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.
Prize And Awards
- Royal Society of Chemistry Long Service Award
- Recipient
- 7/2023
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
- 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)
- Investigation of microplastics and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sediments of two rivers in Southwestern Nigeria
- Shokunbi Oluwatosin Sarah, Idowu Gideon Aina, Davidson Christine Margaret, Aiyesanmi Ademola Festus
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Vol 196 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13090-3
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
- In search of a Consensus Method for the Isolation of Microplastics from Freshwater Sediments
- Contributor
- 1/7/2024
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
Contact
Dr
Christine
Davidson
Reader
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: c.m.davidson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2134