Gwybodaeth Cyswllt
Room: 401 Westbury Mount Phone: 01248 382854
E-mail: d.assinder@bangor.ac.uk
Web: Google Scholar
I graduated in Environmental Sciences from Lancaster University in 1979 and undertook my PhD on radionuclide behaviour in the estuarine environment at Lancaster between 1979 and 1982. I became a Visiting Fellow at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia, Canada during 1983 investigating nuclear discharges to Canadian and Arctic waters. In 1984 and 1985 I worked in the Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher examining organic compounds and their availability from coal.
In 1985 I moved to the School of Ocean Sciences as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer until 2007, then School Administrator/Deputy College Manager until 2018 and finally back into teaching in 2018.
I am interested in all aspects of marine biogeochemistry but have specialised in marine and estuarine pollution particularly in relation to radionuclides, but also metals and plastics. Particular areas of interest include the occurrence, transport and fate of natural and artificial radionuclides in terrestrial and marine ecosystems including assessing the radiation dose to humans using coastal areas. This has encompassed work in relation to Sellafield and Springfields discharges to the Irish Sea and the fate of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the environment.
I have been employed by the QAA to undertake reviews of teaching quality in the UK and I am a STEM Ambassador with a particular interest in addressing issues related to harassment of staff and students in UK Universities.
Cymwysterau
- PhD: The behaviour of artificial radioisotopes in the Irish Sea
Lancaster University, 1979–1982 - BSc: Environmental Science
Lancaster University, 1976–1979
Cyfleoedd Project Ôl-radd
Cyhoeddiadau
2019
- CyhoeddwydGolden Globe Ocean Race: Drifting continents and a stormy passage
Assinder, D., 20 Maw 2019, Open University Press.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydGolden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Assinder, D., 18 Meh 2019, Open University Press.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2018
- CyhoeddwydGolden Globe Ocean Race: Navigating at sea, rough seas and speed
Assinder, D., 30 Mai 2018, Open University Press.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydGolden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
Assinder, D., 30 Mai 2018, Open University Press.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2008
- CyhoeddwydRadionuclides in the Environment: Tracers and Dating
Assinder, D., 14 Gorff 2008, Methods in Environmental Forensics. Mudge, S. (gol.). Florida: CRC Press, t. 15-42
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
2005
- CyhoeddwydMicro- and meso-scale variability in sediment activity concentrations: the implications for dose assessment
Assinder, D. J., Mudge, S. M. & Russell, A. T., 1 Mai 2005, Yn: Radioprotection. 40, Supplement 1, t. S569-573
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2003
- CyhoeddwydMeso-scale variability of radionuclides in sediments: Normalization and implications for sampling.
Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Ion 2003, 2003 gol. Unknown.
Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn - CyhoeddwydPilot study of radon levels in private water supplies.
Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A., 1 Ion 2003, 2003 gol. Unknown.
Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn
2002
- CyhoeddwydHolocene evolution of seasonal stratification in the Celtic Sea: refined age model, mixing depths and foraminiferal stratigraphy.
Scourse, J. D., Austin, W. E., Long, B. T., Assinder, D. J. & Huws, D., 30 Tach 2002, Yn: Marine Geology. 191, 3-4, t. 119-145
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMicro-scale variability of contaminants in surface sediments : the implications for sampling.
Mudge, S. M., Assinder, D. J. & Russell, A. T., 1 Ion 2002, 2002 gol. Unknown.
Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn - CyhoeddwydPotential problems with the long-term monitoring of radionuclides in the environment
Assinder, D., 2002, Yn: The Nuclear Engineer. 43, 3, t. 76-79 4 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu - CyhoeddwydRadiocarbon dating the marine environment: the significance of benthic boundary layer processes.
Scourse, J. D., Kennedy, H., Austin, W. E., Papadimitriou, S., Evans, J., Assinder, D. J. & Long, B. T., 1 Ion 2002.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
1999
- CyhoeddwydA review of the occurrence and behaviour of neptunium in the Irish Sea
Assinder, DJ., 1999, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 44, 2-3, t. 335-347
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydAn experimental comparison of in-situ gamma spectrometric methods for quantifying Cs-137 radioactive contamination in the ground
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Meh 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, t. 429-432
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydExperimental evaluation of the submerged detector method to improve the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Rhag 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 6, t. 2281-2288
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMeasurements of Tc-99, Cs-137, Np-237, Pu isotopes and Am-241 in sediment cores from intertidal coastal and estuarine regions in the Irish Sea
Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Oikawa, S., Komura, K. & Assinder, DJ., Mai 1999, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 240, 2, t. 593-601
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTheoretical assessment of collimated submerged detector measurements improving the accuracy of in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, PJ. & Assinder, DJ., Meh 1999, Yn: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. 46, 3, t. 424-428
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1998
- CyhoeddwydCurium isotopes and americium-242m in Irish Sea sediment
Yamamoto, M., Kuwabara, J. & Assinder, DJ., 1998, Yn: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 83, 3, t. 121-126
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe significance of variations in the angular correction factor in in-situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1998, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 18, 1, t. 37-42 6 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1997
- CyhoeddwydA theoretical comparison of methods of quantification of radioactive contamination in soil using in situ gamma spectrometry
MacDonald, J., Gibson, CJ., Fish, P. & Assinder, D., 1997, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 17, 1, t. 3-15 13 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 1. Distribution of radionuclides in surface sediments
Assinder, DJ., Mudge, SM. & Bourne, GS., 1997, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, t. 1-19
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 3. Redistribution of radionuclides
Mudge, SM., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1997, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, t. 43-67
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary: 2. Beta and gamma dose rates and doses to critical groups
Mudge, SM., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, DJ., 1997, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 36, 1, t. 21-41
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1996
- CyhoeddwydNeptunium in the environment: Recent work on the 'neglected actinide'
Assinder, D., 1996, Yn: The Nuclear Engineer. 37, 3, t. 84-86 3 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu - CyhoeddwydSediment profile of Np-237 in the Irish Sea: Estimation of the total amount of Np-237 discharged from Sellafield
Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Assinder, DJ., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., 1996, Yn: RADIOCHIMICA ACTA. 73, 2, t. 73-81
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe development and use of an in situ gamma-ray spectrometry system in North Wales
MacDonald, J., Smith, P. & Assinder, D., 1996, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 2, t. 115-127 13 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe measurement of beta dose and gamma air kerma rates in the Ribble Estuary
Mudge, S., Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1996, Yn: Journal of Radiological Protection. 16, 4, t. 237-248 12 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1995
- CyhoeddwydAnomalously high Np-237 in intertidal sediments from the Ribble Estuary in the Irish Sea
Kuwabara, J., Yamamoto, M., Nagai, H., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, DJ., Tach 1995, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 2, t. 369-385
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydDetermination of low-level99Tc in environmental samples by high resolution ICP-MS
Yamamoto, M., Syarbaini, Kofuji, K., Tsumura, A., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D., Hyd 1995, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 197, 1, t. 185-194
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRadiological assessment of the Ribble Estuary
Newstead, S., Mudge, S., Assinder, DJ. & Bourne, GS., 1995, Environmental Impact of Radioactive Releases. t. 761-762 (International Atomic Energy Agency Proceedings Series 2 : Nuclear Safety and Environmental Protection).
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1994
- CyhoeddwydAssessment of radiation exposure from discharges of uranium ore concentrate processing and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities
Assinder, D., Mudge, S. & Bourne, GS., 1994, Radiation and society: comprehending radiation risk: proceedings of an International Conference on Radiation and Society: Comprehending Radiation Risk. t. 184 1 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Cyfraniad i Gynhadledd › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSeasonal fluxes across the sediment—water interface, and processes within sediments
Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 1994, Understanding the North Sea System. Charnock, H., Dyer, K. R., Huthnanace, J. M., Liss, P. S., Simpson, J. H. & Tett, P. B. (gol.). Springer
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod - CyhoeddwydThe distribution and behaviour of artificial radionuclides in sediments of the north Wales coast, U.K.
