Morrison, R John.

Overview

John Morrison is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Wollongong where he has worked since 1992. His expertise is in soil and water management with particular interest in marine pollution and soil resources (atolls and volcanic islands) in the South Pacific Region.
Current Position: Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (since 2014)
Previous positions: BHP Professor of Environmental Science University of Wollongong (1992-2014)
Professor of Chemistry University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji (1985-1992)
Prior appointments in Fiji, Uganda, USA and UK
PhD Queens University Belfast 1971.

Countries worked in:
United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia. New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Uganda, Ireland. Also visited or carried out short consultancies in about 20 other countries in Africa, S.E. Asia, Europe, South America and the Pacific.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published in Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published in Chemosphere

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research Interests
Scientific studies on Australian and Pacific Island lagoons and estuaries
Marine pollution problems in the South Pacific with specific interest in land-based sources, lagoons and river discharges into the marine environment
Ion exchange properties and mineralogy of soils, nutrient availability
Analytical methods for estimating the concentration, speciation and transformation.transport of pollutants in the coastal zone
Assessing organic carbon loads and processes in soils and sediments
Waste management issues in New South Wales and thew South Pacific with particular emphasis on the agricultural use on waste materials including sewage effluent and sludge, food wastes and industrial by-products such as slag and coal wash

Geographic Focus

South Pacific Geographic Region

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A Methodology to Estimate Net Proton: Phosphorus Co-Adsorption Ratios for Acidic Soils Published In Advances in Chemical Research
2020	Mollisols in the islands of the South-West Pacific: Occurrence, land uses and classification Published In Geoderma Regional
2019	Distribution and sources of trace element pollutants in the sediments of the industrialised Port Kembla Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences
2019	Talāsiga Lands in Fiji: Their Potential Expansion through Modern Farming Activities Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2018	Concentrations of agronomically important nutrient elements in raw sugar produced in Fiji Published In Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2018	Fire intensity drives post-fire temporal pattern of soil carbon accumulation in Australian fire-prone forests Published In Science of the Total Environment
2018	Soil carbon in Australian fire-prone forests determined by climate more than fire regimes Published In Science of the Total Environment
2016	Changes in the properties of Fijian Oxisols over 30 years of sugarcane cultivation Published In Soil Research
2016	Constructed wetlands as urban water constructed wetlands as urban water quality control ponds - studies on reliability and effectiveness Published In Wetlands Australia Journal
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Fiji Agricultural Journal
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Soil Science Australia
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In New Zealand Soil News
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2015	Two lowland tropical spodosols from the Fiji Islands: first report from small islands Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2015	Vegetation persistence and carbon storage: implications for environmental water management for Phragmites australis Published In Water Resources Research
2015	Weathering and soil genesis from the Nasinu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2014	Phosphorus requirements of some selected soil types in the Fiji sugarcane belt Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2014	Phosphorus speciation and changes with depth in the sediment of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2013	Coral reefs under the climate and anthropogenic perturbations (CorReCAP): an IOC/WESTPAC approach Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Phytoplankton assemblages of two intermittently open and closed coastal lakes in SE Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2013	Sequential extraction procedures for the determination of phosphorus forms in sediment Published In Limnology
2012	Soil chemistry: understanding phosphorus in the environment Published In Chemistry in Australia
2012	Weathering, bauxitisation and soil genesis from the Nakobalevu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2011	Analysis of macrobenthic assemblages of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales Published In Transitional Waters Bulletin
2011	Integrated coastal zone management research in Australia and China Published In Labour and management in development
2011	Matrix-bound phosphine in sediments from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2011	Oxygen exchange during the reaction of POCl3 and water Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science
2010	Elemental composition and mineralogical characteristics of coastal marine sediments of Tutuila, American Samoa Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	Impact of a coastal dump in a tropical lagoon on trace metal concentrations in surrounding marine biota: A case study from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	Nutrient Pollution in Laucala Bay, Fiji Islands Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution
2009	The impact of a rudimentary landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: new information and comparison with previous studies Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2009	Trace element concentrations in sediments from Kadavu passage, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published In Chemosphere
2007	Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots Published In Marine Policy
2007	Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes at the Sediment-Water Interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution
2007	Water quality in Tom Thumb Lagoon, a highly disturbed urban estuary in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Published In Wetlands (Australia)

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	The pattern of Holocene basaltic soils on Taveuni, Fiji Islands Published In Soil landscape relationships, the Soil Taxonomy and soil fertility in Fiji and Niue Publisher Lincoln
2016	Sinter plant operations: hazardous emissions Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland
2016	Sinter plant operations: raw materials Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland
2015	Land mismanagement and the development imperative in Fiji Published In Land Degradation and Society Publisher UK
2015	Regional assessment of soil change in the Southwest Pacific Published In Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – Main Report Publisher Rome, Italy
2014	Phytoplankton assemblages as an indicator of water quality in seven temperate estuarine lakes in south-east Australia Published In Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control Volume 2 Publisher Dordrecht
2013	Soil description procedures for use in geomorphological studies Published In Treatise on Geomorphology: Volume 14: Methods in Geomorphology Publisher London
2013	Soils Published In The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society Publisher Honolulu, USA
2011	Soils of low elevation coral structures Published In Encylopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process Publisher Netherlands
2010	Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively? Published In Saving Small Island Developing States Publisher Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom
2008	Natural Waters in the South Pacific Islands Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Fiji
2008	Pesticides Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Sava, Fiji

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Modeling of phosphorus sorption and buffering mechanisms in selected soils of Fiji Published In Environmental Science and Technology (2016). Volume 2: Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
2012	Anthropogenic factors and nutrient variability along the Coral Coast, Fiji Published In Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium
2007	An alternative approach to coal mine site water management: a case study on West Cliff Colliery Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales
2007	Water quality assessment - issues from a laboratory management perspective Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales
2007	Water quality in the Illawarra-South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	Improving the link between scientific research and policy/planning activities for coastal zone management Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Scientific Visits
2009	Environmental change studies in NSW South Coast lakes using sediment diatom frustule assemblage variations Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2007	Eutrophication of Lake Illawarra, NSW, as observed through sediment diatom frustule assemblage changes over time Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

- Genesis and management of black headland soils of SE Australia
- Nutrient impacts on NSW estuaries
- Water quality issues in the South Pacific region

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published in Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published in Chemosphere

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research Interests
Scientific studies on Australian and Pacific Island lagoons and estuaries
Marine pollution problems in the South Pacific with specific interest in land-based sources, lagoons and river discharges into the marine environment
Ion exchange properties and mineralogy of soils, nutrient availability
Analytical methods for estimating the concentration, speciation and transformation.transport of pollutants in the coastal zone
Assessing organic carbon loads and processes in soils and sediments
Waste management issues in New South Wales and thew South Pacific with particular emphasis on the agricultural use on waste materials including sewage effluent and sludge, food wastes and industrial by-products such as slag and coal wash

Geographic Focus

South Pacific Geographic Region

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A Methodology to Estimate Net Proton: Phosphorus Co-Adsorption Ratios for Acidic Soils Published In Advances in Chemical Research
2020	Mollisols in the islands of the South-West Pacific: Occurrence, land uses and classification Published In Geoderma Regional
2019	Distribution and sources of trace element pollutants in the sediments of the industrialised Port Kembla Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences
2019	Talāsiga Lands in Fiji: Their Potential Expansion through Modern Farming Activities Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2018	Concentrations of agronomically important nutrient elements in raw sugar produced in Fiji Published In Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2018	Fire intensity drives post-fire temporal pattern of soil carbon accumulation in Australian fire-prone forests Published In Science of the Total Environment
2018	Soil carbon in Australian fire-prone forests determined by climate more than fire regimes Published In Science of the Total Environment
2016	Changes in the properties of Fijian Oxisols over 30 years of sugarcane cultivation Published In Soil Research
2016	Constructed wetlands as urban water constructed wetlands as urban water quality control ponds - studies on reliability and effectiveness Published In Wetlands Australia Journal
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Fiji Agricultural Journal
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Soil Science Australia
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In New Zealand Soil News
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2015	Two lowland tropical spodosols from the Fiji Islands: first report from small islands Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2015	Vegetation persistence and carbon storage: implications for environmental water management for Phragmites australis Published In Water Resources Research
2015	Weathering and soil genesis from the Nasinu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2014	Phosphorus requirements of some selected soil types in the Fiji sugarcane belt Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2014	Phosphorus speciation and changes with depth in the sediment of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2013	Coral reefs under the climate and anthropogenic perturbations (CorReCAP): an IOC/WESTPAC approach Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Phytoplankton assemblages of two intermittently open and closed coastal lakes in SE Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2013	Sequential extraction procedures for the determination of phosphorus forms in sediment Published In Limnology
2012	Soil chemistry: understanding phosphorus in the environment Published In Chemistry in Australia
2012	Weathering, bauxitisation and soil genesis from the Nakobalevu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2011	Analysis of macrobenthic assemblages of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales Published In Transitional Waters Bulletin
2011	Integrated coastal zone management research in Australia and China Published In Labour and management in development
2011	Matrix-bound phosphine in sediments from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2011	Oxygen exchange during the reaction of POCl3 and water Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science
2010	Elemental composition and mineralogical characteristics of coastal marine sediments of Tutuila, American Samoa Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	Impact of a coastal dump in a tropical lagoon on trace metal concentrations in surrounding marine biota: A case study from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	Nutrient Pollution in Laucala Bay, Fiji Islands Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution
2009	The impact of a rudimentary landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2009	The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: new information and comparison with previous studies Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region
2009	Trace element concentrations in sediments from Kadavu passage, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published In Chemosphere
2007	Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots Published In Marine Policy
2007	Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes at the Sediment-Water Interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution
2007	Water quality in Tom Thumb Lagoon, a highly disturbed urban estuary in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Published In Wetlands (Australia)

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	The pattern of Holocene basaltic soils on Taveuni, Fiji Islands Published In Soil landscape relationships, the Soil Taxonomy and soil fertility in Fiji and Niue Publisher Lincoln
2016	Sinter plant operations: hazardous emissions Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland
2016	Sinter plant operations: raw materials Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland
2015	Land mismanagement and the development imperative in Fiji Published In Land Degradation and Society Publisher UK
2015	Regional assessment of soil change in the Southwest Pacific Published In Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – Main Report Publisher Rome, Italy
2014	Phytoplankton assemblages as an indicator of water quality in seven temperate estuarine lakes in south-east Australia Published In Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control Volume 2 Publisher Dordrecht
2013	Soil description procedures for use in geomorphological studies Published In Treatise on Geomorphology: Volume 14: Methods in Geomorphology Publisher London
2013	Soils Published In The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society Publisher Honolulu, USA
2011	Soils of low elevation coral structures Published In Encylopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process Publisher Netherlands
2010	Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively? Published In Saving Small Island Developing States Publisher Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom
2008	Natural Waters in the South Pacific Islands Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Fiji
2008	Pesticides Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Sava, Fiji

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Modeling of phosphorus sorption and buffering mechanisms in selected soils of Fiji Published In Environmental Science and Technology (2016). Volume 2: Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
2012	Anthropogenic factors and nutrient variability along the Coral Coast, Fiji Published In Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium
2007	An alternative approach to coal mine site water management: a case study on West Cliff Colliery Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales
2007	Water quality assessment - issues from a laboratory management perspective Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales
2007	Water quality in the Illawarra-South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	Improving the link between scientific research and policy/planning activities for coastal zone management Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Scientific Visits
2009	Environmental change studies in NSW South Coast lakes using sediment diatom frustule assemblage variations Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2007	Eutrophication of Lake Illawarra, NSW, as observed through sediment diatom frustule assemblage changes over time Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant

Potential Supervision Topics

- Genesis and management of black headland soils of SE Australia
- Nutrient impacts on NSW estuaries
- Water quality issues in the South Pacific region

Morrison, R John. Emeritus Professor

Emeritus Professor

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

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Research Areas

Geographic Focus