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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. Published

    Impact of zinc-copper mixtures on the development of phenanthrene catabolism in soil

    Obuekwe, I. S. & Semple, K. T., 11/2013, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 85, p. 228-236 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    The impact of biochar on the bioaccessibility of (14)C-phenanthrene in aged soil

    Ogbonnaya, O. U., Adebisi, O. O. & Semple, K. T., 11/2014, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16, 11, p. 2635-2643 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Impact of two contrasting biochars on the bioaccessibility of 14C-naphthalene in soil

    Ogbonnaya, U., Thomas, J., Fasina, S. A. & Semple, K. T., 11/2016, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 6, p. 80-93 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 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

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  6. 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

  7. Published

    Effects of pre-exposure on the indigenous biodegradation of 14C-phenanthrene in Antarctic soils

    Okere, U. V., Cabrerizo, A., Dachs, J., Ogbonnaya, U. O., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 11/2017, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 125, p. 189-199 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. E-pub ahead of print

    Indigenous 14C-phenanthrene biodegradation in “pristine” woodland and grassland soils from Norway and United Kingdom

    Okere, U., Schuster, J., Ogbonnaya, U., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 4/10/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 19, 11, p. 1437-1444 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Impact of organic amendments on the development of 14C-phenanthrene catabolism in soil

    Omoni, V. T., Lag-Brotons, A. J. & Semple, K. T., 1/07/2020, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 151, 11 p., 104991.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The Impact of Enhanced and Non-Enhanced Biochars on the Catabolism of 14C-Phenanthrene in Soil

    Omoni, V., Baidoo, P. K., Fagbohungbe, M. & Semple, K., 1/11/2020, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 20, 12 p., 101146.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Effects of biological pre-treatment of lignocellulosic waste with white-rot fungi on the stimulation of 14C-phenanthrene catabolism in soils

    Omoni, V. T., Lag-Brotons, A. J., Ibeto, C. N. & Semple, K. T., 30/11/2021, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 165, 10 p., 105324.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Impact of lignocellulosic waste-immobilised white-rot fungi on enhancing the development of 14C-phenanthrene catabolism in soil

    Omoni, V. T., Ibeto, C. N., Lag-Brotons, A. J., Bankole, P. O. & Semple, K. T., 10/03/2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 811, 11 p., 152243.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 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

  14. Published

    From bioavailability science to regulation of organic chemicals

    Ortega-Calvo, J-J., Harmsen, J., Parsons, J. R., Semple, K. T., Aitken, M. D., Ajao, C., Eadsforth, C., Galay-Burgos, M., Naidu, R., Oliver, R., Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M., Roembke, J., Streck, G. & Versonnen, B., 1/09/2015, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 49, 17, p. 10255-10264 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Why Biodegradable Chemicals Persist in the Environment? A Look at Bioavailability

    Ortega-Calvo, J. J., Stibany, F., Semple, K. T., Schaeffer, A., Parsons, J. R. & Smith, K. E. C., 22/06/2020, Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals in Soil and Sediment. Ortega-Calvo, J. J. & Parsons, J. R. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 243-265 23 p. (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; vol. 100).

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

  16. Published

    Effect of the Inoculum-to-Substrate Ratio on Putative Pathogens and Microbial Kinetics during the Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Simulated Food Waste

    Otite, S. V., Gandhi, B. P., Agyabeng Fofie, E., Lag-Brotons, A. J., Ezemonye, L. I., Martin, A. D., Pickup, R. W. & Semple, K. T., 18/03/2024, In: Microorganisms. 12, 3, 603.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Effect of a synthetic pyrethroid-based sheep dip on protozoa predating faecal coliforms and salmonellae in farm slurries.

    Owen, D., Brown, J., Cummings, B., Semple, K. T. & Jones, K., 2002, Proceedings of the Society for Applied Microbiology summer conference on pathogens in the environment and changing ecosystems.

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

  18. 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

  19. Published

    Effects of plant species identity, diversity and soil fertility on biodegradation of phenanthrene in soil

    Oyelami, A. O., Okere, U. V., Orwin, K. H., De Deyn, G. B., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 02/2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 173, p. 231-237 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Impact of activated carbon on the catabolism of (14)C-phenanthrene in soil

    Oyelami, A. O., Ogbonnaya, U., Muotoh, C. & Semple, K. T., 10/06/2015, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 17, 6, p. 1173-1181 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    The impact of carbon nanomaterials on the development of phenanthrene catabolism in soil

    Oyelami, A. O. & Semple, K. T., 8/07/2015, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 17, 7, p. 1302-1310 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Impact of carbon nanomaterials on microbial activity in soil

    Oyelami, A. O. & Semple, K. T., 07/2015, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 86, p. 172-180 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

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