Professor
Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I am Professor of Environment and Health, with research interests in water quality and sanitation, environmental pathogen ecology, sustainable agriculture & agroecology, and sustainable disease & waste management. My work adopts methods and theories from both the natural & social sciences and employs both qualitative & participatory approaches with a significant level of engagement with local communities.
Brief Biography
2019 – Professor
2016-2019. Senior Lecturer (University of Stirling)
2012-2016. Lecturer (University of Stirling)
2007-2012. Post-doctoral Research Associate (Bangor University)
2006 Ph.D, Plant Physiology & Pathology (University of Sheffield)
2002 BSc. Plant Biology (Bangor University)
Current projects as Principal Investigator
2021-2025: SPACES: Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their Environments (£3.85 million; NERC-GCRF)
2021-2022: Using genomic sequencing to identify and characterise genospecies within the Rhizobium leguminosarum complex linked to increased performance and yield of a legume crop (£57k, BBSRC)
2021-2022: Sustainable waste management and Covid-19: an opportunity to build resilience into the livelihoods of informal waste pickers in South Africa (£30k; SFC-GCRF Covid-19 Urgency call)
2019-2023: Microbial hitchhikers of marine plastics: survival, persistence, and ecology of microbial communities in the ‘Plastisphere’ (£1.85 million, NERC) https://plasticvectors.stir.ac.uk/
For more information see: https://rsquilliam.wordpress.com/
Research group
Post-doctoral researchers:
Dr. Ayorinde Akinbobola, “Human health implications of microplastic-associated biofilms” Funding: NERC Plastic Vectors Project (WP2)
Dr Michael Ormsby, "“Environmental Microbiology and the Ecology of Plastic Pollution” Funding NERC-GCRF SPACES Project (WP2)
Dr Luke Woodford, “Human pathogens and plastic pollution in agriculture and food production systems” Funding: GCRF-NERC SPACES Project (WP2)
PhD students:
Rebecca Metcalf, “The survival, persistence and ecology of microbial pathogens on the surfaces of environmental plastic pollution” Funding: University of Stirling
Chloe Pow, “The persistence and transfer of human pathogens associated with plastic pollution in agriculture and food production systems” Funding: University of Stirling
James Mwesiga, "Irrigation and microplastics in peri-urban agronomy in Tanzania"
Research Assistants: Hannah White, “Microplastics and pathogens” Funding: NERC SPACES Project
Rosie Fellows, “Human pathogens in the environment” Funding: GCRF-NERC SPACES Project
For more information: http://rsquilliam.wordpress.com/research
Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their EnvironmentS
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in South East Asia coastal environments
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Microbial hitch-hikers of marine plastics: survival, persistence and ecology of microbial communities in the 'Plastisphere'.
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Visualising Pathogen & Environmental Risk: transition to a user-ready toolkit (ViPER II)
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Pathogen Risks in Agricultural Catchments: Towards International Collaboration And Learning in Modelling (PRACTICAL Modelling)
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Recycling Biomass to Agricultural LANd: Capitalizing on Eutrophication
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Article
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on water poverty in Scotland: A lived-experience analysis
Anderson HK, Duthie AB, McDougall CW, Quilliam RS & Price H (2025) The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on water poverty in Scotland: A lived-experience analysis. Utilities Policy, 96, Art. No.: 101983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2025.101983
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Woodford L, Messer LF, Ormsby MJ, White HL, Fellows R & Quilliam RS (2025) Exploiting microplastics and the plastisphere for the surveillance of human pathogenic bacteria discharged into surface waters in wastewater effluent. Water Research, 281, p. 123563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123563
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Water conflicts: Exploring how stakeholder behaviours influence conflict (de-)escalation in practice
Anderson HK, Quilliam RS & Price H (2025) Water conflicts: Exploring how stakeholder behaviours influence conflict (de-)escalation in practice. Environmental Science & Policy, 169, p. 104096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104096
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Akinbobola AB, Shilla DJ, Shilla DA & Quilliam RS (2025) Fluconazole resistant pathogenic yeasts isolated from plastic debris on recreational public beaches in West and East Africa. Biologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-025-01981-w
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Metcalf R, Akinbobola A, Woodford L & Quilliam RS (2025) Thermotolerance, virulence, and drug resistance of human pathogenic Candida species colonising plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32, pp. 14993-15005. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36558-2
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White HL, Fellows R, Woodford L, Ormsby MJ, van Biervliet O, Law A, Quilliam RS & Willby NJ (2025) The impact of beaver dams on distribution of waterborne Escherichia coli and turbidity in an agricultural landscape. Science of The Total Environment, 968, Art. No.: 178871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178871
