Dr Michael Harbottle

MEng, DPhil, FHEA

2026

• Qian, H. et al. 2026. Synergistic enhancement of copper recovery from recalcitrant mineral phases by plant microbial fuel cells. Journal of Hazardous Materials 505 141421. (10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.141421)
• Allison, T. et al. 2026. Degradation of cellulose-based wet wipes marketed as ‘biodegradable’ in their receiving urban rivers. Environmental Pollution 388 127376. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127376)

2025

• Gao, Z. et al. 2025. A nature-based approach to enhance the potential application of forest residues in anaerobic digestion. Journal of Environmental Management 395 127763. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127763)
• Allison, T. et al. 2025. Cellulose-based wet wipes undergo limited degradation in river environments. Environmental Pollution 384 126971. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126971)
• Tarring, E. C. et al. 2025. Toxicity of the water-soluble polymer PVP is dependent on molecular weight and feed concentration for a freshwater model species. Science of the Total Environment 983 179686. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179686)
• Allison, T. et al. 2025. Predicting flushed wet wipe emissions into rivers. Water Research 268 (Part B) 122733. (10.1016/j.watres.2024.122733)

2024

• Alshehri, K. et al. 2024. Nature-based secondary resource recovery under climate change uncertainty: a robust multi-objective optimisation methodology. Sustainability 16 (16) 7720. (10.3390/su16167220)
• Hashemi Monfared, S. A. et al. 2024. Surface water quality modelling with data scarcity in semi-enclosed coastal regions encompassed distributed islands. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 302 108778. (10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108778)
• Tarring, E. et al. 2024. Detection of polyvinylpyrrolidone in Daphnia magna: Development of a refractive index quantification method for water-soluble polymers in aquatic organisms. Science of the Total Environment 935 173428. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173428)
• Alshehri, K. et al. 2024. A novel uncertainty assessment protocol for integrated ecosystem services-life cycle assessments: A comparative case of nature-based solutions. Sustainable Production and Consumption 47 , pp.499-515. (10.1016/j.spc.2024.04.026)
• Gao, Z. et al. 2024. Can wood waste be a feedstock for anaerobic digestion? A machine learning assisted meta-analysis. Chemical Engineering Journal 487 150496. (10.1016/j.cej.2024.150496)
• Tarring, E. C. et al. 2024. Water-soluble polymers: emerging contaminants detected, separated and quantified by a novel Gpc/Maldi-Tof method. Environmental Pollution 340 (1) 122888. (10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122888)
• Harbottle, M. et al. 2024. Microbially mediated energy storage in the pedosphere. Presented at: EGU General Assembly 2024 Vienna, Austria 14-19 April 2024. EGU General Assembly 2024 - Abstracts. Copernicus. (10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9593, 2024)

2023

• Somani, M. et al. 2023. Identification and assessment of appropriate remediation management techniques for the recovery of soil-like material produced in landfill mining. Journal of Environmental Management 348 119300. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119300)
• Alshehri, K. et al. 2023. Life cycle assessment and cost-benefit analysis of nature-based solutions for contaminated land remediation: A mini-review. Heliyon 9 (10) e20632. (10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20632)
• Allison, T. et al. 2023. Do flushed biodegradable wet wipes really degrade?. Science of the Total Environment 894 164912. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164912)
• Alshehri, K. et al. 2023. Integration of ecosystem services and life cycle assessment allows improved accounting of sustainability benefits of nature-based solutions for brownfield redevelopment. Journal of Cleaner Production 413 137352. (10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137352)
• Sapsford, D. J. et al. 2023. Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Waste and Resource Management 176 (2), pp.77-93. (10.1680/jwarm.22.00008)
• Harbottle, M. J. 2023. Editorial. Ground Improvement 176 (1), pp.1-2. (10.1680/jgrim.2023.176.1.1)

2022

• Gao, Z. et al. 2022. Advances in biological techniques for sustainable lignocellulosic waste utilization in biogas production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 170 112995. (10.1016/j.rser.2022.112995)
• Tezer, M. M. et al., 2022. Non-axenic biomasses as bacterial self-healing agents in cementitious mortar. Presented at: 8th International Conference on Self-Healing Materials Milan, Spain 20-22 June 2022.
• Kanellopoulos, A. et al., 2022. Self-adaptive construction materials: future directions. In: Kanellopoulos, A. and Norambuena-Contreras, J. eds. Self-Healing Construction Materials: Fundamentals, Monitoring and Large Scale Applications. Engineering Materials and Processes Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. , pp.215-226. (10.1007/978-3-030-86880-2_8)
• Assadi-Langroudi, A. et al., 2022. Recent advances in nature-inspired solutions for ground engineering (NiSE). International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 8 3. (10.1007/s40891-021-00349-9)

