Biodiversity, Environment, Community and Sustainability Research Group (BECoS)

Hussain, S., Ullah, S. and Purchase, D. 2025. From soil to solution: Bacillus-driven biodegradation of agricultural plastics. in: Wong, M.H. (ed.) Microplastics and Associated Chemicals: Ecological and Health Impacts CRC Press.

Oluwadipe, S, Purchase, D., Garelick, H., McCarthy, S. and Jones, H. 2025. Mixed method analysis of household recycling challenges and the development of a sustainable recycling indicator.鈥疻aste Management.鈥�208. 鈥�

Khonsari, S., Cossu, A., Vu, M., Roulston, D., Marvasi, M. and Purchase, D. 2025. Biosurfactant-mediated inhibition of Salmonella typhimurium biofilms on plastics: influence of lipopolysaccharide structure.鈥疢icroorganism.鈥�13 (9). 鈥�

Liu, R, Peng, X-P, Newman, D.J., Purchase, D., Li, G. and Kusari, S. 2025. Unlocking the metabolic potential of endophytic fungi through epigenetics: a paradigm shift for natural product discovery and plant-microbe interactions.鈥疦atural Product Reports.鈥�

Yadav, S. and Purchase, D. 2025. Biodeterioration of cultural heritage monuments: a review of their deterioration mechanisms and conservation.鈥疘nternational Biodeterioration and Biodegradation.鈥�201, p. 106066.鈥�

Serpe, A., Purchase, D., Bisschop, L., Chatterjee, D., De Gioannis, G., Garelick, H., Kumar, A., Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M., Piro, V.M.I., Cera, M., Shevah, Y. and Verbeek, S. 202. 2002–2022: 20 years of e-waste regulation in the European Union and the worldwide trends in legislation and innovation technologies for a circular economy.鈥疪SC Sustainability.鈥�3,  

Timmermans, M. 2025. Genome wide analyses corroborate cryptic speciation in Anurida maritima (Collembola, Poduromorpha).鈥痁oologica Scripta.鈥�54 (5), pp. 649-657.鈥� 

Akindejoye, A., Viavattene, C., Priest, S. and Windridge, D. 2025. Identifying social vulnerability profiles for coastal flood using supervised and unsupervised machine learning: a case study of Lekki peninsula, Lagos, Nigeria.鈥疘nternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.鈥�127.鈥�

Binesh, N., Aronica, G.T., Hadzic, E., Sulejmanovic, S., Milisic, H., Deda, M., Koxhai, H., McCarthy, S., Rossello, L., Viavattene, C., Mujic, F., Brigandi, G., Gabellani, S. and Masi, R. 2025. Application of a fuzzy, indicator鈥恇ased methodology for investigating the functional vulnerability of critical infrastructures to flood hazards.鈥疛ournal of Flood Risk Management.鈥�18 (1).鈥�

Waste-to-Energy

Pooja S, Tong YW, Mohapatra S, Purchase D, Khuntia HK, Singh SP. (eds) 2024. Waste to Energy: Sustainable Approaches for Emerging Economies. Elsevier. ISBN 9780443223563

A study of bacteria producing carbonic anhydrase enzyme for CaCO3 precipitation and soil biocementation

Meandira, W., Mavroulidou, M., Timmermans, M., Gunn, M., Gray, C., Pantoja Munoz, L. and Purchase, D. 2024. A study of bacteria producing carbonic anhydrase enzyme for CaCO3 precipitation and soil biocementation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31 (33), pp. 45818-45833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34077-0

Campus source to sink wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Folkes, M., Castro-Gutierrez, V., Lundy, L., Bajón-Fernández, Y., Soares, A., Jeffrey, P. and Hassard, F. 2024. Campus source to sink wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 6, p. 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100240

Molding the future: optimization of bioleaching of rare earth elements from electronic waste by Penicillium expansum and insights into its mechanism

Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Timmermans, M., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2024. Molding the future: optimization of bioleaching of rare earth elements from electronic waste by Penicillium expansum and insights into its mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130750

Pied tamarins change their vocal behavior in response to noise levels in the largest city in the Amazon

Sobroza, T., Gordo, M., Dunn, J., Pequeno, P., Naissinger, B. and Barnett, A. 2024. Pied tamarins change their vocal behavior in response to noise levels in the largest city in the Amazon. American Journal of Primatology. 86 (5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23606

Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture

Christou, A., Beretsou, V., Iakovides, I., Karaolia, P., Michael, C., Benmarhnia, T., Chefetz, B., Donner, E., Gawlik, B., Lee, Y., Lim, T., Lundy, L., Maffettone, R., Rizzo, L., Topp, E. and Fatta-Kassinos, D. 2024. Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 5 (7), p. 504–521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00560-y

