All Outputs (125)

Development of a software based decision support platform for assessing the impacts of urban pollutants (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background and Objective:
In order to fully assess the environmental, health and ecological impacts of changes in different products, processes and human activities occurring within an urban environment, a large number of research disciplines need t... Read More about Development of a software based decision support platform for assessing the impacts of urban pollutants.

Assessment of health and ecological impact of policy on a legacy contamination case study (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background and Objective
To investigate the effect of policy decisions on the health and ecological impact of pollution in an industrial area.
Methods
A sustainability assessment methodology is applied to study the impacts of pollution in an indus... Read More about Assessment of health and ecological impact of policy on a legacy contamination case study.

Deposition and solubility of airborne metals to four plant species grown at varying distances from two heavily trafficked roads in London (2009)
Journal Article

In urban areas, a highly variable mixture of pollutants is deposited as particulate matter. The concentration and bioavailability of individual pollutants within particles need to be characterised to ascertain the risks to ecological receptors. This... Read More about Deposition and solubility of airborne metals to four plant species grown at varying distances from two heavily trafficked roads in London.

Food-chain transfer of cadmium and zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica to Helix aspersa and Lumbricus terrestris (2009)
Journal Article

The present study examines the potential of Urtica dioica as an ecologically relevant species for use in ecotoxicological testing. It is prevalent in degraded ecosystems and is a food source for invertebrates. Urtica dioica grown in hydroponic soluti... Read More about Food-chain transfer of cadmium and zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica to Helix aspersa and Lumbricus terrestris.

Integrated remediation, reclamation and greenspace creation on brownfield land (2009)
Journal Article

An integrated tool to assess the role of new planting in PM10 capture and the human health benefits: A case study in London (2009)
Journal Article

The role of vegetation in mitigating the effects of PM10 pollution has been highlighted as one potential benefit of urban greenspace. An integrated modelling approach is presented which utilises air dispersion (ADMS-Urban) and particulate interceptio... Read More about An integrated tool to assess the role of new planting in PM10 capture and the human health benefits: A case study in London.

Development of a software based decision support platform for assessing the impacts of urban pollutants (2009)
Journal Article

Background and Objective:
In order to fully assess the environmental, health and ecological impacts of changes in different products, processes and human activities occurring within an urban environment, a large number of research disciplines need t... Read More about Development of a software based decision support platform for assessing the impacts of urban pollutants.

Landform design pays dividends (2009)
Journal Article

A comparison of cultivation techniques for successful tree establishment on compacted soil (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Soil compaction is often responsible for the poor establishment of trees on restored brownfield sites. This paper examines the root development, survival and growth of Alnus cordata, Larix kaempferi, Pinus nigra and Betula pendula after cultivation w... Read More about A comparison of cultivation techniques for successful tree establishment on compacted soil.

Exposure factor data for UK wildlife to support Ecological Risk Assessment models (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Containment landfill sites - how to restore to beneficial land-use without compromising pollution control systems (2008)
Journal Article

Soil penetration resistance and tree root development (2008)
Journal Article

Current UK guidance suggests that a 'rootable' soil profile of at least 1.0 m depth should be sufficient to allow adequate rooting of the majority of tree species in a range of soil types and climatic conditions [Arboricultural Journal (1995) vol. 19... Read More about Soil penetration resistance and tree root development.

Field portable X-ray Fluorescence (FPXRF): A rapid and low cost alternative for measuring metals and metalloids in soils (2008)
Journal Article

Best Practice Guidance Note for Land Regeneration 13: Complete Cultivation (2008)
Other

The use of compost in the regeneration of brownfield land (2008)
Journal Article

Vegetation, human health and pollution: Research case studies (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The efficacy of three techniques to alleviate soil compaction at a restored sand and gravel quarry (2006)
Journal Article

Reinstated soil at restored sites often suffers from severe compaction which can significantly impede root development. Several methods, such as ripping and complete cultivation, are available to alleviate compaction that may occur as a result of soi... Read More about The efficacy of three techniques to alleviate soil compaction at a restored sand and gravel quarry.

The effect of woodland growth on a containment landfill site in Hertfordshire, UK (2006)
Journal Article

Below-ground growth of four tree species (ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), alder (Alnus spp.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and Corsican pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima (Ait.) Melville)) was investigated on a 15-year-old containment landfill in Hert... Read More about The effect of woodland growth on a containment landfill site in Hertfordshire, UK.

Integrated assessment of pollutants in the urban environment (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Best Practice Guidance for Land Regeneration Note 1: Soil sampling derelict, underused and neglected land prior to greenspace establishment (2006)
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