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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. Published

    Induction of PAH-catabolism in mushroom compost and its use in the biodegradation of soil-associated phenanthrene.

    Reid, B. J., Fermor, T. R. & Semple, K. T., 06/2002, In: Environmental Pollution. 118, 1, p. 65-73 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Influence of Activated Charcoal on Desorption Kinetics and Biodegradation of Phenanthrene in Soil

    Rhodes, A. H., Riding, M. J., McAllister, L. E., Lee, K. & Semple, K. T., 20/11/2012, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 46, 22, p. 12445-12451 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Influence of contact time on extractability and degradation of pyrene in sons.

    Macleod, C. J. A. & Semple, K. T., 12/2000, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 34, 23, p. 4952-4957 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Influence of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin on the biodegradation of C-14-phenanthrene and C-14-hexadecane in soil

    Stroud, J. L., Tzima, M., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 10/2009, In: Environmental Pollution. 157, 10, p. 2678-2683 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Influence of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin on the extraction and biodegradation of phenanthrene in soil.

    Reid, B. J., Stokes, J. D., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 03/2004, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 23, 3, p. 550-556 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. E-pub ahead of print

    Influence of Inoculum to Substrate Ratio and Substrates Mixing Ratio on Biogas Production from the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Phragmites australis and Food Waste

    Al-Iraqi, A. R., Gandhi, B. P., Folkard, A. M., Barker, P. A. & Semple, K. T., 31/10/2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bioenergy Research.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Influence of pH, electrical conductivity and ageing on the extractability of benzo[a]pyrene in two contrasting soils

    Meng, F., Yang, X., Duan, L., Naidu, R., Nuruzzaman, M. & Semple, K., 10/11/2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 690, p. 647-653 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Influence of plants on the chemical extractability and biodegradability of 2,4-dichlorophenol in soil.

    Boucard, T. K., Bardgett, R. D., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 01/2005, In: Environmental Pollution. 133, 1, p. 53-62 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Influence of temperature on the mineralisation of [UL-14C]benzene in spent mushroom compost.

    Semple, K. T., Watts, N. U. & Fermor, T. R., 07/1998, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 164, 2, p. 317-321 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Infrared spectroscopy coupled with a dispersion model for quantifying the real-time dynamics of kanamycin resistance in artificial microbiota

    Jin, N., Paraskevaidi, M., Semple, K. T., Martin, F. L. & Zhang, D., 19/09/2017, In: Analytical Chemistry. 89, 18, p. 9814-9821 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Inherited resistance to arsenate toxicity in two populations of Lumbricus rubellus.

    Langdon, C. J., Piearce, T. G., Meharg, A. A. & Semple, K. T., 10/2003, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 22, 10, p. 2344-2348 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Insights into the biodegradation of weathered hydrocarbons in contaminated soils by bioaugmentation and nutrient stimulation

    Jiang, Y., Brassington, K. J., Prpich, G., Paton, G. I., Semple, K. T., Pollard, S. J. T. & Coulon, F., 10/2016, In: Chemosphere. 161, p. 300-307 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Interactions between earthworms and arsenic in the soil environment : a review.

    Langdon, C. J., Piearce, T. G., Meharg, A. A. & Semple, K. T., 08/2003, In: Environmental Pollution. 124, 3, p. 361-373 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Interactions of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with algal cells: quantification of association, visualization of uptake, and measurement of alterations in the composition of cells

    Rhiem, S., Riding, M. J., Baumgartner, W., Martin, F. L., Semple, K. T., Jones, K. C., Schäffer, A. & Maes, H. M., 01/2015, In: Environmental Pollution. 196, p. 431-439 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Introductory remarks to the special issue.

    Jones, K. C., Gevao, B., Mordaunt, C., Northcott, G. & Semple, K. T., 04/2000, In: Environmental Pollution. 108, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Introductory remarks to the Special Issue.

    Semple, K. T., Jones, K. C. & Craven, A., 01/2005, In: Environmental Pollution. 133, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Isolation and characterisation of azoxystrobin degrading bacteria from soil

    Howell, C. C., Semple, K. T. & Bending, G. D., 01/2014, In: Chemosphere. 95, p. 370-378 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Kinetic investigations into the effect of inoculum to substrate ratio on batch anaerobic digestion of simulated food waste

    Gandhi, B. P., Otite, S. V., Fofie, E. A., Lag-Brotons, A. J., Ezemonye, L. I., Semple, K. T. & Martin, A. D., 31/08/2022, In: Renewable Energy. 195, p. 311-321 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Kinetic study of the stabilization of an agro-industrial digestate by adding wood bottom ash

    Moure Abelenda, A., Semple, K., Lag Brotons, A., Herbert, B., Aggidis, G. & Aiouache, F., 15/08/2021, In: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 7, 7 p., 100127.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Ligand arsenic complexation and immunoperoxidase detection of metallothionein in the earthworm 'Lumbricus rubellus' inhabiting arsenic-rich soil.

    Langdon, C. J., Winters, C., Sturzenbaum, S. R., Morgan, A. J., Charnock, J. M., Meharg, A. A., Piearce, T. G., Lee, P. H. & Semple, K. T., 2005, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 7, p. 2042-2048 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Linking Catabolism to Cyclodextrin Extractability: Determination of the Microbial Availability of PAHs in Soil.

    Doick, K. J., Dew, N. M. & Semple, K. T., 2005, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 22, p. 8858-8864 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 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

  23. Published

    Linking desorption kinetics to phenanthrene biodegradation in soil.

    Rhodes, A., McAllister, L. E. & Semple, K. T., 05/2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1348-1353 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Local and global trace plutonium contributions in fast breeder legacy soils

    Tighe, C., Castrillejo, M., Christl, M., Degueldre, C., Andrew, J., Semple, K. T. & Joyce, M. J., 19/03/2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 10 p., 1381.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Long-Term Fate of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Agricultural Soil.

    Doick, K. J., Klingelmann, E., Burauel, P., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 15/05/2005, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 39, 10, p. 3663-3670 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

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