The University of Sheffield
Groundwater Protection and Restoration Group

GPRG publications

2009

Journal articles
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Shah N.W., Thornton, S.F., Bottrell, S.H., Spence, M.J. (2009) 'Biodegradation potential of MTBE in a fractured chalk aquifer under aerobic conditions in long-term uncontaminated and contaminated aquifer microcosms' Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 103 (2009) pp 119–133 Summary Steve Thornton
Luo, Q., Catney,P.,Lerner, D. (2009) 'Risk-based management of contaminated land in the UK: Lessons for China?' Journal of Environmental Management 90 pp 1123–1134 Summary David Lerner
Smits, T.H.M., Hüttmann, A., Lerner, D. N. and Holliger, C.(2009)'Detection and Quantification of Bacteria Involved in Aerobic and Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation in an Ammonium-Contaminated Aquifer',Bioremediation Journal,13:1,41 — 51 Summary David Lerner
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2008

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S. F. Thornton, S.F., Wealthall, G.P. (2008) Site characterisation for improved assessment of contaminant fate in fractured aquifers Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Water Management vol 161 Iss WM6 pp 343–356 Summary Steve Thornton
M. O. Rivett, M.O., Thornton, S.F. (2008) 'Monitored natural attenuation of organic contaminants in groundwater: principles and application' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Water Management vol 161 Iss WM6 pp 381–392 Summary Steve Thornton
Wilson, R.D., Yip, W.C., Naas, C.N. (2008) 'Assessing performance of a permeable biobarrier' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Water Management vol 161 Iss WM6 pp 375–379 Summary Ryan Wilson
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Books and Technical Reports
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B.N. Chisala and D.N. Lerner, 2008. Sewage risks to urban groundwater. Science Report SC030134, Environment Agency, Bristol. 36 pages. ISBN 978-1-84432-820-8 .pdf (1MB) EA Website
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2007

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Bridge, J.W., Banwart, S.A., and Heathwaite, A.L. 2007. High-resolution measurement of pore saturation and colloid removal efficiency in quartz sand using fluorescence imaging. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(24), 8288-8294. - Jon Bridge
Z. Cai, D.N. Lerner, R.G. McLaren and R.D. Wilson, 2007. Conceptual analysis of zero-valent iron fracture reactive barriers for remediating a trichloroethylene plume in a chalk aquifer. Water Resources Research, 43, W03436, doi:10.1029/2006WR004946. Summary Zuansi Cai
J.W.N. Smith and D.N. Lerner, 2007. A framework for rapidly assessing the pollutant retardation capacity of aquifers and sediments. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 40(2), 137-146 - Jonathan Smith
S. Trowsdale and D.N. Lerner, 2007. Assessing the Origin and Age of Urban Ground Water with Depth - A Modelling Approach. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 91, 171-183 Summary David Lerner
B.N. Chisala, N.G. Tait and D.N. Lerner, 2007. Evaluating the risk of methyl tertiary- butyl ether (MTBE) to urban groundwater at city scale: Nottingham case study. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 91, 128-145 Summary David Lerner
Eboigbodin, K. E., Ojeda, J. J. and Biggs, C. A. Investigating the Surface Properties of Escherichia coli under Glucose Controlled Conditions and Its Effect on Aggregation. Langmuir, 2007,
doi:10.1021/la063404z
- Jesus Ojeda
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2006

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R.G. Taylor, A.A. Cronin, D.N. Lerner, J.H. Tellam, S.H. Bottrell, J. Rueedi and M.H. Barrett (2006) Hydrochemical evidence of the depth of penetration of anthropogenic recharge in sandstone aquifers underlying two mature cities in the UK. Applied Geochemistry, 21, 1570-1592. . David Lerner
Wakida, F.T., Lerner, D.N. (2006). Short communication: Potential nitrate leaching to groundwater from house building. Hydrol. Process, 20, 2077-2081 . David Lerner
Cai, Z., Thomson, N.R., Wilson, R.D., Oswald, S.E. (2006). A lumped parameter approach to model the treatment of organic contaminants by a granular iron filled fracture. Advances in Water Resources, 29, 624-638. . Zuansi Cai
Steele, A., Reynolds, D.A., Keuper, B.H., and Lerner, D.N. (2006). Field determination of mechanical aperture, entry pressure and relative permeability of fractures using NAPL injection. Geotechnique, 56(1), 27-38. . David Lerner
Evans, K.A., Banwart, S.A. (2006) Rate controls on the chemical weathering of natural polymineralic material. I. Dissolution behaviour of polymineralic assemblages determined using batch and unsaturated column experiments. Applied Geochemistry, 21, 352-376. . Steve Banwart
Evans, K.A., Watkins, D.C., Banwart, S.A. (2006) Rate controls on the chemical weathering of natural polymineralic material. II. Rate-controlling mechanisms and mineral sources and sinks for element release from four UK mine sites, and implications for comparison of laboratory and field scale weathering studies. Applied Geochemistry, 21, 377-403. . Steve Banwart
Bridge et al (2006). Noninvasive quantitative measurement of colloid transport in mesoscale porous media using time lapse fluorescence imaging. ES&T on-line. . Jon Bridge
C.J. Gandy, J.W.N. Smith, A.P. Jarvis (2006)Attenuation of mining-derived pollutants in the hyporheic zone: A review. Science of the Total Environment, In Press. . Jonathan Smith
John Keery, Andrew Binley, Nigel Crook, Jonathan W N Smith (2006) Temporal and spatial variability of groundwater-surface water fluxes: Development and application of an analytical method using temperature time series. Journal of Hydrology. . Jonathan Smith
Wu, Y., Lerner, D.N., Banwart, S.A., Thornton, S.F., Pickup, R.W. (2006) Persistence of Fermentative Process to Phenolic Toxicity in Groundwater. Journal of Environmental Quality, 35, 2021-2025 . David Lerner
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2005

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Watson, I.A., Oswald, S.E., Banwart, S.A., Crouch, R.S., and Thornton, S.F. (2005). Modeling the dynamics of fermentation and respiratory processes in a groundwater plume of phenolic contaminants interpreted from laboratory- to field-scale. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39, 8829-8839. . Steve Banwart
Harrold, G., Lerner, D.N., and Leharne, S.A. (2005). The impact of additives found in industrial formulations of TCE on the wettability of sandstone. J. Contam. Hydrol., 80, 1-17. . David Lerner
Thornton, S.F., Tellam, J.H., and Lerner, D.N. (2005). Experimental and modelling approaches for the assessment of chemical impacts of leachate migration from landfills: A case study of a site on the Triassic sandstone aquifer in the UK East Midlands. Geotech. Geolog. Eng., 23, 811-829. . Steve Thornton
Spence, M.J., Bottrell, S.H., Thornton, S.F., Richnow, H.H. and Spence, K.H. (2005). Hydrochemical and isotopic effects associated with petroleum fuel biodegradation pathways in a chalk aquifer. J. Contam. Hydrol., 79, 67-88. . Steve Thornton
Mason, V.P., Markx, G.H., Thompson, I.P., Andrews, J.S. and Mansfield, M. (2005). Colonial architecture in mixed species assemblages affects AHL mediated gene expression. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 244 (1), 121-127. - Joh Andrews
Spence, M.J., Thornton, S.F., Bottrell, S.H. and Spence, K.H. (2005). Determination of interstitial water chemistry and porosity in consolidated aquifer materials by diffusion equilibrium-exchange. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, 1158-1166. . Steve Thornton
Wakida, F.T. and Lerner, D.N. (2005). Non-agricultural sources of groundwater nitrate: a review and case study. Water Research 39, 3-16. . David Lerner
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Books and technical reports
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Quantitative Visualisation of Biodegradation during Natural Attenuation of Organic Pollutants in Groundwater - BBSRC project E15832 . Steve Banwart
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