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Kinetic study of time-dependent fixation of UVI on biochar (2016)
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Ashry, A., Bailey, E. H., Chenery, S., & Young, S. D. (2016). Kinetic study of time-dependent fixation of UVI on biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 320, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.08.002

Biochar, a by-product from the production of biofuel and syngas by gasification, was tested as a material for adsorption and fixation of UVI from aqueous solutions. A batch experiment was conducted to study the factors that influence the adsorption a... Read More about Kinetic study of time-dependent fixation of UVI on biochar.

Elemental composition of Malawian rice (2016)
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Chilimba, A. D. C., Joy, E. J. M., Joy, E. J., Louise Ander, E., Broadley, M. R., Young, S. D., …Watts, M. J. (2017). Elemental composition of Malawian rice. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(4), 835-845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-016-9854-9

Widespread potential dietary deficiencies of calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), iodine (I), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) have been identified in Malawi. Several deficiencies are likely to be compounded by high phytic acid (PA) consumption. Rice (Oryzasativa) is... Read More about Elemental composition of Malawian rice.

Iodine binding to humic acid (2016)
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Bowley, H. E., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Crout, N. J., Watts, M. J., & Bailey, E. H. (2016). Iodine binding to humic acid. Chemosphere, 157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.05.028

The rate of reactions between humic acid (HA) and iodide (I-) and iodate (IO3-) have been investigated in suspensions spiked with 129I at concentrations of 22, 44 and 88 µg L-1 and stored at 10oC. Changes in the speciation of 129I-, 129IO3- and mixe... Read More about Iodine binding to humic acid.

Using isotopic dilution to assess chemical extraction of labile Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soils (2016)
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Garforth, J. M., Bailey, E. H., Tye, A. M., Young, S. D., & Lofts, S. (2016). Using isotopic dilution to assess chemical extraction of labile Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soils. Chemosphere, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.096

Chemical extractants used to measure labile soil metal must ideally select for and solubilise the labile fraction, with minimal solubilisation of non-labile metal. We assessed four extractants (0.43 M HNO3, 0.43 M CH3COOH, 0.05 M Na2H2EDTA and 1 M Ca... Read More about Using isotopic dilution to assess chemical extraction of labile Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soils.

Dietary mineral supplies in Malawi: spatial and socioeconomic assessment (2015)
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Joy, E. J., Kumssa, D. B., Broadley, M. R., Watts, M. J., Young, S. D., Chilimba, A. D. C., & Ander, E. L. (2015). Dietary mineral supplies in Malawi: spatial and socioeconomic assessment. BMC Nutrition, 1, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-015-0036-4

© 2015 Joy et al. Background: Dietary mineral deficiencies are widespread globally causing a large disease burden. However, estimates of deficiency prevalence are often only available at national scales or for small population sub-groups with limited... Read More about Dietary mineral supplies in Malawi: spatial and socioeconomic assessment.

Liver copper concentrations in cull cattle in the UK: are cattle being copper loaded? (2015)
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Kendall, N. R., Holmes-Pavord, H., Bone, P., Ander, E. L., & Young, S. D. (2015). Liver copper concentrations in cull cattle in the UK: are cattle being copper loaded?. Veterinary Record, 177(19), Article 493. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103078

With the release of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Advisory Committee on Animal Feed Guidance Note for Supplementing Copper to Bovines it was noted that the current copper status of the national herd was not known. Liver s... Read More about Liver copper concentrations in cull cattle in the UK: are cattle being copper loaded?.

Global magnesium supply in the food chain (2015)
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Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E. J., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., Young, S. D., Rosanoff, A., …Broadley, M. R. (2015). Global magnesium supply in the food chain. Crop and Pasture Science, 66(12), 1278-1289. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP15096

© CSIRO 2015. Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral micronutrient in humans. Risks of dietary Mg deficiency are affected by the quantity of Mg ingested and its bioavailability, which is influenced by the consumption of other nutrients and 'anti-nutr... Read More about Global magnesium supply in the food chain.

Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent (2015)
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Joy, E. J. M., Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E. J., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., Young, S. D., …Broadley, M. R. (2015). Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent. Scientific Reports, 5(1), Article 10974. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep10974

Globally, more than 800 million people are undernourished while >2 billion people have one or more chronic micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs). More than 6% of global mortality and morbidity burdens are associated with undernourishment and MNDs. Here w... Read More about Dietary calcium and zinc deficiency risks are decreasing but remain prevalent.

Lability of copper bound to humic acid (2015)
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Mao, L., Young, S. D., & Bailey, L. (2015). Lability of copper bound to humic acid. Chemosphere, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.035

Geochemical speciation models generally include the assumption that all metal bound to humic acid and fulvic acid (HA, FA) is labile. However, in the current study, we determined the presence of a soluble ‘non-labile’ Cu fraction bound to HA extracte... Read More about Lability of copper bound to humic acid.

Zinc solubility and fractionation in cultivated calcareous soils irrigated with wastewater (2015)
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Nazif, W., Marzouk, E. R., Perveen, S., Crout, N. M., & Young, S. D. (2015). Zinc solubility and fractionation in cultivated calcareous soils irrigated with wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 518-519, 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.016

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. The solubility, lability and fractionation of zinc in a range of calcareous soils from Peshawar, Pakistan were studied (18 topsoils and 18 subsoils). The lability (E-value) of Zn was assessed as the fraction isotopically exchange... Read More about Zinc solubility and fractionation in cultivated calcareous soils irrigated with wastewater.

Zinc-enriched fertilisers as a potential public health intervention in Africa (2015)
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Joy, E. J. M., Stein, A. J., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Watts, M. J., & Broadley, M. R. (2015). Zinc-enriched fertilisers as a potential public health intervention in Africa. Plant and Soil, 389(1-2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2430-8

Background In this review, we examine the potential of Zn-enriched fertilisers to alleviate human dietary Zn deficiency. The focus is on ten African countries where dietary Zn supply is low and where fertiliser subsidies are routinely deployed on... Read More about Zinc-enriched fertilisers as a potential public health intervention in Africa.

Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source (2014)
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Mao, L., Bailey, E. H., Chester, J., Dean, J., Ander, E. L., Chenery, S. R., & Young, S. D. (2014). Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source. Environmental Chemistry, 11(6), 690-701. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN14100

Environmental Context: There is growing concern that lead (Pb) in the environment may cause adverse health effects in human populations. We investigated the combined use of isotopic abundance and isotopic dilution to show how the origins of soil Pb... Read More about Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source.

Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi (2014)
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Joy, E. J., Broadley, M. R., Young, S. D., Black, C. R., Chilimba, A. D., Ander, E. L., …Watts, M. J. (2015). Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 587-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.038

© 2014. Food supply and composition data can be combined to estimate micronutrient intakes and deficiency risks among populations. These estimates can be improved by using local crop composition data that can capture environmental influences includin... Read More about Soil type influences crop mineral composition in Malawi.

Dietary mineral supplies in Africa (2014)
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Joy, E. J., Ander, E. L., Young, S. D., Black, C. R., Watts, M. J., Chilimba, A. D., …Broadley, M. R. (2014). Dietary mineral supplies in Africa. Physiologia Plantarum, 151(3), 208-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12144

Dietary micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) are widespread, yet their prevalence can be difficult to assess. Here, we estimate MND risks due to inadequate intakes for seven minerals in Africa using food supply and composition data, and consider the pot... Read More about Dietary mineral supplies in Africa.

Does returning sites of historic peri-urban waste disposal to vegetable production pose a risk to human health? - A case study near Manchester, UK (2012)
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Atkinson, N. R., Young, S. D., Tye, A. M., Breward, N., & Bailey, E. H. (2012). Does returning sites of historic peri-urban waste disposal to vegetable production pose a risk to human health? - A case study near Manchester, UK. Soil Use and Management, 28(4), 559-570. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00438.x

Urban waste disposal occurred on fenland to the west of Manchester, England, between 1900 and 1964. The reclaimed fenland, Chat Moss, is now used for mixed arable farming. A total of 1.92 Mt of waste including privy midden, street sweepings, clinkers... Read More about Does returning sites of historic peri-urban waste disposal to vegetable production pose a risk to human health? - A case study near Manchester, UK.

Maternal selenium, copper and zinc concentrations in pregnancy associated with small-for-gestational-age infants (2012)
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Mistry, H. D., Kurlak, L., Young, S. D., Briley, A., Broughton Pipkin, F., Baker, P., & Poston, L. (2014). Maternal selenium, copper and zinc concentrations in pregnancy associated with small-for-gestational-age infants. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 10, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00430.x

Pregnancy during adolescence increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome, especially risk of small-for gestational-age (SGA) birth, which has been linked to micronutrient deficiencies. Likewise, smoking has been shown to be related with lower mic... Read More about Maternal selenium, copper and zinc concentrations in pregnancy associated with small-for-gestational-age infants.

Iodine dynamics in soils (2011)
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Shetaya, W. H., Young, S. D., Watts, M. J., Ander, E. L., & Bailey, E. H. (2012). Iodine dynamics in soils. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 77, 457-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2011.10.034

We investigated changes in iodine ( 129I) solubility and speciation in nine soils with contrasting properties (pH, Fe/Mn oxides, organic carbon and iodine contents), incubated for nine months at 10 and 20°C. The rate of 129I sorption was greater in s... Read More about Iodine dynamics in soils.

Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction (2011)
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Atkinson, N. R., Bailey, E. H., Tye, A. M., Breward, N., & Young, S. D. (2011). Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction. Environmental Chemistry, 8(5), 493-500. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN11020

Environmental contextThe chemical reactivity of lead in soil is difficult to assess and depends on both soil conditions and the origins of the lead. This paper tests the combined application of lead isotopic techniques and chemical extraction against... Read More about Fractionation of lead in soil by isotopic dilution and sequential extraction.