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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. 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

  2. Published

    A Comparison of γ-ray Spectroscopy with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry for the Environmental Assay of Plutonium

    Joyce, M. J., Tighe, C., Campbell, I., Christl, M., Degueldre, C., Iridoy, M. C., Semple, K. T. & Andrew, J., 5/09/2019, 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2018 - Proceedings. IEEE, 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  3. Published

    A meta-analysis to correlate lead bioavailability and bioaccessibility and predict lead bioavailability

    Dong, Z., Yan, K., Liu, Y., Naidu, R., Duan, L., Wijayawardena, A., Semple, K. T. & Rahman, M. M., 07/2016, In: Environment International. 92-93, p. 139-145 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A PCB input-output balance on a human.

    Juan, C-Y., Thomas, G. O., Semple, K. T. & Jones, K. C., 1999, In: Organohalogen Compounds. 44, p. 153-156 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  5. Published

    A simple C-14-respirometric method for assessing microbial catabolic potential and contaminant bioavailability.

    Reid, B. J., MacLeod, C. J. A., Lee, P. H., Morriss, A. W. J., Stokes, J. D. & Semple, K. T., 15/03/2001, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 196, 2, p. 141-146 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Abiotic factors controlling bioavailability and bioaccessibility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil: Putting together a bigger picture

    Yu, L., Duan, L., Naidu, R. & Semple, K. T., 02/2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 613–614, p. 1140-1153 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Adding Value to Digestate and Ash (the AVAnD project): elucidating the role and the value of alternative fertilisers on the soil-plant system

    Lag Brotons, A., Marshall, R., Herbert, B., Hurst, L., Inam, E. J. & Semple, K., 2020, Resource Recovery from Wastes: Towards a Circular Economy. Macaskie, L. E., Sapsford, D. J. & Mayes, W. M. (eds.). London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  8. Published

    Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a culture of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and proposal of Algiphilaceae fam. nov.

    Gutierrez, T., Green, D. H., Whitman, W. B., Nichols, P. D., Semple, K. T. & Aitken, M. D., 11/2012, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62, 11, p. 2743-2749 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Alkaline wood ash, turbulence, and traps with excess of sulfuric acid do not strip completely the ammonia off an agro-waste digestate

    Moure Abelenda, A., Semple, K., Lag Brotons, A., Herbert, B., Aggidis, G. & Aiouache, F., 28/08/2021, In: Edelweiss Chemical Science Journal. 4, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    An assessment of the impacts of pesticide use on the environment and health of rice farmers in Sierra Leone

    Sankoh, A. I., Whittle, R. K., Semple, K. T., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 09/2016, In: Environment International. 94, p. 458-466 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material

    Webber, J. B. W., Corbett, P., Semple, K. T., Ogbonnaya, U., Teel, W. S., Masiello, C. A., Fisher, Q. J., Valenza, J. J., Song, Y-Q. & Hu, Q., 15/09/2013, In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 178, p. 94-98 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Anaerobic co-digestion of cattle rumen content and food waste for biogas production: Establishment of co-digestion ratios and kinetic studies

    Ihoeghian, N. A., Amenaghawon, A. N., Ajieh, M. U., Oshoma, C. E., Ogofure, A., Erhunmwunse, N. O., Edosa, V. I. O., Tongo, I., Obuekwe, I. S., Isagba, E. S., Emokaro, C., Ezemonye, L. I. N., Lag-Brotons, A. J., Semple, K. T. & Martin, A. D., 30/06/2022, In: Bioresource Technology Reports. 18, 10 p., 101033.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their polar derivatives in soils of an industrial heritage city of Australia

    Idowu, O., Semple, K. T., Ramadass, K., O'Connor, W., Hansbro, P. & Thavamani, P., 10/01/2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 699, 12 p., 134303.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Application of a luminescence-based biosensor for assessing naphthalene biodegradation in soils from a manufactured gas plant.

    Paton, G. I., Reid, B. J. & Semple, K. T., 05/2009, In: Environmental Pollution. 157, 5, p. 1643-1648 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Arsenic speciation in the earthworms Lumbricus rubellus and Dendrodrilus rubidus.