2021

• Theodoridou, M. et al., 2021. Sporosarcina pasteurii induced carbonate formation for repairing and preventing damage in existing stone masonry structures. Presented at: Resilient Materials 4 Live 2020 International Conference (RM4L2020) Virtual 20-22 September 2021. Published in: Maddalena, R. and Wright-Syed, M. eds. Proceedings of the Resilient Materials 4 Life 2020 (RM4L2020) International Conference. Cardiff, Wales: Resilient Materials 4 Life - Cardiff University. , pp.48-51.
• Gill, R. T. et al., 2021. Electrokinetic-enhanced removal of toluene from physically heterogeneous granular porous media. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 54 (3) qjegh2020-073. (10.1144/qjegh2020-073)

2020

• Chen, C. , Wu, L. and Harbottle, M. 2020. Exploring the effect of biopolymers in near-surface soils using xanthan gum-modified sand under shear. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 57 (8), pp.1109-1118. (10.1139/cgj-2019-0284)
• Muaaz-Us-Salam, S. , Cleall, P. J. and Harbottle, M. J. 2020. Application of enzymatic and bacterial biodelignification systems for enhanced breakdown of model lignocellulosic wastes. Science of the Total Environment 728 138741. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138741)
• Botusharova, S. , Gardner, D. and Harbottle, M. 2020. Augmenting microbially induced carbonate precipitation of soil with the capability to self-heal. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 146 (4) 04020010. (10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002214)
• Harbottle, M. 2020. The circular geoenvironment - maximising geoenvironmental services to minimize environmental harm. Presented at: Geoenvironment 2020 Delhi, India 17-21 Feb 2020.

2019

• Oniosun, S. et al. 2019. Plant growth, root distribution and non-aqueous phase liquid phytoremediation at the pore-scale. Journal of Environmental Management 249 109378. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109378)
• Muaaz-Us-Salam, S. , Cleall, P. J. and Harbottle, M. J. 2019. The case for examining fluid flow in municipal solid waste at the pore-scale - A review. Waste Management and Research 37 (4), pp.315-332. (10.1177/0734242X19828120)
• Chen, C. , Wu, L. and Harbottle, M. 2019. Influence of biopolymer gel-coated fibres on sand reinforcement as a model of plant root behaviour. Plant and Soil 438 (1-2), pp.361-375. (10.1007/s11104-019-04033-w)
• Nardi, C. D. et al., 2019. Self- healing lime-based mortars using biological mechanisms and microvascular networks. Presented at: 5th Historic Mortars Conference Pamplona, Spain 19-21 June 2019. , pp.-.

2018

• Oniosun, S. et al. 2018. Phytoremediation of light non-aqueous phase liquids. Presented at: The International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Hangzhou, China 38 Oct - 1 Nov 2018. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Vol. 1.Singapore: Springer. , pp.788-795. (10.1007/978-981-13-2221-1_89)
• Warwick, S. et al. 2018. Altered chemical evolution in landfill leachate post implementation of biodegradable waste diversion. Waste Management and Research 36 (9), pp.857-868. (10.1177/0734242X18785723)
• Herbert, D. M. et al., 2018. Performance of single skin masonry walls subjected to hydraulic loading. Materials and Structures 51 97. (10.1617/s11527-018-1222-z)
• Peppicelli, C. et al. 2018. Changes in metal speciation and mobility during electrokinetic treatment of industrial wastes: implications for remediation and resource recovery. Science of the Total Environment 624 , pp.1488-1503. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.132)
• Theodoridou, M. and Harbottle, M. 2018. Biological self-healing for the protection of cultural heritage stone structures. Presented at: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018 Chiba, Japan 20-24 May 2018.
• Theodoridou, M. and Harbottle, M. 2018. Preventing deterioration of construction geo-materials; the new concept of biological self-healing for porous building stone. Presented at: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 Vienna, Austria 8-13 April 2018.

2017

• Munoz Criollo, J. , Cleall, P. and Harbottle, M. 2017. Coupled biomass growth and flow in unsaturated soil. Presented at: International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics University of Leeds 6 - 7 September 2017.
• Sapsford, D. J. , Cleall, P. and Harbottle, M. 2017. In situ resource recovery from waste repositories: exploring the potential for mobilization and capture of metals from anthropogenic ores. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 3 (2), pp.375-392. (10.1007/s40831-016-0102-4)
• Muaaz-Us-Salam, S. , Cleall, P. and Harbottle, M. 2017. Enhanced delignification and methane generation in waste repositories-overcoming heterogeneity. Presented at: Proceedings Sardinia 2017 / Sixteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy 2 - 6 October 2017. , pp.-.

