Dr Christine Davidson
Reader
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Personal statement
Christine Davidson's research is in the area of environmental analytical chemistry, especially the development of new analytical methods to assess risk to human health and the environment from priority pollutants either directly or through the food chain. Recent studies have focused on chemical speciation analysis of potentially toxic elements (e.g. As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn); the study of urban soils and inhalable airborne particles, contaminated land, sediments and waters; and on development of simple colorimetric methods for carrying out analysis in the field. She also works on persistent organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Qualifications
Christine Davidson recevied her BSc (Hons, 1st class) from the University of Glasgow in 1983 and then moved to the Department of Physics and Astronomy to carry out a PhD in laser ionisation spectroscopy. She had two postdoctoral appointments, the first at the State University of Utrecht, Netherlands, where she worked on accelerator mass spectrometry, and the second at the Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, studying natural analogues for nuclear waste repositories. Christine was appointed to the staff at the University of Strathclyde in 1989 and promoted to senior lecturer in 1999.
Publications
- Assessment of microplastics and potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of the River Kelvin, Central Scotland, United Kingdom
- Shokunbi Oluwatosin Sarah, Idowu Gideon Aina, Aiyesanmi Ademola Festus, Davidson Christine Margaret
- Environmental management Vol 73, pp. 932–945 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-01947-9
- Low-cost colorimetric mercury sensor based on immobilisation of rhodamine B thiolactone in a sustainable agar-agar gel substrate
- Nshnsh Klthom M, Cavoura Olga, Davidson Christine M, Gibson Lorraine T
- Microchemical Journal Vol 195 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2023.109481
- A circular economy approach to drinking water treatment residue management in a catchment impacted by historic metal mines
- Nunn Benjamin, Lord Richard, Davidson Christine M
- Journal of Environmental Management Vol 345 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118809
- Investigation of the influence of pH on the properties and morphology of gelatin hydrogels
- Goudie K J, McCreath S J, Parkinson J A, Davidson C M, Liggat J J
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry Vol 61, pp. 2316-2332 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230141
- On- and off-line analysis by ICP-MS to measure the bioaccessible concentration of elements in PM10 using dynamic versions of the simplified bioaccessibility extraction test
- Alpofead Jawad Ali Hussein, Davidson Christine M, Littlejohn David
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Vol 415, pp. 2831-2848 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-04695-7
- Contaminated or just dusty? Understanding the nature of contaminants found in biomass grown on historic mine sites to inform pre-treatment options
- Nunn Benjamin, Lord Richard, Minto James, Davidson Christine, Manzoor Neelam
- EGU General Assembly 2023 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1006
Professional Activities
- Could Contaminated Land Provide Sustainable Feedstocks for liquid biofuels?
- Contributor
- 10/5/2022
- Could contaminated land provide the solution for bioenergy’s sustainability problem?
- Contributor
- 7/9/2021
- An assessment of the viability of organic waste amendments and Phalaris arundinacea for the phytostabilisation of historic metal mine sites
- Contributor
- 14/2/2020
- 19th Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium
- Participant
- 2/7/2018
- 9th Scottish Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Participant
- 14/12/2016
- 7th Scottish Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry
- Participant
- 29/1/2015
Projects
- HSI for Granular Material Ph2 GC_267 Gamechanger
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Campbell, Andrew John (Co-investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 24-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Efficient utilization of biochar for water remediation and soil amendment - towards a circular economy
- Zhang, Xiaolei (Principal Investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2025
- Biochar Water Remediation Research Project
- Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator) Zhang, Xiaolei (Principal Investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2021
- KTP-Rumbol
- Liggat, John (Principal Investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator) Markl, Daniel (Co-investigator)
- 30-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2022
- National Project for BGE Pupils: Global Challenges of Clean Water
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator) Scott, Fraser (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2020
- National Project for BGE Pupils: Analysis of Soil in Scottish Schools
- Willison, Debra (Principal Investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator)
- 21-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2018
Contact
Dr
Christine
Davidson
Reader
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: c.m.davidson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2134