    Langdon, C. J., Piearce, T. G., Feldmann, J., Semple, K. T. & Meharg, A. A., 06/2003, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 22, 6, p. 1302-1308 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Arsenic-speciation in arsenate-resistant and non-restistant populations of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus.

    Langdon, C. J., Meharg, A. A., Feldmann, J., Balgar, T., Charnock, J., Farqhar, M., Piearce, T. G., Semple, K. T. & Cotter-Howells, J., 2002, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 4, 4, p. 603-608 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Aspen Plus® Process Simulation Model of the Biomass Ash-Based Treatment of Anaerobic Digestate for Production of Fertilizer and Upgradation of Biogas

    Moure Abelenda, A., Ali, A., Semple, K. & Aiouache, F., 27/03/2023, In: Energies. 16, 7, 22 p., 3039.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    As-resistance in Laboratory reared Fl, F2 and F3 generation offspring of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus inhabiting an As-contaminated mine soil.

    Langdon, C. J., Morgan, A. J., Charnock, J. M., Semple, K. T. & Lowe, C. N., 11/2009, In: Environmental Pollution. 157, 11, p. 3114-3119 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Assessing biodegradation potential of PAHs in complex multi-contaminant matrices.

    Hickman, Z. A., Swindell, A. L., Allan, I. J., Rhodes, A., Hare, R., Semple, K. T. & Reid, B. J., 12/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 156, 3, p. 1041-1045 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Assessing the chemical and biological accessibility of the herbicide isoproturon in soil amended with biochar

    Sopena, F., Semple, K., Sohi, S. & Bending, G., 06/2012, In: Chemosphere. 88, 1, p. 77-83 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Assessment of acute PAH toxicity using prokaryote biosensors.

    Reid, B. J., MacLeod, C. J. A., Semple, K. T., Weitz, H. J., Paton, G. I., Leeson, A. (ed.) & Alleman, BC. (ed.), 1999, p. 217-222. 6 p.

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

  22. Published

    Assessment of PAH contaminated land: implementing a risk-based approach

    Ogbonnaya, U. O., Oyelami, A. O., Umego, M. O., Okere, U. V., David Oluwadare, A., Fasina, S. A. & Semple, K. T., 11/2017, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 8, p. 84-95 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Assessment of spiking procedures for the introduction of a phenanthrene-LNAPL mixture into field-wet soil.

    Doick, K. J., Lee, P. H. & Semple, K. T., 12/2003, In: Environmental Pollution. 126, 3, p. 399-406 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Assessment of the effects of phenanthrene and its nitrogen heterocyclic analogues on microbial activity in soil

    Anyanwu, I. & Semple, K. T., 5/03/2016, In: SpringerPlus. 5, 14 p., 279.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Assessment of the Oral Bioavailability of Organic Contaminants in Humans

    Wijayawardena, M. A. A., Liu, Y., Yan, K., Duan, L., Umeh, A. C., Naidu, R. & Semple, K. T., 9/07/2020, Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Sediment . Ortega-Calvo, J. J. & Parsons, J. R. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 191-218 28 p. (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; vol. 100).

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

  26. Published

    Baseline PAHs, N-PAHs and 210Pb in Segment Samples from Bodo Creek: Comparison with Bonny Estuary, Niger Delta

    Anyanwu, I. N., Sikoki, F. D. & Semple, K. T., 28/08/2021, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 232, 9, 10 p., 366.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. 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

  28. Published

    Beyond the obvious: Environmental health implications of polar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Idowu, O., Semple, K. T., Ramadass, K., O'Connor, W., Hansbro, P. & Thavamani, P., 02/2019, In: Environment International. 123, p. 543-557 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. E-pub ahead of print

    Bioaccumulation of Benzo[a]pyrene Nonextractable Residues in Soil by Eisenia fetida and Associated Background-level Sublethal Genotoxicity (DNA Single-strand Breaks)

    Umeh, A. C., Panneerselvan, L., Duan, L., Naidu, R. & Semple, K., 4/07/2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science of the Total Environment.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Bioavailability : definition, assessment and implications for risk assessment.

