Alistair Boxall

Alistair Boxall, York Lead

Alistair is Professor in Environmental Science in the Environment Department and Director of the NERC-funded ECORISC Centre for Doctoral Training. Alistair’s research focuses on understanding emerging and future ecological and health risks posed by chemical contaminants in the natural environment.

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Research outputs

Are pharmaceutical residues in crops a threat to human health?
Earl, K., Sleight, H., Ashfield, N. & Boxall, A. B. A., 19 Oct 2024, In: Journal of toxicology and environmental health-Part a-Current issues. 87, 19, p. 773-791 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pharmaceutical Pollution of the English National Parks
Boxall, A. B. A., Collins, R., Wilkinson, J. L., Swan, C., Bouzas-Monroy, A., Jones, J., Winter, E., Leach, J., Juta, U., Deacon, A., Townsend, I., Kerr, P., Paget, R., Rogers, M., Greaves, D., Turner, D. & Pearson, C., 13 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The urgent need for designing greener drugs
Brodin, T., Bertram, M. G., Arnold, K. E., Boxall, A. B. A., Brooks, B. W., Cerveny, D., Jörg, M., Kidd, K. A., Lertxundi, U., Martin, J. M., May, L. T., McCallum, E. S., Michelangeli, M., Tyler, C. R., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Orive, G., Aug 2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 8, p. 949-951 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Plastic Litter Emits the Foraging Infochemical Dimethyl Sulfide after Submersion in Freshwater Rivers
Valentine, K., Hughes, C. & Boxall, A., 1 Jul 2024, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43, 7, p. 1485-1496 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Uptake of Pharmaceuticals by Crops: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sleight, H., Boxall, A. B. A. & Toet, S., 21 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Caddisfly larvae are a driver of plastic litter breakdown and microplastic formation in freshwater environments
Valentine, K., Cross, R., Cox, R., Woodmancy, G. & Boxall, A. B. A., 1 Dec 2022, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41, 12, p. 3058-3069 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Medicating nature: Are human-use pharmaceuticals poisoning the environment?
Boxall, A. B. A., Wilkinson, J. L. & Bouzas-Monroy, A., 21 Oct 2022, In: One Earth. 5, 10, p. 1080-1084 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Is water quality in our rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?
Whelan, M., Linstead, C., Worrall, F., Ormerod, S. J., Durance, I., Johnson, A. C., Johnson, D., Owen, M., Wiik, E., Howden, N., Burt, T., Boxall, A. B. A., Brown, C. D., Oliver, D. & Tickner, D., 15 Oct 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 843, 22 p., 157014.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Enabling forecasts of environmental exposure to chemicals in European agriculture under global change
Hader, J. D., Lane, T., Boxall, A. B. A., MacLeod, M. & Di Guardo, A., 20 Sept 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 840, 14 p., 156478.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
European scale assessment of the potential of ozonation and activated carbon treatment to reduce micropollutant emissions with wastewater
Pistocchi, A., Alygizakis, N. A., Brack, W., Boxall, A., Cousins, I. T., Drewes, J. E., Finckh, S., Gallé, T., Launay, M. A., McLachlan, M. S., Petrovic, M., Schulze, T., Slobodnik, J., Ternes, T., Van Wezel, A., Verlicchi, P. & Whalley, C., 2 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science of the Total Environment. p. 157124
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessment of the Potential Ecotoxicological Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the World's Rivers
Bouzas-Monroy, A., Wilkinson, J. L., Melling, M. & Boxall, A. B. A., 22 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Towards a framework for environmental fate and exposure assessment of polymers
Brunning, H., Sallach, J. B., Zanchi, V., Price, O. & Boxall, A., Mar 2022, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41, 3, p. 515-540
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers
Wilkinson, J. L., Boxall, A. B. A., Kolpin, D. W., Leung, K. M. Y., Lai, R. W. S., Galbán-Malagón, C., Adell, A. D., Mondon, J., Metian, M., Marchant, R. A., Bouzas-Monroy, A., Cuni-Sanchez, A., Coors, A., Carriquiriborde, P., Rojo, M., Gordon, C., Cara, M., Moermond, M., Luarte, T., Petrosyan, V., & 107 othersPerikhanyan, Y., Mahon, C. S., McGurk, C. J., Hofmann, T., Kormoker, T., Iniguez, V., Guzman-Otazo, J., Tavares, J. L., Gildasio De Figueiredo, F., Razzolini, M. T. P., Dougnon, V., Gbaguidi, G., Traoré, O., Blais, J. M., Kimpe, L. E., Wong, M., Wong, D., Ntchantcho, R., Pizarro, J., Ying, G-G., Chen, C-E., Páez, M., Martínez-Lara, J., Otamonga, J-P., Poté, J., Ifo, S. A., Wilson, P., Echeverría-Sáenz, S., Udikovic-Kolic, N., Milakovic, M., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Ioannou-Ttofa, L., Belušová, V., Vymazal, J., Cárdenas-Bustamante, M., Kassa, B. A., Garric, J., Chaumot, A., Gibba, P., Kunchulia, I., Seidensticker, S., Lyberatos, G., Halldórsson, H. P., Melling, M., Shashidhar, T., Lamba, M., Nastiti, A., Supriatin, A., Pourang, N., Abedini, A., Abdullah, O., Gharbia, S. S., Pilla, F., Chefetz, B., Topaz, T., Yao, K. M., Aubakirova, B., Beisenova, R., Olaka, L., Mulu, J. K., Chatanga, P., Ntuli, V., Blama, N. T., Sherif, S., Aris, A. Z., Looi, L. J., Niang, M., Traore, S. T., Oldenkamp, R., Ogunbanwo, O., Ashfaq, M., Iqbal, M., Abdeen, Z., O'Dea, A., Morales-Saldaña, J. M., Custodio, M., de la Cruz, H., Navarrete, I., Carvalho, F., Gogra, A. B., Koroma, B. M., Cerkvenik-Flajs, V., Gombač, M., Thwala, M., Choi, K., Kang, H., Ladu, J. L. C., Rico, A., Amerasinghe, P., Sobek, A., Horlitz, G., Zenker, A. K., King, A. C., Jiang, J-J., Kariuki, R., Tumbo, M., Tezel, U., Onay, T. T., Lejju, J. B., Vystavna, Y., Vergeles, Y., Heinzen, H., Pérez-Parada, A., Sims, D. B., Figy, M., Good, D. & Teta, C., 22 Feb 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 8, 10 p., e2113947119.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interactions Between Plastic, Microbial Biofilms and Gammarus pulex: An Initial Investigation
Valentine, K. L. & Boxall, A. B. A., 6 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Use of a large dataset to develop new models for estimating the sorption of active pharmaceutical ingredients in soils and sediments
Li, J., Wilkinson, J. L. & Boxall, A. B. A., 5 Aug 2021, In: Journal of hazardous materials. 415, p. 125688 125688.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals in a Nigeria River Catchment
Ogunbanwo, O. M., Kay, P., Boxall, A. B., Wilkinson, J., Sinclair, C. J., Shabi, R. A., Fasasi, A. E., Lewis, G. A., Amoda, O. A. & Brown, L. E., 21 Sept 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The ecological risk dynamics of pharmaceuticals in micro-estuary environments
Topaz, T., Boxall, A. B. A., Suari, Y., Egozi, R., Sade, T. & Chefetz, B., 15 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science and Technology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for Asia
Leung, K. M. Y., Yeung, K. W. Y., Choi, K., Zhang, X., Smith, R., Zhou, G. J., Yung, M. M. N., Arias-Barreiro, C., An, Y. J., Burket, S. R., Dwyer, R., Goodkin, N., Hii, Y. S., Hoang, T., Humphrey, C., Iwai, C. B., Jeong, S. W., Juhel, G., Karami, A., Kyriazi-Huber, K., & 15 othersLee, K. C., Lin, B. L., Lu, B., Martin, P., Nillos, M. G., Oginawati, K., Rathnayake, I. V. N., Risjani, Y., Shoeb, M., Tan, C. H., Tsuchiya, M. C., Ankley, G. T., Boxall, A. B. A., Rudd, M. A. & Brooks, B. W., 1 Aug 2020, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 39, 8, p. 1485-1505 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Evaluation and development of models for estimating the sorption behaviour of pharmaceuticals in soils
Li, J., Carter, L. J. & Boxall, A. B. A., 5 Mar 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of hazardous materials. 392, p. 122469
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of Existing Models to Estimate Sorption Coefficients for Ionisable Pharmaceuticals in Soils and Sludge
Boxall, A. B. A., 11 Feb 2020, In: TOXICS. 8, 13, p. 1-21 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of the Nairobi River catchment impact zone and occurrence of pharmaceuticals: Implications for an impact zone inclusive environmental risk assessment
Bagnis, S., Boxall, A., Gachanja, A., Fitzsimons, M., Murigi, M., Snape, J., Tappin, A., Wilkinson, J. & Comber, S., 10 Feb 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 703, 134925.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Towards Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for the Australasian Region of Oceania
Gaw, S., Harford, A., Pettigrove, V., Sevicke-Jones, G., Manning, T., Ataria, J., Cresswell, T., Dafforn, K. A., Leusch, F. D., Moggridge, B., Chapman, J., Coates, G., Colville, A., Death, C., Hageman, K., Hassell, K., Hoak, M., Gadd, J., Jolley, D. F., Kotzakoulakis, K., & 16 othersLim, R., McRae, N., Metzeling, L., Mooney, T., Myers, J., Pearson, A., Saaristo, M., Sharley, D., Stuthe, J., Sutherland, O., Thomas, O., Tremblay, L., Wood, W., Boxall, A. B., Rudd, M. A. & Brooks, B. W., 13 Sept 2019, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for North America
