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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. 2007
  2. Published

    Erratum: Enantioselective degradation of organochlorine pesticides in background soils: Variability in field and laboratory studies (Environmental Science and Technology (2007) 41, (4965-4971))

    Kurt-Karakus, P. B., Stroud, J. L., Bidleman, T., Semple, K. T., Jantunen, L. & Jones, K. C., 15/10/2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 20, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debatepeer-review

  3. Published

    Bioavailability of pollutants and soil remediation.

    Ortega-Calvo, J-J., Ball, W. P., Schulin, R., Semple, K. T. & Wick, L. Y., 09/2007, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 36, 5, p. 1383-1384 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Prediction of microbial accessibility of carbon-14-phenanthrene in soil in the presence of pyrene or benzo[a]pyrene using an aqueous cyclodextrin extraction technique.

    Papadopoulos, A., Reid, B. J. & Semple, K. T., 09/2007, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 36, 5, p. 1385-1391 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Enantioselective degradation of organochlorine pesticides in background soils: Variability in field and laboratory studies.

    Kurt-Karakus, P. B., Stroud, J. L., Bidleman, T., Semple, K. T., Jantunen, L. & Jones, K. C., 07/2007, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 41, 14, p. 4965-4971 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Importance of chemical structure on the development of hydrocarbon catabolism in soil.

    Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 07/2007, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 272, 1, p. 120-126 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Rapid quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) soil extracts by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS).

    Hua, G., Broderick, J., Semple, K. T., Killham, K. & Singleton, I., 07/2007, In: Environmental Pollution. 148, 1, p. 176-181 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Microbe-aliphatic hydrocarbon interactions in soil: implications for biodegradation and bioremediation.

    Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 05/2007, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 102, 5, p. 1239-1253 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Weathered Hydrocarbon Wastes: A Risk Management Primer.

    Brassington, K. J., Hough, R. L., Paton, G. I., Semple, K. T., Risdon, G. C., Crossley, J., Hay, I., Askari, K. & Pollard, S. J. T., 05/2007, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 37, 3, p. 199-232 34 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in the presence of volatile organic compounds in soils under different vegetation types.

    Rhodes, A., Owen, S. M. & Semple, K. T., 04/2007, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 269, 2, p. 323-330 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 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

  13. Published

    Impact of electrokinetic remediation on microbial communities within PCP contaminated soil.

    Lear, G., Harbottle, M. J., Sills, G., Knowles, C. J., Semple, K. T. & Thompson, I. P., 03/2007, In: Environmental Pollution. 146, 1, p. 139-146 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Development of microbial degradation of cypermethrin and diazinon in organically and conventionally managed soils.

    Fenlon, K. A., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 2007, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9, 6, p. 510-515 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Prediction of PAH biodegradation in field contaminated soils using a cyclodextrin extraction technique.

    Papadopoulos, A., Paton, G. I., Reid, B. J. & Semple, K. T., 2007, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9, 6, p. 516-522 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Sources, fate, behaviour and effects of organic chemicals at the regional and global scale.

    Jones, K. C., Halsall, C. J., Martin, F. L., Semple, K., Sweetman, A. J. & Thomas, G. O., 2007, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9, 6, p. 500

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 2006
  18. Published

    Further validation of the HPCD-technique for the evaluation of PAH microbial availability in soil.

    Doick, K. J., Clasper, P. J., Urmann, K. & Semple, K. T., 11/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 144, 1, p. 345-354 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Prediction of mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in spiked soils using cyclodextrin extraction.

    Allan, I. J., Semple, K. T., Hare, R. & Reid, B. J., 11/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 144, 2, p. 562-571 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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

  21. Published

    The influence of single and multiple applications of pyrene on the evolution of pyrene catabolism in soil.

    Macleod, C. J. A. & Semple, K. T., 02/2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 139, 3, p. 455-460 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2005
  23. Published

    Behaviour and assessment of bioavailability of organic contaminants in soil: relevance for risk assessment and remediation.

    Stokes, J. D., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 12/2005, In: Soil Use and Management. 21, Suppl., p. 475-486 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 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

  25. Published

    A biomarker model of sublethal genotoxicity (DNA single-strand breaks and adducts) using the sentinel organism Aporrectodea longa in spiked soil.

    Martin, F. L., Piearce, T. G., Hewer, A., Phillips, D. H. & Semple, K. T., 11/2005, In: Environmental Pollution. 138, 2, p. 307-315 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Prediction of [3-C-14]phenyldodecane biodegradation in cable insulating oil-spiked soil using selected extraction techniques}.

    Dew, N. M., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 11/2005, In: Environmental Pollution. 138, 2, p. 316-323 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Effect of cyclodextrin and transformer oil amendments on the chemical extractability of aged [C-14]polychlorinated biphenyl and [C-14]polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon residues in soil.

    Doick, K. J., Burauel, P., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 09/2005, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 24, 9, p. 2138-2144 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Prediction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in contaminated soils using an aqueous hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin extraction technique.

    Stokes, J. D., Wilkinson, A., Reid, B. J., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 06/2005, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 24, 6, p. 1325-1330 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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