Peer review publications
2024
Bhui K., Ucci M., Kumar P., Jackson S.K., Whitby C., Colbeck I., Pfrang C., Nasir Z.A., Coulon F. 2024. Air Quality and Mental Illness: The Role of Bioaerosols, Causal Mechanisms, and Research Priorities. BJPsych Open, 10 e149, 1-7
Kumar P., Debele, S., Khalili S., Halios C.H., Sahani J., Aghamohammadi N., Andrade M.F., Athanassiadou A., Bhui K., Calvillo D., Cao S-J., Coulon F., Edmondson J.L., Fletcher D., de Freitas E.D., Guo H., Hort M.C., Katti M., Kjeldsen T.R., Lehmann S., Locosselli G.M., Malham S.K., Morawska L., Parajuli R., Rogers C.D.F., Yao R., Wang F., Wenk J., Jones L. 2024. Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: drivers, effectiveness and future needs. The Innovation 5(2): 100588
Yan C., Hu Y., Gui Z., Lai T., Ali W., Wan N., He S., Liu S., Li X., Jin T., Nasir Z.A., Garcia Alcega S., Coulon F. 2024. Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 exposure assessment for workers in wastewater treatment plants using Monte-Carlo simulation. Water Research 248, 120845.
Yan C., Wan W., Wang R., Lai T., Ali W., He S., Liu S., Li X., Nasir Z.A., Coulon F. 2024. Quantitative health risk assessment of microbial hazards from water sources for community and self-supply drinking water systems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465: 133324
2023
Bhui, K., Newbury, J. B., Latham, R. M., Ucci, M., Nasir, Z. A., Turner, B., … & Coulon, F. (2023). Air quality and mental health: evidence, challenges and future directions. BJPsych Open, 9(4), e120.
Coulon F., Jones M., Leonard A., Nasar Z., Porter L., Walsh P. 2023. Antimicrobial resistance in bioaerosols: National surveillance strategy, Environment Agency, Bristol, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/antimicrobial-resistance-in-bioaerosols-towards-a-national-surveillance-strategy
2022
- Whitby C., Ferguson R.M.W., Colbeck I., Dumbrell A.J., Nasir Z.A., Marczylo E., Kinnersley R., Douglas P., Drew G., Bhui K., Lemon M., Jackson S., Tyrrel S., Coulon F. 2022. Chapter 3: Compendium of analytical methods for sampling, characterization, and quantification of bioaerosols. Advances in Ecological Research, 67, 101-229
- Tian J., Yan C., Garcia Alcega S., Hassard F., Tyrrel S., Coulon F., Nasir Z.A. 2022. Detection and characterisation of bioaerosol emissions from wastewater treatment plants: challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13: 958514
- Zhao X-Y., An D., LiuM., Ma J., Ali W., Zhu H., Li M., Ai X-J., Nasir Z.A., Garcia Alcega S., Coulon F., Yan C. 2022. Bioaerosols emission characteristics from wastewater treatment aeration tanks and associated health risk exposure assessment during autumn and winter. Science of the Total Environment, 851, 158106
- Gui Z-C, Li X., Liu M-L., Peng Z-D, Yan C. Nasir Z.A., Garcia Alcega S., Coulon F. 2022. Seasonal variation of quantitative microbial risk assessment for three airborne enteric bacteria from wastewater treatment plant emissions. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 240:113689
2021
- Bhui, K., Newbury, J., Latham, R., Ucci, M., Nasar, Z., Turner, B., O’Leary C., Fisher H.L., Marczylo E., Douglas P., Stansfeld S., Jackson S., Tyrrel S., Rzhetsky A., Kinnersley R., Kumar P., Duchaine C., Coulon, F. 2021. Air quality and mental health: evidence, challenges, and future directions. PsyArXiv.
