Institute for Biomedical and Environmental Health Research

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Institute for Biomedical and Envrionmental Health Research

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PAR-2 Receptor Medicine & Life Sciences
Osteoarthritis Medicine & Life Sciences
gneiss Earth & Environmental Sciences
Poisons Chemical Compounds
Acanthamoeba Medicine & Life Sciences
Soils Chemical Compounds
soil Earth & Environmental Sciences
antimony Earth & Environmental Sciences

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Profiles

Photo of Mhairi Alexander

Mhairi Alexander

20122018
Photo of Gary Boyd

Gary Boyd

19932018
Photo of Anne Crilly

Anne Crilly

19922018

Research Output 1988 2019

Adsorption of antimony(III) on to Fe(III)-treated humus sludge adsorbent: behavior and mechanism insights

Deng, R-J., Shao, R., Ren, B., Hou, B., Tang, Z. & Hursthouse, A. 2019 In : Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 28, 2, p. 577-586 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Antimony
antimony
humus
Adsorbents
sludge

A relative risk assessment of the open burning of WEEE

Cesaro, A., Belgiorno, V., Gorrasi, G., Viscusi, G., Vaccari, M., Vinti, G., Jandric, A., Dias, M. I., Hursthouse, A. & Salhofer, S. 21 Feb 2019 In : Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Electronic Waste
Electric equipment
electronic equipment
Risk assessment
risk assessment

Consistent microplastic ingestion by deep-sea invertebrates over the last four decades (1976-2015), a study from the North East Atlantic

Courtene-Jones, W., Quinn, B., Ewins, C., Gary, S. F. & Narayanaswamy, B. E. 31 Jan 2019 In : Environmental Pollution. 244, p. 503-512 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Polyesters
Polystyrenes
Nylons
Invertebrates
Polyamides

Activities 1995 2019

Soil Contaminant Baselines in the management of urban ecosystems

Hursthouse, A. (Invited speaker)
15 Mar 2019

Activity: Invited talk

COST OC-2018-2

Hursthouse, A. (Examiner)
17 Jan 2019 → 4 Feb 2019

Activity: Examination

A Second Life for Critical Raw Materials

Hursthouse, A. (Invited speaker)
20 Feb 2019

Activity: Participation in conference

Prizes

Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Iain McLellan (Recipient), 2011

Prize: Election to learned society

Asthma/COPD Project of the Year, 19th Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards 2018

Lorraine Martin (Recipient), Lorcan McGarvey (Recipient), Fionnuala Lundy (Recipient), Gary Litherland (Recipient), John Lockhart (Recipient), Anne Crilly (Recipient), Carl Goodyear (Recipient), Keith Thornbury (Recipient), Mark Hollywood (Recipient), Gerard Sergeant (Recipient) & Noel McHale (Recipient), 22 Feb 2018

Prize: National/international honour

Best published paper in a peer-reviewed journal in 2016-2017

Sibonakaliso Mpala (Recipient) & Alexandre Gagnon (Recipient), 16 Nov 2017

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

hydrology
physics
student
saturation
remote sensing

Press / Media

Scientists honoured for their bid to ease lung disease misery

John Lockhart, Gary Litherland, Anne Crilly, Carl Goodyear, Lorraine Martin, Keith Thornbury, Mark Hollywood, Gerard Sergeant, Fionnuala Lundy & Lorcan McGarvey

9/03/18

1 item of media coverage

Press/Media: Research

Health Gong for Uni Link

John Lockhart, Gary Litherland, Anne Crilly, Iain McLellan, Andrew Hursthouse & Carl Goodyear

22/01/18

1 media contribution

Press/Media: Research

BREATH visit to Scottish Parliament

John Lockhart, Gary Litherland, Anne Crilly, Iain McLellan & Andrew Hursthouse

18/01/18

1 item of media coverage

Press/Media: Other