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Rupert Hough
Dr Rupert Hough is an environmental / soil scientist with expertise in risk modelling and exposure assessment. Rupert obtained his PhD from Nottingham University in 2002 and subsequently, worked as a Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, managing an EU-funded investigation into the carcinogenic risks from arsenic in drinking water in Central and Eastern Europe. Rupert joined Cranfield University's Integrated Waste Management Centre in 2005 as an Academic Fellow. In this post, he was project manager for a ca. £1M Government-industry LINK consortium researching the optimisation of biopile processes for weathered hydrocarbons within a risk management framework. The research aimed to deliver improved stakeholder confidence in engineered biopiling when applied to weathered hydrocarbon wastes.
Current research interests
In his current position, Rupert uses risk-based methods to aid decision making and management of specific problems. Such methods have wide applicability and Rupert has used them for evaluation of both human and ecological problems; from finding appropriate ways to reduce dietary exposures to heavy metals, through to managing peat erosion under given climate change scenarios.
Rupert is part of the management team for the Soils Department. In this role, he coordinates WP3.2 "Risk-Based methods to Assess Soil Quality", part of Programme 3 funded by The Scottish Executive. Through this work, Dr Hough is leading the development of the soil monitoring scheme for Scotland. Rupert also leads the research area of 'Contaminated Land and Urban Soils' for the Institute. He has specific activities investigating contaminated land issues in the developing country context, and currently has research collaborations in SE Asia.
Bibliography
- Coull, M.C.; Butler, B.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2021) A geochemical and agronomic evaluation of technosols made from construction and demolition fines mixed with green waste compost., Agronomy, 11, Article No. 649.
- Mitchell, K.; Moreno-Jimenez, E.; Jones, R.; Zheng, L.; Trakal, L.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2020) Mobility of arsenic, chromium and copper arising from soil application of stabilised aggregates made from contaminated wood ash., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 393, Article No. 122479.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Kuppel, S.; Maneta, M.P.; Soulsby, C. (2020) An agent-based model that simulates the spatio-temporal dynamics of sources and transfer mechanisms contributing faecal indictor organisms to streams. Part 2: Application to a small agricultural catchment., Journal of Environmental Management, 270, Article No. 1109005.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Kuppel, S.; Maneta, M.P.; Soulsby, C. (2020) An agent-based model that simulates the spatio-temporal dynamics of sources and transfer mechanisms contributing faecal indictor organisms to streams. Part 1: Background and model description., Journal of Environmental Management, 270, Article No. 110903.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Cooper, P.; Coull, M.; Zhang, Z. (2020) Effects of season and sediment-water exchange processes on the partitioning of pesticides in the catchment environment: Implications for pesticides monitoring., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134228.
- Cui, S.; Zhang, Z.L.; Fu, Q.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Yakowa, G.; Coull, M. (2020) Long-term spatial and temporal patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Scottish soils over 20 years (1990-2009): a national picture., Geoderma, 361, Article No. 114135.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Aalders, I.H.; Morrice, J.; Hough, R.L. (2020) Legacy data for 3D modelling of peat properties with uncertainty estimation in Dava bog - Scotland., Geoderma Regional, 22, Article No. e00288.
- Beesley, L.; Hough, R.L.; Deacon, C.M.; Norton, G.J. (2019) The impacts of applying metal(loid) enriched wood ash to soils on the growth and elemental accumulation of rice., Exposure and Health, 11, 311-324.
- Cui, S.; Zhang, F.; Hu, P.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Zhang, Z.; An, L.; Li, Y-F.; Li, K.; Liu, D.; Chen, P. (2019) Heavy metals in sediment from the urban and rural rivers in Harbin City, Northeast China., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, Article No. 4313.
- Cui, S.; Song, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, Z.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; An, L.; Shen, Z.; Li, Y-F.; Liu, D.; Gao, S. (2019) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fresh snow in the city of Harbin in northeast China., Atmospheric Environment, 215, Article No. 116915
- Colles, A.; Ardeleanu, E-R.; Candeias, C.; Ranzi, A.; Demeter, Z.; Hofer, A.; Kowalska, M.; Makris, K.C.; Arrebola, J.P.; Schoeters, G.; Hough, R.L.; Perez-Carrascosa, F.M.; Iavarone, I.; Martin-Olmedo, P.; Kalantzi, O-I.; Ancona, C.; Pasetto, R.; Fletcher, T.; Hoek, G.; de Hoogh, K. (2019) Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICS). Lessons learnt within the ICS and Health European Network., Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 43, 249-259.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Qi, X.; Liu, D.; Cooper, P.; Li, P.; Zhang, Z. (2019) Concentrations and uptake pathways of polychlorinated biphenyls from soil to grass., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 182, Article No. 109428.