Turning the tide: rhythmic aggregation behaviour in Anurida maritima (Collembola) is entrained by inundation

Timmermans, M., King, M., Purchase, D., Dickins, J.A., Dickins, T. and Kett, S. 2024. Turning the tide: rhythmic aggregation behaviour in Anurida maritima (Collembola) is entrained by inundation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2024.152062

A novel technology of solarization and phytoremediation enhanced with biosurfactant for the sustainable treatment of PAH contaminated soil

Futughe, A.E., Jones, H. and Purchase, D. 2023. A novel technology of solarization and phytoremediation enhanced with biosurfactant for the sustainable treatment of PAH contaminated soil. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 45 (6), pp. 3847-3863.

Absence of Staphylococcus aureus in wild populations of fish supports a spillover hypothesis

Matuszewska, M., Dabrowska, A., Murray, G., Kett, S., Vick, A., Banister, S., Pantoja Munoz, L., Cunningham, P., Welch, J., Holmes, M. and Weinert, L. 2023. Absence of Staphylococcus aureus in wild populations of fish supports a spillover hypothesis. Microbiology Spectrum. 11 (4).

Combining phytoremediation with bioenergy production: developing a multi criteria decision matrix for plant species selection

Amabogha, O., Garelick, H., Jones, H. and Purchase, D. 2023. Combining phytoremediation with bioenergy production: developing a multi criteria decision matrix for plant species selection. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30 (14), pp. 40698-40711.  

Development of a biofilm-forming bacterial consortium and quorum sensing molecules for the degradation of lignin-containing organic pollutants

Yadav, S., Tripathi, S., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R. 2023. Development of a biofilm-forming bacterial consortium and quorum sensing molecules for the degradation of lignin-containing organic pollutants. Environmental Research. 226.

Environmental impact of e-waste management in Indian microscale informal sectors

Dasgupta, D., Majumder, S., Adhikari, J., Ghosh, P., Purchase, D., Garelick, H., Debsarkar, A. and Chatterjee, D. 2023. Environmental impact of e-waste management in Indian microscale informal sectors. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30 (11), pp. 29581-29597.

Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature鈥恇ased solutions on privately owned land

Thaler, T., Hudson, P., Viavattene, C. and Green, C. 2023. Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature鈥恇ased solutions on privately owned land. WIREs Water. 10 (3).

Valorisation of brewery wastes in a circular bioeconomy – from low-cost animal feed to high-value products

Purchase, D. 2023. Valorisation of brewery wastes in a circular bioeconomy – from low-cost animal feed to high-value products. in: Wong, M.H., Purchase, D. and Dickinson, N. (ed.) Food Waste Valorisation: Food, Feed, Fertiliser, Fuel and Value-Added Products World Scientific. pp. 471-502

Wastewater monitoring for detection of public health markers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Near-source monitoring of schools in England over an academic year

Hassard, F., Vu, M., Rahimzadeh, S., Castro-Gutierrez, V., Stanton, I., Burczynska, B., Wildeboer, D., Baio, G., Brown, M., Garelick, H., Hofman, J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Majeed, A., Priest, S., Denise, H., Khalifa, M., Bassano, I., Wade, M., Grimsley, J., Lundy, L., Singer, A. and Di Cesare, M. 2023. Wastewater monitoring for detection of public health markers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Near-source monitoring of schools in England over an academic year. PLoS ONE. 18 (5).

Wolbachia and Spiroplasma endosymbionts in the Anurida maritima (Collembola) species group

Timmermans, M., Prabha, H. and Kett, S. 2023. Wolbachia and Spiroplasma endosymbionts in the Anurida maritima (Collembola) species group. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society. 2 (1).

A critical review of household recycling barriers in the United Kingdom

Oluwadipe, S., Garelick, H., McCarthy, S. and Purchase, D. 2022. A critical review of household recycling barriers in the United Kingdom. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 40 (7), pp. 905-918.

Characterization of industrially pre-treated waste printed circuit boards for the potential recovery of rare earth elements

Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2022. Characterization of industrially pre-treated waste printed circuit boards for the potential recovery of rare earth elements. Environmental Technology and Innovation. 27.

Monitoring occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in school populations: A wastewater-based approach

Castro-Gutierrez, V., Hassard, F., Vu, M., Leitao, R., Burczynska, B., Wildeboer, D., Stanton, I., Rahimzadeh, S., Baio, G., Garelick, H., Hofman, J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kwiatkowska, R., Majeed, A., Priest, S., Grimsley, J., Lundy, L., Singer, A. and Di Cesare, M. 2022. Monitoring occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in school populations: A wastewater-based approach. PLoS ONE. 17 (6).