Assinder, D., Robinson, CD., Halsall, J. & Telford, A., Awst 1994, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 182, 2, t. 225-235
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1993
- CyhoeddwydRadioisotopes of thirteen elements in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Igarashi, S., Komura, K. & Ueno, K., Mai 1993, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 170, 2, t. 333-346
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSeasonal fluxes across the sediment-water interface, and processes within sediments
Nedwell, D. B., Parkes, R. J., Upton, A. C. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Meh 1993, Yn: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 343, 1669, t. 519-529
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1992
- CyhoeddwydDistribution and behaviour of 99Tc,237Np,239,240Pu, and 241Am in the coastal and estuarine sediments of the Irish Sea
Kim, C. K., Morita, S., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Ikeda, N. & Assinder, D. J., Ion 1992, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 156, 1, t. 201-213
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1991
- CyhoeddwydAscophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis as a bioindicator of radioactivity in the Irish Sea
Bourne, GS. & Assinder, D., 1991, Yn: Oceanologica Acta. Special Issue, 11, t. 313-320 8 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydChemical leaching behavior of 237Np from intertidal coastal sediment in the Irish Sea
Yamamoto, M., Yamauchi, Y., Komura, K., Ueno, K. & Assinder, D. J., 15 Gorff 1991, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 154, 5, t. 299-307
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydNeptunium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Irish Sea
Assinder, D. J., Yamamoto, M., Kim, C. K., Seki, R., Takaku, Y., Yamauchi, Y., Koruma, K., Ueno, K. & Bourne, G. S., 1991, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 14, 2, t. 135-145
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1990
- CyhoeddwydField and laboratory measurements of the rapid remobilization of plutonium from estuarine sediments
Assinder, D., Hamilton-Taylor, J., Kelly, M., Mudge, S. & Bradshaw, K., Chwef 1990, Yn: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry . 138, 2, t. 417-424
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1988
- CyhoeddwydStepwise chemical degradations of a UK bituminous coal
Shaw, P. M., Brassell, S. C., Assinder, D. J. & Eglinton, G., Ebr 1988, Yn: Fuel. 67, 4, t. 557-564
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1987
- CyhoeddwydYmbelydredd ym Môr Iwerddon
Assinder, D., 1987, Yn: Y Gwyddonydd. 25, 2, t. 53-58 5 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl
1985
- CyhoeddwydPlutonium in intertidal coastal and estuarine sediments in the Northern Irish Sea
Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J. & Kelly, M., 1985, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 20, 6, t. 761-771
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTidal variations in dissolved and particulate phase radionuclide activities in the Esk estuary, England, and their distribution coefficients and particulate activity fractions
Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1985, Yn: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2, 1, t. 1-22
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1984
- CyhoeddwydConservative and non‐conservative behaviour of radionuclides in an estuarine environment, with particular respect to the behaviour of plutonium isotopes
Assinder, D. J., Kelly, M. & Aston, S. R., 1984, Yn: Environmental Technology Letters. 5, 1, t. 23-30
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1983
- CyhoeddwydBehaviour of plutonium in the inter tidal sediments of the eastern Irish Sea
Assinder, D., 1983, Ecological aspects of radionuclide release. Coughtrey, PJ., Bell, JNB. & Roberts, TM. (gol.). 3 gol. British Ecological Society, Cyfrol Special Publication . 8 t. (Special Publication of the British Ecological Society).
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Cyfraniad i Gynhadledd › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
1981
- CyhoeddwydPlutonium occurrence and phase distribution in sediments of the Wyre estuary, northwest England
Aston, S. R., Assinder, D. J., Stanners, D. A. & RAE, JE., 1981, Yn: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 12, 9, t. 308-314
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid