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David J. Spurgeon is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom and has a research focus within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Insect Science, Materials Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research interests concentrate on several key topics:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

David J. Spurgeon frequently publishes in a range of scientific journals. The most common venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

The scientist has co-authored publications with several researchers, among whom the most frequent collaborators are:

  • Claus Svendsen
  • Peter Kille
  • Stephen Short
  • Alex Robinson
  • M. Glória Pereira

Some recent papers by David J. Spurgeon include:

  • Species Sensitivity to Toxic Substances: Evolution, Ecology and Applications, 2020, published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • A framework for grouping and read-across of nanomaterials- supporting innovation and risk assessment, 2020, Nano Today (authored by Vicki Stone, co-cited)
  • Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms, 2025, Nature Communications (authored by Nian-Feng Wan, co-cited)
  • Key principles and operational practices for improved nanotechnology environmental exposure assessment, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology (authored by Claus Svendsen, co-cited)
  • Plasticisers in the terrestrial environment: sources, occurrence and fate, 2021, Environmental Chemistry (authored by Alex Billings, co-cited)

This body of work reflects a concentration on toxicological and ecological aspects of environmental contaminants, nanomaterials, pesticides, and plastic pollution. The combination of publication venues and topics indicates active involvement in advancing knowledge on the environmental impact of chemicals and nanotechnologies, with a particular interest in pesticide effects and environmental risk assessment methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities.

    Alice A. Horton;Alexander Walton;David J. Spurgeon;Elma Lahive

  • Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK - Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification.

    Alice A. Horton;Claus Svendsen;Richard J. Williams;David J. Spurgeon

  • Interactions between effects of environmental chemicals and natural stressors: A review

    Martin Holmstrup;Anne-Mette Bindesbøl;Gertie Janneke Oostingh;Albert Duschl

  • Effects of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc on growth, reproduction and survival of the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny): Assessing the environmental impact of point-source metal contamination in terrestrial ecosystems.

    D.J. Spurgeon;S.P. Hopkin;D.T. Jones

  • Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of environmental risks.

    Rai S. Kookana;Alistair B. A. Boxall;Philip T. Reeves;Roman Ashauer

  • Comparisons of metal accumulation and excretion kinetics in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to contaminated field and laboratory soils

    D.J. Spurgeon;S.P. Hopkin

  • Extrapolation of the laboratory-based OECD earthworm toxicity test to metal-contaminated field sites.

    David J. Spurgeon;S. P. Hopkin

  • Systems toxicology approaches for understanding the joint effects of environmental chemical mixtures.

    David J. Spurgeon;Oliver A.H. Jones;Oliver A.H. Jones;Jean-Lou C.M. Dorne;Claus Svendsen

  • A summary of eleven years progress in earthworm ecotoxicology.

    David J. Spurgeon;Jason M. Weeks;Cornelius A.M. Van Gestel

  • Microplastic particles reduce reproduction in the terrestrial worm Enchytraeus crypticus in a soil exposure.

    Elma Lahive;Alexander Walton;Alice A. Horton;David J. Spurgeon

  • Deriving soil critical limits for Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb: a method based on free ion concentrations.

    Stephen Lofts;David J. Spurgeon;Claus Svendsen;Edward Tipping

  • 'Systems toxicology' approach identifies coordinated metabolic responses to copper in a terrestrial non-model invertebrate, the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

    Jacob G Bundy;Jasmin K Sidhu;Faisal Rana;David J Spurgeon

  • A review of lysosomal membrane stability measured by neutral red retention: is it a workable earthworm biomarker?

    C Svendsen;D.J Spurgeon;P.K Hankard;J.M Weeks

  • An assessment of the fate, behaviour and environmental risk associated with sunscreen TiO2 nanoparticles in UK field scenarios

    Andrew C. Johnson;Michael J. Bowes;Alison Crossley;Helen P. Jarvie

  • Effects of Metal-Contaminated Soils on the Growth, Sexual Development, and Early Cocoon Production of the EarthwormEisenia fetida,with Particular Reference to Zinc

    David J. Spurgeon;Stephen P. Hopkin

  • Land-use and land-management change: relationships with earthworm and fungi communities and soil structural properties

    David J Spurgeon;Aidan M Keith;Olaf Schmidt;Dennis R Lammertsma

  • Relative sensitivity of life-cycle and biomarker responses in four earthworm species exposed to zinc

    David J. Spurgeon;Claus Svendsen;Viv R. Rimmer;Stephen P. Hopkin

  • The effects of metal contamination on earthworm populations around a smelting works: quantifying species effects

    David J. Spurgeon;Stephen P. Hopkin

  • A critical review of current methods in earthworm ecology: From individuals to populations

    Mark D. Bartlett;Maria J.I. Briones;Roy Neilson;Olaf Schmidt

  • Different routes, same pathways: Molecular mechanisms under silver ion and nanoparticle exposures in the soil sentinel Eisenia fetida.

    Marta Novo;Elma Lahive;María Díez-Ortiz;Marianne Matzke

  • Toxicological and biochemical responses of the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus to pyrene, a non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

    P.J. Brown;S.M. Long;D.J. Spurgeon;C. Svendsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Claus Svendsen
Claus Svendsen Imperial College London
Peter Kille
Peter Kille Cardiff University
Stephen Lofts
Stephen Lofts Natural Environment Research Council
Stephen R. Stürzenbaum
Stephen R. Stürzenbaum King's College London
Jason M. Unrine
Jason M. Unrine University of Kentucky
Julian L. Griffin
Julian L. Griffin University of Aberdeen
Nina Cedergreen
Nina Cedergreen University of Copenhagen
Roman Ashauer
Roman Ashauer University of York
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alison Crossley
Alison Crossley University of Oxford

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