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Overview

Lorraine Maltby is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their recent published works cover a range of topics within environmental assessment and ecological risk management. Notable papers include "Integrating life cycle assessment and environmental risk assessment: A critical review" (2021, Journal of Cleaner Production), "Cross-species extrapolation of chemical sensitivity" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment), "Linking freshwater ecotoxicity to damage on ecosystem services in life cycle assessment" (2022, Environment International), "Identifying ecological production functions for use in ecosystem services-based environmental risk assessment of chemicals" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment), and "Heterogeneity in Ecosystem Service Values: Linking Public Perceptions and Environmental Policies" (2020, Sustainability).

The main topics of their research include:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

Lorraine Maltby frequently publishes in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Wetlands Ecology and Management, Frontiers in Environmental Science, and Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

The scientist has collaborated with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including Stuart Marshall, Paul J. Van den Brink, Ruoyu Liang, J.H. Faber, and Tom Sinclair.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity and the Feel-Good Factor: Understanding Associations between Self-Reported Human Well-being and Species Richness

    Martin Dallimer;Martin Dallimer;Katherine N. Irvine;Andrew M. J. Skinner;Zoe G. Davies

  • Insecticide species sensitivity distributions: importance of test species selection and relevance to aquatic ecosystems

    Lorraine Maltby;Naomi Blake;Theo C. M. Brock;Paul J. Van den Brink

  • Evaluation of the Gammarus pulex in situ feeding assay as a biomonitor of water quality: robustness, responsiveness, and relevance.

    Lorraine Maltby;Sophie A. Clayton;Robert M. Wood;Nathan McLoughlin

  • The effects of motorway runoff on freshwater ecosystems: 1. Field study

    Lorraine Maltby;David M. Forrow;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Peter Calow

  • Studying stress: the importance of organism‐level responses

    Lorraine Maltby

  • Fungicide risk assessment for aquatic ecosystems: importance of interspecific variation, toxic mode of action, and exposure regime.

    Lorraine Maltby;Theo C M Brock;Paul J Van den Brink

  • Comparison of tropical and temperate freshwater animal species' acute sensitivities to chemicals: Implications for deriving safe extrapolation factors: Tropical versus Temperate Species Sensitivity

    Kevin Wh Kwok;Kenneth My Leung;Gilbert Sg Lui;Vincent Kh Chu

  • Importance of fungi in the diet of Gammarus pulex and Asellus aquaticus : II. Effects on growth, reproduction and physiology.

    M. A.S. Graça;L. Maltby;Peter Calow

  • A framework for assessing ecological quality based on ecosystem services

    Achim Paetzold;Philip H. Warren;Lorraine L. Maltby

  • Scope for growth in Gammarus pulex , a freshwater benthic detritivore

    Caroline Naylor;Lorraine Maltby;Peter Calow

  • Aquatic Risks of Pesticides, Ecological Protection Goals, and Common Aims in European Union Legislation

    Theo C. M. Brock;Gertie H. P. Arts;Lorraine Maltby;Paul J. Van den Brink

  • Comparison of Tropical and Temperate Freshwater Animal Species' Acute Sensitivities to Chemicals: Implications for Deriving Safe Extrapolation Factors

    Kevin W H Kwok;Kenneth M Y Leung;Gilbert S G Lui;S Vincent K H Chu

  • Importance of fungi in the diet of Gammarus pulex and Asellus aquaticus I: feeding strategies

    M A S Graça;Lorraine Maltby;P Calow

  • The effects of motorway runoff on freshwater ecosystems. 2: Identifying major toxicants

    Lorraine Maltby;Alistair B.A. Boxall;David M. Forrow;Peter Calow

  • Development of a framework based on an ecosystem services approach for deriving specific protection goals for environmental risk assessment of pesticides

    Karin M. Nienstedt;Theo C. M. Brock;Joke van Wensem;Mark Montforts

  • Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of two crustacean biochemical biomarkers

    Nathan McLoughlin;Daqiang Yin;Lorraine Maltby;Robert M. Wood

  • Predictive Value of Species Sensitivity Distributions for Effects of Herbicides in Freshwater Ecosystems

    P.J. van den Brink;N. Blake;T.C.M. Brock;L. Maltby

  • Toward a mechanistic understanding of contaminant-induced changes in detritus processing in streams : Direct and indirect effects on detritivore feeding

    David M. Forrow;Lorraine Maltby

  • Reintroducing Environmental Change Drivers in Biodiversity–Ecosystem Functioning Research

    Frederik De Laender;Jason R. Rohr;Roman Ashauer;Donald J. Baird

  • The Effects of Motorway Runoff on Freshwater Ecosystems: 3. Toxicant Confirmation

    A. B. A. Boxall;L. Maltby

  • Toward sustainable environmental quality: Priority research questions for Europe

    Paul J. Van den Brink;Alistair B.A. Boxall;Lorraine Maltby;Bryan W. Brooks

  • Sensitivity of the crustaceans Gammarus pulex (L.) and Asellus aquaticus (L.) to short-term exposure to hypoxia and unionized ammonia: Observations and possible mechanisms

    Lorraine Maltby

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip H. Warren
Philip H. Warren University of Sheffield
Theo C.M. Brock
Theo C.M. Brock Wageningen University & Research
Paul J. Van den Brink
Paul J. Van den Brink Wageningen University & Research
Kevin J. Gaston
Kevin J. Gaston University of Exeter
Martin Dallimer
Martin Dallimer University of Leeds
Paul R. Armsworth
Paul R. Armsworth University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Donald J. Baird
Donald J. Baird University of New Brunswick
Colin D. Brown
Colin D. Brown University of York
Michael St. J. Warne
Michael St. J. Warne University of Queensland
Alistair B.A. Boxall
Alistair B.A. Boxall University of York

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