Professor Davey Jones

Professor of Soil and Environmental Science / Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor

Contact info

Address: Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW

Email:  d.jones@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 07827 807516 (UK) and 00 44 1248 382579 (International)

WeChat ID: wxid_iqg8l4vzh5nl12

Researchgate profileGoogle scholar profileTwitter feedWeb of Science ResearcherID: C-7411-2011

  1. 2025
  2. Published

    Separation and Identification of Conventional Microplastics from Farmland Soils

    Ren, S., Graf, M., Wang, K., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Liu, X., Li, J., Zu, T., Ren, K., Sun, Y., Qi, R., Collins, B., Xu, L., Jiang, X., Cui, J., Ding, F., Yan, C., Liu, X., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D., 21 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. E-pub ahead of print

    Earthworms-mediated the effects of polyethylene and polylactic acid microplastics on bacterial community in different soil aggregates

    Lu, S., Chen, M., Yan, J., Brown, R., Yu, W., Wu, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13, 2, 115952.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Greenhouse gas removal in agricultural peatland via raised water levels and soil amendment

    Peduru Hewa, J., Brown, R., Rhymes, J., McNamara, N., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L. & Evans, C., 21 Feb 2025, In: Biochar. 7, 39.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Nitrogen uptake strategies of coexisting plant species in forest ecosystems of northeast China: implications for afforestation

    Gao, L., Smith, A., Geng, B., Liu, B., Li, X., Jia, S. & Jones, D. L., 15 Feb 2025, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 578, 122481.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Multi-scale influences on Escherichia coli concentrations in shellfish: From catchment to estuary

    Malham, S., Taft, H., Farkas, K., Ladd, C., Seymour, M., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Le Vay, L. & Jones, L., 1 Feb 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 125476.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Wastewater sample storage for physicochemical and microbiological analysis

    Webster, G., Dighe, S. N., Perry, W. B., Stenhouse, E. H., Jones, D. L., Kille, P. & Weightman, A. J., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 332, p. 115063

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Assessment of Four Artificial Methods for Aging Plastic Mulch Films According to Efficiency, Rate, and Similarity to Natural Field-Aged Plastics

    Graf, M., Reay, M. K., Dimitriou, A., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 18 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Polymers and the Environment.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Higher potential leaching of inorganic and organic additives from biodegradable compared to conventional agricultural plastic mulch film

    Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Murphy, M., Li, G., Yan, C., Bhattacharya, M., Osbahr, H., Ma, J., Chengtao, W., Shi, X., Ren, S., Cui, J., Collins, C., Chadwick, D., Jones, D. L., Evershed, R. P. & Lloyd, C., 7 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 137147.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. E-pub ahead of print

    Evaluation of Three Viral Capsid Integrity qPCR Methods for Wastewater-Based Viral Surveillance

    Kevill, J., Farkas, K., Herridge, K., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 6 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 12, 12.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Multi-biomarker approach for estimating population size in a national-scale wastewater-based epidemiology study

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Jagadeesan, K., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Proctor, K., Bagnall, J., Robertson, M., Jones, D. L. & Wade, M. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Water research. 268, Pt A, p. 122527

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. 2024
  13. Published

    A peek into hospital poo: Tracking pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

    Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Byrnes, N., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Horden, B. K., Weightman, A. J., Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 30 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 39, Supplement, p. 11 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Microplastic contamination accelerates soil carbon loss through positive priming

    Zhou, J., Feng, W., Brown, R. W., Yang, H., Shao, G., Shi, L., Gui, H., Xu, J., Li, F.-M., Jones, D. L. & Zamanian, K., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 176273

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Trade-off between soil enzyme activities and hotspots area depends on long-term fertilization: In situ field zymography

    Jia, R., Zhou, J., Yang, L., Blagodatskaya, E., Jones, D. L., Razavi, B. S., Yang, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Zeng, Z. & Zang, H., 1 Dec 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 954, p. 176386

