Dr David Assinder
Lecturer in Ocean Sciences
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Contact info
Room: 401 Westbury Mount Phone: 01248 382854
E-mail: d.assinder@bangor.ac.uk
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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.
- 1996
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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, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 2, p. 115-127 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 4, p. 237-248 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1995
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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., Nov 1995, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 2, p. 369-385Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Oct 1995, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 1, p. 185-194Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Radiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary
Newstead, S., Mudge, S., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1995, Environmental Impact of Radioactive Releases. p. 761-762 (International Atomic Energy Agency Proceedings Series 2 : Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 1994
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The distribution and behaviour of artificial radionuclides in sediments of the north Wales coast, U.K.
Assinder, D., Robinson, CD., Halsall, J. & Telford, A., Aug 1994, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 182, 2, p. 225-235Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of radiation exposure from discharges of uranium ore concentrate processing and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities
Assinder, D., Mudge, S. & Bourne, GS., 1994, Radiation and society: comprehending radiation risk: proceedings of an International Conference on Radiation and Society: Comprehending Radiation Risk. p. 184 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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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. (eds.). SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 1993
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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 Jun 1993, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 343, 1669, p. 519-529Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Radioisotopes of thirteen elements in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Igarashi, S., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., May 1993, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 170, 2, p. 333-346Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1992
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Distribution and behaviour of 99Tc,237Np,239,240Pu, and 241Am in the coastal and estuarine sediments of the Irish Sea
Kim, C. K., Morita, S., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Ikeda, N. & Assinder, D. J., Jan 1992, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 156, 1, p. 201-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1991
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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 Jul 1991, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 154, 5, p. 299-307Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis as a bioindicator of radioactivity in the Irish Sea
Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1991, In: Oceanologica Acta. Special Issue, 11, p. 313-320 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neptunium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Koruma, K., Ueno, K. & Bourne, G. S., 1991, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 14, 2, p. 135-145Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1990
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Field and laboratory measurements of the rapid remobilization of plutonium from estuarine sediments
Assinder, D., Hamilton-Taylor, J., Kelly, M., Mudge, S. & Bradshaw, K., Feb 1990, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 138, 2, p. 417-424Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1988
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Stepwise chemical degradations of a UK bituminous coal
Shaw, P. M., Brassell, S. C., Assinder, D. J. & Eglinton, G., Apr 1988, In: Fuel. 67, 4, p. 557-564Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1987
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Ymbelydredd ym Môr Iwerddon
Assinder, D., 1987, In: Y Gwyddonydd. 25, 2, p. 53-58 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
- 1985
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Plutonium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Northern Irish Sea
Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J. & Kelly, M., 1985, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 20, 6, p. 761-771Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tidal variations in dissolved and particulate phase radionuclide activities in the Esk estuary, England, and their distribution coefficients and particulate activity fractions
Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1985, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2, 1, p. 1-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1984
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Conservative and non‐conservative behaviour of radionuclides in an estuarine environment, with particular respect to the behaviour of plutonium isotopes
Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1984, In: Environmental Technology Letters. 5, 1, p. 23-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 1983
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Behaviour of plutonium in the inter tidal sediments of the eastern Irish Sea
Assinder, D., 1983, Ecological aspects of radionuclide release. Coughtrey, PJ., Bell, JNB. & Roberts, TM. (eds.). 3 ed. British Ecological Society, Vol. Special Publication . 8 p. (Special Publication of the British Ecological Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- 1981
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Plutonium occurrence and phase distribution in sediments of the Wyre estuary, northwest England
Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J., Stanners, D. A. & RAE, JE., 1981, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 12, 9, p. 308-314Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review