| (he/him) |
| University of Leeds |
| Current Position | Professor of Environmental Science |
| i.t.burke@leeds.ac.uk | |
| Department(s) | School of Earth and Environment, Earth Surface Science Institute |
| ECR | No |
| YES.DTN Core Themes | Dynamic Earth, Natural Hazards & Earth Processes |
| Profile(s) | Burke, Ian T. – Author details – Scopus |
Key Research Interests
- Environmental scientist with a background in environmental geochemistry and expert in understanding the environmental behaviour of metal and radionuclide contaminants in natural and engineered environments.
- Researching issues related to land contamination, water quality and waste management, focusing on resource utilisation, value recovery and environmental protection.
- Using advanced methods in molecular environmental science to investigate nano-micro scale chemical processes that underpin site assessments and regional-global scale understanding.
- Working with external partners in environmental consultancy, mining, metal processing, waste disposal and nuclear industries; linking to issues of social acceptability, environmental performance and economic assessments.
Recent Key Papers
- Sepúlveda Olea F.E., Burke I.T., Arif M. and Stewart D.I. Reuse potential of Municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash as secondary aggregate: Material characteristics, persistent pollutant content and effect of pH and selected environmental lixiviants on leaching behaviour. Waste Management (2024) 187, 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.07.026
- Feng J., Burke I.T., Chen X. and Stewart D.I. Assessing Metal Contamination and Speciation in Sewage Sludge: Implications for Soil Application and Environmental Risk. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (2023) 22(4) 1037-1058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-023-09675-y
- Riley A.L., Amezaga J., Burke I.T., Bryne P., Cooper N., Crane R.A., Comber S.D.W., Gandy C.J., Hudson-Edwards K.A., Jenning E., Lewis E., Lofts S., MacDonald J.M., Malcolm H., Mayes W.M., Onnis P., Olszewska J., Spears B.M. and Jarvis A.P. Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science (2022) 10, 1045482. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1045482