- Cui, S.; Fu, Q.; Tian, C.G.; Zhang, Z.L.; Hough, R.L; Shen, Z.X.; Ma, J.M.; Li, Y.F. (2019) Modeling primary and secondary fractionation effects and atmospheric transport of polychlorinated biphenyls through single-source emissions., Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 41, 1939-1951.
- Longhurst, P.J.; Tompkins, D.; Pollard, S.J.T.; Hough, R.L.; Chambers, B.; Gale, P.; Tyrrel, S.; Villa, R.; Taylor, M.; Wu, S.M.; Sakrabani, R.; Litterick, A.; Snary, E.; Leinster, P.; Sweet, N. (2019) Risk assessments for quality-assured, source-segregated composts and anaerobic digestates for a circular bioeconomy in the UK., Environment International, 127, 253-266.
- Palmer, J.S.; Hough, R.L.; West, H.M.; Avery, L.M. (2019) A review of the abundance, behaviour and detection of clostridial pathogens in agricultural soils., European Journal of Soil Science, 70, 911-929.
- Troldborg, M.; Beesley, L.; Stockan, J.; Avery, L.; Hough, R.L. (2019) Development of approach for modelling water flow and contaminant mass balances at Dinnet., Internal Report, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 6pp.
- Hoek, G.; Ranzi, A.; Alimehmeti, I.; Ardeleanu, E.R.; Arrebola, J.P.; Avila, P.; Candeias, C.; Colles, A.; Crisan, G.C.; Dack, S.; Demeter, Z.; Fazzo, L.; Fierens, T.; Fluckiger, B.; Gaengler, S.; Hanninen, O.; Harzia, H.; Hough, R.L.; Iantovics, B.L.; Kalantzi, O.I.; Karakitsios, S.P.; Markis, K.C.; Martin-Olmedo, P.; Nechita, E.; Nicoli, T.; Orru, H.; Pasetto, R.; Perez-Carrascosa, F.M.; Pestana, D.; Rocha, F.; Sarigiannis, D.A.; Teixeira, J.P.; Tsadilas, C.; Tasic, V.; Vaccari, L.; Iavarone, I.; de Hoogh, K. (2018) A review of exposure assessment methods for epidemiological studies of health effects related to industrially contaminated sites., Epidemiologia and Prevenzione, 42, 21-36.
- Mitchell, K.; Trakal, L.; Sillerova, H.; Avelar-Gonzalez, F.J.; Guerrero-Barrera, A.L.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2018) Mobility of As, Cr and Cu in a contaminated grassland soil in response to diverse organic amendments; a sequential column leaching experiment., Applied Geochemistry, 88, 95-102.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Watson, H.; Soulsby, C. (2018) Using spatial-stream-network models and long-term data to understand and predict dynamics of faecal contamination in a mixed land-use catchment., Science of the Total Environment, 612, 840-852.
- Hough, R.L.; Tompkins, D.; Williams, J.; Duckett, D.; Kyle, C. (2018) Community concerns regarding impacts on human health and the environment arising from sewage sludge., Report of a Community Engagement Workshop, Avonbridge Community Hall, Falkirk, 31 May 2018.
- Hough, R.L.; Potts, J. (2018) 2018-NC-SS-6 - Study to develop a methodology to establish a statistically sound baseline of POPs in soils., Policy Report to Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland, 26pp.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L. (2018) Novel circular systems to meet future economic : environmental challenges., Year 1 Report for Objective 2.3 in RD1.2.3 of the RESAS Programme.
- Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Allan, R.; Hastings, E.; Hough, R.L. (2017) A risk-based approach for developing standards for irrigation with reclaimed water., Water Research, 126, 372-384.
- Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Hough, R.; Kyle, C. (2017) Developing a foundation for reclaimed water use in Scotland., CREW Report, CRW2013_16.
