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Hire Dr. Deborah B.

New Zealand

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Environmental scientist with 15+ years of scientific writing and 10+ years of editing experience

Profile Summary

I'm an environmental scientist, currently working in tertiary education management. With 10+ years of scientific editing experience, and 15+ years of scientific writing experience, I help scientists worldwide achieve their publication goals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Water Pollution
• ☆ Environmental Chemistry

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing

Work Experience

Team Manager

Waikato Institute of Technology

November 2019 - Present

United International College

September 2016 - November 2019

Lecturer Environmental Science

United International College

September 2016 - November 2019

Lecturer

XJTLU

January 2013 - January 2016

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

January 2013 - January 2016

Environmental Scientist

NIWA

July 2008 - December 2012

Environmental Scientist

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

July 2008 - December 2012

Education

PhD (Geography)

University of Exeter

September 2002 - January 2006

BSc Hons 1st (Environmental Science)

Ulster University

September 1999 - June 2002

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Su, L.C., Ruan, H.D., Ballantine, D.J., Lee, C.H., Cai, Z.W.(2019). Release of metal pollutants from corroded and degraded thin-film solar panels extracted by acids and buried in soils . Applied Geochemistry. 108.

Davies-Colley, R.J., Ballantine, D.J., Elliott, S.H., Swales, A., Hughes, A.O., Gall, M.P.(2014). Light attenuation - A more effective basis for the management of fine suspended sediment than mass concentration? . Water Science and Technology. 69. (9). p. 1867-1874.

Ballantine, D.J., Davies-Colley, R.J.(2014). Water quality trends in New Zealand rivers: 1989-2009 . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186. (3). p. 1939-1950.

Xie, J., Zhang, X., Xu, Z., Yuan, G., Tang, X., Sun, X., Ballantine, D.J.(2014). Total phosphorus concentrations in surface water of typical agro- and forest ecosystems in China, 2004–2010 . Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 8. (4). p. 561-569.

Ren, Y., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Wang, X., Sun, X., Ballantine, D.J., Wang, S.(2014). Nitrogen pollution and source identification of urban ecosystem surface water in Beijing . Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 8. (1). p. 106-116.

Ballantine, D.J., Davies-Colley, R.J.(2013). Nitrogen, phosphorus and E. coli loads in the Sherry River, New Zealand . New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 47. (4). p. 529-547.

Zhang, X., Xu, Z., Sun, X., Dong, W., Ballantine, D.(2013). Nitrate in shallow groundwater in typical agricultural and forest ecosystems in China, 2004-2010 . Journal of Environmental Sciences (China). 25. (5). p. 1007-1014.

Ballantine, D.J., Tanner, C.C.(2013). Controlled drainage systems to reduce contaminant losses and optimize productivity from New Zealand pastoral systems . New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 56. (2). p. 171-185.

Elliott, A.H., Davies-Colley, R.J., Parshotam, A., Ballantine, D.(2013). Load-based approaches for modelling visual clarity in streams at regional scale . Water Science and Technology. 67. (5). p. 1092-1096.

Parfitt, R.L., Stevenson, B.A., Dymond, J.R., Schipper, L.A., Baisden, W.T., Ballantine, D.J.(2012). Nitrogen inputs and outputs for New Zealand from 1990 to 2010 at national and regional scales . New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 55. (3). p. 241-262.

Wilkinson, R.J., McKergow, L.A., Davies-Colley, R.J., Ballantine, D.J., Young, R.G.(2011). Modelling storm-event E. coli pulses from the Motueka and Sherry Rivers in the South Island, New Zealand . New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 45. (3). p. 369-393.

Ballantine, D.J., Tanner, C.C.(2010). Substrate and filter materials to enhance phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands treating diffuse farm runoff: A review . New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 53. (1). p. 71-95.

Ballantine, D., Walling, D.E., Leeks, G.J.L.(2009). Mobilisation and transport of sediment-associated phosphorus by surface runoff . Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 196. (1-4). p. 311-320.

Ballantine, D.J., Walling, D.E., Collins, A.L., Leeks, G.J.L.(2009). The content and storage of phosphorus in fine-grained channel bed sediment in contrasting lowland agricultural catchments in the UK . Geoderma. 151. (3-4). p. 141-149.

Ballantine, D.J., Walling, D.E., Collins, A.L., Leeks, G.J.L.(2008). The phosphorus content of fluvial suspended sediment in three lowland groundwater-dominated catchments . Journal of Hydrology. 357. (1-2). p. 140-151.

Ballantine, D.J., Walling, D.E., Collins, A.L., Leeks, G.J.L.(2006). Phosphorus storage in fine channel bed sediments . Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus. 6. (5-6). p. 371-380.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Ballantine, D.J., Hughes, A.O., Davies-Colley, R.J.(2014). Mutual relationships of suspended sediment, turbidity and visual clarity in New Zealand rivers . IAHS-AISH Proceedings and Reports. 367. p. 265-271.

Ballantine, D., Walling, D.E., Leeks, G.J.L.(2006). The deposition and storage of sediment-associated phosphorus on the flood plains of two lowland groundwater fed catchments . IAHS-AISH Publication. (306). p. 496-504.

BOOK CHAPTER

Ballantine, D.J., Walling, D.E., Collins, A.L., Leeks, G.J.L.(2006). Phosphorus storage in fine channel bed sediments . The Interactions Between Sediments and Water. p. 7-16.