    Naidu, R., Semple, K. T., Megharaj, M., Juhasz, A. L., Bolan, N. S., Gupta, S. K., Clothier, B. E. & Schulin, R., 2008, Chemical Bioavailability in Terrestrial Environment. Hartemink, A. E., McBratney, A. B. & Naidu, R. (eds.). 32 ed. London: Elsevier, Vol. 32. p. 39-51 13 p. (Developments in Soil Science).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  31. Published

    Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Soil and Associated Desorption-Based Measurements

    Umeh, A. C., Naidu, R., Owojori, O. J. & Semple, K. T., 14/07/2020, Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Sediment. Ortega-Calvo, J. J. & Parsons, J. R. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 293-350 58 p. (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; vol. 100).

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

  32. Published

    Bioavailability of cable insulating oil to soil biota.

    MacLeod, C. J. A., Lee, P. H., Reid, B. J., Dzirasa, K., Semple, K. T., Patel, D., Swingler, S. G., Leeson, A. (ed.) & Alleman, BC. (ed.), 1999, p. 259-264. 6 p.

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

  33. Published

    Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants in soils: fundamental concepts and techniques for analysis.

    Semple, K. T., Morriss, A. W. J. & Paton, G. I., 12/2003, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 54, 4, p. 809-818 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Bioavailability of nonextractable (bound) pesticide residues to earthworms.

    Gevao, B., Mordaunt, C., Semple, K. T., Piearce, T. G. & Jones, K. C., 1/02/2001, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 35, 3, p. 501-507 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soils: concept, analytical tools, and application in the risk assessment

    Adedigba, B. & Semple, K. T., 2015, In: Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry. 67, p. 493-512 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soils and sediments - a perspective on mechanisms, consequences and assessment.

    Reid, B. J., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 04/2000, In: Environmental Pollution. 108, 1, p. 103-112 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. 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

  38. Published

    Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic compounds

    Idowu, O., Kim Anh Tran, T., Baker, P., Farell, H., Zammit, A., Semple, K., O'Connor, W. & Thavamani, P., 1/09/2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 736, 10 p., 139574.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Biochar-facilitated batch co-digestion of food waste and cattle rumen content: An assessment of process stability, kinetic studies, and pathogen fate

    Ihoeghian, N. A., Amenaghawon, A. N., Ogofure, A., Oshoma, C. E., Ajieh, M. U., Erhunmwunse, N. O., Obuekwe, I. S., Edosa, V. I. O., Tongo, I., Emokaro, C., Ezemonye, L. I. N., Semple, K. T. & Martin, A. D., 30/09/2023, In: Green Technologies and Sustainability. 1, 3, 100035.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Biochar-microorganism interactions for organic pollutant remediation: Challenges and perspectives

    Mukherjee, S., Sarkar, B., Aralappanavar, V. K., Mukhopadhyay, R., Basak, B. B., Srivastava, P., Marchut-Mikołajczyk, O., Bhatnagar, A., Semple, K. T. & Bolan, N., 1/09/2022, In: Environmental Pollution. 308, 17 p., 119609.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. 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

  42. Published

    Biodegradation of aromatic compounds by microalgae.

    Semple, K. T., Cain, R. B. & Schmidt, S., 15/01/1999, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 170, 2, p. 291-300 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Biodegradation of fluorene by the newly isolated marine-derived fungus, Mucor irregularis strain bpo1 using response surface methodology

    Bankole, P. O., Semple, K. T., Jeon, B-H. & Govindwar, S. P., 15/01/2021, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 208, 11 p., 111619.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Biodegradation of PAHs in soil : influence of chemical structure, concentration and multiple amendment.

    Couling, N. R., Towell, M. G. & Semple, K. T., 11/2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 11, p. 3411-3420 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Biodegradation of phenanthrene by indigenous microorganisms in soils from Livingstone Island, Antarctica

    Okere, U. V., Cabrerizo, A., Dachs, J., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 2012, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 329, 1, p. 69-77 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Biodegradation of Phenanthrene-Nitrogen-Containing Analogues in Soil

    Anyanwu, I. & Semple, K. T., 08/2015, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 226, 10 p., 252.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Biodegradation of phenols by a eukaryotic alga.

    Semple, K. T., 05/1997, In: Research in Microbiology. 148, 4, p. 365-367 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

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