- Mollon, L.C.; Norton, G.J.; Trakal, L.; Moreno-Jimenez, E.; Elouali, F.Z.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2016) Mobility and toxicity of heavy metal(loid)s arising from contaminated wood ash application to a pasture grassland soil., Environmental Pollution, 218, 419-427.
- Zhang, Z.L.; Troldborg, M.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Hallett, P.D.; Baggaley, N.; Rhind, S.M.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Hough, R.L. (2016) Evaluation of spot and passive sampling for monitoring, flux estimation and risk assessment of pesticides within the constraints of a typical regulatory monitoring scheme., Science of the Total Environment, 569-570, 1369-1379.
- Avery, L.; Hough, R.L.; Potts, J.; Newman, G.; Lilly, A.; Lumsdon, D.; Abel, C.; Dodd, N.; Cook, Y.; McIntyre, S. (2016) Effect of maintenance and different raw water quality parameters on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection in private water supplies in Scotland., Report CR/2012/01, to Scottish Government, 31 January 2016.
- Hough, R.L.; Amponsah, N.; Troldborg, M.; Allan, R.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Water resource balancing: is a closed loop system possible that enable sustainable rural supplies?, Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_06, 15pp.
- Zhang, Z.; Le Velly, M.; Rhind, S.M.; Kyle, C.E.; Hough, R.L.; Duff, E.I.; McKenzie, C. (2015) A study on temporal trends and estimates of fate of Bisphenol A in agricultural soils after sewage sludge amendment., Science of the Total Environment, 515-516, 1-11.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Amponsah, N.Y.; Troldborg, M.; Kington, B.; Aalders, I.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy sources: A review of lifecycle considerations., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39, 461-475.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Heslop, S. (2014) Assessing the sustainability of renewable energy technologies using multi-criteria analysis: Suitability of approach for national-scale assessments and associated uncertainties., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39, 1173-1184.
- Hough, R.L. (2014) Biodiversity and human health: evidence for causality?, Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 267-288.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- Hough, R.L.; Elliott, G.E.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N. (2014) Final Report for MAPPLANT: transfer of MAP from soil to plant to silage., Final Report for QMS Grant in Aid project QMS PO/6500.
- Hough, R.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Chapman, S.J.; Daniell, T.; Matthews, R.; Squire, G.; Towers, W.; White, P.J. (2014) Heat in the soil form (NIA-NGGT0017)., Interim Report for National Grid.
- Troldborg, M.; Tamburini, M.; Avery, L.M.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Exposure of livestock to Group III Botulinum toxins in anaerobically digested broiler litter applied to grazing land., Report prepared for WRAP.
- Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Lilly, A.; Ball, B.C.; Hough, R.L. (2013) Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: using soil compaction as an example., Soil and Tillage and Research, 132, 56-68.
- Miller, D.R.; Birnie, R.V.; Dunn, S.M.; Hough, R.L.; Morrice, J.; Roberts, D.; Stutter, M.I.; Sutherland, L-A.; Towers, W. (2013) Review of renewable energy research at the James Hutton Institute., Report to Scottish Government.
- Brooker, R.; Aalders, I.H.; Ballingall, K.; Begg, G.; Birch, A.N.E.; Elliott, G.; Ellis, C.; Freitag, T.; Hawes, C.; Holland, J.; Holmes, B.; Hough, R.L.; Karley, A.; McCracken, D.; Mitchell, R.; Stockan, J.; Zadoks, R.; Albon, S.A.; Hester, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2013) Biotic and biophysical underpinning of ecosystem services in the Scottish context: a review., Published online as an outputs from WP 1.1 of the Ecosystem Services Theme of the SRP.
- Coull, M.C.; Butler, B.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2021) A geochemical and agronomic evaluation of technosols made from construction and demolition fines mixed with green waste compost., Agronomy, 11, Article No. 649.
- Mitchell, K.; Moreno-Jimenez, E.; Jones, R.; Zheng, L.; Trakal, L.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2020) Mobility of arsenic, chromium and copper arising from soil application of stabilised aggregates made from contaminated wood ash., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 393, Article No. 122479.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Kuppel, S.; Maneta, M.P.; Soulsby, C. (2020) An agent-based model that simulates the spatio-temporal dynamics of sources and transfer mechanisms contributing faecal indictor organisms to streams. Part 2: Application to a small agricultural catchment., Journal of Environmental Management, 270, Article No. 1109005.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Kuppel, S.; Maneta, M.P.; Soulsby, C. (2020) An agent-based model that simulates the spatio-temporal dynamics of sources and transfer mechanisms contributing faecal indictor organisms to streams. Part 1: Background and model description., Journal of Environmental Management, 270, Article No. 110903.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Cooper, P.; Coull, M.; Zhang, Z. (2020) Effects of season and sediment-water exchange processes on the partitioning of pesticides in the catchment environment: Implications for pesticides monitoring., Science of the Total Environment, 698, Article No. 134228.
- Cui, S.; Zhang, Z.L.; Fu, Q.; Hough, R.L.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Yakowa, G.; Coull, M. (2020) Long-term spatial and temporal patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Scottish soils over 20 years (1990-2009): a national picture., Geoderma, 361, Article No. 114135.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Aalders, I.H.; Morrice, J.; Hough, R.L. (2020) Legacy data for 3D modelling of peat properties with uncertainty estimation in Dava bog - Scotland., Geoderma Regional, 22, Article No. e00288.
- Beesley, L.; Hough, R.L.; Deacon, C.M.; Norton, G.J. (2019) The impacts of applying metal(loid) enriched wood ash to soils on the growth and elemental accumulation of rice., Exposure and Health, 11, 311-324.
- Cui, S.; Zhang, F.; Hu, P.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Zhang, Z.; An, L.; Li, Y-F.; Li, K.; Liu, D.; Chen, P. (2019) Heavy metals in sediment from the urban and rural rivers in Harbin City, Northeast China., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, Article No. 4313.
- Cui, S.; Song, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, Z.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; An, L.; Shen, Z.; Li, Y-F.; Liu, D.; Gao, S. (2019) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fresh snow in the city of Harbin in northeast China., Atmospheric Environment, 215, Article No. 116915
- Colles, A.; Ardeleanu, E-R.; Candeias, C.; Ranzi, A.; Demeter, Z.; Hofer, A.; Kowalska, M.; Makris, K.C.; Arrebola, J.P.; Schoeters, G.; Hough, R.L.; Perez-Carrascosa, F.M.; Iavarone, I.; Martin-Olmedo, P.; Kalantzi, O-I.; Ancona, C.; Pasetto, R.; Fletcher, T.; Hoek, G.; de Hoogh, K. (2019) Human biomonitoring as a tool for exposure assessment in industrially contaminated sites (ICS). Lessons learnt within the ICS and Health European Network., Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 43, 249-259.
- Cui, S.; Hough, R.L.; Fu, Q.; Qi, X.; Liu, D.; Cooper, P.; Li, P.; Zhang, Z. (2019) Concentrations and uptake pathways of polychlorinated biphenyls from soil to grass., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 182, Article No. 109428.
- Cui, S.; Fu, Q.; Tian, C.G.; Zhang, Z.L.; Hough, R.L; Shen, Z.X.; Ma, J.M.; Li, Y.F. (2019) Modeling primary and secondary fractionation effects and atmospheric transport of polychlorinated biphenyls through single-source emissions., Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 41, 1939-1951.
- Longhurst, P.J.; Tompkins, D.; Pollard, S.J.T.; Hough, R.L.; Chambers, B.; Gale, P.; Tyrrel, S.; Villa, R.; Taylor, M.; Wu, S.M.; Sakrabani, R.; Litterick, A.; Snary, E.; Leinster, P.; Sweet, N. (2019) Risk assessments for quality-assured, source-segregated composts and anaerobic digestates for a circular bioeconomy in the UK., Environment International, 127, 253-266.
- Palmer, J.S.; Hough, R.L.; West, H.M.; Avery, L.M. (2019) A review of the abundance, behaviour and detection of clostridial pathogens in agricultural soils., European Journal of Soil Science, 70, 911-929.
- Hoek, G.; Ranzi, A.; Alimehmeti, I.; Ardeleanu, E.R.; Arrebola, J.P.; Avila, P.; Candeias, C.; Colles, A.; Crisan, G.C.; Dack, S.; Demeter, Z.; Fazzo, L.; Fierens, T.; Fluckiger, B.; Gaengler, S.; Hanninen, O.; Harzia, H.; Hough, R.L.; Iantovics, B.L.; Kalantzi, O.I.; Karakitsios, S.P.; Markis, K.C.; Martin-Olmedo, P.; Nechita, E.; Nicoli, T.; Orru, H.; Pasetto, R.; Perez-Carrascosa, F.M.; Pestana, D.; Rocha, F.; Sarigiannis, D.A.; Teixeira, J.P.; Tsadilas, C.; Tasic, V.; Vaccari, L.; Iavarone, I.; de Hoogh, K. (2018) A review of exposure assessment methods for epidemiological studies of health effects related to industrially contaminated sites., Epidemiologia and Prevenzione, 42, 21-36.
- Mitchell, K.; Trakal, L.; Sillerova, H.; Avelar-Gonzalez, F.J.; Guerrero-Barrera, A.L.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2018) Mobility of As, Cr and Cu in a contaminated grassland soil in response to diverse organic amendments; a sequential column leaching experiment., Applied Geochemistry, 88, 95-102.
- Neill, A.J.; Tetzlaff, D.; Strachan, N.J.C.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Watson, H.; Soulsby, C. (2018) Using spatial-stream-network models and long-term data to understand and predict dynamics of faecal contamination in a mixed land-use catchment., Science of the Total Environment, 612, 840-852.
- Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Allan, R.; Hastings, E.; Hough, R.L. (2017) A risk-based approach for developing standards for irrigation with reclaimed water., Water Research, 126, 372-384.
- Mollon, L.C.; Norton, G.J.; Trakal, L.; Moreno-Jimenez, E.; Elouali, F.Z.; Hough, R.L.; Beesley, L. (2016) Mobility and toxicity of heavy metal(loid)s arising from contaminated wood ash application to a pasture grassland soil., Environmental Pollution, 218, 419-427.
- Zhang, Z.L.; Troldborg, M.; Yates, K.; Osprey, M.; Kerr, C.; Hallett, P.D.; Baggaley, N.; Rhind, S.M.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Hough, R.L. (2016) Evaluation of spot and passive sampling for monitoring, flux estimation and risk assessment of pesticides within the constraints of a typical regulatory monitoring scheme., Science of the Total Environment, 569-570, 1369-1379.
- Zhang, Z.; Le Velly, M.; Rhind, S.M.; Kyle, C.E.; Hough, R.L.; Duff, E.I.; McKenzie, C. (2015) A study on temporal trends and estimates of fate of Bisphenol A in agricultural soils after sewage sludge amendment., Science of the Total Environment, 515-516, 1-11.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Amponsah, N.Y.; Troldborg, M.; Kington, B.; Aalders, I.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy sources: A review of lifecycle considerations., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39, 461-475.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Heslop, S. (2014) Assessing the sustainability of renewable energy technologies using multi-criteria analysis: Suitability of approach for national-scale assessments and associated uncertainties., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39, 1173-1184.
- Hough, R.L. (2014) Biodiversity and human health: evidence for causality?, Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 267-288.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Lilly, A.; Ball, B.C.; Hough, R.L. (2013) Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: using soil compaction as an example., Soil and Tillage and Research, 132, 56-68.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source segregated green waste compost., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 128-138.
- Minh, N.D.; Hough, R.L.; Thuy, L.T.; Nyberg, Y.; Mai, L.B.; Vinh, N.C.; Khai, N.M.; Oborn, I. (2012) Assessing dietary exposure to cadmium in a metal recycling community in Vietnam: age and gender aspects., Science of the Total Environment, 416, 164-171.
- Hough, R.L.; Booth, P.; Avery, L.M.; Rhind, S.M.; Crews, C.; Bacon, J.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D. (2012) Risk assessment of the use of PAS100 green composts in sheep and cattle production in Scotland., Waste Management, 32, 117-130.
- Vinh, N.C.; Oborn, I.; Ha, P.Q.; Minh, N.D.; Hough, R.L.; Khai, N.M.; Thuy, L.T. (2012) Potential environment and public health risk due to contamination of heavy metals from industrial waste water in Lam Thao, Phu Tho, Vietnam., American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 8, 71-78.
- Leonardi, G.; Vahter, M.; Clemens, F.; Goessler, W.; Gurzau, E.; Hemminiki, K.; Hough, R.L.; Koppova, K.; Kumar, R.; Rudnai, P.; Surdu, S.; Fletcher, T. (2012) Inorganic arsenic and basal cell carcinoma in areas of Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia: A case-control study., Environmental Health Perspectives, 120, 721-726.
- Fletcher, T.; Leonardi, G.; Hough, R.L.; Goessler, W.; Gurzau, E.; Koppova, K.; Rudnai, P.; Vahter, M. (2011) The impact of exposure metric choice for cancers related to arsenic in drinking water in Central Europe., Epidemiology, 22, S102-S103.
- Aalders, I.H.; Hough, R.L.; Towers, W. (2011) Risk of erosion in peat soils - an investigation using Bayesian belief networks., Soil Use and Management, 27, 538-549.
- Hough, R.L.; Crews, C.; White, D.; Driffield, M.; Campbell, C.D.; Maltin C. (2010) Degradation of yew, ragwort and rhododendron toxins during composting., Science of the Total Environment, 408, 4128-4137.
- Hough, R.L.; Fletcher, T.; Leonardi, G.S.; Goessler, W.; Gnagnarella, P.; Clemens, F.; Gurzau, E.; Koppova, K.; Rudnai, P.; Kumar, R.; Vahter, M. (2010) Lifetime exposure to arsenic in residential drinking water in Central Europe., International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 83, 471-481.
- Hough, R.L.; Towers, W.; Aalders, I.H. (2010) The risk of peat erosion from climate change: land management combinations: an assessment with bayesian belief networks., Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 16, 962-976.
- Aalders, I.H.; Ball, B.; Black, H.I.J.; Campbell, C.D.; Griffiths, B.; Hopkins, D.; Hough, R.L.; Lilly, A.; Mckenzie, B.M.; Rees, R.M.; Sinclair, A.; Towers, W.; Watson, C. (2009) Considerations for Scottish soil monitoring in the European context., European Journal of Soil Science, 60, 833-843.
- Pollard, S.J.T.; Hough, R.L.; Kim, K-H.; Bellarby, J.; Paton, G.; Semple, K.; Coulon, F. (2008) Fugacity modelling to predict the distribution of organic contaminants in the soil: oil matrix of constructed biopiles., Chemosphere, 71, 1432-1439.
- Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Allan, R.; Hastings, E.; Hough, R.L. (2017) A risk-based approach for developing standards for irrigation with reclaimed water., Water Research, 126, 372-384.
- Elliott, G.N.; Hough, R.L.; Avery, L.M.; Maltin, C.A.; Campbell, C.D. (2015) Environmental risk factors in the incidence of Johne's disease., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41, 488-507.
- Hough, R.L. (2014) Biodiversity and human health: evidence for causality?, Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 267-288.
- Devereux, G.; Tagiyeva, N.; Turner, S.; Ayres, J.G.; Seaton, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; Campbell, C.D.; Shand, C.A. (2014) Early-life residential exposure to soil components in rural areas and childhood respiratory health and allergy., Science of the Total Environment, 466-467, 338-344.
- Hough, R.L.; Elliott, G.; Avery, L.M.; Coull, M.C.; Shand, C.A.; Lumsdon, D. ; Campbell, C.D. (2013) Environmental factors and Johne’s disease - results and guidance., Learning the Lessons for Disease Control - Halflawkiln Farm, Penicuik, Scotland, 12 March 2013.
- Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Lilly, A.; Ball, B.C.; Hough, R.L. (2013) Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: using soil compaction as an example., Soil and Tillage and Research, 132, 56-68.
- Avery, L.M.; Booth, P.; Campbell, C.D.; Tompkins, D.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Prevalence and survival of potential pathogens in source segregated green waste compost., Science of the Total Environment, 431, 128-138.
- Leonardi, G.; Vahter, M.; Clemens, F.; Goessler, W.; Gurzau, E.; Hemminiki, K.; Hough, R.L.; Koppova, K.; Kumar, R.; Rudnai, P.; Surdu, S.; Fletcher, T. (2012) Inorganic arsenic and basal cell carcinoma in areas of Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia: A case-control study., Environmental Health Perspectives, 120, 721-726.
- Brassington, K.J.; Hough, R.L.; Paton, G.I.; Semple, K.T.; Risdon, G.C.; Crossley, J.; Hay, I. Askari, K.; Pollard S.J.T. (2007) Weathered hydrocarbon wastes: A risk management primer., Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 199-232.
- Hough, R.L.; Whittaker, M.; Fallick, A.E.; Preston, T.; Farmer, J.G.; Pollard, S.J.T. (2006) Identifying source correlation parameters for hydrocarbon wastes using compound-specific isotope analysis., Environmental Pollution, 143, 489-498.
- Hough, R.L.; Tye, A.M.; Crout, N.M.J.; McGrath, S.P.; Zhang, H.; Young, S.D. (2005) Evaluating a 'Free Ion Activity Model' applied to metal uptake by Lolium perenne L. grown in contaminated soils., Plant and Soil, 270, 1-12.
- Hough, R.L.; Breward, N.; Young, S.D.; Crout, N.M.J.; Tye, A.M.; Moir, A.M.; Thornton, I. (2004) Assessing potential risk of heavy metal exposure from consumption of home-produced vegetables by urban populations., Environmental Health Perspectives, 112, 215-221.
- Hough, R.L.; Young, S.D.; Crout, N.M.J. (2003) Modelling of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn uptake, by winter wheat and forage maize, from a sewage disposal farm., Soil Use and Management, 19, 19-27.
- Lilly, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; NSIS Resampling Team (2011) Scotland's soil resource., In: Marrs, S.J., Foster, S., Hendrie, C., Mackey, E.C. & Thompson, D.B.A. (eds.). The Changing Nature of Scotland. TSO Scotland, Edinburgh, Chapter 4, 45-52.
- Hough, R.L. (2010) Copper and lead., In: Hooda, P.S. (ed.). Trace Elements in Soils. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK, Chapter 18, pp441-454.
- Hough, R.L. (2010) Bioavailability: exposure, dose and risk assessment., In: Hooda, P.S. (ed.). Trace Elements in Soils. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK, Chapter 12, pp267-289.
- Troldborg, M.; Beesley, L.; Stockan, J.; Avery, L.; Hough, R.L. (2019) Development of approach for modelling water flow and contaminant mass balances at Dinnet., Internal Report, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 6pp.
- Hough, R.L.; Tompkins, D.; Williams, J.; Duckett, D.; Kyle, C. (2018) Community concerns regarding impacts on human health and the environment arising from sewage sludge., Report of a Community Engagement Workshop, Avonbridge Community Hall, Falkirk, 31 May 2018.
- Hough, R.L.; Potts, J. (2018) 2018-NC-SS-6 - Study to develop a methodology to establish a statistically sound baseline of POPs in soils., Policy Report to Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland, 26pp.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L. (2018) Novel circular systems to meet future economic : environmental challenges., Year 1 Report for Objective 2.3 in RD1.2.3 of the RESAS Programme.
- Troldborg, M.; Duckett, D.; Hough, R.; Kyle, C. (2017) Developing a foundation for reclaimed water use in Scotland., CREW Report, CRW2013_16.
- Avery, L.; Hough, R.L.; Potts, J.; Newman, G.; Lilly, A.; Lumsdon, D.; Abel, C.; Dodd, N.; Cook, Y.; McIntyre, S. (2016) Effect of maintenance and different raw water quality parameters on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection in private water supplies in Scotland., Report CR/2012/01, to Scottish Government, 31 January 2016.
- Hough, R.L.; Amponsah, N.; Troldborg, M.; Allan, R.; Stutter, M.I. (2016) Water resource balancing: is a closed loop system possible that enable sustainable rural supplies?, Project Report for CREW, CRW2014_06, 15pp.
- Hough, R.L.; Elliott, G.E.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N. (2014) Final Report for MAPPLANT: transfer of MAP from soil to plant to silage., Final Report for QMS Grant in Aid project QMS PO/6500.
- Hough, R.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Chapman, S.J.; Daniell, T.; Matthews, R.; Squire, G.; Towers, W.; White, P.J. (2014) Heat in the soil form (NIA-NGGT0017)., Interim Report for National Grid.
- Troldborg, M.; Tamburini, M.; Avery, L.M.; Hough, R.L. (2014) Exposure of livestock to Group III Botulinum toxins in anaerobically digested broiler litter applied to grazing land., Report prepared for WRAP.
- Miller, D.R.; Birnie, R.V.; Dunn, S.M.; Hough, R.L.; Morrice, J.; Roberts, D.; Stutter, M.I.; Sutherland, L-A.; Towers, W. (2013) Review of renewable energy research at the James Hutton Institute., Report to Scottish Government.
- Avery, L.M.; Abel, C.; Tamburini, M.; Randerson, P.; Towers, W.; Hough, R.L. (2013) Evidence for SEPA administrative change in consent at Dinnet WWTP., Report to SEPA, May 2013.
- Baggaley, N.J.; Addy, S.; Hough, R.L.; Loades, K.; Stutter, M.I.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2013) A scoping study into BSI PAS100 compost use to mitigate field and riverbank erosion in Scotland., Contract Report for Zero Waste Scotland, ZWS ORI003-005 PO:538.
- Brooker, R.; Aalders, I.H.; Ballingall, K.; Begg, G.; Birch, A.N.E.; Elliott, G.; Ellis, C.; Freitag, T.; Hawes, C.; Holland, J.; Holmes, B.; Hough, R.L.; Karley, A.; McCracken, D.; Mitchell, R.; Stockan, J.; Zadoks, R.; Albon, S.A.; Hester, A.J.; Pakeman, R.J. (2013) Biotic and biophysical underpinning of ecosystem services in the Scottish context: a review., Published online as an outputs from WP 1.1 of the Ecosystem Services Theme of the SRP.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Baggaley, N.J.; Dawson, J.J.C. . (2013) Aerial spraying guidance for the protection of watercourses., CREW Final Report.
- McVittie, A.; Norton, L.; Martin-Ortega, J.; Glenk, K.; Aitkenhead, M.; Aalders, I.H.; Hough, R.L.; Smart, S.; Edwards, F.; Kenyon, W.; Black, H.I.J.; Dunbar, M.; Maskell, L. (2012) Valuing the impacts of ecosystem service interactions for policy effectiveness., Valuing Nature Network. Final Project Report.
- Hough, R.L.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Estimating uptake of PTEs, PAHs, and PCDD/Fs from biochar amended soil into crops and subsequent human exposure., Biochar Risk Assessment Framework (BRAF).
- Dawson, J.J.C.; Redden, H.; Hough, R.L.; Sample, J.; Towers, W.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Assessment of the feasibility of co-digesting feedstocks - macroalgae and sewage sludge: 1. Value potential., CREW Publication, 2012 - Rapid Response Project (CRWRR002).
- Brown, I.; Rowan, J.; Martin, S.; Moss, A.; Low, R.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Emergency and rescue services: research issues for climate change adaptation., Research Briefing Note for ClimateXChange.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Westfield datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Stobshiel datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Overcairn datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Glenbervie datasheet, PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Halflawkiln datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - East Pitforthie datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Torr datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Elliott, G.N.; Avery, L.M.; Thomas, N.; Coull, M.C.; Hough, R.L. (2012) Environmental factors and Johne's disease - Ballintomb datasheet., PARABAN Champion Farmers - Report Datasheet.
- Brown, I.; Ridder, B.; Alumbaugh, P.; Barnett, C.; Brooks, A.; Duffy, L.; Webbon, C.; Nash, E.; Townend, I.; Black, H.I.J.; Hough, R.L. (2011) Climate change risk assessment for the biodiversity and ecosystem services sector., Final Report to Defra - UK Climate Change Risk Assessment.
- Brown, I.; Ridder, B.; Alumbaugh, P.; Barnett, C.; Brooks, A.; Duffy, L.; Webbon, C.; Nash, E.; Townend, I.; Black, H.I.A.; Hough, R.L. (2011) UK climate change risk assessment: Biodiversity and ecosystem services. Tier 2 sector report., Report to Defra. Deliverable 1.7, EU FP7 REFRESH Project.
- Dawson, J.J.C.; Delbos, E.; Hough, R.L.; Lumsdon, D.; Mayes, R.; Watson, H. (2011) Impacts of volcanic ash originating from the April 2010 eruption in Eyjafjallajokull (Iceland) on the natural resources of Scotland., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute website.
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