Tara Beattie

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• 2020

  Environmental health practitioners: a key cadre in the control of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

  Morse, T., Chidziwisano, K., Musoke, D., Beattie, T. K. & Mudaly, S., 20 Jul 2020, In: BMJ Global Health. 5, 7, 3 p., e003314.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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  7 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Rapid selection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in complex water systems by chlorine and pipe materials

  Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 30 Sep 2019, In: Environmental Chemistry Letters. 17, 3, p. 1367-1373 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Chlorine
  • Bacteria
  • Biofilms
  • Pipe
  • Water
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Measurement of diesel combustion-related air pollution downwind of an experimental unconventional natural gas operations site

  Ezani, E., Masey, N., Gillespie, J., Beattie, T. K., Shipton, Z. K. & Beverland, I. J., 30 Sep 2018, In: Atmospheric Environment. 189, p. 30-40 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbon black
  • Air pollution
  • Natural gas
  • Hydraulic fracturing
  • Exhaust systems (engine)
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  52 Downloads (Pure)

• Social capital insights from healthy settings needs assessment in Malawi

  Rippon, S., Beattie, T. K., Lungu, K., Kumwenda, S. & Morse, T., 19 Oct 2018, In: PLOS One. 13, 10, 25 p., e0206156.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Health
  • Public health
  • Monitoring
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  Assessment of implementation of the health management information system at the district level in southern Malawi

  Kasambara, A., Kumwenda, S., Kalulu, K., Lungu, K., Beattie, T., Masangwi, S. J., Ferguson, N. & Morse, T., 1 Sep 2017, In: Malawi Medical Journal : the Journal of Medical Association of Malawi. 29, 3, p. 240-246 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Management Information Systems
  • Microsoft
  • Health Sector
  • Staff
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  22 Downloads (Pure)

• Summary Report of 2-Day Workshop - Developing a Road Map for Health Surveillance Assistant Training

  Morse, T. & Beattie, T., 24 Aug 2017, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 35 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

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  • Health
  3 Downloads (Pure)

• The use of minimum selectable concentrations (MSCs) for determining the selection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria

  Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 1 Mar 2017, In: Ecotoxicology . 26, 2, p. 283-292 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Disinfectants
  • Bacteria
  • chloramine
  • Chlorine
  • Potable water
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  63 Downloads (Pure)

• Using participatory methods to design an mHealth intervention for a low income country, a case study in Chikwawa, Malawi

  Laidlaw, R., Dixon, D., Morse, T., Beattie, T. K., Kumwenda, S. & Mpemberera, G., 5 Jul 2017, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 17, 31 p., 98.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • mHealth
  • Education
  • Health
  • Developing countries
  • Mobile computing
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  51 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in municipal drinking water

  Khan, S., Knapp, C. W. & Beattie, T. K., 30 Sep 2016, In: Environmental Processes. 3, 3, p. 541-552 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Antibiotics
  • Potable water
  • Bacteria
  • Genes
  • Gene transfer
  34 Citations (Scopus)

  264 Downloads (Pure)

• A qualitative study to inform the design, content and structure of an interactive SMS messaging service in Chikwawa, Malawi

  Laidlaw, R., Morse, T. & Beattie, T., 9 Jan 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  Open Access

• Relationship between antibiotic- and disinfectant-resistance profiles in bacteria harvested from tap water

  Khan, S., Beattie, T. K. & Knapp, C. W., 1 Jun 2016, In: Chemosphere. 152, p. 132-141 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Disinfectants
  • Antibiotics
  • Bacteria
  • Chlorine
  • Water
  57 Citations (Scopus)

  185 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Compost and Legionella longbeachae: an emerging infection?

  Currie, S. L. & Beattie, T. K., 1 Nov 2015, In: Perspectives in Public Health. 135, 6, p. 309-315 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  16 Citations (Scopus)

  108 Downloads (Pure)

• Healthy settings approach – is it the key to holistic community health and development?

  Morse, T., Lungu, K., Masangwi, S. J. & Beattie, T., 21 Nov 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• 2014

  Knowledge, awareness and practice of the importance of hand-washing amongst children attending state run primary schools in rural Malawi

  Grimason, A., Masangwi, S. J., Morse, T., Jabu, G. C., Beattie, T., Taulo, S. E. & Lungu, K., 2014, In: International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 24, 1, p. 31-43 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sanitation
  • Escherichia coli
  • Washing
  • Bacteria
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 1: physico-chemical quality of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

  Grimason, A., Morse, T., Beattie, T., Masangwi, S. J., Jabu, G. C., Taulo, S. C. & Lungu, K., 1 Jul 2013, In: Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 563-572 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water supply
  • Groundwater
  • Boreholes
  • Potable water
  • Nitrates
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 2: classification of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

  Grimason, AM., Beattie, TK., Morse, TD., Masangwi, SJ., Jabu, GC., Taulo, SC. & Lungu, KK., 31 Jul 2013, In: Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 573-582 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

  54 Downloads (Pure)

• Classification and quality of groundwater supplies in the Lower Shire Valley, Malawi – Part 2: classification of borehole water supplies in Chikhwawa, Malawi

  Grimason, A. M., Beattie, T. K., Morse, T. D., Masangwi, S. J., Jabu, G. C. & Lungu, K. K., 4 Jul 2013, In: Water S.A.. 39, 4, p. 573-582 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Water supply
  • Groundwater
  • Boreholes
  • Potable water
  • Forestry
  54 Downloads (Pure)

• Legionella spp. in UK composts – a potential public health issue?

