Kieron Doick BSc, MRes, PhD

 

Land Regeneration Biogeochemist, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

Email: kieron.doick@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1420 22255
Tel direct: +44 (0)1420 526177
Fax: +44 (0)1420 520180

Address:
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
UK

Kieron received a 1st class honours in Environmental Science with Chemistry at the University of Plymouth in 2000 before moving to Lancaster University to undertake an MRes. Kieron’s Masters project was part of an international collaboration, investigating the effects of climate change on VOC emissions from plants. He then undertook a NERC CASE (National Grid plc) studentship at Lancaster University investigating the bioavailability of organic contaminants in soil. Kieron undertook a short post-doctoral position at Lancaster having been awarded his PhD in 2005, before moving to Forest Research in June, 2005.

Current role

Land Regeneration Biogeochemist, Environmental and Human Sciences Division

Higher scientific officer within the the Land Regeneration and Urban Greening (LRUG) team. Roles include:

• Conducting research in land regeneration
• Working with Forestry Commission and external partners in regeneration programmes.

Current programmes

Monitoring remediated brownfield sites
Monitoring and evaluation for brownfield greening projects.  Linked to this work is “Methuselah” - a framework for the design and implementation of integrated monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of greenspace establishment.  About Methuselah ^(PDF-871K)

Reclamation of man-made sites for forestry
Advisory role to Forestry Commission England, Scotland and Wales, and to external partners in the evaluation of brownfield sites prior to greenspace establishment.

Environmental benefits and impacts of greenspace development
Investigating the impacts of greenspace development.

The Land Regeneration and Urban Greening products and services
Dissemination and application of Best Practice.

Research areas

• Land regeneration and urban greening
• Impacts of greenspace establishment in the urban environment
• Integrated monitoring of land regeneration projects
• Sustainability of greenspaces on reclaimed sites
• Best practice techniques for land regeneration
• Bioavailability of organic contaminants in soil

Main recent publications

Semple, K. T., Doick, K. J., Wick, L., Harms, H. (in press). Microbial interactions with organic contaminants in soil: definitions, processes and measurement.  Environmental Pollution.

Doick, K. J. and Hutchings, T. (2007). Greenspace Establishment on Brownfield Land: The Site Selection and Investigation Process. Information note (in press).  Forestry Commission, Edinburgh.

O'Brien, L., Foot, K. and Doick, K. J., (2007).  Evaluating the benefits of community greenspace creation on brownfield land.  Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 101 (2), 145-151.

Hutchings, T., Sinnett, D. and Doick, K. J. (2006). Best Practice Guidance Note for Land Regeneration No. 1: Soil sampling derelict, underused and neglected land prior to greenspace establishment.  Best Practice Guidance. Forest Research, Farnham. 12pp.

Doick, K. J., Clasper, P. J., Urmann, K. and Semple, K. T. (2006).  Further validation of the HPCD-technique for the evaluation of PAH microbial availability in soil. Environmental Pollution.  144, 345-354..

Semple, K. T., Dew, N. M., Doick, K. J. and Rhodes, A. H. (2006).  Does mineralisation predict the microbial availability of organic chemicals in soil? Environmental Pollution.  140, 164-172.

Doick, K. J., Burauel, P., Jones, K. C. and Semple, K. T. (2005).  Distribution of aged ¹⁴C-PCB and ¹⁴C-PAH residues in particle-size and humic fractions of an agricultural soil. Environmental Science and Technology. 39 (17), 6575-6583.

Doick, K. J., Dew, N. M. and Semple, K. T. (2005).  Linking catabolism to cyclodextrin extractability: determination of the microbial availability of PAHs in soil. Environmental Science and Technology. In Press.

Doick, K. J., Burauel, P., Jones, K. C. and Semple, K. T. (2005).  Effect of cyclodextrin and transformer oil amendments on the chemical extractability of aged 14C-polychlorinated biphenyl and 14C-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon residues in soil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 24 (9), 2138-2144.

Doick, K. J., Klingelmann, E., Burauel, P., Jones, K. C., and Semple, K. T. (2005).  Long-term fate of polychlorinated biphenyl and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in agricultural soil. Environmental Science and Technology. 39 (10), 3663-3670.

Semple, K. T., Doick, K. J., Burauel, P., Craven, A., Harms, H. and Jones, K. C. (2004).  Defining bioavailability and bioaccessibility of contaminated soil and sediment is complicated. Environmental Science and Technology 38, 228A-231A.

Scholefield, P. A., Doick, K. J., Herbert, B. M. J., Hewitt, C. N. S., Schnitzler, J.-P., Pinelli, P. and Loreto, F. (2004).  Impact of rising CO₂ on emissions of volatile organic compounds: isoprene emission from Phragmites australis growing at elevated CO₂ in a natural carbon dioxide spring. Plant Cell Environment 27, 393-401.

Doick, K. J. and Semple, K. T. (2003).  Bioavailability of organic contaminants in Soil: What does it mean and can it be measured? CL:AIRE View (Summer 2003).