Dr David Assinder
Darlithydd mewn Gwyddorau Eigion
Aelodaeth
Contact info
Room: 401 Westbury Mount Phone: 01248 382854
E-mail: d.assinder@bangor.ac.uk
Web: Google Scholar
I graduated in Environmental Sciences from Lancaster University in 1979 and undertook my PhD on radionuclide behaviour in the estuarine environment at Lancaster between 1979 and 1982. I became a Visiting Fellow at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia, Canada during 1983 investigating nuclear discharges to Canadian and Arctic waters. In 1984 and 1985 I worked in the Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher examining organic compounds and their availability from coal.
In 1985 I moved to the School of Ocean Sciences as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer until 2007, then School Administrator/Deputy College Manager until 2018 and finally back into teaching in 2018.
I am interested in all aspects of marine biogeochemistry but have specialised in marine and estuarine pollution particularly in relation to radionuclides, but also metals and plastics. Particular areas of interest include the occurrence, transport and fate of natural and artificial radionuclides in terrestrial and marine ecosystems including assessing the radiation dose to humans using coastal areas. This has encompassed work in relation to Sellafield and Springfields discharges to the Irish Sea and the fate of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the environment.
I have been employed by the QAA to undertake reviews of teaching quality in the UK and I am a STEM Ambassador with a particular interest in addressing issues related to harassment of staff and students in UK Universities.
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Sediment profile of Np-237 in the Irish Sea: Estimation of the total amount of Np-237 discharged from Sellafield
Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Assinder, DJ., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., 1996, Yn: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 73, 2, t. 73-81Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Anomalously high Np-237 in intertidal sediments from the Ribble Estuary in the Irish Sea
Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Nagai, H., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, DJ., Tach 1995, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 2, t. 369-385Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A theoretical comparison of methods of quantification of radioactive contamination in soil using in situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1997, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 17, 1, t. 3-15 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The significance of variations in the angular correction factor in in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1998, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 18, 1, t. 37-42 6 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Experimental evaluation of the submerged detector method to improve the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Rhag 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 6, t. 2281-2288Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Theoretical assessment of collimated submerged detector measurements improving the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Meh 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, t. 424-428Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The development and use of an in situ gamma-ray spectrometry system in North Wales
MacDonald, J., Smith, P. & Assinder, D., 1996, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 2, t. 115-127 13 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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An experimental comparison of in-situ gamma spectrometric methods for quantifying Cs-137 radioactive contamination in the ground
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Meh 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, t. 429-432Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Micro-scale variability of contaminants in surface sediments : the implications for sampling.
Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Ion 2002, 2002 gol. Unknown.Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn
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Meso-scale variability of radionuclides in sediments: Normalization and implications for sampling.
Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Ion 2003, 2003 gol. Unknown.Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn
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Radiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 3. Redistribution of radionuclides
Mudge, SM., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1997, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, t. 43-67Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Radiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 2. Beta and gamma dose rates and doses to critical groups
Mudge, SM., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, DJ., 1997, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, t. 21-41Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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The measurement of beta dose and gamma air kerma rates in the Ribble Estuary
Mudge, S., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1996, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 4, t. 237-248 12 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Seasonal fluxes across the sediment-water interface, and processes within sediments
Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Meh 1993, Yn: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 343, 1669, t. 519-529Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Seasonal fluxes across the sediment—water interface, and processes within sediments
Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 1994, Understanding the North Sea System. Charnock, H., Dyer, K. R., Huthnanace, J. M., Liss, P. S., Simpson, J. H. & Tett, P. B. (gol.). SpringerAllbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
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Radiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary
Newstead, S., Mudge, S., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1995, Environmental Impact of Radioactive Releases. t. 761-762 (International Atomic Energy Agency Proceedings Series 2 : Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection).Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Holocene evolution of seasonal stratification in the Celtic Sea: refined age model, mixing depths and foraminiferal stratigraphy.
Scourse, J. D., Austin, W. E., Long, B. T., Assinder, D. J. & Huws, D., 30 Tach 2002, Yn: Marine Geology. 191, 3-4, t. 119-145Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Radiocarbon dating the marine environment: the significance of benthic boundary layer processes.
Scourse, J. D., Kennedy, H., Austin, W. E., Papadimitriou, S., Evans, J., Assinder, D. J. & Long, B. T., 1 Ion 2002.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
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Stepwise chemical degradations of a UK bituminous coal
Shaw, P. M., Brassell, S. C., Assinder, D. J. & Eglinton, G., Ebr 1988, Yn: Fuel. 67, 4, t. 557-564Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Curium isotopes and americium-242m in Irish Sea sediment
Yamamoto, M., Kuwabara, J. & Assinder, DJ., 1998, Yn: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 83, 3, t. 121-126Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Chemical leaching behavior of 237Np from intertidal coastal sediment in the Irish Sea
Yamamoto, M., Yamauchi, Y., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Gorff 1991, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 154, 5, t. 299-307Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Determination of low-level99Tc in environmental samples by high resolution ICP-MS
Yamamoto, M., Syarbaini, Kofuji, K., Tsumura, A., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D., Hyd 1995, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 1, t. 185-194Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid