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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. Published

    Dataset on the solid-liquid separation of anaerobic digestate by means of wood ash-based treatment

    Abelenda, A. M., Semple, K. T., Aggidis, G. & Aiouache, F., 31/10/2022, In: Data Brief. 44, 9 p., 108536.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Cyclodextrin enhanced biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols in contaminated soil slurries.

    Allan, I. J., Semple, K. T., Hare, R. & Reid, B. J., 08/2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 15, p. 5498-5504 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Counting the cost of the Niger Delta's largest oil spills: Satellite remote sensing reveals extensive environmental damage with >1million people in the impact zone

    Obida, C. B., Blackburn, G. A., Whyatt, J. D. & Semple, K. T., 25/06/2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 775, 11 p., 145854.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Correlation between solvent extractability and bioavailability of benzo(a) pyrene in 19 soils measured in juvenile swine

    Duan, L., Naidu, R. & Semple, K., 19/08/2018, In: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 256, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  5. Published

    Concentration-dependent effects of carbon nanoparticles in gram-negative bacteria determined by infrared spectroscopy with multivariate analysis

    Riding, M. J., Martin, F. L., Trevisan, J., Llabjani, V., Patel, I. I., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 04/2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 163, p. 226-234 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Comparison of Single- and Sequential-Solvent Extractions of Total Extractable Benzo[ a]pyrene Fractions in Contrasting Soils

    Umeh, A. C., Duan, L., Naidu, R. & Semple, K. T., 2/10/2018, In: Analytical Chemistry. 90, 19, p. 11703-11709 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Comparison of oral bioavailability of benzo[a]pyrene in soils using rat and swine and the implications for human health risk assessment

    Duan, L., Naidu, R., Liu, Y., Dong, Z., Mallavarapu, M., Herde, P., Kuchel, T. & Semple, K. T., 09/2016, In: Environment International. 94, p. 95-102 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Community engagement in water, sanitation and hygiene in sub-Saharan Africa: does it WASH?

    Tsekleves, E., Braga, M. F., Abonge, C., Santana, M., Pickup, R., Anchang, K. Y., Pippo, T. D., Semple, K. & Roy, M., 28/02/2022, In: Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 12, 2, p. 143-156 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Co-fermentation of whey permeates and cattle slurry using a partitioned up-flow anaerobic digestion tank

    Fagbohungbe, M. O., Onyeri, C. A. & Semple, K. T., 15/10/2019, In: Energy. 185, p. 567-572 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Circularity of Bioenergy Residues: Acidification of Anaerobic Digestate Prior to Addition of Wood Ash

    Moure Abelenda, A., Semple, K. T., Aggidis, G. & Aiouache, F., 7/03/2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 5, 18 p., 3127.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Chemical pollution: a growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity

    Naidu, R., Biswas, B., Willett, I., Cribb, J., Kumar Sing, B., Nathanail, P., Coulon, F., Semple, K., Jones, K., Barclay, A. & Aitken, R., 30/11/2021, In: Environment International. 156, 106616.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Chemical measures of bioavailability/bioaccessibility of PAHs in soil: fundamentals to application

    Riding, M. J., Doick, K. J., Martin, F. L., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 15/10/2013, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 261, p. 687–700 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Changes in microbial utilization and fate of soil carbon following the addition of different fractions of anaerobic digestate to soils

    Cattin, M., Semple, K., Stutter, M., Romano, G., Lag Brotons, A., Parry, C. & Surridge, B., 30/11/2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2398-2413 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Case study on Resource Recovery: linking renewable energy, waste management and sustainable agriculture

    Semple, K., Marshall, R., Lag Brotons, A., Herbert, B. & Hurst, L., 12/2018, From waste to resource productivity: Evidence and case studies. p. 39-50 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  15. Published

    Carbon nanomaterials in clean and contaminated soils: environmental implications and applications

    Riding, M. J., Martin, F. L., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 5/01/2015, In: SOIL. 1, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Can microbial mineralization be used to estimate microbial availability of organic contaminants in soil?

    Semple, K. T., Dew, N. M., Doick, K. J. & Rhodes, A., 03/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 140, 1, p. 164-172 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Can bioavailability of PAHs be assessed by a chemical means?

    Reid, B. J., Jones, K. C., Semple, K. T., Leeson, A. (ed.) & Alleman, BC. (ed.), 1999, p. 253-258. 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  18. Published

    Buffered cyclodextrin extraction of -phenanthrene from black carbon amended soil

    Yu, L., Vázquez-Cuevas, G., Duan, L. & Semple, K. T., 11/2016, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 6, p. 177-184 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Bound pesticide residues in soils: a review.

    Gevao, B., Semple, K. T. & Jones, K. C., 04/2000, In: Environmental Pollution. 108, 1, p. 3-14 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Bioremediation potential of PAHs in compost.

    Reid, B. J., Jones, K. C., Semple, K. T., Fermor, T. R., Leeson, A. (ed.) & Alleman, BC. (ed.), 1999, p. 25-30. 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  21. Published

    Biological tools for the assessment of contaminated land: applied soil ecotoxicology.

    Paton, G. I., Killham, K., Weitz, H. J. & Semple, K. T., 12/2005, In: Soil Use and Management. 21, Suppl., p. 487-499 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Biohydrogen production through dark fermentation from waste biomass: Current status and future perspectives on biorefinery development

    Casper D'Silva, T., Khan, S. A., Kumar, S., Kumar, D., Isha, A., Deb, S., Yadav, S., Illathukandy, B., Chandra, R., Vijay, V. K., Subbarao, P. M. V., Bagi, Z., Kovacs, K. L., Liang, Y., Gandhi, B. & Semple, K., 15/10/2023, In: Fuel. 350, 128842.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Biogenic volatile organic compounds as potential carbon sources for microbial communities in soil from the rhizosphere of Populus tremula.

    Owen, S. M., Clark, S., Pompe, M. & Semple, K. T., 03/2007, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 268, 1, p. 34-39 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Biogenic volatile organic compounds as a potential stimulator for organic contaminant degradation by soil microorganisms.

    McLoughlin, E., Rhodes, A., Owen, S. M. & Semple, K. T., 01/2009, In: Environmental Pollution. 157, 1, p. 86-94 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Biodegradation of phenols by the alga Ochromonas danica.

    Semple, K. T. & Cain, R. B., 04/1996, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62, 4, p. 1265-1273 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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