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Kalonde PK, Mwapasa T, Mthawanji R, Chidziwisano K, Morse T, Torguson JS, Jones CM, Quilliam RS, Feasey NA, Henrion MYR, Stanton MC & Blinnikov MS (2025) Mapping waste piles in an urban environment using ground surveys, manual digitization of drone imagery, and object based image classification approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197, Art. No.: 374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13675-6
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Mphasa M, Ormsby MJ, Mwapasa T, Nambala P, Chidziwisano K, Morse T, Feasey N & Quilliam RS (2025) Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: a comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 484, Art. No.: 136639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136639
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Pow CJ, Fellows R, White HL, Woodford L & Quilliam RS (2025) Fluvial flooding and plastic pollution – The delivery of potential human pathogenic bacteria into agricultural fields. Environmental Pollution, 366, Art. No.: 125518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125518
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Lee C, Messer L, Holland S, Gutierrez T, Quilliam R & Matallana-Surget S (2024) The primary molecular influences of marine plastisphere formation and function: Novel insights into organism -organism and -co-pollutant interactions.. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (2), pp. 138-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2224182
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Multi-pollutant removal dynamics by aquatic plants in monoculture or mixed communities
Fletcher J, Willby NJ, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2024) Multi-pollutant removal dynamics by aquatic plants in monoculture or mixed communities. Environmental Research, 263 (1), Art. No.: 120041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120041
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Ormsby MJ, Woodford L, Fellows R, White HL & Quilliam RS (2024) Rapid colonisation of environmental plastic waste by pathogenic bacteria drives adaptive phenotypic changes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, Art. No.: 136359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136359
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Shilla DJ, Matiya DJ, Nyamandito NL, Tambwe MM & Quilliam RS (2024) Insecticide tolerance of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae following larval exposure to microplastics and insecticide. PLOS ONE, 19 (12), Art. No.: e0315042. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315042
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Ormsby MJ, Woodford L, White HL, Fellows R & Quilliam RS (2024) The plastisphere can protect Salmonella Typhimurium from UV stress under simulated environmental conditions. Environmental Pollution, 358, Art. No.: 124464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124464
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Oliver DM, Metcalf R, Jones DL, Matallana-Surget S, Thomas DN, Robins P, Tulloch CL, Cotterell BM, Williams G, Christie-Oleza JA & Quilliam RS (2024) Plastic pollution and human pathogens: Towards a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach environments. Water Research, 261, Art. No.: 122028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122028
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Anderson HK, Quilliam R & Price H (2024) ‘They're telling us it's safe, but how do we know it's safe?’ Different stakeholder perspectives on drinking water safety. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 14 (9), pp. 856-872. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2024.157
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Woodford L, Fellows R, White HL, Ormsby MJ, Pow CJ & Quilliam RS (2024) Survival and transfer potential of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium colonising polyethylene microplastics in contaminated agricultural soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, pp. 51353-51363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34491-4
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A perspective on the impacts of microplastics on mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity
Jones CM, Hughes GL, Coleman S, Fellows R & Quilliam RS (2024) A perspective on the impacts of microplastics on mosquito biology and their vectorial capacity. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12710
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Woodford L, Fellows R, White HL, Ormsby MJ & Quilliam RS (2024) Salmonella Typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae can be transferred from plastic mulch to basil and spinach salad leaves. Heliyon, 10 (10), p. e31343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31343
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Metcalf R, Fellows R, White HL & Quilliam RS (2024) Persistence of ‘wet wipes’ in beach sand: An unrecognised reservoir for localised E. coli contamination. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201, Art. No.: 116175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116175
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Can plastic pollution drive the emergence and dissemination of novel zoonotic diseases?