- Ferguson, R.M., Neath, C.E., Nasir, Z.A., Garcia-Alcega, S., Tyrrel, S., Coulon, F., Dumbrell, A.J., Colbeck, I. and Whitby, C., 2020. Size fractionation of bioaerosol emissions from green-waste composting. Environment International, 147, p.106327
2020
- Tian J-H., Yan C., Nasir Z.A., Garcia-Alcega S., Tyrrel S., Coulon F. (2020). Real time detection and characterisation of bioaerosol emissions from wastewater treatment plants. Science of the Total Environment. 721: 137629
- Roca-Barcelo, A., Douglas, P., Fecht, D., Sterrantino, A.F., Williams, B., Blangiardo, M., Gulliver, J., Hayes, E.T., Hansell, A.L. (2020) Risk of respiratory hospital admission associated with modelled concentrations of Aspergillus fumigatus from composting facilities in England. Environmental Research, 183.
- Parkes, B., Hansell, A. L., Ghosh, R. E., Douglas, P., Fecht, D., Wellesley, D., … & Elliott, P. (2020). Risk of congenital anomalies near municipal waste incinerators in England and Scotland: Retrospective population-based cohort study. Environment International, 134, 104845.
- Garcia-Alcega S., Nasir Z.A., Cipullo S., Ferguson R., Yan C., Whitby C., Dumbrell A.J., Drew G., Colbeck I., Tyrrel S., Coulon F. (2020). Fingerprinting ambient air to understand bioaerosol profiles in three different environments in the South East of England. Science of the Total Environment. 719: 137542
2019
- Ferguson R.M.W., Garcia-Alcega S., Coulon F., Dumbrell A.J., Whitby C., Colbeck I. 2019. Bioaerosol biomonitoring: Sampling optimization for molecular microbial ecology. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19: 672-690
- Hicks, J. M., Halkerston, R., Silman, N., Jackson, S. K., Aylott, J. W., & Rawson, F. J. (2019). Real-time bacterial detection with an intracellular ROS sensing platform. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 141, 111430.
- Halvorsrud K, Nazroo J, Otis M, Brown Hajdukova E, Bhui K. (2019) Ethnic inequalities in the incidence of diagnosis of severe mental illness in England: a systematic review and new meta-analyses for non-affective and affective psychoses. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 54:1311-1323
- Williams, B., Douglas, P., Roca Barcelo, A., Hansell, A.L., Hayes, E. (2019) Estimating Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from outdoor composting activities in England between 2005 and 14, Waste Management, 84, 235-244.
- Mitchell, A. and Lemon, M. (2019) What’s being tested and what’s being learnt? A contribution to lessons learned evaluation methods for community-based sustainability initiatives, The Central European Review of Economics and Management (CEREM)
- Jackson SK. (2019) Applications of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy in the Study of Oxidative Stress in Biological Systems. Methods Mol Biol. 1990:93-102
2018
- Nasir ZA, Rolph C, Collins S, Stevenson D, Gladding TL, Hayes E, Williams B, Khera S, Jackson, Bennett A, Parks S, Kinnersley RP, Walsh K, Pollard SJT, Drew G, Garcia Alcega S, Coulon F & Tyrrel S (2018) A controlled study on the characterisation of bioaerosols emissions from compost, Atmosphere, 9 (10) Article No. 379.
- Nasir Z.A., Hayes E., Williams B., Gladding T., Rolph C., Khera S., Jackson S., Bennett A., Collins S., Parks S., Attwood A., Kinnersley R.P., Walsh K., Garcia Alcega S., Pollard S.J.T., Drew G., Coulon F., Tyrrel S. (2018). Scoping studies to establish the capability and utility of a real-time bioaerosol sensor to characterise emissions from environmental sources. Science of the Total Environment. 648: 25-18
- Halvorsrud K, Nazroo J, Otis M, Brown Hajdukova E, Bhui K. (2018) Ethnic inequalities and pathways to care in psychosis in England: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med.16(1): 223.
- Rolph CA, Gwyther CL, Tyrrel SF, Nasir ZA, Drew GH, Jackson SK, Khera S, Hayes ET, Williams B, Bennett A, Collins S, Walsh K, Kinnersley R & Gladding TL (2018) Sources of airborne endotoxins in ambient air and exposure of nearby communities – a review, Atmosphere, 9 (10) Article No. 375.
