By Professor Andy Baker

Journal articles

Asrat A; Baker A; Leng MJ; Gunn J; Umer M, 2008, 'Environmental monitoring in the Mechara caves, southeastern ethiopia: Implications for speleothem palaeoclimate studies', International Journal of Speleology, 37, pp. 207 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.37.3.5

Gondar D; Thacker SA; Tipping E; Baker A, 2008, 'Functional variability of dissolved organic matter from the surface water of a productive lake', Water Research, 42, pp. 81 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.006

Pfeiffer E; Pavelescu G; Baker A; Roman C; Ioja C; Savastru D, 2008, 'Pollution analysis on the Arges River using fluorescence spectroscopy', Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 10, pp. 1489 - 1494

Baker ; Smith C; Catherine NJ; Fairchild I; Genty D; Fuller L, 2008, 'Annually Laminated Speleothems', International Journal of Speleology, 37, pp. 193 - 206

Henderson R; Baker ; Parsons SA; Jefferson B, 2008, 'Characterisation of algogenic organic matter extracted from cyanobacteria, green algae and diatoms', Water Research, 42, pp. 3435 - 3445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.032

Catherine NJ; Baker ; Smith C; Claridge E, 2008, 'Hyperspectral Imaging of Speleothems', Quaternary International, 187, pp. 5 - 14

Bradley C; Baker A; Cumberland S; Boomer I; Morrissey IP, 2007, 'Dynamics of water movement and trends in dissolved carbon in a headwater wetland in a permeable catchment', Wetlands, 27, pp. 1066 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[1066:DOWMAT]2.0.CO;2

Blyth AJ; Asrat A; Baker A; Gulliver P; Leng MJ; Genty D, 2007, 'A new approach to detecting vegetation and land-use change using high-resolution lipid biomarker records in stalagmites', Quaternary Research, 68, pp. 314 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.08.002

Spencer RGM; Ahad JME; Baker A; Cowie GL; Ganeshram R; Upstill-Goddard RC; Uher G, 2007, 'The estuarine mixing behaviour of peatland derived dissolved organic carbon and its relationship to chromophoric dissolved organic matter in two North Sea estuaries (U.K.)', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 74, pp. 131 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.032

Cumberland SA; Baker A, 2007, 'The freshwater dissolved organic matter fluorescence-total organic carbon relationship', Hydrological Processes, 21, pp. 2093 - 2099, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6371

Hudson N; Baker A; Reynolds D, 2007, 'Fluorescence analysis of dissolved organic matter in natural, waste and polluted waters - A review', River Research and Applications, 23, pp. 631 - 649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.1005

Baker A; Asrat A; Fairchild IJ; Leng MJ; Wynn PM; Bryant C; Genty D; Umer M, 2007, 'Analysis of the climate signal contained within δ¹⁸O and growth rate parameters in two Ethiopian stalagmites>', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71, pp. 2975 - 2988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2007.03.029

Spencer RGM; Baker A; Ahad JME; Cowie GL; Ganeshram R; Upstill-Goddard RC; Uher G, 2007, 'Discriminatory classification of natural and anthropogenic waters in two U.K. estuaries', Science of the Total Environment, 373, pp. 305 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.052

Asrat A; Baker A; Mohammed MU; Leng MJ; Van Calsteren P; Smith C, 2007, 'A high-resolution multi-proxy stalagmite record from Mechara, Southeastern Ethiopia: Palaeohydrological implications for speleothem palaeoclimate reconstruction', Journal of Quaternary Science, 22, pp. 53 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1013

Seredyńska-Sobecka B; Baker A; Lead JR, 2007, 'Characterisation of colloidal and particulate organic carbon in freshwaters by thermal fluorescence quenching', Water Research, 41, pp. 3069 - 3076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.04.017

Baker A; Elliott S; Lead JR, 2007, 'Effects of filtration and pH perturbation on freshwater organic matter fluorescence', Chemosphere, 67, pp. 2035 - 2043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.024

Liu R; Lead JR; Baker A, 2007, 'Fluorescence characterization of cross flow ultrafiltration derived freshwater colloidal and dissolved organic matter', Chemosphere, 68, pp. 1304 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.048

Hammond DS; Chapman L; Baker A; Thornes JE; Sandford A, 2007, 'Fluorescence of road salt additives: Potential applications for residual salt monitoring', Measurement Science and Technology, 18, pp. 239 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/18/1/030

Spencer RGM; Bolton L; Baker A, 2007, 'Freeze/thaw and pH effects on freshwater dissolved organic matter fluorescence and absorbance properties from a number of UK locations', Water Research, 41, pp. 2941 - 2950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.04.012

Tan M; Baker A; Genty D; Smith C; Esper J; Cai B, 2006, 'Applications of stalagmite laminae to paleoclimate reconstructions: Comparison with dendrochronology/climatology', Quaternary Science Reviews, 25, pp. 2103 - 2117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2006.01.034

Smith CL; Baker A; Fairchild IJ; Frisia S; Borsato A, 2006, 'Reconstructing hemispheric-scale climates from multiple stalagmite records', International Journal of Climatology, 26, pp. 1417 - 1424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.1329

Lead JR; De Momi A; Goula G; Baker A, 2006, 'Fractionation of freshwater colloids and particles by SPLITT: Analysis by electron microscopy and 3D excitation-emission matrix fluorescence', Analytical Chemistry, 78, pp. 3609 - 3615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac0521347

Fairchild IJ; Tuckwell GW; Baker A; Tooth AF, 2006, 'Modelling of dripwater hydrology and hydrogeochemistry in a weakly karstified aquifer (Bath, UK): Implications for climate change studies', Journal of Hydrology, 321, pp. 213 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.08.002

Elliott S; Lead JR; Baker A, 2006, 'Thermal quenching of fluorescence of freshwater, planktonic bacteria', Analytica Chimica Acta, 564, pp. 219 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2006.01.087

Fairchild IJ; Smith CL; Baker A; Fuller L; Spötl C; Mattey D; McDermott F, 2006, 'Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems', Earth-Science Reviews, 75, pp. 105 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2005.08.003

Elliott S; Lead JR; Baker A, 2006, 'Characterisation of the fluorescence from freshwater, planktonic bacteria', Water Research, 40, pp. 2075 - 2083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2006.03.017

Baldini JUL; McDermott F; Baker A; Baldini LM; Mattey DP; Railsback LB, 2005, 'Biomass effects on stalagmite growth and isotope ratios: A 20th century analogue from Wiltshire, England', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 240, pp. 486 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2005.09.022

Baker A; Inverarity R; Ward D, 2005, 'Catchment-scale fluorescence water quality determination', Water Science and Technology, 52, pp. 199 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1255/ejms.737

Sundqvist HS; Baker A; Holmgren K, 2005, 'Luminescence variations in fast-growing stalagmites from Uppsala, Sweden', Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography, 87, pp. 539 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0435-3676.2005.00277.x

Baker A, 2005, 'Land Use and Water Quality', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0470848944.hsa195

Lamont-Black J; Baker A; Younger PL; Cooper AH, 2005, 'Utilising seasonal variations in hydrogeochemistry and excitation-emission fluorescence to develop a conceptual groundwater flow model with implications for subsidence hazards: An example from Co. Durham, UK', Environmental Geology, 48, pp. 320 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-005-1278-2

Baker A, 2005, 'Fluorescence tracing of diffuse landfill leachate contamination in rivers', Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 163, pp. 229 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-005-0279-9

Johnson KL; Baker A; Manning DAC, 2005, 'Passive treatment of Mn-rich mine water: Using fluorescence to observe microbiological activity', Geomicrobiology Journal, 22, pp. 141 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490450590945979

Thacker SA; Tipping E; Baker A; Gondar D, 2005, 'Development and application of functional assays for freshwater dissolved organic matter', Water Research, 39, pp. 4559 - 4573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.020

Baker A, 2005, 'Thermal fluorescence quenching properties of dissolved organic matter', Water Research, 39, pp. 4405 - 4412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2005.08.023

Kuhlenbeck DL; Eichold TH; Hoke SH; Baker TR; Mensen R; Wehmeyer KR, 2005, 'On-line solid phase extraction using the Prospekt-2 coupled with a liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometer for the determination of dextromethorphan, dextrorphan and guaifenesin in human plasma.', Eur J Mass Spectrom (Chichester), 11, pp. 199 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1255/ejms.737

Baker A; Inverarity R, 2004, 'Protein-like fluorescence intensity as a possible tool for determining river water quality', Hydrological Processes, 18, pp. 2927 - 2945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.5597

Baker A; Spencer RGM, 2004, 'Characterization of dissolved organic matter from source to sea using fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopy', Science of the Total Environment, 333, pp. 217 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.04.013

Baker A; Curry M, 2004, 'Fluorescence of leachates from three contrasting landfills', Water Research, 38, pp. 2605 - 2613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2004.02.027

Baker A; Ward D; Lieten SH; Periera R; Simpson EC; Slater M, 2004, 'Measurement of protein-like fluorescence in river and waste water using a handheld spectrophotometer', Water Research, 38, pp. 2934 - 2938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2004.04.023

Baker A, 2003, 'Land use and water quality', Hydrological Processes, 17, pp. 2499 - 2501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.5140

Baker A; Inverarity R; Charlton M; Richmond S, 2003, 'Detecting river pollution using fluorescence spectrophotometry: Case studies from the Ouseburn, NE England', Environmental Pollution, 124, pp. 57 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00408-6

Baker A; Brunsdon C, 2003, 'Non-linearities in drip water hydrology: An example from Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire', Journal of Hydrology, 277, pp. 151 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00063-5

Genty D; Blamart D; Ouahdi R; Gilmour M; Baker A; Jouzel J; Van-Exter S, 2003, 'Precise dating of Dansgaard-Oeschger climate oscillations in western Europe from stalagmite data', Nature, 421, pp. 833 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01391

Baker A, 2003, 'A bright future for fluorescence in environmental monitoring', Water 21, pp. 36 - 37

Xie S; Yi Y; Huang J; Hu C; Cai Y; Collins M; Baker A, 2003, 'Lipid distribution in a subtropical southern China stalagmite as a record of soil ecosystem response to paleoclimate change', Quaternary Research, 60, pp. 340 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2003.07.010

Baker A; Genty D, 2003, 'Comment on "A test of annual resolution in stalagmites using tree rings"', QUATERNARY RESEARCH, 59, pp. 476 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00038-3

Brunsdon C; Baker A, 2002, 'Principal filter analysis for luminescence excitation-emission data', Geophysical Research Letters, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015977

, 2002, 'Principal filter analysis for luminescence excitation-emission data', Geophysical Research Letters, 29, pp. 9-1-9-4

Baker A; Proctor CJ; Barnes WL, 2002, 'Stalagmite lamina doublets: A 1000 year proxy record of severe winters in northwest Scotland?', International Journal of Climatology, 22, pp. 1339 - 1345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.800

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