2016

• Gill, R. T. et al., 2016. Sustainability assessment of electrokinetic bioremediation compared with alternative remediation options for a petroleum release site. Journal of Environmental Management 184 (1), pp.120-131. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.036)
• Mugwar, A. J. and Harbottle, M. J. 2016. Toxicity effects on metal sequestration by microbially-induced carbonate precipitation. Journal of Hazardous Materials 314 (10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.039)
• Harbottle, M. , Mugwar, A. and Botusharova, S. 2016. Aspects of implementation and long-term performance of biologically induced mineralisation of carbonates in porous media. Presented at: 26th Goldschmidt Conference Yokohama, Japan 26 June - 1 July 2016. , pp.1051.
• Gill, R. T. et al., 2016. Effect of physical heterogeneity on the electromigration of nitrate in layered granular porous media. Electrochimica Acta 199 , pp.59-69. (10.1016/j.electacta.2016.02.191)
• Harbottle, M. 2016. Engineering successful bioremediation. In: Lear, G. ed. Biofilms in Bioremediation. Caister Academic Press. , pp.3-22.
• Peppicelli, C. et al., 2016. Electrokinetic treatment in the recovery of valuable metals from waste repositories: Metal speciation and transient behaviour of metals during EK. Presented at: 3rd International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining Lisbon, Portugal February 2016.
• Roberts, M. et al., 2016. In situ microbial dissolution of iron mineral-bearing wastes for metal recovery. Presented at: 3rd International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining Lisbon, Portugal February 2016.
• Sapsford, D. J. , Cleall, P. J. and Harbottle, M. J. 2016. In situ resource recovery from waste repositories: exploring the potential for mobilisation and capture of metals from anthropogenic ores. Presented at: 3rd International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining Lisbon, Portugal February 2016.

2015

• Gill, R. T. et al., 2015. Electrokinetic migration of nitrate through heterogeneous granular porous media. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 35 (3), pp.46-56. (10.1111/gwmr.12107)
• Al-Tabbaa, A. and Harbottle, M. 2015. Self-healing materials and structures for geotechnical and geo-environmental applications. Presented at: XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Edinburgh 13-17 September 2015. Proceedings of the XVI ECSMGE Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. ICE Publishing. , pp.589-594.
• Harbottle, M. J. et al. 2015. Electrokinetic biosparging of toluene in groundwater. Environmental Geotechnics 2 (EG1), pp.26-33. (10.1680/envgeo.13.00047)

2014

• Page, K. et al. 2014. Heavy metal leaching and environmental risk from the use of compost-like output as an energy crop growth substrate. Science of the Total Environment 487 , pp.260-271. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.021)
• Gill, R. T. et al., 2014. Influence of 2D physical heterogeneity on the electromigration of nitrate. Presented at: 13th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation Malaga, Spain 7-10 September 2014. Published in: Maroto, J. M. R. et al., Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation. , pp.61-63.
• Gill, R. T. et al., 2014. Electrokinetic-enhanced bioremediation of organic contaminants: A review of processes and environmental applications. Chemosphere 107 , pp.31-42. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.019)
• Harbottle, M. J. et al. 2014. Self-healing soil: Biomimetic engineering of geotechnical structures to respond to damage. Presented at: 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Melbourne, Australia 9-14 November 2014. Published in: Bouazza, A. , Yuen, S. and Brown, B. eds. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Engineers Australia. , pp.1121-1128.
• Mugwar, A. and Harbottle, M. J. 2014. Biomineralisation of metals in soil – effect of metal toxicity and precipitation as a protective mechanism. Presented at: 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Melbourne, Australia 9-14 November 2014. Published in: Bouazza, A. , Yuen, S. and Brown, B. eds. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics. Engineers Australia. , pp.1136-1142.