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Harnessing the Power of Next-Generation Sequencing in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance

    Farkas, K., Williams, R. C., Hillary, L. S., Garcia-Delgado, A., Jameson, E., Kevill, J. L., Wade, M. J., Grimsley, J. M. S. & Jones, D. L., 30 Nov 2024, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 1, 5.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  17. Diurnal Rhythmicity in the Rhizosphere Microbiome-Mechanistic Insights and Significance for Rhizosphere Function

    Bending, G. D., Newman, A., Picot, E., Mushinski, R. M., Jones, D. L. & Carré, I. A., 18 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant, Cell and Environment.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  18. Amino acid-sulphur decomposition in agricultural soil profile along a long-term recultivation chronosequence

    Wang, Q., Bauke, S. L., Wang, D., Zhao, Y., Reichel, R., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D. R., Tietema, A. & Bol, R., 15 Nov 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 951, p. 175409

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Multi-factor normalisation of viral counts from wastewater improves the detection accuracy of viral disease in the community

    Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Williams, R., Wade, M. J., Weightman, A. J., Jameson, E., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Nov 2024, In: Environmental Technology & Innovation. 36, 103720.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Fungal necromass contribution to carbon sequestration in global croplands: A meta-analysis of driving factors and conservation practices

    Liu, D., Zhou, Z., Iqbal, S., Dou, T. T., Bonito, G., Liu, W., An, S., Chater, C. C. C., Perez-Moreno, J., Che, R., Jones, D. L. & Yu, F., 1 Nov 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 949, p. 174954

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Implications of long-term sample storage on the recovery of viruses from wastewater and biobanking

    Farkas, K., Fletcher, J., Oxley, J., Ridding, N., Williams, R. C., Woodhall, N., Weightman, A. J., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Water research. 265, p. 122209

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Microcosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management

    Kevill, J., Li, X., Garcia-Delgado, A., Herridge, K., Farkas, K., Gaze, W. H., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208, 117006.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. E-pub ahead of print

    Microbial degradation of bioplastic (PHBV) is limited by nutrient availability at high microplastic loadings

    Reay, M. K., Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Bargiela, R., Onyije, C., Lloyd, C. E. M., Bull, I. D., Evershed, R. P., Golyshin, P., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 29 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science: Advances.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Earthworms alleviate microplastics stress on soil microbial and protist communities

    Lu, S., Wei, S., Li, M., Chadwick, D. R., Xie, M., Wu, D. & Jones, D. L., 20 Oct 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 948, p. 174945

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Field-based assessment of the effect of conventional and biodegradable plastic mulch film on nitrogen partitioning, soil microbial diversity, and maize biomass

    Graf, M., Greenfield, L., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Golyshin, P., Evershed, R. P., Lloyd, C. E. M., Williams, G., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 202, 105595.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Phosphorus fertilization promotes carbon cycling and negatively affects microbial carbon use efficiency in agricultural soils: Laboratory incubation experiments

    Sánchez-Rodríguez, A., Carmen del Campillo, M., Torrent, J., Cooledge, E., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Oct 2024, In: Geoderma. 450, 117038.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    National-scale antimicrobial resistance surveillance in wastewater: A comparative analysis of HT qPCR and metagenomic approaches

    Knight, M. E., Webster, G., Perry, W. B., Baldwin, A., Rushton, L., Pass, D. A., Cross, G., Durance, I., Muziasari, W., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sept 2024, In: Water research. 262, p. 121989

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Plastic pollution and human pathogens: Toward s a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments

    Oliver, D., Metcalf, R., Jones, D. L., Matallana-Surget, S., Thomas, D., Robins, P., Tulloch, C., Cotterell, B., Williams, G., ChristieOleza, J. & Quilliam, R., 1 Sept 2024, In: Water Research. 261, 121879.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Examining the stability of viral RNA and DNA in wastewater: Effects of storage time, temperature, and freeze-thaw cycles