Fairbrother, A., Muir, D., Solomon, K. R., Ankley, G. T., Rudd, M. A., Boxall, A. B. A., Apell, J. N., Armbrust, K. L., Blalock, B. J., Bowman, S. R., Campbell, L. M., Cobb, G. P., Connors, K. A., Dreier, D. A., Evans, M. S., Henry, C. J., Hoke, R. A., Houde, M., Klaine, S. J., Klaper, R. D., & 17 othersKullik, S. A., Lanno, R. P., Meyer, C., Ottinger, M. A., Oziolor, E., Petersen, E. J., Poynton, H. C., Rice, P. J., Rodriguez-Fuentes, G., Samel, A., Shaw, J. R., Steevens, J. A., Verslycke, T. A., Vidal-Dorsch, D. E., Weir, S. M., Wilson, P. & Brooks, B. W., 30 Jul 2019, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38, 8, p. 1606-1624 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A novel method to characterise levels of pharmaceutical pollution in large-scale aquatic monitoring campaigns
Wilkinson, J. L., Boxall, A. B. A. & Kolpin, D. W., 1 Apr 2019, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 9, 7, 14 p., 1368.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Emerging investigator series: Towards a framework for establishing the impacts of pharmaceuticals in wastewater irrigation systems on agro-ecosystems and human health
Carter, L. J., Chefetz, B., Abdeen, Z. & Boxall, A. B. A., 1 Apr 2019, In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 21, 4, p. 605-622 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Development of a sample preparation approach to measure the size of nanoparticle aggregates by electron microscopy
Dudkiewicz, A., Lehner, A., Chaudhry, Q., Molhave, K., Allmaier, G., Tiede, K., Boxall, A. B. A., Hofmann, P. & Lewis, J., 29 Nov 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Particuology. 45, p. 49-57 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A high‐resolution spatial model to predict exposure to pharmaceuticals in European surface waters – ePiE
Oldenkamp, R., Hoeks, S., Cenzic, M., Barbarossa, V., Burns, E. E. A., Boxall, A. B. A. & Ragas, A., 6 Nov 2018, In: Environmental science & technology. 52, 21, p. 12494-12503 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps
Burns, E. E. A. & Boxall, A. B. A., 16 Oct 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward sustainable environmental quality: Priority research questions for Europe
van den Brink, P. J., Boxall, A. B. A., Maltby, L., Brooks, B. W., Rudd, M. A., Backhaus, T., Spurgeon, D., Verougstraete, V., Ajao, C., Ankley, G. T., Apitz, S. E., Arnold, K., Brodin, T., Cañedo-Argüelles, M., Chapman, J., Corrales, J., Coutellec, M-A., Fernandes, T. F., Fick, J., Ford, A. T., & 21 othersGiménez Papiol, G., Groh, K. J., Hutchinson, T. H., Kruger, H., Kukkonen, J. V. K., Loutseti, S., Marshall, S., Muir, D., Ortiz-Santaliestra, M. E., Paul, K. B., Rico, A., Rodea-Palomares, I., Römbke, J., Rydberg, T., Segner, H., Smit, M., van Gestel, C. A. M., Vighi, M., Werner, I., Zimmer, E. I. & van Wensem, J., 19 Jul 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Temporal and spatial variation in pharmaceutical concentrations in an urban river system
Burns, E. E., Carter, L. J., Kolpin, D. W., Thomas-Oates, J. & Boxall, A. B. A., 15 Jun 2018, In: Water research. 137, p. 72-85 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Application of prioritization approaches to optimize environmental monitoring and testing of pharmaceuticals
Burns, E. E., Carter, L. J., Snape, J. R., Thomas-Oates, J. & Boxall, A. B. A., 1 May 2018, In: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B: Critical Reviews. 21, 3, p. 115-141 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fate, uptake, and distribution of nanoencapsulated pesticides in soil–earthworm systems and implications for environmental risk assessment
Firdaus, M. A. M., Agatz, A., Hodson, M. E., Al-Khazrajy, O. S. A. & Boxall, A. B. A., 1 May 2018, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37, 5, p. 1420-1429 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
New Horizons
Boxall, A. B. A. & Dalton, A. R. H., 2 Mar 2018, Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2017, Health Impacts of All Pollution - what do we know?. p. 107-138 32 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