2013

• Gill, R. et al., 2013. Stimulating in situ bioremediation in electron acceptor-limited zones by nitrate delivery using electrokinetics in a model scale aquifer. Presented at: 12th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Groundwater-Soil-Systems and Water Resource Management Barcelona, Spain 16-19 April 2013.
• Harbottle, M. J. , Zhang, J. and Gardner, D. R. 2013. Combined physical and biological gel-based healing of cementitious materials. Presented at: Fourth International Conference on Self-Healing Materials (ICSHM2013) Ghent, Belgium 16-18 June 2013. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Self-Healing Materials. Ghent: Universiteit Gent. , pp.207-210.
• Herbert, D. M. et al. 2013. Uniform lateral load capacity of small-scale masonry wall panels. Materials and Structures n/a (10.1617/s11527-013-0092-7)

2012

• Herbert, D. M. et al. 2012. The strength of masonry walls when subject to flood loading. Presented at: 15th International Brick & Block Masonry Conference (15th IBMaC) Florianopolis, Brazil 3-6 June 2012.
• Page, K. et al. 2012. Heavy metal content of recycled organic wastes and potential bioaccumulation in short rotation coppice when used as a nutrient source. Presented at: ISWA World Solid Waste Congress Florence, Italy 17-19 September 2012.

2011

• Herbert, D. M. et al. 2011. The development of a new method for testing the lateral load capacity of small-scale masonry walls using a centrifuge and digital image correlation. Construction and Building Materials 25 (12), pp.4465-4476. (10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.02.002)

2009

• Harbottle, M. J. et al. 2009. Enhanced biodegradation of pentachlorophenol in unsaturated soil using reversed field electrokinetics. Journal of Environmental Management 90 (5), pp.1893-1900. (10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.12.012)

2008

• Harbottle, M. J. and Al-Tabbaa, A. 2008. Degradation of 2-chlorobenzoic acid in stabilised/solidified soil systems. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 61 (2), pp.173-181. (10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.07.002)
• Harbottle, M. J. , Al-Tabbaa, A. and Evans, C. W. 2008. Sustainability of Land Remediation. Part 1: Overall Analysis. Proceedings of the ICE - Geotechnical Engineering 161 (2), pp.75-92. (10.1680/geng.2008.161.2.75)
• Harbottle, M. J. , Al-Tabbaa, A. and Evans, C. W. 2008. Sustainability of Land Remediation. Part 2: Impact Assessment. Proceedings of the ICE - Geotechnical Engineering 161 (3), pp.117-127. (10.1680/geng.2008.161.3.117)

2007

• Harbottle, M. J. et al. 2007. Magnetic resonance imaging of the effect of zeolite on lithium uptake in poplar. Environmental Science & Technology 41 (10), pp.3444-3448. (10.1021/es0623111)
• Harbottle, M. J. , Al-Tabbaa, A. and Evans, C. W. 2007. A comparison of the technical sustainability of in situ stabilisation / solidification with disposal to landfill. Journal of Hazardous Materials 141 (2), pp.430-440. (10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.05.084)
• Lear, G. et al., 2007. Impact of electrokinetic remediation on microbial communities within PCP contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution 146 (1), pp.139-146. (10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.037)
• Al-Tabbaa, A. , Harbottle, M. J. and Evans, C. W. 2007. Robust sustainable technical solutions. In: Dixon, T. et al., Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem Spaces. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.203-232.
• Harbottle, M. J. and Al-Tabbaa, A. 2007. Uncovering the true impacts of remediation. Technical Report.
• Ouki, S. K. et al., 2007. Novel special-purpose composts for sustainable remediation. In: Dixon, T. et al., Sustainable Brownfield Regeneration: Liveable Places from Problem Spaces. Oxford: Wiley- Blackwell. , pp.177 -202.

2006

• Harbottle, M. J. and Al-Tabbaa, A. 2006. Combining stabilisation/ solidification with biodegredation to enhance long-term remediation performance. Presented at: 2nd IASTED International Conference on Advanced Technology in the Environmental Field Lanzarote, Spain
• Harbottle, M. J. , Al-Tabbaa, A. and Evans, C. W. 2006. Assessing the true technical / environmental impacts of contaminated land remediation - a case study of containment, disposal and no action. Land Contamination and Reclamation 14 (1), pp.85-99.

2005

• Harbottle, M. J. , Al-Tabbaa, A. and Evans, C. W. 2005. The technical sustainability of in situ stabilisation/ solidification. Presented at: International Conference on Stabilisation/ Solidification Treatment and Remediation Cambridge, UK

2004

• Lear, G. et al., 2004. The effect of electrokinetics on soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 36 (11), pp.1751-1760. (10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.04.032)
• Harbottle, M. and Brown, M. J. 2004. Brownie points. Ground Engineering Magazine , pp.28-30.
• Sills, G. C. et al., 2004. The structure of soil. Presented at: Alec Skempton Memorial Conference, Royal Geographical Society London, UK

2001

• Harbottle, M. J. et al. 2001. Movement of pentachlorophenol in usaturated soil by electrokinetics. Presented at: 3rd Symposium on Electrokinetic Remediation Karlsruhe, Germany 18-20 Apr 2001.