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I completed my PhD in Soil & Environmental Science (2025) with a focus on the fate and impact of agricultural mulch film use on agroecosystems. My research interests include environmental pollution, sustainable land use, and ecosystem conservation.
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Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate, PhD, Soil & Environmental Science, Bangor University
2021 → 2025
Postgraduate, MSc, Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter
2019 → 2020
Postgraduate, MSc, Ecology & Conservation, Uppsala University
2018 → 2020
Undergraduate, BSc, Biology, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität München
2013 → 2016
External positions
Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
2016 → 2017
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Accumulation of soil microplastics and phthalate esters in nine typical Chinese croplands using plastic mulch film
Sun, Y., Li, S., Ding, F., Graf, M., Qi, R., Liu, X., Wang, K., Ge, T., Wang, J., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 7 Nov 2025, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 23, 1, 25660 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addition of inorganic nitrogen significantly increases the real and apparent priming effects of polyethylene and PHBV microplastics in soil
Brown, R., Florent, P., Graf, M., Kennaway, S., Collins, B., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 12 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 499, 140125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics
Graf, M., Reay, M. K., Dimitriou, A., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 18 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Polymers and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic mulches enhance chili production in Sri Lankan wet zone agriculture
Thennakoon, N., Wickrama, S., Madhuranga, N., Jayasundara, C., Dias, A., Thumbe Dhura, M. G., Ariyaratna, M., Karunarathna, A., Chathurika, S., Graf, M., Reay, M. K., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Aug 2025, In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 13, 1, 25648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodegradable mulch films exhibit slower-than-expected degradation with negligible effects on soil microbial communities
Graf, M., Choiselat, E., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Dimitriou, A., Liu, Q., Elias, R., Golyshin, P., Griffiths, R., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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