Publications

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Journal Papers

• Napier, F., Jefferies, C., Heal, K.V., Fogg, P., D’Arcy, B.J. and Clarke, R. (2009). Evidence of traffic-related pollutant control in soil-based Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS). Water Science and Technology, 60, 221-230.
• Heal, K.V., Bray, R., Willingale, S.A.J., Briers, M., Napier, F., Jefferies, C. and Fogg, P. (2009). Medium-term performance and maintenance of SUDS: a case-study of Hopwood Park Motorway Services Area, UK. Water Science and Technology, 59, 2485-2494.
• Dobbie, K.E., Aumônier, J., Heal, K.V., Smith, K.A., Johnston, A. and Younger, P.L. (2009). Evaluation of iron ochre from mine drainage treatment for removal of phosphorus from wastewater. Chemosphere, 75, 795-800.
• Drewer, J., Heal, K.V., Smith, K.A. and Heal, M.R. (2008). Methyl bromide emissions to the atmosphere from temperate woodland ecosystems. Global Change Biology, 14, 2539-2547.
• Heal, K., Gouriveau, F. and Mustafa, A. (2008). The universal design, operation and maintenance guidelines for Farm Constructed Wetlands (FCW) in temperate climates. Bioresource Technology, 99, 6780-6792.
• Gagkas, Z., Heal, K.V., Stuart, N. and Nisbet, T.R. (2008). Effects of broadleaf woodland cover on streamwater chemistry and critical loads exceedance in acid-sensitive catchments in the UK. Environmental Pollution, 154, 232-240.
• Jones, A., Heal, K. and Pringle, D. (2007). Attracting, retaining, and engaging early career scientists. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(50), 560.
• D’Arcy, B.J., McLean, N., Heal, K.V. and Kay, D. (2007). Riparian wetlands for enhancing the self-purification capacity of streams. Water Science and Technology, 56(1), 49-57.
• Hardie, A.M., Heal, K.V. and Lilly, A. (2007). The influence of pedology and changes in soil moisture status on manganese release from upland catchments: soil core laboratory experiments. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 182, 369-382.
• Ma, X., Heal, K.V., Liu, A. and Jarvis, P.J. (2007) Nutrient cycling and distribution in different-aged plantations of Chinese fir in southern China. Forest Ecology and Management, 243, 61-74.
• Drewer, J., Heal, M.R., Heal, K.V. and Smith, K.A. (2006) Temporal and spatial variation in methyl bromide flux from a salt marsh. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L16808, doi:10.1029/2006GL026814.
• Heal, K.V., Hepburn, D.A. and Lunn, R.J. (2006) Sediment management in sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) ponds. Water Science and Technology, 53(10), 219-227.
• Wallis, S.G., Morgan, C.T., Lunn, R.J. and Heal, K.V. (2006) Using mathematical modelling to inform on the ability of stormwater ponds to improve the water quality of urban runoff. Water Science and Technology, 53(10), 229-236.
• Heal, K.V., Dobbie, K.E., Bozika, E., McHaffie, H., Simpson, A.E. and Smith, K.A. (2005). Enhancing phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands with ochre from mine drainage treatment. Water Science and Technology, 51(9), 275-282.
• Dobbie, K.E., Heal, K.V. and Smith, K.A. Assessing the performance as a fertiliser and the environmental acceptability of phosphorus-saturated ochre. Soil Use and Management, 21, 231-239.
• Dickey, C.A., Heal, K.V., Cape, J.N., Stidson, R.T., Reeves, N.R. and Heal, M.R. (2005). Addressing analytical uncertainties in the determination of trichloroacetic acid in soil. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 7, 137-144.
• Wilson, C., Clarke, R., D’Arcy, B.J., Heal, K.V. and Wright, P.W. (2005). Persistent pollutants urban rivers sediment survey: implications for pollution control. Water Science and Technology, 51(3-4), 217-224.
• Dickey, C.A., Heal, K.V., Stidson, R.T., Koren, R., Cape, J.N., Schröder, P. and Heal, M.R. (2004). Trichloroacetic acid cycling in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) saplings and the effects on tree health following long term exposure. Environmental Pollution, 130, 165-176.
• Heal, K.V., Stidson, R.T., Dickey, C.A., Cape, J.N. and Heal, M.R. (2004). New data for water losses from mature Sitka spruce plantations in temperate upland catchments. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 49, 477-493.
• Stidson, R.T., Dickey, C.A., Cape, J.N., Heal, K.V. and Heal, M.R. (2004). Fluxes and reservoirs of trichloroacetic acid at a forest and moorland catchment. Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 1638-1647.
• Stidson, R.T., Heal, K.V., Dickey, C.A., Cape, J.N. and Heal, M.R. (2004). Fluxes of trichloroacetic acid through a conifer forest canopy. Environmental Pollution, 132, 72-84.
• Heal, K.V., Younger, P.L., Smith, K.A., Glendinning, S., Quinn, P. and Dobbie, K.E. (2003). Novel use of ochre from mine water treatment plants to reduce point and diffuse phosphorus pollution. Land Contamination & Reclamation, 11, 145-152.
• Heal, M.R., Dickey, C.A., Cape, J.N. and Heal, K.V. (2003) The routes and kinetics of trichloroacetic acid uptake and elimination in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) saplings via atmospheric deposition pathways. Atmospheric Environment, 37, 4447-4452.
• Heal, K.V., Kneale, P.E. and McDonald, A.T. (2002). Manganese in runoff from upland catchments: temporal patterns and controls on mobilisation. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 47, 769-780.
• Gilvear, D.J., Heal, K.V. and Stephens, A. (2002). Hydrology and the ecological quality of Scottish river ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment, 294, 131-159.
• Heal, K.V. (2001). Manganese and land use in upland catchments in Scotland. The Science of the Total Environment, 265, 169-179.
• Doake, F. and Heal, K.V. (2001). Effects of native woodland restoration on water quality. Scottish Forestry, 55, 77-82.
• Tyler, A.T. and Heal, K.V. (2000). Modelling 137Cs redistribution in temperate upland catchments. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 121, 273-291.
• Heal, K.V. and Salt, C.A. (1999). Treatment of acidic, metal-rich drainage from acidic spoil in Central Scotland. Water Science and Technology, 39(12), 141-148.

Books, Book Chapters and Reports

• Carr, S.T.D., Dobbie, K.E., Heal, K.V. and Smith, K.A. (2009). The use of phosphorus-saturated ochre as a fertiliser. In: Ashley, K., Mavinic, D. and Koch, F. (Eds.), International Conference on Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Streams, pp.623-633, IWA Publishing, London. ISBN 1843392321.
• Carty, A., Scholz, M., Heal, K., Keohane, J., Dunne, E., Gouriveau, F. and Mustafa, A. (2008). Constructed Farm Wetlands (CFW) - Design Manual for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Belfast/Stirling, Northern Ireland Environment Agency/Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Oct 2008, 61p.
• Heal, K.V. (2008). Solutes. In: Holden, J. (Ed.), An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment (2nd Ed.), Pearson Education, Harlow, pp.412-440.
• Morgan, C.T., Heal, K.V., Wallis, S.G. and Lunn, R.J. (2007). Assessing the effects of design and climate change on sediment removal in urban stormwater ponds. In: Webb, B. W. and de Boer, D. (Eds.), Water Quality and Sediment Behaviour of the Future: Predictions for the 21st Century, IAHS Publication no. 314, pp.71-78.
• Jones, A.J., Heal, K.V., Stuart, N., Wallis, S.G., Lunn, R.J. and Barbarito, B. (2007). Quantifying sediment deposition and the spatial variability of sediment-associated metals in ponds treating urban diffuse pollution. In: Webb, B. W. and de Boer, D. (Eds.), Water Quality and Sediment Behaviour of the Future: Predictions for the 21st Century, IAHS Publication no. 314, pp.173-180.
• Oki, T., Valeo, C. and Heal, K.V. (Eds.) (2006). Hydrology 2020: An Integrating Science to Meet World Water Challenges. IAHS Press, Wallingford, UK, 190 p. ISBN 1901502333.
• Heal, K.V., Younger, P.L., Smith, K.A., McHaffie, H. and Batty, L.C. (2004). Removing P from sewage effluent and agricultural runoff using ochre recovered from mine water treatment. In: Valsami-Jones, E. (ed) Phosphorus in environmental technology: removal, recovery and applications. IWA Publishing, London, pp. 320-334.
• Heal, K.V., Hardie, A.M., Lilly, A. and Britton, A. (2002). Managing manganese in runoff from upland water supply catchments. In: Burt, T.P., Thompson, D.B.A. and Warburton, J. (Eds.), The British Uplands: Dynamics of Change. JNCC Report No. 319. JNCC, Peterborough, pp.132-133.
• Heal, K.V. and Kirkpatrick, A.H. (2002). Understanding the ecology of dwarf birch: implications for conservation and management of montane scrub. In: Burt, T.P., Thompson, D.B.A. and Warburton, J. (Eds.), The British Uplands: Dynamics of Change. JNCC Report No. 319. JNCC, Peterborough, pp.129-131.
• Kirkpatrick, A.H. and Heal, K.V. (2000). Dwarf Birch (Betula nana) Performance in Relation to Soil Water and Soil Nutrients. Report to Scottish Natural Heritage, Feb 2000, 54 pp.
• Heal, K.V. and Salt, C.A. (2000). Effect of ironstone mine spoil reclamation on drainage water chemistry. In: Rózkowski, A. and Rogoz, M. (eds), Mine Water and the Environment, pp.373-383, International Mine Waters Association. ISBN 8387431230.
• Heal, K.V. (1999). Metals in sediments of sustainable urban drainage structures in Scotland. In: Ellis, J.B. (ed), Impacts of Urban Growth on Surface Water and Groundwater Quality, IAHS Publication no. 259, pp.331-337, IAHS.
• Heal, K.V., Kneale, P.E. and McDonald, A.T. (1997). A hydrochemical basis for managing manganese in water supplies from upland catchments. In: Webb B. (ed), Freshwater Contamination, IAHS Publication no. 243, pp.367-374, IAHS.

Conference Proceedings

• Gagkas, Z., Heal, K.V., Stuart, N. and Nisbet, T.R. Forests and Water Guidelines: broadleaf woodlands and the protection of freshwaters in acid-sensitive catchments. (2006).In: Burt, T. and Lane, S. (Eds.) Nineth National Hydrology Symposium, pp.53-58, British Hydrological Society. ISBN 1903741149.
• Heal, K.V., Vinten, A.J.A., Gouriveau, F., Zhang, J., Windsor, M., D’Arcy, B., Frost, A., Gairns, L. and Langan, S.J. (2006). The use of ponds to reduce pollution from potentially contaminated steading runoff. In: L. Gairns, K. Crighton and B. Jeffrey (Eds.), Agriculture and the Environment – Managing Diffuse Agricultural Pollution, Proceedings of the SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference, 5-6 April 2006, Edinburgh, pp.62-70. ISBN 1901322637.
• Heal, K.V., Scholz, M., Willby, N. and Homer, B. (2005). The Caw Burn SUDS: performance of a settlement pond/wetland SUDS retrofit. In: Newman, A.P. Pratt, C.J., Davies, J.W., and Blakeman, J.M. (Eds.), Proc. 3rd National Conf. On Sustainable Drainage, pp.19-29. ISBN 1846000076.
• Wallis, S.G., Morgan, C.T., Lunn, R.J. and Heal, K.V. (2005). Using pollutant transport modelling to improve the design of stormwater detention ponds. In: Newman, A.P. Pratt, C.J., Davies, J.W., and Blakeman, J.M. (Eds.), Proc. 3rd National Conf. On Sustainable Drainage, pp.371-384. ISBN 1846000076.
• Morgan, C.T., Wallis, S.G., Lunn, R.J. and Heal, K. (2004). Modelling the hydrological performance of stormwater management retention ponds in Scotland. Presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2004. Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract H11F-0362.
• Heal, K.V., McLean, N. and D'Arcy, B.J. (2004). SUDS and sustainability. In: Newman, A.P., Davies, J. and Blakeman, J. (eds), Proc. 26th Meeting of the Standing Conference on Stormwater Source Control, pp.47-56. ISBN 1846000017.
• Heal, K.V., Younger, P.L., Smith, K.A., Quinn, P., Glendinning, S., Aumônier, J., Dobbie, K.E., McHaffie, H., Dimoliatis, D., Bush, A.M., Bozika, E., Tatsi, A., Simpson, A.E. and Sweetman, R. (2004). A sustainable use of ochre from mine water treatment plants for phosphorus removal and recycling. In: Jarvis, A.P., Dudgeon, B.A. and Younger, P.L. (eds), Proceedings of the Symposium: Mine Water 2004 - Process, Policy and Progress, Volume II, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 19-23 September 2003, International Mine Water Association, pp.1-7. ISBN 0954382730.
• Heal, K.V., Dobbie, K.E., Bozika, E., McHaffie, H., Simpson, A.E. and Smith, K.A. (2004). Enhancing phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands with ochre from mine drainage treatment. Wetland Systems Volume 2, 9th International Conference on Constructed Wetlands, Avignon, France, 26-30 September 2004. Cemagref, France, pp.663-670.
• Wallis, S.G., Morgan, C.T., Heal, K. and Lunn, R.J. (2004). Modelling the flow attenuation performance of retention ponds. Proceedings BHS2004 Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century, 12-16 July 2004, Imperial College, London.
• Haf, M., Götting, S., Scholz, M. and Heal, K. (2004). Case study: design and operation of sustainable urban stormwater ponds treating runoff during the system set-up phase. Proceedings BHS2004 Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century, 12-16 July 2004, Imperial College, London.
• Heal, K.V., Younger, P.L., Smith, K.A.,Quinn, P., Glendinning, S., Aumônier, J., Dobbie, K.E., McHaffie, H., Dimoliatis, D., Bush, A.M., Bozika, E., Tatsi, E., Simpson, A.E. and Sweetman, R. (2004). A novel method for removing phosphorus from agricultural runoff and sewage effluent. In: D. Lewis and L. Gairns (eds), Agriculture and the Environment - Water Framework Directive and Agriculture, Proceedings of the SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference, 24-25 March 2004, Edinburgh, pp.174-180. ISBN 1901322467.
• Dobbie, K.E., Heal, K.V. and Smith, K.A. (2004). Assessing the performance and environmental acceptability of phosphorus-saturated ochre as a fertiliser. In: D. Lewis and L. Gairns (eds), Agriculture and the Environment - Water Framework Directive and Agriculture, Proceedings of the SAC and SEPA Biennial Conference, 24-25 March 2004, Edinburgh, pp.152-158. ISBN 1901322467.
• Wallis, S.G., Morgan, C.T. and Heal, K. (2003). Modelling the hydrological performance of retention ponds as a catchment management tool. Paper presented at the EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Nice, April 2003. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 5, 14060 (Paper PO934).
• Heal, K.V. and Drain, S.J. (2003). Sedimentation and sediment quality in sustainable urban drainage systems. In: Pratt, C.J., Davies, J.W., Newman, A.P. and Perry, J.L. (Eds.), Proc. 2nd National Conf. On Sustainable Drainage, pp.215-225. ISBN 01903818273.
• Jefferies, C., Heal, K.V. and D'Arcy, B.J. (2001). Performance of sustainable urban drainage systems for urban runoff. In: Pratt, C.J. (ed), Proceedings of the First National Conference on Sustainable Drainage Systems, 18-19 June 2001, Coventry University.
• Heal, K.V. (2000). SUDS Ponds in Scotland - performance outcomes to date. In: Pratt, C.J. (ed), Proc. 20th Meeting of the Standing Conference on Stormwater Source Control, pp.1-8. ISBN: 0905949994.
• Heal, K.V., Salt, C.A., Grieve, I.C. and Hipkin, J.A. (1998). Monitoring the reclamation of acidic spoil for amenity woodland. Contaminated Soil `98, Thomas Telford, London, pp.1223-1224. ISBN 0727726757.
• Heal, K.V., Kneale, P.E. and McDonald, A.T. (1995). Manganese mobilisation and runoff processes in upland catchments. In: Black, A.R. and Johnson, R.C. (eds) Fifth National Hydrology Symposium, 9.11-9.18, Institute of Hydrology. ISBN 0948540729.