A5102953392- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Heavy metals in environment
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Coal and Its By-products
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Marine and environmental studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
University of Manchester
2015-2025
Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2010-2020
Urban Institute
2019
Manchester Metropolitan University
2007-2010
British Geological Survey
2010
University of Brighton
2010
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
2002
TD Bank
2002
Kensington Health
2002
Farnham Road Hospital
2002
Although microplastics are known to pervade the global seafloor, processes that control their dispersal and concentration in deep sea remain largely unknown. Here, we show thermohaline-driven currents, which build extensive seafloor sediment accumulations, can distribution of create hotspots with highest concentrations reported for any setting (190 pieces per 50 grams). Previous studies propose transported by vertical settling from surface accumulations; here, demonstrate spatial ultimate...
Urban particulate pollution in the UK remains at levels which have potential to cause negative impacts on human health. There is a need, therefore, for mitigation strategies within cities, especially with regards vehicular sources. The use of vegetation as passive filter urban air has been previously investigated, however green roof not specifically considered. present study aims quantify effectiveness four species – creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), red fescue (Festuca rubra),...
Microplastic contamination of the aquatic environment is a global issue. Microplastics can be ingested by organisms leading to negative physiological impacts. The ingestion microplastics freshwater invertebrates has not been reported outside laboratory. Here we demonstrate microplastic particles Tubifex tubifex from bottom sediments in major urban waterbody fed River Irwell, Manchester, UK. host had concentrations ranging 56 2543 kg-1. 87% Tubifex-ingested were microfibers (55-4100 μm...
There is little robust evidence of how sustainable park interventions impact on physical activity and other behaviours important for wellbeing. This controlled natural experimental study aimed to examine the effects co-designing a intervention, in deprived UK urban area, walking wellbeing behaviours. Behaviour observations were conducted at two intervention sites matched comparison (n = 4,783). Walking (primary outcome), (vigorous, sedentary, social take notice activities) demographic...
Abstract Upper North Grain (UNG) is a heavily eroding blanket peat catchment in the Peak District, southern Pennines, UK. Concentrations of lead near‐surface layer at UNG are excess 1000 mg kg −1 . For peatland environments, these concentrations some highest globally. High industrially derived, atmospherically transported magnetic spherules also stored layer. Samples suspended sediment taken during storm event that occurred on 1 November 2002 UNG, and potential sources for sediments, were...
Concentration depth profiles and inventories of solid-phase As, Sb, Pb, Cu were determined in 210Pb-dated cores from an ombrotrophic peat bog northwest England. Cores collected the dome adjacent to eroding gully. Down-core distributions core are almost identical. The water table is close surface with only short-term draw-down. Under these conditions, immobile, allowing reconstruction trends historical contaminant deposition. peak atmospheric deposition (4.59, 2.78, 147, 26.7 mg m−2 y−1,...
Introduction Vegetation fires lead to the formation of charred materials, often referred as pyrogenic carbon (PyC), which are recalcitrant and have a high densitymeaning they potential act long-term store. In United Kingdom, peatlands periodically subject fire, both management burns wildfires, generate PyC. However, in Kingdom context, characterisation physical chemical properties PyC is limited. Methods this study, samples peatland vegetation ( Calluna vulgaris, Polytrichum juniperinum,...
Abstract Peatlands are an important store of soil carbon, and play a vital role in global carbon cycling, when located close proximity to urban industrial areas, can also act as sinks atmospherically deposited heavy metals. Large areas the UK's blanket peat significantly degraded actively eroding which negatively impacts pollutant storage. The restoration UK peatlands is major conservation concern, over last decade measures have been taken try control erosion restore large peat. This study...