Douglas Tait

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I received my Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree, majoring in Environmental Science and Marine Biology, in 2007 from James Cook University. I received a first class honours degree in 2009 from Southern Cross University with work addressing nutrient cycling in constructed wetlands. I am currently undertaking my PhD 'Unravelling the transport, cycling and treatment of nutrients in carbonate sand groundwater systems'. This project involves using novel technologies to describe the drivers behind eutrophication in coral sand systems and designing new treatment systems suited to developing communities. I have interests in applying radioisotope techniques to describe groundwater and atmospheric soils gas fluxes.

PUBLICATIONS

In press/Accepted/Revision Requested

Tait, D. R., Santos, I. R., Maher, D. T., Cyronak, T. J., and Davis, R. J. 2013. Enrichment of radon and carbon dioxide in the open atmosphere of an Australian coal seam gas field. Environmental Science & Technology JIF = 4.363 (ERA Rank A*)

2013

Santos, I.R., de Weys, J., Tait, D.; Eyre, B.D. 2013. The contribution of groundwater discharge to nutrient exports from a coastal catchment: Post flood seepage increases estuarine N:P ratios. Estuaries and Coasts, 36: 56-73. ERA: B; JIF: 2.11

2011

Erler, D. V.; Tait, D.; Eyre, B. D.; Bingham, M., Observations of nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemistry in a surface flow constructed wetland. Science of the total environment 2011, 409, 5359-5367. JIF= 3.19. (ERA Rank A)

2010

Santos, I.R.; Erler, D.; Tait, D.; Eyre, B.D. 2010. Breathing of a coral cay: Tracing tidally driven seawater recirculation in permeable coral reef sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115: C12010. JIF=3.082. (ERA Rank A*))

Updated: 12 March 2013