Dr Rob Brown
Postdoctoral Researcher in Biogeochemistry

Affiliations
Contact info
Email: rob.brown@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382456
Address: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales,
Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Bott, T., West, H., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G., Snape, C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Biochar. 5, 1, 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate warming masks the negative effect of microplastics on plant-soil health in a silt loam soil
Nayab, G., Zhou, J., Jia, R., Lv, Y., Yang, Y., Brown, R. W., Zang, H., Jones, D. L. & Zeng, Z., 1 Nov 2022, In: Geoderma. 425, 116083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater
Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, U. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dependence of thermal desorption method for profiling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil
Brown, R. W., Mayser, J. P., Widdowson, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sept 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Earthworms mediate the influence of polyethylene (PE) and polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics on soil bacterial communities
Lu, S., Hao, J., Yang, H., Chen, M., Lian, J., Chen, Y., Brown, R. W., Jones, D. L., Wan, Z., Wang, W., Chang, W. & Wu, D., 20 Dec 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 905, 166959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Field application of biodegradable microplastics has no significant effect on plant and soil health in the short term
Chu, J., Zhou, J., Wang, Y., Jones, D. L., Ge, J., Yang, Y., Brown, R., Zang, H. & Zeng, Z., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environmental Pollution. 316, 120556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Thornton, H., Marshall, M., Bei, S., Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Marsden, K., Clode, P., Murphy, D., Pagella, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, 108496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review