PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS

Innovation is important to ERS and to keep ahead of industry trends and differentiate from our competitors, we continually invest in our Research and Development capabilities. These include:

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• In house laboratory and pilot trial facilities at our head office in Glasgow. 

• Highly qualified staff experienced in designing and delivering research and development 

• Collaborating with top universities, both in Scotland and across the wider UK

• Regularly hosting university students on industrial placements.

 

From this R&D work, our researchers and hosted students have published several research papers in internationally recognised journals:

 

• Investigating the influence of sulphur amendment and temperature on microbial activity in bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soil.

  • Research Group: Delanau C, Aspray TJ, Pawlett M, Coulon F

  • Scientific Journal: Heliyon (vol 10: e30235, 2024)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30235

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• Use of an automated respirometer for in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) activator type and concentration selection.

  • Research Group: Makri C, Aspray TJ.

  • Scientific Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (vol 29: 3141–3146, 2022)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17394-6​​

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• Assessment of the use of compost stability as an indicator of alkane and aromatic hydrocarbon degrader abundance in green waste composting materials and finished composts for soil bioremediation application.

  • Research Group: Guillen Ferrari D, Pratscher J, Aspray TJ.

  • Scientific Journal: Waste management (vol 95: 365-369, 2019)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.06.030

 

• Systems biology approach to elucidation of contaminant biodegradation in complex samples–integration of high-resolution analytical and molecular tools.

  • Research Group: Gauchotte-Lindsay C, Aspray TJ, Knapp M, Ijaz UZ.

  • Scientific Journal: Faraday Discussions (vol 218: 481-504, 2019)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9FD00020H

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• Potential benefit of surfactants in a hydrocarbon contaminated soil washing process: fluorescence spectroscopy based assessment.

  • Research Group: Uhmann A, Aspray TJ.

  • Scientific Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials (vol 219-220: 141-147, 2012)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.071

 

• Effectiveness and longevity of a green/food waste derived compost packed column to reduce Cr(VI) contamination in groundwater.

  • Research Group: Piau C, Aspray TJ.

  • Scientific Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials (vol 186 (2-3): 1249-1253, 2011)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.130

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• Acceleration of tributyltin biodegradation by sediment microorganisms under optimized environmental conditions.

  • Research Group: Sakultantimetha A, Keenan HE, Beattie TK, Aspray TJ, Bangkedphol S, Songsasen A.

  • Scientific Journal: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation (vol 64(6): 467-473, 2010)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.05.007

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• Biodegradation of the herbicide mecoprop-p with soil depth and its relationship with tfdA gene expression.

  • Research Group: Rodríguez-Cruz MS, Bælum J, Shaw LJ, Sørensen SR, Shi S, Aspray TJ, Jacobsen CS, Bending GD.

  • Scientific Journal: Soil Biology and Biochemistry (vol 42, (1), 32-39, 2010)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.09.018

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• Effect of nitrogen amendment on respiration and respiratory quotient (RQ) in three hydrocarbon contaminated soils of different type.

  • Research Group: Aspray TJ, Gluszek A, Carvalho DCJ.

  • Scientific Journal: Chemosphere (vol 72: 947-951, 2008)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.03.017

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• Application of soil slurry respirometry to optimise and monitor bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils.

  • Research Group: Aspray TJ, Carvalho DCJ, Philp JC.

  • Scientific Journal: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation (vol 60: 279-284, 2007)

  • Link to publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.04.004

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If you are interested in collaborating with us on a research project or would like to enquire about future student placement opportunities, get in touch with us today and ask talk with our Technical Team's Dr Thomas Aspray.