  Currie, S., Beattie, T., Knapp, C. & Lindsay, D., 2013, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. n/a, n/a, p. 1-6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Bioremediation of tributyltin contaminated sediment: degradation enhancement and improvement of bioavailability to promote treatment processes

  Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Beattie, T. K., Bangkedphol, S. & Cavoura, O., Apr 2011, In: Chemosphere. 83, 5, p. 680-686 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Biological Availability
  • Bioremediation
  • tributyltin
  • Sediments
  • Natural attenuation
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of organic nutrients and growth factors on biostimulation of tributyltin removal by sediment microorganisms and Enterobacter cloacae

  Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H., Beattie, T., Bangkedphol, S. & Cavoura, O., Apr 2011, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90, 1, p. 353-360 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Salicylate inhibition of acanthamoebal attachment to contact lenses

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Seal, D. V. & McFadyen, A. K., Dec 2011, In: Optometry and Vision Science. 88, 12, p. 1422-1432 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Acceleration of tributyltin biodegradation by sediment microorganisms under optimized environmental conditions

  Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Beattie, T. K., Aspray, T. J., Bangkedphol, S. & Songsasen, A., Sep 2010, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation . 64, 6, p. 467-473 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • tributyltin
  • Biodegradation
  • Sediments
  • Microorganisms
  • Biological Availability
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Lab-cultured biofilm stabilization of non-cohesive sediments: Quantifying the elastic constant, k

  Vignaga, E., Haynes, H., Sloan, W. T., Fernandes, A., Jarvis, M., Beattie, T. K. & Phoenix, V. R., 2010, Environmental Hydraulics: Theoretical, Experimental and Computational Solutions - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Hydraulics, IWEH 2009. Jiménez, P. A. L., Fuertes-Miquel, V. S., Iglesias-Rey, P. L., Lopez-Patino, G., Martinez-Solano, F. J. & Palau-Salvador, G. (eds.). Boca Raton, p. 183-186 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

  • Biofilms
  • Elastic constants
  • Sediments
  • Stabilization
  • Sediment transport

• Stimulation and augmentation technique to decontaminate hazardous pesticides, Tributyltin from the environment

  Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H., Beattie, T. & Songsasen, A., Jan 2010, p. 648-648. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• 2009

  Isolation of tributyltin-degrading bacteria citrobacter braakii and enterobacter cloacae from butyltin-polluted sediment

  Sakultantimetha, A., Keenan, H. E., Dyer, M., Beattie, T. K., Bangkedphol, S. & Songsasen, A., 29 May 2009, In: Journal of ASTM International. 6, 6, p. 1-6 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • tributyltin
  • Sediments
  • Bacteria
  • Degradation
  • Glycerol
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  62 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of surface treatment of silicone hydrogel contact lenses on the attachment of Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites

  Beattie, T. K. & Tomlinson, A., Nov 2009, In: Eye and Contact Lens. 35, 6, p. 316-319 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  14 Citations (Scopus)

  74 Downloads (Pure)
• 2006

  Attachment of acanthamoeba to first- and second-generation silicone hydrogel contact lenses

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & McFadyen, A., 2006, In: BMC Ophthalmology. 113, 1, p. 117-125 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  42 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  Molecular and physiological evaluation of subtropical environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba spp., causal agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis

  Booton, G. C., Rogerson, A., Bonilla, T. D., Seal, D. V., Kelly, D. J., Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Lares-Villa, F., Fuerst, P. A. & Byers, T. J., Mar 2004, In: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 51, 2, p. 192-200 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  62 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Acanthamoeba keratitis

  Seal, D., Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Fan, D. & Wong, E., Apr 2003, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 87, 4, p. 516-517 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Attachment of acanthamoeba to focus night and day silicone hydrogel contact lenses

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., Seal, D. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 6, p. 622

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Determination of amoebicidal activities of multipurpose contact lens solutions by using a most probable number enumeration technique

  Beattie, T. K., Seal, D., Tomlinson, A., McFadyen, A. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41, 7, p. 2992-3000 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  77 Citations (Scopus)

• Efficacy of anti-neoplastic drugs against acanthamoeba

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., 2003, In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Enhanced attachment of acanthamoeba to extended-wear silicone hydrogel contact lenses: a new risk factor for infection?

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A., McFadyen, A., Seal, D. & Grimason, A. M., 2003, In: BMC Ophthalmology. 110, 4, p. 765-771 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Surface treatment or material characteristic: the reason for the high level of Acanthamoeba attachment to silicone hydrogel contact lenses

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., Jan 2003, In: Eye and Contact Lens. 29, 1, p. S40-S43

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Anti-Acanthamoeba efficacy in contact lens disinfecting systems

  Beattie, T. K., Tomlinson, A. & Seal, D., Nov 2002, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 86, 11, p. 1310-1320 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2001

  Decanting versus sterile pre-filled nutrient containers - the microbiological risks in enteral feeding

  Beattie, T. K. & Anderton, A., 1 Mar 2001, In: International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 11, 1, p. 81-93 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nutrients
  • Bottles
  • Containers
  • Contamination
  • Pumps
  21 Citations (Scopus)