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Overview

David Copplestone is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the interaction between radiation and biological systems, particularly in the context of environmental and ecological impacts.

The scientist's work spans several main fields, notably Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a primary concentration in Insect Science. Subfields connected to their research include Global and Planetary Change, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, and Genetics.

Main research topics that have been frequently addressed in their publications cover:

  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect behavior and control techniques

David Copplestone has published numerous papers in recognized scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Annals of the ICRP
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Journal of Radiological Protection

Notable recent papers are:

  • Radiological risk assessment to marine biota from exposure to NORM from a decommissioned offshore oil and gas pipeline (2022), Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Chernobyl-level radiation exposure damages bumblebee reproduction: a laboratory experiment (2020), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Protection of the environment (2020), Annals of the ICRP
  • Ecologically relevant radiation exposure triggers elevated metabolic rate and nectar consumption in bumblebees (2022), Functional Ecology
  • Modelling the effects of ionising radiation on a vole population from the Chernobyl Red forest in an ecological context (2020), Ecological Modelling

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several researchers, particularly with Mathew P. Johansen, Nicholas A. Beresford, Michael D. Wood, Tom Cresswell, and J. Vives i Batlle, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach in the study of radiation effects on living organisms and environmental safety.

Best Publications

  • The ERICA Tool

    Justin Brown;Boris Alfonso;Rodolfo Moreno Avila;Nicholas A Beresford

  • Environmental Protection: Transfer Parameters for Reference Animals and Plants:

    P Strand;N Beresford;D Copplestone;J Godoy

  • A new version of the ERICA tool to facilitate impact assessments of radioactivity on wild plants and animals.

    Justin Brown;Boris Alfonso;Rodolfo Moreno Avila;Nicholas A Beresford

  • The development and purpose of the FREDERICA radiation effects database

    David Copplestone;Joanne L Hingston;Almudena Real

  • Protection of the environment from ionising radiation in a regulatory context (protect): proposed numerical benchmark values.

    Pål Andersson;Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;Nicholas A. Beresford;David Copplestone

  • Derivation of transfer parameters for use within the ERICA Tool and the default concentration ratios for terrestrial biota.

    N.A. Beresford;C.L. Barnett;B.J. Howard;W.A. Scott

  • D-ERICA: An integrated approach to the assessment and management of environmental risk from ionising radiation. Description of purpose, methodology and application.

    Nick Beresford;Justin Brown;David Copplestone;Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace

  • Issues and practices in the use of effects data from FREDERICA in the ERICA Integrated Approach

    Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;David Copplestone;Rodolphe Gilbin;Frederic Alonzo

  • The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife

    B.J. Howard;N.A. Beresford;D. Copplestone;D. Telleria

  • A multi-criteria weight of evidence approach for deriving ecological benchmarks for radioactive substances

    Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;Claire Della-Vedova;P Andersson;D Copplestone

  • First derivation of predicted-no-effect values for freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems exposed to radioactive substances.

    Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace;Claire Della-Vedova;Rodolphe Gilbin;David Copplestone

  • IAEA Handbook of parameter values for the prediction of radionuclide transfer to wildlife.

    Brenda J. Howard;Nick Beresford;D. Copplestone;D. Telleria

  • Application of Draft 4a of the ICRP report on Environmental Protection: the Concept and Use of Reference Animals and Plants

    D. Copplestone;J. E. Brown;N. A. Beresford

  • ICRP Publication 124: Protection of the Environment under Different Exposure Situations.

    Pentreath Rj;Lochard J;Larsson Cm;Cool Da

  • An international database of radionuclide concentration ratios for wildlife: development and uses.

    David Copplestone;Nicholas A Beresford;Justin Brown;Tamara L Yankovich

  • Inter-comparison of models to estimate radionuclide activity concentrations in non-human biota.

    N. A. Beresford;C. L. Barnett;J. E. Brown;J. J. Cheng

  • The organochlorine contamination history of the Mersey estuary, UK, revealed by analysis of sediment cores from salt marshes.

    Winston M Fox;Les Connor;David Copplestone;Michael S Johnson

  • An international comparison of models and approaches for the estimation of the radiological exposure of non-human biota.

    Nicholas A. Beresford;Mikhail Balonov;Karine Beaugelin-Seiller;Justin Brown

  • Inter-comparison of absorbed dose rates for non-human biota

    J Vives I Batlle;Mikhail Balonov;Karine Beaugelin-Seiller;N A Beresford

  • Effects of ionizing radiation on wildlife: what knowledge have we gained between the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents?

    Nicholas A Beresford;David Copplestone

  • Estimating the exposure of small mammals at three sites within the Chernobyl exclusion zone – a test application of the ERICA Tool

    N A Beresford;Sergey Gaschak;Catherine L Barnett;B J Howard

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas A. Beresford
Nicholas A. Beresford University of Salford
Brenda J. Howard
Brenda J. Howard University of Nottingham
Justin Brown
Justin Brown Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Deborah Oughton
Deborah Oughton Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jim T. Smith
Jim T. Smith University of Portsmouth
John M. Brown
John M. Brown University of Oxford
Ross A. Jeffree
Ross A. Jeffree International Atomic Energy Agency
Theodore B. Henry
Theodore B. Henry Heriot-Watt University
Awadhesh N. Jha
Awadhesh N. Jha Plymouth University
Martin H. Gerzabek
Martin H. Gerzabek BOKU University

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