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Overview

Martyn N. Futter is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a substantial body of work covering various subfields such as environmental chemistry, ecology, global and planetary change, water science and technology, and pollution.

Their research addresses a set of main topics including soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, peatlands and wetlands ecology, microplastics and plastic pollution, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, and land use and ecosystem services.

Frequent publication venues where Martyn N. Futter's research appears include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • AMBIO
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Recent papers by Martyn N. Futter illustrate the focus and diversity of their research interests:

  • Transfer and transport of microplastics from biosolids to agricultural soils and the wider environment (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Moving beyond the state of the art to minimize the risk of ecological surprise (2021) in Global Change Biology
  • Presence of nanoplastics in rural and remote surface waters (2022) in Environmental Research Letters
  • Small artificial waterbodies are widespread and persistent emitters of methane and carbon dioxide (2021) in Global Change Biology
  • Global importance of methane emissions from drainage ditches and canals (2021) in Environmental Research Letters

Martyn N. Futter collaborates regularly with several coauthors, among whom the most frequent include:

  • Mike Peacock
  • Emma Lannergård
  • Pia Geranmayeh
  • Faruk Djodjic
  • Dennis Collentine

The body of work contributed by Martyn N. Futter spans studies that explore environmental chemical processes, ecological systems, and the global impact of pollutants and greenhouse gases in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Their combination of work in both fundamental sciences and applied environmental concerns reflects a broad interdisciplinary approach within the field of environmental science.

Best Publications

  • Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin

    Luca Nizzetto;Martyn Futter;Sindre Langaas

  • Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?

    Luís Carlos de Sá;Miguel Oliveira;Francisca Ribeiro;Thiago Lopes Rocha

  • A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

    Luca Nizzetto;Luca Nizzetto;Gianbattista Bussi;Martyn N. Futter;Dan Butterfield

  • On the forest cover–water yield debate: from demand‐ to supply‐side thinking

    David Ellison;David Ellison;David Ellison;Martyn N. Futter;Kevin Bishop;Kevin Bishop

  • Current Browning of Surface Waters Will Be Further Promoted by Wetter Climate

    Heleen A. de Wit;Salar Valinia;Gesa A Weyhenmeyer;Martyn N. Futter

  • Transfer and transport of microplastics from biosolids to agricultural soils and the wider environment.

    Jill Crossman;Rachel R. Hurley;Martyn Futter;Luca Nizzetto

  • Pollution: Do microplastics spill on to farm soils?

    Luca Nizzetto;Sindre Langaas;Martyn Futter

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of nitrogen additions on base cations: Implications for plants, soils, and streams

    R. W. Lucas;Jonatan Klaminder;M. N. Futter;K. H. Bishop;K. H. Bishop

  • Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river and ground/drinking water of the Ganges River basin: Emissions and implications for human exposure.

    Brij Mohan Sharma;Girija K. Bharat;Shresth Tayal;Thorjørn Larssen

  • The Krycklan Catchment Study—A flagship infrastructure for hydrology, biogeochemistry, and climate research in the boreal landscape

    Hjalmar Laudon;Ida Taberman;Anneli Ågren;Martyn Futter

  • Modeling the mechanisms that control in‐stream dissolved organic carbon dynamics in upland and forested catchments

    M. N. Futter;D. Butterfield;B. J. Cosby;P. J. Dillon

  • Longevity and effectiveness of aluminum addition to reduce sediment phosphorus release and restore lake water quality.

    Brian J. Huser;Sara Egemose;Harvey Harper;Michael Hupfer

  • Spatial analysis of ice phenology trends across the Laurentian Great Lakes region during a recent warming period

    Olaf P. Jensen;Barbara J. Benson;John J. Magnuson;Virginia M. Card

  • The Swedish monitoring of surface waters: 50 years of adaptive monitoring

    Jens Fölster;Richard K. Johnson;Martyn N. Futter;Anders Wilander

  • Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: moving beyond the state of the art to minimize the risk of ecological surprise

    Didier Ludovic Baho;Mirco Bundschuh;Mirco Bundschuh;Martyn Futter

  • Impacts of climate change and socio-economic scenarios on flow and water quality of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) river systems: low flow and flood statistics

    P. G. Whitehead;E. Barbour;M. N. Futter;S. Sarkar

  • THE EFFECT OF EL NIÑO-RELATED DROUGHT ON THE RECOVERY OF ACIDIFIED LAKES

    Peter J. Dillon;Lewis A. Molot;Martyn Futter

  • In-lake measures for phosphorus control: The most feasible and cost-effective solution for long-term management of water quality in urban lakes.

    Brian J. Huser;Martyn Futter;Jeff T. Lee;Mike Perniel

  • Realizing the potential of Natural Water Retention Measures in catchment flood management: Tradeoffs and matching interests

    Dennis Collentine;Martyn N. Futter

  • Variability in organic carbon reactivity across lake residence time and trophic gradients

    Chris D. Evans;Martyn N. Futter;Filip Moldan;Salar Valinia;Salar Valinia

  • In-Lake Processes Offset Increased Terrestrial Inputs of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Color to Lakes

    Stephan J. Köhler;Dolly Kothawala;Martyn N. Futter;Olof Liungman

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Whitehead
Paul Whitehead University of Oxford
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Luca Nizzetto
Luca Nizzetto Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Stephan J. Köhler
Stephan J. Köhler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Andrew J. Wade
Andrew J. Wade University of Reading
Stefan Löfgren
Stefan Löfgren Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Dolly N. Kothawala
Dolly N. Kothawala Uppsala University
Heleen A. de Wit
Heleen A. de Wit Norwegian Institute for Water Research

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