David J. Spurgeon

Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification

Alice A. Horton, Claus Svendsen, Richard J. Williams et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2016 · 949 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Marine Sedimentology +16

Effects of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc on growth, reproduction and survival of the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny): Assessing the environmental impact of point-source metal contamination in terrestrial ecosystems

David J. Spurgeon, S. P. Hopkin, David T. Jones · Environmental Pollution · 1994 · 365 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms

Nian‐Feng Wan, Liwan Fu, Matteo Dainese et al. · Nature Communications · 2025 · 307 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Comparisons of metal accumulation and excretion kinetics in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to contaminated field and laboratory soils

David J. Spurgeon, S. P. Hopkin · Applied Soil Ecology · 1999 · 276 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Toxicology +17

Microplastic particles reduce reproduction in the terrestrial worm Enchytraeus crypticus in a soil exposure

Elma Lahive, Alexander Walton, Alice A. Horton et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2019 · 250 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Toxicology +15