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Personal Statement
Christine Davidson's research is in the area of environmental analytical chemistry, especially the development of new analytical methods to assess risk to human health and the environment from priority pollutants either directly or through the food chain. Recent studies have focused on chemical speciation analysis of potentially toxic elements (e.g. As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn); the study of urban soils and inhalable airborne particles, contaminated land, sediments and waters; and on development of simple colorimetric methods for carrying out analysis in the field. She also works on persistent organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Academic / Professional qualifications
Christine Davidson recevied her BSc (Hons, 1st class) from the University of Glasgow in 1983 and then moved to the Department of Physics and Astronomy to carry out a PhD in laser ionisation spectroscopy. She had two postdoctoral appointments, the first at the State University of Utrecht, Netherlands, where she worked on accelerator mass spectrometry, and the second at the Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, studying natural analogues for nuclear waste repositories. Christine was appointed to the staff at the University of Strathclyde in 1989 and promoted to senior lecturer in 1999.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Improving the sustainability of trace element analysis through plastic sample vial re-use
Davidson, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Science Global Research Scholarships
Fu, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Davidson, C. (Co-investigator)
3/10/23 → 3/10/26
Project: Internally funded project
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Surface soil-dust contamination of Phalaris arundinacea grown on former lead mine sites: implications for biomass use, phytoremediation and phytomanagement
Nunn, B., Lord, R., Minto, J., Davidson, C. M. & Manzoor, N., 1 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 958, 178013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in environmental analysis
Cairns, W. R. L., Butler, O. T., Cavoura, O., Davidson, C., Todolí-Torró, J.-L. & von der Au, M., 11 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 40, 1, p. 11-69 59 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile37 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data for: "Adaptation of the BCR sequential extraction procedure for fractionation of potentially toxic elements in airborne particulate matter collected during routine air quality monitoring"
Sagagi, B. S. (Contributor), Davidson, C. M. (Creator) & Hursthouse, A. S. (Creator), figshare, 29 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12854846.v1
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School Resources For: How Safe is Your Playground? Analysing Soil in Scottish Schools Through a University Outreach Project
Scott, F. (Creator), Willison, D. (Creator) & Davidson, C. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 13 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.15129/c58a7928-a9fe-462d-b3f9-8b5e4df164f4
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Prizes
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Royal Society of Chemistry Long Service Award
Davidson, C. (Recipient), Jul 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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The use of biochar towards a circular economy- optimisation of chemically activated biochar for aqueous phosphate recovery
McFadden, M. A. (Speaker), Zhang, X. (Contributor), Fletcher, A. (Contributor) & Davidson, C. (Contributor)
20 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Effect of different weathering processes on the adsorption of arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead on polyethylene, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polypropylene and poly(vinyl chloride) microplastics
Osungbemiro, B. W. (Speaker), Davidson, C. (Contributor) & Liggat, J. (Contributor)
11 Sept 2024 → 13 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation