Dr David Assinder
Lecturer in Ocean Sciences
Affiliations
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.
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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
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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 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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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
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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, In: Journal of Radiological Protection. 18, 1, p. 37-42 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Jun 1999, In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, p. 424-428Research 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
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Radionuclides in the Environment: Tracers and Dating
Assinder, D., 14 Jul 2008, Methods in Environmental Forensics. Mudge, S. (ed.). Florida: CRC Press, p. 15-42Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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
- Conference contribution › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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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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
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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 Jan 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Other contribution › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Drifting continents and a stormy passage
Assinder, D., 20 Mar 2019, Open University Press.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Navigating at sea, rough seas and speed
Assinder, D., 30 May 2018, Open University Press.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Assinder, D., 18 Jun 2019, Open University Press.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
Assinder, D., 30 May 2018, Open University Press.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
- Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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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 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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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 Jan 2002, 2002 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Pilot study of radon levels in private water supplies.
Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A., 1 Jan 2003, 2003 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Review article › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Neptunium in the environment: Recent work on the 'neglected actinide'
Assinder, D., 1996, In: The Nuclear Engineer. 37, 3, p. 84-86 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Potential problems with the long-term monitoring of radionuclides in the environment
Assinder, D., 2002, In: The Nuclear Engineer. 43, 3, p. 76-79 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article