Dr Ian Burke

Lecturer: Biogeochemistry

Telephone number: +44(0) 113 34 37532 lab 33965
Email address: i.t.burke@leeds.ac.uk
Room: 9.150

Biography

• 2005-present: Lecturer: Biogeochemistry (Leeds)
• 2002-2005: Postdoctoral Researcher: Biogeochemistry (Leeds)
• 1998-2001: Ph.D. Marine Geochemistry (Southampton).
• 1994-1998: B.Sc. Environmental Geoscience (Edinburgh)

Research Interests

I am a environmental scientist interested in the fundamental biogeochemical processes that affect the redox cycling of metals and radionuclides in a range of natural and contaminated systems. My research is driven by a fascination in the complex behaviour that is observed in real environmental situations, and is linked by an experimental approach involving advanced geochemical and geomicrobiological techniques.

Recent/ongoing research includes:

• Biogeochemistry of contaminant radionuclides uranium, technetium, neptunium and plutonium.
• Reactive transport of strontium-90 in contaminated ground.
• Microbially mediated nitrate-dependant Fe(II) and sulphide oxidation.
• Behaviour and treatment of chromium waste leachate at legacy disposal sites.
• Potential use of microbial bio-remediation processes in alkaline environments.
• Redox cycling of manganese and iron in marine and freshwater sediments.
• Biogeochemical controls on arsenic mobility in sediments.

Contact me to discuss PhD opportunities.

Publications

• Thorpe, CL; Law, GTW; Boothman, C; Lloyd, JR; Burke, IT; Morris, K (2012) The synergistic effects of high nitrate concentrations on sediment bioreduction , Geomicrobiology Journal, .
• Renforth, P; Mayes, WM; Jarvis, AP; Burke, IT; Manning, DAC; Gruiz, K (2012) Contaminant mobility and carbon sequestration downstream of the Ajka (Hungary) red mud spill: the effects of gypsum dosing , Science of the Total Environment, .
• Burke, IT; Mortimer, RJG; Palani, S; Whittleston, RA; Lockwood, CL; Ashley, DJ; Stewart, DI (2012) Biogeochemical reduction processes in a hyper-alkaline leachate affected soil profile , Geomicrobiology Journal, .
• Geissler, A; Law, GTW; Boothman, C; Morris, K; Burke, IT; Livens, FR; Lloyd, JR (2011) Microbially mediated Fe(II) oxidation in reduced technetium-containing sediments, Geomicrobiology Journal, 28, pp.507-518. doi:10.1080/01490451.2010.515287
• Begg, JDC; Burke, IT; Lloyd, JR; Boothman, C; Shaw, S; Charnock, JM; Morris, K (2011) Bioreduction behaviour of U(VI) sorbed to sediments, Geomicrobiology Journal, 28, pp.160-171. doi:10.1080/01490451003761137
• Law, GTW; Geissler, A; Burke, IT; Livens, FR; Lloyd, JR; McBeth, JM; Morris, K (2011) Uranium redox cycling in sediment and biomineral systems , Geomicrobiology Journal, 28, pp.497-506. doi:10.1080/01490451.2010.512033
• Whittleston, RA; Stewart, DI; Mortimer, RJG; Ashley, DJ; Burke, IT (2011) Effect of Microbially Induced Anoxia on Cr(VI) Mobility at a Site Contaminated with Hyperalkaline Residue from Chromite Ore Processing , Geomicrobiology Journal, 28, pp.68-82. doi:10.1080/01490451.2010.498297
• Mayes, WM; Jarvis, AP; Burke, IT; Walton, M; Gruiz, K (2011) Trace and rare earth element dispersal downstream of the Ajka red mud spill, Hungary , In: Wolkersdorfer, C; Freund, A; Rude, TR (Ed) 11th International Mine Water Association Congress - Mine Water - Managing the challenges, International Mine Water Association, pp.29-34.
• McBeth, JM; Law, GTW; Lloyd, JR; Livens, FR; Burke, IT; Morris, K (2011) Redox interactions of technetium with biogenic and abiologically precipitated Fe minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 75, pp.2419-2430. doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2419
• Whittleston, RA; Stewart, DI; Mortimer, RJG; Tilt, ZC; Brown, AP; Geraki, K; Burke, IT (2011) Chromate reduction in Fe(II)-containing soil affected by hyperalkaline leachate from chromite ore processing residue , Journal of Hazardous Materials, 194, pp.15-23. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.067
• Mayes, WM; Jarvis, AP; Burke, IT; Walton, M; Feigl, V; Klebercz, O; Gruiz, K (2011) Dispersal and attenuation of trace contaminants downstream of the Ajka bauxite residue (red mud) depository failure, Hungary., Environmental Science and Technology, 45, pp.5147-5155. doi:10.1021/es200850y
• Law, GTW; Geissler, A; Lloyd, JR; Livens, FR; Boothman, C; Begg, JDC; Denecke, MA; Rothe, J; Dardenne, K; Burke, IT; Charnock, JM; Morris, K (2010) Geomicrobiological Redox Cycling of the Transuranic Element Neptunium, Environmental Science and Technology, 44, pp.8924-8929.
• Geissler, A; Selenska-Pobell, S; Morris, K; Burke, IT; Livens, FR; Lloyd, JR (2010) The microbial ecology of land and water contaminated with radioactive waste; towards the development of bioremediation options for the nuclear industry , In: Batty, CL; Hallberg, K; Jarvis, PA (Ed) The Ecology of Industrial Pollution: restoration, remediation and preservation, Ecological Reviews , Cambridge University Press, UK, pp.226-241.
• Law, GT; Geissler, A; Boothman, C; Burke, IT; Livens, FR; Lloyd, JR; Morris, K (2010) Role of nitrate in conditioning aquifer sediments for technetium bioreduction., Environ Sci Technol, 44, pp.150-155. doi:10.1021/es9010866
• Stewart, DI; Burke, IT; Hughes-Berry, DV; Whittleston, RA (2010) Microbially-mediated chromate reduction in soil contaminated by highly alkaline leachate from chromium containing waste , Ecological Engineering, 36, pp.211-221. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.12.028
• Burke, I; Livens, F; Lloyd, J; Brown, A; law, G; McBeth, J; Ellis, B; Lawson, R; Morris, K (2010) The fate of technetium in reduced estuarine sediments: Combining direct and indirect analyses, Applied Geochemistry, 25, pp.233-241. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.11.008
• Lear, G; McBeth, JM; Boothman, C; Gunning, DJ; Ellis, BL; Lawson, RS; Morris, K; Burke, IT; Bryan, ND; Brown, AP; Livens, FR; Lloyd, JR (2010) Probing the biogeochemical behavior of technetium using a novel nuclear imaging approach., Environ Sci Technol, 44, pp.156-162. doi:10.1021/es802885r
• Begg, JDC; Burke, IT; Charnock, JM; Morris, K (2008) Technetium reduction and reoxidation behaviour in Dounreay soils, RADIOCHIMICA ACTA, 96, pp.631-636. doi:10.1524/ract.2008.1547
• Morris, K; Livens, FR; Charnock, JM; Burke, IT; McBeth, JM; Begg, JDC; Boothman, C; Lloyd, JR (2008) An X-ray absorption study of the fate of technetium in reduced and reoxidised sediments and mineral phases, APPL GEOCHEM, 23, pp.603-617. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.10.014
• Begg, JDC; Burke, IT; Morris, K (2007) The behaviour of technetium during microbial reduction in amended soils from Dounreay, UK, SCI TOTAL ENVIRON, 373, pp.297-304. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.034
• Morris, K; Livens, FR; Charnock, JM; Burke, IT; McBeth, JM; Boothman, C; Lloyd, JR (2007) Microbially driven transformations of technetium , In: Denecke, MA; et al (Ed) Speciation Techniques and Facilities for Radioactive Materials at Synchrotron Light Sources, Nuclear Energy Agency, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, pp.71-81.
• McBeth, JM; Lear, G; Lloyd, JR; Livens, FR; Morris, K; Burke, IT (2007) Technetium reduction and reoxidation in aquifer sediments , GEOMICROBIOL J, 24, pp.189-197. doi:10.1080/01490450701457030
• Stewart, DI; Burke, IT; Mortimer, RJG (2007) Stimulation of microbially mediated chromate reduction in alkaline soil-water systems , GEOMICROBIOL J, 24, pp.655-669. doi:10.1080/01490450701758221
• Burke, IT; Boothman, C; Lloyd, JR; Livens, FR; Charnock, JM; McBeth, JM; Mortimer, RJG; Morris, K (2006) Reoxidation behavior of technetium, iron, and sulfur in estuarine sediments, ENVIRON SCI TECHNOL, 40, pp.3529-3535. doi:10.1021/es052184t
• Lloyd, JR; Renshaw, JC; May, I; Livens, FR; Burke, IT; Mortimer, RJG; Morris, K (2005) Biotransformation of actinides: Microbial reduction of actinides and fission products , Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences, 6, pp.17-20.
• Burke, IT; Boothman, C; Lloyd, JR; Mortimer, RJG; Livens, FR; Morris, K (2005) Effects of progressive anoxia on the solubility of technetium in sediments, ENVIRON SCI TECHNOL, 39, pp.4109-4116. doi:10.1021/es048124p
• Burke, IT; Kemp, AES (2004) A mid-Holocene geochemical record of saline inflow to the Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea, HOLOCENE, 14, pp.940-948. doi:10.1191/0959683604hl773rp
• Burke, IT; Grigorov, I; Kemp, AES (2002) Microfabric study of diatomaceous and lithogenic deposition in laminated sediments from the Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea., Marine Geology, 183, pp.89-105. doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(01)00250-X
• Burke, IT; Kemp, AES (2002) Microfabric analysis of Mn-carbonate laminae deposition and Mn-sulfide formation in the Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea, GEOCHIM COSMOCHIM AC, 66, pp.1589-+.