    Williams, R. C., Perry, W. B., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Futcher, B., Pellett, C., Richardson-O'Neill, I., Paterson, S., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Weightman, A. J., Farkas, K. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2024, In: Water research. 259, p. 121879

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Needles in haystacks: monitoring the potential escape of bioaerosolised antibacterial resistance genes from wastewater treatment plants with air and phyllosphere sampling

    George, P., Hillary, L., Leclerc, S., Cooledge, E., Lemieux, J., Duchaine, C. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2024, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 70, 8, p. 348-357 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Selective microbial attachment to LDPE plastic beads during passage through the wastewater network

    Tulloch, C. L., Cotterell, B. M., Pântea, I., Jones, D. L. & Golyshin, P. N., 1 Aug 2024, In: Chemosphere. 362, p. 142618

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Regulatory path for soil microbial communities depends on the type and dose of microplastics

    Qi, R., Jones, D. L., Tang, Y., Gao, F., Li, J., Chi, Y. & Yan, C., 15 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 473, p. 134702

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Use of wastewater from passenger ships to assess the movement of COVID-19 and other pathogenic viruses across maritime international boundaries

    Jones, D. L., Bridgman, M., Pellett, C., Weightman, A. J., Kille, P., García Delgado, Á., Cross, G., Cobley, S., Howard-Jones, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Farkas, K., 15 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1377996

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    A diversity of diversities: Do complex environmental effects underpin associations between below- and above-ground taxa?

    Seaton, F., George, P., Alison, J., Jones, D. L., Creer, S., Smart, S. M., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D., 1 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 7, p. 1550-1564 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Soil pH and phosphorus availability regulate sulphur cycling in an 82-year-old fertilised grassland

    Wang, Q., Bauke, S., Döring, T., Yin, J., Cooledge, E., Jones, D. L., Chadwick, D., Tietema, A. & Bol, R., 1 Jul 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109436.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Scaling-up Engineering Biology for Enhanced Environmental Solutions

    Hassard, F., Curtis, T. P., Dotro, G. C., Golyshin, P., Gutierrez, T., Heaven, S., Horsfall, L., Jefferson, B., Jones, D. L., Krasnogor, N., Kumar, V., Lea-Smith, D. J., Le Corre Pidou, K., Liu, Y., Lyu, T., McCarthy, R. R., McKew, B., Smith, C., Yakunin, A., Yang, Z., Zhang, Y. & Coulon, F., 21 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS synthetic biology. 13, 6, p. 1586-1588 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Herbal leys increase forage macro- and micronutrient content, spring lamb nutrition, liveweight gain, and reduce gastrointestinal parasites compared to a grass-clover ley

    Cooledge, E., Kendall, N., Leake, J., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2024, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 367, 108991.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Simultaneous detection and characterization of common respiratory pathogens in wastewater through genomic sequencing

    Williams, R. C., Farkas, K., Garcia-Delgado, A., Adwan, L., Kevill, J. L., Cross, G., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Water research. 256, 121612.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Slurry acidification is as effective as slurry injection at reducing ammonia emissions without increasing N2O emissions: A short-term mesocosm study

    Langley-Randall, J., Jones, D. L., Cotton, J., Williams, J. R. & Chadwick, D. R., 1 Jun 2024, In: Geoderma Regional. 37, 00791.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Soil metabolomics - current challenges and future perspectives

    Brown, R., Reay, M. K., Centler, F., Chadwick, D., Bull, I. D., McDonald, J., Evershed, R. P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109382.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Distinct biophysical and chemical mechanisms governing sucrose mineralization and soil organic carbon priming in biochar amended soils: evidence from 10 years of field studies

