Dr Christine Davidson

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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.

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Prize And Awards

Royal Society of Chemistry Long Service Award
Recipient
7/2023

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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.

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Publications

Influence of filters, solid to fluid ratios and matrices on the bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements in airborne PM
Alpofead Jawad Ali Hussein, Davidson Christine M
Journal of Mass Spectrometry Vol 60 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.5185
Distribution, characterization and risk assessment of microplastics in two rivers in West Central Scotland : the Black Cart Water and White Cart Water
Enenche Daniel E, Davidson Christine M, Osungbemiro Walter B, Liggat John J
Environments Vol 12 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12100342
A polyphenol-based hydrogel for enabling enhanced metal ion sorption, antimicrobial activity, and water remediation
Jawed Aquib, Rizvi Aiman, Çitoğlu Senem, Azeem Iqra, Maclean Michelle, Golder Animes K, Pandey Lalit M, Duran Hatice, Davidson Christine M, Lau King Hang Aaron
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Vol 13, pp. 7212-7222 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c01824
Surface soil-dust contamination of Phalaris arundinacea grown on former lead mine sites : implications for biomass use, phytoremediation and phytomanagement
Nunn Benjamin, Lord Richard, Minto James, Davidson Christine M, Manzoor Neelam
Science of the Total Environment Vol 958 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178013
Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in environmental analysis
Cairns Warren R L, Butler Owen T, Cavoura Olga, Davidson Christine, Todolí-Torró José-Luis, von der Au Marcus
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry Vol 40, pp. 11-69 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4JA90056A
Optimisation of biochar activation for aqueous phosphate removal
McFadden Michaela Anne, Zhang Xiaolei, Fletcher Ashleigh, Davidson Christine
European Biosolids & Bioresources Conference and Exhibition (2024)

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Professional Activities

GEMINOA Project - Impact & Insights Workshop
Participant
25/4/2025
The use of biochar towards a circular economy- optimisation of chemically activated biochar for aqueous phosphate recovery
Contributor
20/11/2024
Effect of different weathering processes on the adsorption of arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead on polyethylene, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polypropylene and poly(vinyl chloride) microplastics
Contributor
11/9/2024
Analytical Geochemistry and Sustainability
Speaker
14/8/2024
82nd World Science Fiction Convention: Climate Fresk Workshop
Advisor
5/8/2024
Adsorption capacity of polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride for arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead in a freshwater system
Contributor
1/7/2024

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Projects

Improving the sustainability of trace element analysis through plastic sample vial re-use
Davidson, Christine (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
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

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Dr Christine Davidson
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Pure and Applied Chemistry

Email: c.m.davidson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2134