Ormsby MJ, Woodford L & Quilliam RS (2024) Can plastic pollution drive the emergence and dissemination of novel zoonotic diseases?. Environmental Research, 246, Art. No.: 118172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118172
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Mzyece CC, Glendell M, Gagkas Z, Quilliam RS, Jones I, Pagaling E, Akoumianaki I, Newman C & Oliver DM (2024) Eliciting expert judgements to underpin our understanding of faecal indicator organism loss from septic tank systems. Science of The Total Environment, 921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171074
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Fletcher J, Willby N, Oliver D & Quilliam RS (2024) Engineering aquatic plant community composition on floating treatment wetlands can increase ecosystem multifunctionality. Environmental Research, 243, Art. No.: 117818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117818
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Metcalf R, Messer LF, White HL, Ormsby MJ, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2024) Evidence of interspecific plasmid uptake by pathogenic strains of Klebsiella isolated from microplastic pollution on public beaches. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461, Art. No.: 132567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132567
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Akinbobola A, Kean R & Quilliam RS (2024) Plastic pollution as a novel reservoir for the environmental survival of the drug resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 198, Art. No.: 115841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115841
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Ormsby MJ, Woodford L, White HL, Fellows R, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2024) Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae can cycle between environmental plastic waste and floodwater: Implications for environmental management of cholera. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461, p. 132492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132492
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Ormsby MJ, White HL, Metcalf R, Oliver DM, Feasey NA & Quilliam RS (2024) Enduring pathogenicity of African strains of Salmonella on plastics and glass in simulated peri-urban environmental waste piles. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461, p. 132439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132439
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Environmental reservoirs of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris
Akinbobola AB, Kean R, Hanifi SMA & Quilliam RS (2023) Environmental reservoirs of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris. PLOS Pathogens, 19 (4), Art. No.: e1011268. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011268
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Quilliam RS, Pow CJ, Shilla DJ, Mwesiga JJ, Shilla DA & Woodford L (2023) Microplastics in agriculture – a potential novel mechanism for the delivery of human pathogens onto crops. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1152419
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Oliver DM, McDougall CW, Robertson T, Grant B, Hanley N & Quilliam RS (2023) Self-reported benefits and risks of open water swimming to health, wellbeing and the environment: Cross-sectional evidence from a survey of Scottish swimmers. Meena DK (Editor) PLOS ONE, 18 (8), p. e0290834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290834
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Ormsby MJ, Akinbobola A & Quilliam RS (2023) Plastic pollution and fungal, protozoan, and helminth pathogens – a neglected environmental and public health issue?. Science of The Total Environment, 882, Art. No.: 163093. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163093
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Fletcher J, Willby N, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2023) Field-Scale Floating Treatment Wetlands: Quantifying Ecosystem Service Provision from Monoculture vs. Polyculture Macrophyte Communities. Land, 12 (7), p. 1382. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1382; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071382
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Maluk M, Giles M, Wardell GE, Akramin AT, Ferrando-Molina F, Murdoch A, Barros M, Beukes C, Vasconçelos M, Harrison E, Daniell TJ, Quilliam RS, Iannetta PPM & James EK (2023) Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia. Frontiers in Agronomy, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1196873
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Ormsby MJ, White HL, Metcalf R, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2023) Clinically important E. coli strains can persist, and retain their pathogenicity, on environmental plastic and fabric waste. Environmental Pollution, 326, Art. No.: 121466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121466
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White HL, Mwapasa T, Mphasa M, Kalonde PK, Feasey N, Oliver DM, Ormsby MJ, Morse T, Chidziwisano K & Quilliam RS (2023) Open defaecation by proxy: Tackling the increase of disposable diapers in waste piles in informal settlements. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 250, Art. No.: 114171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114171
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Afolabi EO, Quilliam RS & Oliver DM (2023) Persistence of E. coli in Streambed Sediment Contaminated with Faeces from Dairy Cows, Geese, and Deer: Legacy Risks to Environment and Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7), Art. No.: 5375. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075375
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Metcalf R, White HL, Ormsby MJ, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2023) From wastewater discharge to the beach: Survival of human pathogens bound to microplastics during transfer through the freshwater-marine continuum. Environmental Pollution, 319, Art. No.: 120955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120955
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Afolabi EO, Quilliam RS & Oliver DM (2022) Time since faecal deposition influences mobilisation of culturable E. coli and intestinal enterococci from deer, goose and dairy cow faeces. PLoS ONE, 17 (9), Art. No.: e0274138. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274138
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Blood flows: mapping journeys of menstrual waste in Blantyre, Malawi
Roxburgh H, Magombo C, Kaliwo T, Tilley EA, Hampshire K, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2022) Blood flows: mapping journeys of menstrual waste in Blantyre, Malawi. Cities and Health, 6 (4), pp. 738-751. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1916330
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Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2022) Rapid Characterisation of Stakeholder Networks in Three Catchments Reveals Contrasting Land-Water Management Issues. Land, 11 (12), Art. No.: 2324. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122324
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Adams EA, Byrns S, Kumwenda S, Quilliam R, Mkandawire T & Price H (2022) Water journeys: Household water insecurity, health risks, and embodiment in slums and informal settlements. Social Science & Medicine, 313, p. 115394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115394
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Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia
Omeyer LCM, Duncan EM, Aiemsomboon K, Beaumont N, Bureekul S, Cao B, Carrasco LR, Chavanich S, Clark JR, Cordova MR, Couceiro F, Lee C, Matallana-Surget S, Messer LF & Quilliam R (2022) Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Science of The Total Environment, 841, Art. No.: 156704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156704
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Boyd Williams N, Quilliam RS, Campbell B, Raha D, Baruah DC, Clarke ML, Sarma R, Haque C, Borah T & Dickie J (2022) Challenging perceptions of socio-cultural rejection of a taboo technology: Narratives of imagined transitions to domestic toilet-linked biogas in India. Energy Research and Social Science, 92, Art. No.: 102802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102802
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Predicting the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from the wastewater treatment plant to the coast
Robins PE, Dickson N, Kevill JL, Malham SK, Singer AC, Quilliam RS & Jones DL (2022) Predicting the dispersal of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from the wastewater treatment plant to the coast. Heliyon, 8 (9), Art. No.: e10547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10547
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Moresco V, Charatzidou A, Oliver DM, Weidmann M, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2022) Binding, recovery, and infectiousness of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses associated with plastic pollution in surface water. Environmental Pollution, 308, Art. No.: 119594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119594
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Blue space exposure, health and well-being: Does freshwater type matter?
McDougall CW, Hanley N, Quilliam RS & Oliver DM (2022) Blue space exposure, health and well-being: Does freshwater type matter?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 224, Art. No.: 104446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104446
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Metcalf R, White HL, Moresco V, Ormsby MJ, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2022) Sewage-associated plastic waste washed up on beaches can act as a reservoir for faecal bacteria, potential human pathogens, and genes for antimicrobial resistance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 180, Art. No.: 113766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113766
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Freshwater Wild Swimming, Health and Well-Being: Understanding the Importance of Place and Risk
McDougall CW, Foley R, Hanley N, Quilliam RS & Oliver DM (2022) Freshwater Wild Swimming, Health and Well-Being: Understanding the Importance of Place and Risk. Sustainability, 14 (10), Art. No.: 6364. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106364
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Boyd Williams N, Quilliam R, Campbell B, Ghatani R & Dickie J (2022) Taboos, toilets and biogas: Socio-technical pathways to acceptance of a sustainable household technology. Energy Research and Social Science, 86, Art. No.: 102448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102448
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Fletcher J, Willby N, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2022) Resource recovery and freshwater ecosystem restoration — Prospecting for phytoremediation potential in wild macrophyte stands. Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 7, Art. No.: 100050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2022.100050
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Maluk M, Ferrando-Molina F, Lopez del Egido L, Langarica-Fuentes A, Gebre Yohannes G, Young MW, Martin P, Gantlett R, Kenicer G, Hawes C, Begg GS, Quilliam RS, Squire GR, Young JPW, Iannetta PPM & James EK (2022) Fields with no recent legume cultivation have sufficient nitrogen-fixing rhizobia for crops of faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Plant and Soil, 472 (1-2), pp. 345-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-05246-8
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Metcalf R, Oliver DM, Moresco V & Quilliam RS (2022) Quantifying the importance of plastic pollution for the dissemination of human pathogens: The challenges of choosing an appropriate 'control' material. Science of The Total Environment, 810, Art. No.: 152292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152292
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Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2022) Catchment-Scale Participatory Mapping Identifies Stakeholder Perceptions of Land and Water Management Conflicts. Land, 11 (2), Art. No.: 300. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020300
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McDougall CW, Brown C, Thomson C, Hanley N, Tully MA, Quilliam RS, Bartie PJ, Gibson L & Oliver DM (2021) From one pandemic to another: emerging lessons from COVID-19 for tackling physical inactivity in cities. Cities and Health, 5 (Supplement 1), pp. S181-S184. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1785165
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McDougall C, Hanley N, Quilliam R, Bartie P, Robertson T, Griffiths M & Oliver D (2021) Neighbourhood blue space and mental health: A nationwide ecological study of antidepressant medication prescribed to older adults. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214, Art. No.: 104132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104132
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Carrillo-Reche J, Newton AC, Ferrando-Molina F & Quilliam RS (2021) Can 'On-Farm' Seed Priming and Chitosan Seed Treatments Induce Host Defences in Winter Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under Field Conditions?. Crops, 1 (2), pp. 68-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops1020008
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Moresco V, Oliver DM, Weidmann M, Matallana-Surget S & Quilliam RS (2021) Survival of human enteric and respiratory viruses on plastics in soil, freshwater, and marine environments. Environmental Research, 199, Art. No.: 111367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111367
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Carrillo-Reche J, Newton AC & Quilliam RS (2021) Using seed respiration as a tool for calculating optimal soaking times for 'on-farm' seed priming of barley (Hordeum vulgare). Seed Science Research, 31 (2), pp. 116-124. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0960258521000039
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Price HD, Adams EA, Nkwanda PD, Mkandawire TW & Quilliam RS (2021) Daily changes in household water access and quality in urban slums undermine global safe water monitoring programmes. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 231, Art. No.: 113632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113632
Book Chapter
Phytoremediation using Aquatic Plants
Fletcher J, Willby NJ, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2020) Phytoremediation using Aquatic Plants. In: Shmaefsky BR (ed.) Phytoremediation – In-Situ Applications. Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 205-260. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00099-8_7
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Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems
Quilliam R, Nuku-Adeku C, Maquart P, Little DC, Newton R & Murray F (2020) Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 6 (3), pp. 315 - 322. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2019.0049
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Buckerfield SJ, Quilliam RS, Bussiere L, Waldron S, Naylor LA, Li S & Oliver DM (2020) Chronic urban hotspots and agricultural drainage drive microbial pollution of karst water resources in rural developing regions. Science of The Total Environment, 744, Art. No.: 140898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140898
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Freshwater blue space and population health: An emerging research agenda
McDougall CW, Quilliam RS, Hanley N & Oliver DM (2020) Freshwater blue space and population health: An emerging research agenda. Science of The Total Environment, 737, Art. No.: 140196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140196
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The microbial safety of seaweed as a feed component for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae
Swinscoe I, Oliver DM, Ørnsrud R & Quilliam RS (2020) The microbial safety of seaweed as a feed component for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae. Food Microbiology, 91, Art. No.: 103535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2020.103535
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Afolabi EO, Quilliam RS & Oliver DM (2020) Impact of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on Die-Off of E. coli and Intestinal Enterococci in Deer and Dairy Faeces: Implications for Landscape Contamination of Watercourses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (19), p. 6999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17196999
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Roxburgh H, Hampshire K, Tilley EA, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2020) Being shown samples of composted, granulated faecal sludge strongly influences acceptability of its use in peri-urban subsistence agriculture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X, 7, Art. No.: 100041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcrx.2020.100041
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COVID-19: The environmental implications of shedding SARS-CoV-2 in human faeces
Quilliam R, Weidmann M, Moresco V, Purshouse H, O'Hara Z & Oliver D (2020) COVID-19: The environmental implications of shedding SARS-CoV-2 in human faeces. Environment International, 140, Art. No.: 105790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105790
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Roxburgh H, Hampshire K, Kaliwo T, Tilley EA, Oliver DM & Quilliam RS (2020) Power, danger, and secrecy-a socio-cultural examination of menstrual waste management in urban Malawi. PLoS ONE, 15 (6), Art. No.: e0235339. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235339
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Valuing inland blue space: A contingent valuation study of two large freshwater lakes
McDougall CW, Hanley N, Quilliam RS, Needham K & Oliver DM (2020) Valuing inland blue space: A contingent valuation study of two large freshwater lakes. Science of The Total Environment, 715, Art. No.: 136921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136921
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Buckerfield SJ, Quilliam RS, Waldron S, Naylor LA, Li S & Oliver DM (2019) Rainfall-driven E. coli transfer to the stream-conduit network observed through increasing spatial scales in mixed land-use paddy farming karst terrain. Water Research X, 5, Art. No.: 100038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2019.100038
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Hill PW, Broughton R, Bougoure J, Havelange W, Newsham KK, Grant H, Murphy DV, Clode P, Ramayah S, Marsden KA, Quilliam RS, Roberts P, Brown C, Read DJ & Deluca TH (2019) Angiosperm symbioses with non-mycorrhizal fungal partners enhance N acquisition from ancient organic matter in a warming maritime Antarctic. Ecology Letters, 22 (12), pp. 2111-2119. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13399
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Jackson O, Quilliam R, Stott A, Grant H & Subke J (2019) Rhizosphere carbon supply accelerates soil organic matter decomposition in the presence of fresh organic substrates. Plant and Soil, 440 (1-2), pp. 473-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04072-3
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Price H, Adams E & Quilliam RS (2019) The difference a day can make: The temporal dynamics of drinking water access and quality in urban slums. Science of The Total Environment, 671, pp. 818-826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.355
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High resolution characterisation of E. coli proliferation profiles in livestock faeces
Porter KDH, Quilliam RS, Reaney SM & Oliver DM (2019) High resolution characterisation of E. coli proliferation profiles in livestock faeces. Waste Management, 87, pp. 537-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.02.037
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Colonisation of plastic pellets (nurdles) by E. coli at public bathing beaches
Rodrigues A, Oliver D, McCarron A & Quilliam R (2019) Colonisation of plastic pellets (nurdles) by E. coli at public bathing beaches. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 139, pp. 376-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.011
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Swinscoe I, Oliver DM, Gilburn AS, Lunestad B, Lock E, Ørnsrud R & Quilliam RS (2019) Seaweed-fed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae as feed for salmon aquaculture: assessing the risks of pathogen transfer. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 5 (1), pp. 15-27. https://doi.org/10.3920/jiff2017.0067
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Quantifying stakeholder understanding of an ecosystem service trade-off
Stosch KC, Quilliam RS, Bunnefeld N & Oliver DM (2019) Quantifying stakeholder understanding of an ecosystem service trade-off. Science of The Total Environment, 651 (Part 2), pp. 2524-2534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.090
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Quilliam RS, Taylor J & Oliver DM (2019) The disparity between regulatory measurements of E. coli in public bathing waters and the public expectation of bathing water quality. Journal of Environmental Management, 232, pp. 868-874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.138
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Buckerfield SJ, Waldron S, Quilliam RS, Naylor LA, Li S & Oliver DM (2019) How can we improve understanding of faecal indicator dynamics in karst systems under changing climatic, population, and land use stressors? - Research opportunities in SW China. The Science of the Total Environment, 646, pp. 438-447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.292
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Carrillo-Reche J, Vallejo-Marín M & Quilliam R (2018) Quantifying the potential of 'on-farm' seed priming to increase crop performance in developing countries. A meta-analysis. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 38 (6), Art. No.: 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0536-0
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Swinscoe I, Oliver DM, Gilburn AS & Quilliam RS (2018) The seaweed fly (Coelopidae) can facilitate environmental survival and transmission of E. coli O157 at sandy beaches. Journal of Environmental Management, 223, pp. 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.045
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Oliver D, Bartie P, Heathwaite AL, Reaney SM, Parnell J & Quilliam R (2018) A catchment-scale model to predict spatial and temporal burden of E. coli on pasture from grazing livestock. Science of the Total Environment, 616-617, pp. 678-687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.263
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Porter K, Reaney SM, Quilliam R, Burgess C & Oliver D (2017) Predicting diffuse microbial pollution risk across catchments: The performance of SCIMAP and recommendations for future development. Science of the Total Environment, 609, pp. 456-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.186
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Managing multiple catchment demands for sustainablewater use and ecosystem service provision
Stosch KC, Quilliam R, Bunnefeld N & Oliver D (2017) Managing multiple catchment demands for sustainablewater use and ecosystem service provision. Water, 9 (9), Art. No.: 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090677