- Douglas, P., Robertson, S.B., Gay, R., Hansell, A.L., Gant, T.W. (2018) A systematic review of the public health risks of bioaerosols from intensive farming activities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221: 134-173
- Garcia-Alcega S., Nasir Z.A., Ferguson R., Noel C., Cravo-Laureau C., Whitby C., Dumbrell A.J., Colbeck I., Tyrrel S., Coulon F. (2018). Can chemical and molecular biomarkers help discriminate between industrial, rural and urban environments? Science of the Total Environment. 631-632: 1059-1069.
2017
- Garcia-Alcega S., Nasir Z.A., Ferguson R., Whitby C., Dumbrell A.J., Colbeck I., Gomes D., Tyrrel S., Coulon F. (2017). Fingerprinting outdoor air environment using microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) – A review. Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 86: 75-83
- Mazhar, M., Bull, R., and Lemon, M. (2017) Critical success factors for embedding carbon management in organisations: Lessons from the UK higher education sector. Carbon Management, online first
- Abate W, Sattar A, Conway ME, Liu J, Jackson SK. (2017) Evaluation of recombinant Factor C (rFC) assay for the detection of divergent LPS structural species and comparison with Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL)-based assays and a human monocyte activity assay. J. Med Micro, 66, 888-897
- Douglas, P., Freni Sterrantino, A., Leal Sanchez, M., Ashworth, D.C., Ghosh, R. E., Fecht, D., Font, A., Blangiardo, M., Gulliver, J., Toledano, M.B., Elliott, P., de Hoogh, K., Fuller, G., and Hansell, A.L. (2017) Estimating particulate exposure from modern Municipal Waste Incinerators (MWIs) in the UK. Environmental Science and Technology. 51: 7511-7519
- Drew G; Douglas P; Hayes E.T.; Williams W.B; Tyrrel S.F.; Kinnersley R.P.; Walsh K.; O’Driscoll M.; Longhurst P.J.; Pollard S.J. (2017) Use of dispersion modelling of biological air pollution from composting: progress, problems and prospects. Waste Management, 70, 22-29.
- Coulon F., Colbeck I. 2017. RAMBIE, Rapid monitoring of bioaerosols in Urban, Agricultural and Industrial Environments, NERC. Impact, 3: 12-14.
- Douglas, P., Hansell, A.L., Kinnersley, R.P., Longhurst, P.J., Whelan, M., Walsh, K., Pollard, S.J.T., Tyrrel, S.F., and Drew, G.H (2017). Predicting Aspergillus fumigatus exposure from composting facilities using a dispersion model: A conditional calibration and validation. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220: 17-28
2016
- Douglas, P., Tyrrel, S.F, Kinnersley, R.P., Whelan, M., Longhurst, P.J., Walsh, K., Pollard, S.J.T and Drew, G.H. (2016) Sensitivity of predicted bioaerosol exposure from open windrow composting facilities to ADMS dispersion model parameters. Journal of Environmental Management. 184: 448-455
- Douglas P., Bakolis, I., Fecht, D., Pearson, C., Leal Sanchez, M., Kinnersley, R., and Hansell, A.L. (2016) Respiratory hospital admission risk near large composting facilities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 219:372-379.
- Pearson, C., Littlewood, E., Douglas, P., Robertson, S., Gant, T.W., and Hansell, A.L. (2015) Exposures and Health outcomes in relation to bioaerosol emissions from composting facilities: A systematic review of occupational and community studies. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B. 18:43-69
- Nasir, Z.A., Campos, L.C., Christie, N. and Colbeck, I. (2016). Airborne biological hazards and urban transport infrastructure: Current challenges and future directions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23: 15757–15766
2015
- Nasir, Z.A., Mula, V., Stokoe, J., Colbeck, I. and Loeffler, M. (2015). Evaluation of total concentration and size distribution of bacterial and fungal aerosol in healthcare-built environments. Indoor and Built Environment, 24: 269-279
- Sidra, S., Ali, Z., Sultan, S., Ahmed, S., Colbeck, I. and Nasir, Z.A. (2015). Assessment of airborne microflora in the indoor micro-environments of residential houses of Lahore, Pakistan. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 15: 2385-2396.
2013
- Nasir Z.A. and Colbeck I (2013) Particulate pollution in different housing types in a UK suburban location. Science of the Total Environment, 445-446, 165 – 176.
- Radlovic, P., Lemon, M. and Ford, P. (2013) Design for the environment in UK product design consultancies and in-house design teams: an explorative case study on current practices and opinions. The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice, 6, 73-83
- Nasir, Z.A., Colbeck, I.Ali, Z. and Ahmad, S. (2013). Indoor particulate matter in developing countries: a case study in Pakistan and potential intervention strategies. Environmental Research Letters, 8.
- Taylor J, Margaritis D, Nasir Z.A., Borrion H, Lai KM (2013) The Role of protection measures and their interaction in determining building vulnerability and resilience to bioterrorism. Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense, 4, 123.
2012
- Pankhurst L., Whitby C., Pawlett M., Larcombe L., McKew B., Deacon L., Morgan S., Villa R., Drew G., Tyrrel S., Pollard S.J.T., Coulon F. 2012. Temporal and spatial changes of the microbial bioaerosol communities in green-waste composting. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 79: 229-239.
- Crilly, M. Lemon, M. Wright, A. Cook, M. and Shaw, D. (2012) Modern Methods of retrofitting homes for energy efficiency: a socio-technical approach to innovation in the low-carbon overhaul of UK social housing. Energy and Environment 23, 1026-1055
- Nasir, Z.A. and Colbeck,I.(2012). Winter time concentrations and size distribution of bioaerosols in different residential settings in the UK. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 223:5613-5622.
- Nasir, Z.A., Colbeck,I., Sultan, S. and Ahmed, S. (2012). Bioaerosols in residential microenvironments in low income countries: A case study from Pakistan. Environmental Pollution, 168: 15–22
- Taylor, J., Lai, K.M. and Nasir Z.A. (2012). Human factors and bioagent transmission following an indoor bioterror attack. Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense, 2:116
- Pankhurst, L. J, Deacon, L. J., Liu, J., Drew, G. H., Hayes, E. T., Jackson, S., Longhurst, P. J., Longhurst, J. W. S., Pollard, S. J. T and Tyrrel, S. F. (2011) Spatial Variations in Airborne Microorganism and Endotoxin Concentrations at Green Waste Composting Facilities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 214, 376-383.
2011
- Liu, J., Pankhurst, L., Deacon, L.J., Abate, W., Hayes, E.T., Drew, G.H., Longhurst, P.J., Pollard, S., Longhurst, J., Tyrrel, S.F. and Jackson, S.K. (2011) Evaluation of inflammatory effects of airborne endotoxin emitted from composting sources. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30 (3), 602-606.
2010
Chapter book
- Colbeck I., Whitby, C. 2019 ‘Biological particles in the indoor environment’ in Harrison, R.M. and Hester, R. E. (eds.) Indoor Air Pollution, The Royal Society of Chemistry, doi.org/10.1039/9781788016179-00127
- Garcia-Alcega S. and Coulon F. 2018. Characterizing outdoor air using microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) in “Volatiles Organic Compounds Analysis in Biomedical Diagnosis Applications, Chapter 6, Part II: Biomedical Diagnosis Applications “. Raquel Cumeras, Xavier Correig (Eds.), Apple Academic Press/CRC Press, 123-158
- Nasir Z.A. (2014). Environmental Heath in Built Environments. In: Aerosol Science: Technology and Application. Edited by Colbeck, I and Lazaridis, M. John Wiley & Sons
- Lai, KM., Nasir, Z.A. and Taylor, J. (2014). Bioaerosols and Hospitals Infection In: Aerosol Science: Technology and Application. Edited by Colbeck, I and Lazaridis, M. John Wiley & Sons.
- Colbeck, I. and Nasir, Z.A. (2010). Indoor Air Pollution In: Human exposure to pollutants via dermal absorption and inhalation. Edited by Lazaridis, M and Colbeck,I. pp 41-72, Springer
Master thesis
Bailly A. 2021 How to best communicate bioaerosol science to different audiences ? MSc Environmental Management for Business, Cranfield University
