments and biota.
Expert Witness on water pollution, fish kills and related issues.
Management of pollution affecting rivers, estuaries and coastal waters. Compliance audits.
Monitoring the impacts of discharges, engineering works & dredging on the aquatic environment.
Ecological and chemical surveys of fresh, estuarine and marine waters.
Assessing ecological and chemical aspects of pollution.
Conservation assessment of aquatic habitats.
Oil spill sensitivity mapping and contingency planning.

Other

Assessment of contaminated sediments
Impact of underwater noise, e.g. from quarries and seismic surveys
Toxicity testing
Satellite and aircraft remote sensing
Environmental communications and education
Environmental Management

Summary of Previous Professional Activities

1982-present

Launched Aquatic Environmental Consultants in 1982 (now Aquatonics Ltd) to provide industry, engineering consultancies and regulatory organisations with advice on monitoring and predicting the effects of discharges, spills and engineering works on aquatic ecosystems. Now an established freelance environmental consultant.

Philip has travelled widely in Africa (Senegal, Gambia, Tunisia, Zanzibar and Kenya) and has worked in Oman, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bermuda, Madagascar, India, Hong Kong, Norway and Ireland. Details are provided in the list of contracts.

Publications:

Smith, P R J (1982). Environmental Effects of Discharges to the Littoral Zone of the Humber Estuary. PhD Thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Hull.

Smith, P R J (1982). Biological monitoring of estuarine discharges. Third International Environment and Safety Conference, London.

Smith, P R J (1983). Coastal Pollution. Leaflet on satellite remote sensing of coastal pollution prepared for the National Remote Sensing Centre, Farnborough.

Smith, P R J and Jones, N V (1983). Routine biological monitoring of estuarine intertidal sites. Society for Experimental Biology conference, University of Hull.

Smith, P R J (1985). Remote sensing from satellites and aircraft and its application in coastal and estuarine studies. Field Studies Council Staff Course, Slapton Ley.

Jones, N V and Smith, P R J (1986). Temporal changes in heavy metals and other parameters of intertidal sediments at a site in the Humber estuary (UK). Water Science Technology, Vol 18, 324.

Smith, P R J and Ford, A J (1990). Environmental Impact Assessment of a Proposed Redevelopment at Folkestone Harbour, Kent. Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association meeting on 'The Coast and Estuaries of South East England' (unpublished).

Smith, P R J (1991). Environmental Impact Assessment. Royal Society of Arts meeting on 'The Future of Britain's Estuaries' 13-14 February 1991.

Smith, P R J (1995). Exploration for hydrocarbons in Lyme Bay. Presentation to ProGeo 95 Conference 'Environmental Assessment - the Role of the Geologist'. 7 July 1995.

Smith, P R J (1996). Environmental standards in multinational companies. Chemistry in Britain, February 1996.

Smith, P R J (1998). Environmental Impacts of Offshore Oil and Gas. Plenary Lecture at a meeting on Marine Pollution held at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 26-27 April 1998.

Smith, P R J, Perrett, J, Garwood, P and Moore, G (1999). Two additions to the UK marine fauna: Desdemona ornata Banse, 1957 (Polychaeta, Sabellidae) and Grandidierella japonica Stephensen, 1938 (Amphipoda, Gammaridea). Newsletter of the Porcupine Natural History Society, p 8-11, Number 2, July 1999.

In addition, Dr Smith demonstrated a GIS for marine resources in Lyme Bay to the Environment Minister, Robert Atkins MP, on 13 September 1994. AEC helped develop the GIS for Kerr-McGee Oil (UK), prior to exploratory drilling.