Paul Walker (BSc, MRSC) gained his Chemistry degree from Grey College, Durham University, and has worked for SOCOTEC UK for 26 years. As Senior Technical and Development Specialist in the Environmental Science sector at SOCOTEC UK, Paul is responsible for developing analytical methods, both for improving current methodologies and implementing new emerging work areas. Paul is an expert in the field of environmental forensics and is currently involved in the examination of samples for microplastics. Paul is a committee member of the British Standards Institution and a national expert to ISO and CEN.