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Professor Kirk Semple

Director of International Research, Professor

  1. Journal article
  2. Published

    Concentration-dependent effects of carbon nanoparticles in gram-negative bacteria determined by infrared spectroscopy with multivariate analysis

    Riding, M. J., Martin, F. L., Trevisan, J., Llabjani, V., Patel, I. I., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 04/2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 163, p. 226-234 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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

  4. Published

    The biodegradation of cable oil components: impact of oil concentration, nutrient addition and bioaugmentation

    Towell, M. G., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 12/2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 12, p. 3777-3783 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Stable Isotope Probing of an Algal Bloom To Identify Uncultivated Members of the Rhodobacteraceae Associated with Low-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation

    Gutierrez, T., Singleton, D. R., Aitken, M. D. & Semple, K. T., 11/2011, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77, 21, p. 7856-7860 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    The formation of bound residues of diazinon in four UK soils: Implications for risk assessment

    Fenlon, K. A., Andreou, K., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 1/03/2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 3, p. 776-781 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Impact of carbon nanomaterials on the behaviour of C-14-phenanthrene and C-14-benzo-[a] pyrene in soil

    Towell, M. G., Browne, L. A., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 03/2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 3, p. 706-715 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Mineralisation of target hydrocarbons in three contaminated soils from former refinery facilities

    Towell, M., Bellarby, J., Paton, G. I., Coulon, F., Pollard, S. J. T. & Semple, K. T., 2/02/2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 2, p. 515-523 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The effect of soil:water ratios on the induction of isoproturon, cypermethrin and diazinon mineralisation

    Fenlon, K. A., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 1/01/2011, In: Chemosphere. 82, 2, p. 163-168 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The extractability and mineralisation of cypermethrin aged in four UK soils

    Fenlon, K. A., Andreou, K., Jones, K. C. & Semple, K. T., 1/01/2011, In: Chemosphere. 82, 2, p. 187-192 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Multimedia fate of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil: oil matrix of constructed biopiles

    Coulon, F., Whelan, M. J., Paton, G. I., Semple, K. T., Villa, R. & Pollard, S. J. T., 12/2010, In: Chemosphere. 81, 11, p. 1454-1462 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 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

  13. Published

    When is a soil remediated? Comparison of biopiled and windrowed soils contaminated with bunker-fuel in a full-scale trial

    Coulon, F., Al Awadi, M., Cowie, W., Mardlin, D., Pollard, S., Cunningham, C., Risdon, G., Arthur, P., Semple, K. T. & Paton, G. I., 10/2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 10, p. 3032-3040 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Past, Present, and Future Controls on Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Global Environment

    Nizzetto, L., Macleod, M., Borga, K., Cabrerizo, A., Dachs, J., Di Guardo, A., Ghirardello, D., Hansen, K. M., Jarvis, A., Lindroth, A., Ludwig, B., Monteith, D., Perlinger, J. A., Scheringer, M., Schwendenmann, L., Semple, K. T., Wick, L. Y., Zhang, G. & Jones, K. C., 1/09/2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 17, p. 6526-6531 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Impact of activated charcoal on the mineralisation of C-14-phenanthrene in soils

    Rhodes, A. H., McAllister, L. E., Chen, R. & Semple, K. T., 04/2010, In: Chemosphere. 79, 4, p. 463-469 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Published

    The effect of agitation on the biodegradation of hydrocarbon contaminants in soil slurries

    Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 09/2009, In: Chemosphere. 77, 1, p. 123-128 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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

  21. Published

    Predicting the biodegradation of target hydrocarbons in the presence of mixed contaminants in soil.

    Stroud, J. L., Paton, G. I. & Semple, K. T., 01/2009, In: Chemosphere. 74, 4, p. 563-567 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

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