Soil Protection and Remediation Group Publications 1980 - 1985

Papers published in refereed journals

1. McGrath, S.P., Baker, A.J.M., Morgan, A.N., Salmon, W.J. and Williams, M. (1980) The effects of interactions between cadmium and aluminium on the growth of two metal-tolerant races of Holcus lanatus L. Environmental Pollution (Series A) 23, 267-277.
   
2. Bloomfield, C. and McGrath, S.P. (1982) A comparison of the extractabilities of Zn, Cu, Ni and Cr from sewage sludges prepared by treating raw sewage with the metal salts before or after anaerobic digestion. Environmental Pollution (Series B) 3, 193-198.
   
3. McGrath, S.P. and Rorison, I.H. (1982) The influence of nitrogen source on the tolerance of Holcus lanatus L. and Bromus erectus Huds. to manganese. New Phytologist 91, 443-452.
   
4. McGrath, S.P. (1982) The uptake and translocation of tri- and hexa-valent chromium and effects on the growth of oat in flowing nutrient solution and in soil. New Phytologist 92, 381-390.
   
5. Brookes, P.C. and McGrath, S.P. (1984) The effects of metal-toxicity on the size of the soil microbial biomass. Journal of Soil Science 35, 341-346.
   
6. McGrath, S.P. (1984) Metal concentrations in sludges and soil from a long-term field trial. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge 103, 25-35.
   
7. McGrath, S.P. and Cunliffe, C.H. (1985) A simplified method for the extraction of the metals Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb, Cr, Co and Mn from soils and sewage sludges. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 36, 794-798.
   
8. McGrath, S.P. (1985) The effects of increasing yields on the macro and microelement concentrations and offtakes in the grain of winter wheat. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 36, 1073-83.
   

Chapters in books and conference proceedings

1. McGrath, S.P. and Al-Mashhadani, Y.D. (1980) Structure and dynamics of populations of Holcus lanatus L. (Yorkshire Fog). In: Amenity grassland: an ecological perspective. Ed. I.H. Rorison and R. Hunt. Proceedings of the Second Discussion Meeting for U.K. Research Workers 1978, Sheffield. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., p.236.
   
2. McGrath, S.P. (1983) The metal concentrations in the soil of a long-term sewage sludge experiment and the decline in extractability of the metals after sludge applications ceased. In: Heavy metals in the environment, 397-400, Heidelberg, C.E.P. Edinburgh.
   
3. McGrath, S.P. (1983) Intra-specific tolerance of nitrogen source and aluminium in Holcus lanatus. In: Nitrogen as an ecological factor. Eds. J.A. Lee, S. McNeil and I.H. Rorison. Symposia of the British Ecological Society 22, pp.439-440. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
   
4. McGrath, S.P., Sanders, J.R., Tancock, N.P. and Laurie, S.H. (1984) A comparison of experimental methods and computer programs for determining metal ion concentrations. In: Environmental Contamination, 707-712, London, C.E.P. Edinburgh.
   
5. Brookes, P.C., McGrath, S.P., Klein, D.A. and Elliot, E.T. (1984) Effects of heavy metals on microbial activity and biomass in field soils treated with sewage sludge. In: Environmental Contamination, 574-583, London, C.E.P. Edinburgh.
   
6. McGrath, S.P. (1985) Persistence of metals in a long-term sewage sludge experiment. In: Heavy metals in the environment, Ed. T.D. Lekkas, Vol. 1, Athens, C.E.P. Edinburgh, pp. 339-341.
   
7. Adams,T.McM., McGrath, S.P. and Sanders, J.R. (1985) The effect of soil pH on solubilities and uptake into ryegrass of zinc, copper and nickel added to soils. In: Heavy metals in the environment, Ed. T.D. Lekkas, Vol.1, Athens, C.E.P. Edinburgh, pp. 484-486.
   

Other publications

1. McGrath, S.P. (1982) The effects of concentration and valency of chromium around the root in nutrient solutions and in soil on chromium uptake and toxicity. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 33, 966-967.
   
2. McGrath, S.P., Sanders, J.R. and Adams, T.M. (1985) Comparison of soil solution and chemical extractants to estimate metal availability to plants. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 36, 532-533.
   
3. Laurie, S.H., Tancock, N.P., McGrath, S.P. and Sanders, J.R. (1985) The influence of complex formation on trace element uptake by plants. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 36, 541-542.
   
4. Brookes, P.C., Klein, D.A., McGrath, S.P. and Patra, D.D. (1985) Effects of heavy metals from sewage sludge on soil microbial biomass and activity. Canadian Society of Microbiologists Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 9-13 June, 1985, Halifax, Nova Scotia, p.67.
   
5. Brookes, P.C. and McGrath, S.P. (1985) The response of the soil microbial biomass to heavy metals in soils previously treated with sewage sludge. In: Microbial Communities in Soil. FEMS Symposium, Copenhagen 1985 p.46.
   
6. McGrath, S.P. and Brookes, P.C. (1985) Metals do persist. Crops Weekly 22 March 1985.