Multiclass target analysis of contaminants of emerging concern including transformation products, soil bioavailability assessment and retrospective screening as tools to evaluate risks associated with reclaimed water reuse

Beretsou, V., Nika, M., Manoli, K., Michael, C., Sui, Q., Lundy, L., Revitt, D., Thomaidis, N. and Fatta-Kassinos, D. 2022. Multiclass target analysis of contaminants of emerging concern including transformation products, soil bioavailability assessment and retrospective screening as tools to evaluate risks associated with reclaimed water reuse. Science of the Total Environment. 852.

The bacterial urban resistome: recent advances

Vassallo, A., Kett, S., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2022. The bacterial urban resistome: recent advances. Antibiotics. 11 (4), pp. 1-17.

Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment?

Vassallo, A., Kett, S., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment? Antibiotics. 10 (9), pp. 1-11.

Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions

Kett, S., Pathak, A., Turillazzi, S., Cavalieri, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1944), pp. 1-7.

Development of a qualitative approach to assessing risks associated with the use of treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation

Revitt, D., Lundy, L. and Fatta-Kassinos, D. 2021. Development of a qualitative approach to assessing risks associated with the use of treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 406, pp. 1-9.

Evaluation of measured dissolved and bio-met predicted bioavailable Cu, Ni and Zn concentrations in runoff from three urban catchments

Lindfors, S., Österlund, H., Lundy, L. and Viklander, M. 2021. Evaluation of measured dissolved and bio-met predicted bioavailable Cu, Ni and Zn concentrations in runoff from three urban catchments. Journal of Environmental Management. 287.

Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes

Hassanin, A., Veron, G., Ropiquet, A., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Lécu, A., Goodman, S., Haider, J. and Nguyen Thanh, T. 2021. Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes. PLoS ONE. 16 (2).

Towards the development of sustainable ground improvement techniques—biocementation study of an organic soil

Safdar, M., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M., Purchase, D., Gary, C., Payne, I. and Garelick, J. 2021. Towards the development of sustainable ground improvement techniques—biocementation study of an organic soil. Circular Economy and Sustainability.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Diplostomum baeri

Landeryou, T., Ropiquet, A., Kett, S., Wildeboer, D. and Lawton, S. 2020. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Diplostomum baeri. Parasitology International. 79.

Environmental and health hazards of textile industry wastewater pollutants and its treatment approaches

Kishor, R., Purchase, D., Ferreira, L., Mulla, S., Bilal, M. and Bharagava, R. 2020. Environmental and health hazards of textile industry wastewater pollutants and its treatment approaches. in: Hussain, C. (ed.) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management Cham, Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 1-24

Exploitation of nitric oxide donors to control bacterial adhesion on ready鈥恡o鈥恊at vegetables and dispersal of pathogenic biofilm from polypropylene

Islam, M., Durie, I., Ramadan, R., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2020. Exploitation of nitric oxide donors to control bacterial adhesion on ready鈥恡o鈥恊at vegetables and dispersal of pathogenic biofilm from polypropylene. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 100 (7), pp. 3078-3086.

Global occurrence, chemical properties, and ecological impacts of e-wastes (IUPAC technical report)

Purchase, D., Abbasi, G., Bisschop, L., Chatterjee, D., Ekberg, C., Ermolin, M., Fedotov, P., Garelick, H., Isimekhai, K., Kandile, N., Lundstrom, M., Matharu, A., Miller, B., Pineda, A., Popoola, O., Retegan, T., Ruedel, H., Serpe, A., Shevah, Y., Surati, K., Walsh, F., Wilson, B. and Wong, M. 2020. Global occurrence, chemical properties, and ecological impacts of e-wastes (IUPAC technical report). Pure and Applied Chemistry. 92 (11), pp. 1733-1767.

Mimicry diversification in Papilio dardanus via a genomic inversion in the regulatory region of engrailed – invected

Timmermans, M., Srivathsan, A., Collins, S., Meier, R. and Vogler, A. 2020. Mimicry diversification in Papilio dardanus via a genomic inversion in the regulatory region of engrailed – invected. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287 (1926).

Phytoremediation using native plants

Futughe, A., Purchase, D. and Jones, H. 2020. Phytoremediation using native plants. in: Shmaefsky, B. (ed.) Phytoremediation. Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences Cham, Switzerland Springer Nature. pp. 285-327

Recommendations to derive quality standards for chemical pollutants in reclaimed water intended for reuse in agricultural irrigation

Deviller, G., Lundy, L. and Fatta-Kassinos, D. 2020. Recommendations to derive quality standards for chemical pollutants in reclaimed water intended for reuse in agricultural irrigation. Chemosphere. 240, pp. 1-8.