    Zhang, H., Ma, T., Wang, L., Yu, X., Zhao, X., Gao, W., Van Zwieten, L., Singh, B. P., Li, G., Lin, Q., Chadwick, D., Lu, S., Luo, Y., Xu, J., Jones, D. L. & Peduru Hewa, J., 22 May 2024, In: Biochar. 6, 1, p. 52

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Do Added Microplastics, Native Soil Properties, and Prevailing Climatic Conditions Have Consequences for Carbon and Nitrogen Contents in Soil? A Global Data Synthesis of Pot and Greenhouse Studies

    Iqbal, S., Xu, J., Arif, M. S., Worthy, F. R., Jones, D. L., Khan, S., Alharbi, S. A., Filimonenko, E., Nadir, S., Bu, D., Shakoor, A., Gui, H., Schaefer, D. A. & Kuzyakov, Y., 14 May 2024, In: Environmental science & technology. 58, 19, p. 8464-8479 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Corrigendum to "Macro- and microplastic accumulation in soil after 32 years of plastic film mulching" [Environ. Pollut. 300, (2022), 118945]

    Li, S., Ding, F., Flury, M., Wang, Z., Xu, L., Li, S., Jones, D. L. & Wang, J., 1 May 2024, In: Environmental Pollution. 348, p. 123794

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Herbal leys have no effect on soil porosity, earthworm abundance, and microbial community composition compared to a grass-clover ley in a sheep grazed grassland after 2-years

    Cooledge, E., Sturrock, C., Atkinson, B., Mooney, S., Brailsford, F., Murphy, D., Leake, J., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2024, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 365, 108928.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Microbial communities colonising plastics during transition from the wastewater treatment plant to marine waters

    Tulloch, C. L., Bargiela, R., Williams, G. B., Chernikova, T. N., Cotterell, B. M., Wellington, E. M. H., Christie-Oleza, J., Thomas, D. N., Jones, D. L. & Golyshin, P. N., 29 Apr 2024, In: Environmental Microbiome. 19, 1, 27.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Lower soil nitrogen-oxide emissions associated with enhanced denitrification under replacing mineral fertilizer with manure in orchard soils

    Xu, P., Li, Z., Guo, S., Jones, D. L., Wang, J., Han, Z. & Zou, J., 15 Apr 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 921, 171192.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China

    Ren, S., Wang, K., Zhang, J., Li, J., Zhang, H., Qi, R., Xu, W., Yan, C., Liu, X., Zhang, F., Jones, D. L. & Chadwick, D. R., 2 Apr 2024, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 7, p. 533-556 33 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  48. Cross-continental comparative experiences of wastewater surveillance and a vision for the 21st century

    Perry, W. B., Chrispim, M. C., Barbosa, M. R. F., de Souza Lauretto, M., Razzolini, M. T. P., Nardocci, A. C., Jones, O., Jones, D. L., Weightman, A., Sato, M. I. Z., Montagner, C. & Durance, I., 1 Apr 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 919, 170842.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. E-pub ahead of print

    Comparative assessment of Nanotrap and polyethylene glycol-based virus concentration in wastewater samples

    Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R. C., Pântea, I., Ridding, N., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Woodhall, N., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Singer, A. C., Weightman, A. J., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: FEMS microbes. 5, xtae007.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Near-source passive sampling for monitoring viral outbreaks within a university residential setting

    Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Adwan, L., Garcia-Delgado, A., Dzay, R., Grimsley, J. M. S., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Wade, M. J., Williams, R. C., Martin, J., Drakesmith, M., Song, J., McClure, V. & Jones, D. L., 8 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Epidemiology and Infection. 152, p. e31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Agronomic amendments drive a diversity of real and apparent priming responses within a grassland soil

    Brown, R., Reed, E., Chadwick, D., Hill, P. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2024, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 189, 109265.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Effects of field-aging on the impact of biochar on herbicide fate and microbial community structure in the soil environment

    Cheng, H., Xing, D., Twagirayezu, G., Lin, S., Gu, S., Tu, C., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Chemosphere. 348, 140682.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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