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Dr Rob Brown

Postdoctoral Research Officer in Biogeochemistry (Biochar)

afpc75@bangor.ac.uk

0000-0001-9119-6130

Dr Rob Brown

View Dr Rob Brown’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Additional Contact Information

Email: rob.brown@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 382456

Address: 2nd Floor, Environment Centre Wales, 

Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW

Qualifications

  • PhD: Metabolomic and volatilomic profiling for the assessment of soil carbon cycling and biological quality
    2018–2022
  • BSc: Environmental Science
    2014–2017

Research Interests

Currently working on the BBSRC funded greenhouse gas removal project examining biochar as a technology for carbon sequestration. This interdisciplinary, multi-institution collaboration aims to address the uncertainties concerning the extent and scope of the deployment of biochar. My particular focus is on the applicability of biochar as a carbon storage to tool in grassland soils; examining the effect of biochar application on soil and plant health.

Publications

2023

  • PublishedBioplastic (PHBV) addition to soil alters microbial community structure and negatively affects plant-microbial metabolic functioning in maize
    Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H., Graf, M., Liu, X., Wang, K., Greenfield, L. M. & Jones, D. L., 5 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441, 129959.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedField application of biodegradable microplastics has no significant effect on plant and soil health in the short term
    Chu, J., Zhou, J., Wang, Y., Jones, D. L., Ge, J., Yang, Y., Brown, R., Zang, H. & Zeng, Z., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environmental Pollution. 316, 120556.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe long-term uncertainty of biodegradable mulch film residues and associated microplastics pollution on plant-soil health
    Zhou, J., Jia, R., Brown, R. W., Yang, Y., Zeng, Z., Jones, D. L. & Zang, H., 15 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442, 130055.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2022

  • PublishedClimate warming masks the negative effect of microplastics on plant-soil health in a silt loam soil
    Nayab, G., Zhou, J., Jia, R., Lv, Y., Yang, Y., Brown, R. W., Zang, H., Jones, D. L. & Zeng, Z., 1 Nov 2022, In: Geoderma. 425, 116083.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCritical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater
    Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, UK. & Farkas, K., 6 Nov 2022, In: Water. 14, 21, 3568.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedField application of pure polyethylene microplastic has no significant short-term effect on soil biological quality and function
    Brown, R., Chadwick, D., Thornton, H., Marshall, M., Bei, S., Distaso, M., Bargiela, R., Marsden, K., Clode, P., Murphy, D., Pagella, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Feb 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 165, 108496.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNutrient (C, N and P) enrichment induces significant changes in the soil metabolite profile and microbial carbon partitioning
    Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D., Bending, G. D., Collins, C. D., Whelton, H. L., Daulton, E., Covington, J. A., Bull, I. D. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sep 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 172, 108779.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSaltwater intrusion induces shifts in soil microbial diversity and carbon use efficiency in a coastal grassland ecosystem
    Brown, R. W., Rhymes, J. M. & Jones, D. L., Jul 2022, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 170, 108700.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedDependence of thermal desorption method for profiling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil
    Brown, R. W., Mayser, J. P., Widdowson, C., Chadwick, D. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sep 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108313.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUse of metabolomics to quantify changes in soil microbial function in response to fertiliser nitrogen supply and extreme drought
    Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Zang, H. & Jones, D. L., Sep 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 160, 108351.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) allow sensitive differentiation of biological soil quality
    Brown, R., Ian D. Bull, Toby Journeaux, Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 1 May 2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 156, 108187.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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