Furley, T. H., Brodeur, J., Silva de Assis, H. C., Carriquiriborde, P., Chagas, K. R., Corrales, J., Denadai, M., Fuchs, J., Mascarenhas, R., Miglioranza, K. S., Miguez Caramés, D. M., Navas, J. M., Nugegoda, D., Planes, E., Rodriguez-Jorquera, I. A., Orozco-Medina, M., Boxall, A. B., Rudd, M. A. & Brooks, B. W., 22 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Response of Lemna minor to Mixtures of Pesticides That Are Commonly Used in Thailand
Tagun, R. & Boxall, A. B. A., 13 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Health Care and Environmental Contamination
Boxall, A. B. A. (ed.) & Kookana, R. S. (ed.), 10 Feb 2018, Elsevier. 280 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Emission and fate modelling framework for engineered nanoparticles in urban aquatic systems at high spatial and temporal resolution
Domercq, P., Praetorius, A. & Boxall, A. B. A., 3 Jan 2018, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Three methods for integration of environmental risk into the benefit-risk assessment of veterinary medicinal products
Chapman, J. L., Porsch, L., Vidaurre, R., Backhaus, T., Sinclair, C., Jones, G. & Boxall, A. B. A., 15 Dec 2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 605-606, p. 692-701 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISSIPATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS
Al-Khazrajy, O. S. A., Bergström, E. & Boxall, A. B. A., 25 Oct 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. p. 1-33 33 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Determination of pharmaceuticals in freshwater sediments using ultrasonic-assisted extraction with SPE clean-up and HPLC-DAD or LC-ESI-MS/MS detection
Al-Khazrajy, O. S. A. & Boxall, A. B. A., 28 Jul 2017, In: Analytical methods. 9, 28, p. 4190-4200 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Novel Approach for Characterizing pH-Dependent Uptake of Ionizable Chemicals in Aquatic Organisms
Karlsson, M. V., Carter, L. J., Agatz, A. & Boxall, A. B. A., 20 Jun 2017, In: Environmental science & technology. 51, 12, p. 6965-6971 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
ARE EXPOSURE PREDICTIONS, USED FOR THE PRIORITISATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, FIT FOR PURPOSE?
Burns, E. E., Thomas-Oates, J., Kolpin, D. W., Furlong, E. T. & Boxall, A. B. A., 6 May 2017, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. p. 1-41 41 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Combinations of veterinary antibiotics may harm algae
Boxall, A. B. A. & Selby, K. A., 23 Mar 2017, Science for Environment Policy, 485 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Predictive framework for estimating exposure of birds to pharmaceuticals
Bean, T. G., Arnold, K. E., Lane, J., Bergstrom, E., Thomas-Oates, J. E., Rattner, B. & Boxall, A. B. A., 15 Feb 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prioritisation of pharmaceuticals based on risks to aquatic environments in Kazakhstan
Aubakirova, B., Beisenova, R. & Boxall, A. B. A., 25 Jan 2017, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High Altitude Platforms – A concept whose time has come?
Grace, D., Mitchell, P. D., Boxall, A. B. A. & Lewis, A., 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Towards a Virtual Fish Ecotoxicology Laboratory
Timmis, J. I., Coles, M. C., Gunnarson, L., Snape, J. R. & Boxall, A. B. A., Sept 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: What are the big questions?
Boxall, A. B. A., Rudd, M. A., Brooks, B. W., Caldwell, D. J., Choi, K., Hickmann, S., Innes, E., Ostapyk, K., Staveley, J. P., Verslycke, T., Ankley, G. T., Beazley, K. F., Belanger, S. E., Berninger, J. P., Carriquiriborde, P., Coors, A., DeLeo, P. C., Dyer, S. D., Ericson, J. F., Gagné, F., & 22 othersGiesy, J. P., Gouin, T., Hallstrom, L., Karlsson, M. V., Joakim Larsson, D. G., Lazorchak, J. M., Mastrocco, F., McLaughlin, A., McMaster, M. E., Meyerhoff, R. D., Moore, R., Parrott, J. L., Snape, J. R., Murray-Smith, R., Servos, M. R., Sibley, P. K., Straub, J. O., Szabo, N. D., Topp, E., Tetreault, G. R., Trudeau, V. L. & Van Der Kraak, G., Sept 2012, In: Environmental health perspectives. 120, 9, p. 1221-1229 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Fate and Transport of Antibiotics in Soil Systems
Boxall, A. B. A., 7 Dec 2011, Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 309-324 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Transport of PPCPs and veterinary medicines from agricultural fields following application of biosolids or manure
Topp, E., Metcalfe, C. D., Boxall, A. B. & Lapen, D. R., 2 Nov 2010, ACS Symposium Series. American Chemical Society, Vol. 1048. p. 227-240 14 p. (ACS Symposium Series; vol. 1048).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution