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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    Using supercritical fluid extraction to measure the desorption and bioaccessibility of phenanthrene in soils.

    Stroud, J., Rhodes, A., Semple, K. T., Simek, Z. & Hofman, J., 12/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 156, 3, p. 664-670 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Linking chemical extraction to microbial degradation of C-14-hexadecane in soil.

    Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 11/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 156, 2, p. 474-481 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Development of an analytical procedure for weathered hydrocarbon contaminated soils within a UK risk-based framework.

    Risdon, G. C., Pollard, S. J. T., Brassington, K. J., McEwan, J. N., Paton, G. I., Semple, K. T. & Coulon, F., 15/09/2008, In: Analytical Chemistry. 80, 18, p. 7090-7096 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Relationship between cyclodextrin extraction and biodegradation of phenanthrene in soil.

    Rhodes, A., Dew, N. M. & Semple, K. T., 07/2008, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 27, 7, p. 1488-1495 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The impact of synthetic pyrethroid and organophosphate sheep dip formulations on microbial activity in soil.

    Boucard, T. K., McNeill, C., Bardgett, R. D., Paynter, C. D. & Semple, K. T., 05/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 153, 1, p. 207-214 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Fugacity modelling to predict the distribution of organic contaminants in the soil: oil matrix of constructed biopiles.

    Pollard, S. J. T., Hough, R. L., Kim, K.-H., Bellarby, J., Paton, G., Semple, K. T. & Coulon, F., 04/2008, In: Chemosphere. 71, 8, p. 1432-1439 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Development of phenanthrene catabolism in natural and artificial soils.

    Rhodes, A., Hofman, J. & Semple, K. T., 03/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 152, 2, p. 424-430 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Fate and behaviour of phenanthrene in the natural and artificial soils.

    Hofman, J., Rhodes, A. & Semple, K. T., 03/2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 152, 2, p. 468-475 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Impact of black carbon in the extraction and mineralization of phenanthrene in soil.

    Rhodes, A., Carlin, A. & Semple, K. T., 02/2008, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 42, 3, p. 740-745 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. 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

  12. 2007
  13. Published

    Microbial interactions with organic contaminants in soil: Definitions, processes and measurement.

    Semple, K. T., Doick, K. J., Wick, L. Y. & Harms, H., 11/2007, In: Environmental Pollution. 150, 1, p. 166-176 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

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