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Oliver D, Bartie P, Heathwaite AL, Pschetz L & Quilliam R (2017) Design of a decision support tool for visualising E. coli risk on agricultural land using a stakeholder-driven approach. Land Use Policy, 66, pp. 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.05.005
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Insects as food and feed: European perspectives on recent research and future priorities
Payne CLR, Dobermann D, Forkes A, House J, Josephs J, McBride A, Muller A, Quilliam R & Soares S (2016) Insects as food and feed: European perspectives on recent research and future priorities. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2 (4), pp. 269-276. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0011
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Cho KH, Pachepsky YA, Oliver D, Muirhead RW, Park Y, Quilliam R & Shelton D (2016) Modeling Fate and Transport of Fecally-derived Microorganisms at the Watershed Scale: State of the Science and Future Opportunities. Water Research, 100, pp. 38-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.04.064
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Arif M, Ali K, Jan MT, Shah Z, Jones DL & Quilliam R (2016) Integration of biochar with animal manure and nitrogen for improving maize yields and soil properties in calcareous semi-arid agroecosystems. Field Crops Research, 195, pp. 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.05.011
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Keswani A, Oliver D, Gutierrez T & Quilliam R (2016) Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments. Marine Environmental Research, 118, pp. 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.04.006
Book Chapter
Application of Biochar for Soil Remediation
Sizmur T, Quilliam R, Puga AP, Moreno-Jiminez E, Beesley L & Gomez-Eyles JL (2016) Application of Biochar for Soil Remediation. In: Guo M, He Z & Uchimiya S (eds.) Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barriers. SSSA Special Publication, 63. Madison, WI, USA: Soil Science Society of America, Inc. pp. 295-324. https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/books/abstracts/sssaspecialpubl/sssaspecpub63/sssaspecpub63.2014.0046.5
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Oliver D, Hanley N, Van Niekerk M, Kay D, Heathwaite L, Rabinovici S, Kinzelman J, Fleming L, Porter J, Shaikh S, Fish R, Chilton S, Hewitt J, Connolly E & Quilliam R (2016) Molecular tools for bathing water assessment in Europe: balancing social science research with a rapidly developing environmental science evidence-base. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 45 (1), pp. 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0698-9
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Oliver D, Porter K, Pachepsky YA, Muirhead RW, Reaney SM, Coffey R, Kay D, Milledge DG, Hong E, Anthony SG, Page T, Bloodworth JW, Mellander P, Carbonneau PE, McGrane SJ & Quilliam R (2016) Predicting microbial water quality with models: Over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 544, pp. 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.086
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Arif M, Jalal F, Jan MT, Muhammad D & Quilliam R (2015) Incorporation of biochar and legumes into the summer gap: improving productivity of cereal-based cropping systems in Pakistan. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 39 (4), pp. 391-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2014.996696
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Quilliam R, Kinzelman J, Brunner J & Oliver D (2015) Resolving conflicts in public health protection and ecosystem service provision at designated bathing waters. Journal of Environmental Management, 161, pp. 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.017
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Oliver D, Porter K, Heathwaite AL, Zhang T & Quilliam R (2015) Impact of low intensity summer rainfall on E. coli-discharge event dynamics with reference to sample acquisition and storage. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187 (7), Art. No.: 426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4628-x
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Quilliam R, Van Niekerk M, Chadwick DR, Cross P, Hanley N, Jones DL, Vinten A, Willby N & Oliver D (2015) Can macrophyte harvesting from eutrophic water close the loop on nutrient loss from agricultural land?. Journal of Environmental Management, 152, pp. 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.046
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Clements K, Quilliam R, Jones DL, Wilson J & Malham SK (2015) Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of bacteria across an intertidal shellfish bed: Implications for regulatory monitoring of faecal indicator organisms. Science of the Total Environment, 506-507, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.100
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Jones DL & Quilliam R (2014) Metal contaminated biochar and wood ash negatively affect plant growth and soil quality after land application. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 276, pp. 362-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.053
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Quilliam R, Jamieson J & Oliver D (2014) Seaweeds and plastic debris can influence the survival of faecal indicator organisms in beach environments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 84 (1-2), pp. 201-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.011
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Oliver D, Van Niekerk M, Kay D, Heathwaite AL, Porter J, Fleming LE, Kinzelman J, Connolly E, Cummins A, McPhail C, Rahman A, Thairs T, de Roda Husman AM, Hanley N, Dunhill I & Quilliam R (2014) Opportunities and limitations of molecular methods for quantifying microbial compliance parameters in EU bathing waters. Environment International, 64, pp. 124-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.12.016
