Staff Profile

Introduction

My work focuses on how we can use the Earth's natural resources to support a population of over 9 billion people.

I'm interested in how soils and plants interact in response to climate change, and how we can exploit soil processes to minimise the effects of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

I use my research-based understanding of how soils and their constituent minerals interact with the biosphere in two contexts: 1) carbon capture (through enhanced rock weathering), and 2) plant nutrient supply (especially novel sources of K).

I use my earlier work on granites and petroleum systems to develop novel sources of carbon-neutral geoenergy, including deep geothermal power generation in northern England. This aligns with my role as NERC Senior Science User for the UK Geoenergy Observatories (UK Geoenergy Observatories)

For the most up-to-date list of publications, use my Google Scholar link: David Manning Google Scholar.

My Orcid id is: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3473-120X

Background

By training I'm a geologist (specialising in geochemistry and mineralogy), bringing skills from that area to the field of soil science whilst maintaining activity in mineral raw materials, energy and waste management.

Professional Qualifications and Service

A member of the Institution of Geologists since 1979, I became a Chartered Geologist in 1993, a Chartered Scientist in 2005, and a European Geologist in 2005.  From 2008 - 2011 I was Professional Secretary of the Geological Society of London, the person responsible for the award of Chartered Geologist, Chartered Scientist and European Geologist status to competent professionals. 

I was President of the Geological Society of London from 2014-2016.

I was a Member of Council of the European Federation of Geologists, which awards professional qualification in geology across Europe, and I chaired the EFG's Panel of Experts on Soil Protection.

During my service as Professional Secretary, I oversaw the establishment of the Register of Ground Engineering Professionals, and implemented new procedures for the Chartership process, focusing on the UK and Hong Kong. I oversaw the accreditation of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in geology in the UK and overseas, and the introduction of accredited company training schemes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Acting Head of School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences 2016-2017.

Deputy Head of School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, 2010-2016.

Member of Newcastle University Council, 2009-2012. 

Director, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, 2008-2010.

Professional Secretary, Geological Society of London (2008-2011), responsible for all aspects of professional development (degree accreditation, chartership, cpd etc).

Advisory Committee Member, International Biochar Initiative (2008-2011).

Steering Committee Member, ESF MOLTER programme (www.molter.no)

Qualifications

B.Sc. (Geology), class 2:1, Durham, 1976

Ph.D. (Geology), Manchester, 1979

Fellow of the Geological Society of London (since 1976).

Chartered Geologist (since 1993).

Chartered Scientist (since 2005).

European Geologist (since 2005).

Previous Positions

2000 Professor in Environmental Geochemistry, University of Manchester

1996 -2000 Reader in Geology, University of Manchester

1992-1996 Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of Manchester

1988-1992 Lecturer in Geology, University of Manchester

1983-1988 New Blood Lecturer in Geology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

1981-1982 Post-doctoral research fellow (chercheur assimilé) Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, Nancy (funded by CNRS ATP Internationale).

1979-1981 Post-doctoral research fellow (NERC GT5/F/79/GS/3), Department of Geology, University of Manchester.

Visiting appointments, directorships and fellowships:

Honorary Professor of Soil Mineral Processes, Edinburgh University (since 2015)

2001-2002 Leverhulme Research Fellow

1996 Visiting Scientist (NSERC-Royal Society exchange programme), Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary) and Associate, University of Calgary

1996 Visiting Scientist (NSERC-Royal Society exchange programme), Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary) and Associate, University of Calgary

1996 onwards Director, Mineral Solutions Ltd

1994-2000 Associate, Greater Manchester Geological Unit

1988-1989 Nuffield Science Research Fellow.

Industrial experience

Director, Mineral Solutions Ltd (1996-2006; www.mineralsolutions.co.uk)

Founding shareholder, Cluff Geothermal Ltd (www.cluffgeothermal.com), now Hotspur Geothermal

Over 30 years global experience working with extractive industries in connection with the production, processing and use of mineral raw materials. Mineral raw material sourcing, processing, manufacture and sales of a fertiliser product (MSL-K). Pre-production processing of expanding pumice.  Testing and advice on landfill design, specifically landfill drainage systems, in collaboration with TerraConsult Ltd. Substantial experience in consultancy and mineral/environmental project management.

Memberships

Geological Society of London (Chartered)

Mineralogical Society

Mineralogical Association of Canada

Honours and Awards

Bisat Medal, Yorkshire Geological Society, 2023

Clay Minerals Group, George Brown Lecture, 2021

Mineralogical Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2009-2010.

Schlumberger Medal, Mineralogical Society, 2004.

Wollaston Fund (Geological Society of London), 1993

Languages

French (rusty), Portuguese (basic) 

Informal Interests

Rowing

Music (cello, violin; Scottish and Northumbrian tradition)

Research Interests

My goal is to use my understanding of the reactions that take place in soils to provide benefits that help sustain human populations. The work focuses (a) on carbon capture - through formation of bicarbonate by enhanced rock weathering, and through use of poorly-reactive carbons such as biochar, and (b) on novel methods to build soil fertility - exploiting the weathering of minerals.

To this end, I focus on mineral-water reactions in biologically-active systems including soils, sediments, aquifers, petroleum reservoirs and landfill sites.

Extending to greater depths, I use my long-standing interests in water-rock reaction in granitic and petroleum systems to develop novel geothermal opportunities. Most recently these include a 1000 m deep hole in Weardale, drilled in 2004, with a second 420 m hole nearby for injection, drilled in 2010, and the 1820 m deep hole at Newcastle Science Central.

The publications listed here are a small subset of what you can find in a database such as Web of Knowledge. Search on 'Manning DAC', which is a unique identifier that will give you the vast majority of publications produced throughout my career.

Scopus Author ID: 7201460937

Other Expertise

Thermal analysis; mineral raw materials; geothermal energy; commercial development of minerals; granitic and nepheline-bearing rocks.

Current Work

Understanding the extent, rates and mechanisms of carbonation of calcium silicates in soils and rock weathering, addressing carbonation of urban soils, steel slags and basic rocks.

Investigation of the use of crushed silicate rocks as sources of K, including agronomic benefit for developing countries.

Novel techniques for the characterisation of soil organic matter and related materials from sediments, using thermal analysis connected to on-line isotope ratio and evolved gas mass spectrometry.

Future Research

Using fundamental research on mineral reactions to develop practical alternatives to conventional fertilisers that may be in short supply.

Understanding changes in organic matter in response to changes in land use or due to sediment burial history. 

Postgraduate Supervision

I am no longer able to act as supervisor for postgraduate students..

Esteem Indicators

Clay Minerals Group, George Brown Lecturer, 2021

Mineralogical Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2009-2010.

Schlumberger Medal, Mineralogical Society, 2004.

Wollaston Fund (Geological Society of London), 1993.

Leverhulme Research Fellow, 2001-2.

Nuffield Science Research Fellow, 1988-9.

Vice President, Geological Society of London, 2005-7.

Professional Secretary, Geological Society of London, 2008-2011.

Chair, Panel of Experts on Soils, European Federation of Geologists, 2012-3.

Steering Committee member (on behalf of NERC) on ESF MOLTER programme (www.molter.no).

Chair, Public Briefing on Shale Gas in the UK, Geological Society, 18 June 2012 (www.geolsoc.org.uk/shalegas).

Invited Speaker, 2nd Brazilian Stonemeal Congress, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2013

Invited Keynote Speaker, Micronutrients in sustainable agriculture, Swedish Agricultural University/FORMAS, Uppsala, 6 November 2012.

Invited Keynote Speaker, 12th Regional Congress on Geology, Mineral and Energy Resources of Southeast Asia GEOSEA 2012, Bangkok, 2012.

Invited Speaker, 'Living with Minerals', Confederation of British Industry, London, 2011.

Invited Speaker, Green Week - Climate Change: Act and Adapt, session “2050 Vision: Working with nature”: Biochar: "A castle in the air or a real option for climate change mitigation?" Brussels, 2009.

Invited Speaker, 1st Brazilian Stonemeal Congress, Brasilia, 2009. 

Invited Speaker, Gordon Conference, Organic Geochemistry, 2006. 

International Biochar Initiative Science Advisory Committee and convenor of 2nd International Conference on Biochar, Newcastle, 2008 (www.biochar-international.org).

International Advisory Committee for the following conferences: Organic Matter Stabilisation 2010 (INRA); Minerals for Life (Mineralogical Society, Edinburgh).

Session Convenor, GeoCanada 2010 (www.geocanada2010.ca)

Session Convenor, Eurosoil 2012, Bari, Italy. 

Funding

Continuous UK Research Council funding in one way or another since 1983:

NERC for experimental geochemistry and work on wastes.

EPSRC and BBSRC funding for technique development and work on contaminated land and water.

EPSRC funding on carbon capture by carbonate mineral precipitation in soils.

EPSRC funding for decarbonising heating and cooling.

BBSRC funding on soil organic matter-microbe interactions.

Industrial Relevance

Mineral raw materials, especially fertilizers, geothermal energy, landfill design.

Director, Mineral Solutions Ltd (www.mineralsolutions.co.uk).

Bioenergy: pyrolysis and biochar as a carbon sink.

Patents

None in my name.

Keywords

TG, IRMS, QMS, fluorine, scale, kaolin, clay, zeolite, leachate, ammonium, perlite, pumice, potash, ochre, phosphate

I assist with teaching on the MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, covering topics relating to rock weathering as a source of crop nutrition, especially in the tropics.

• Articles

  • Manning DAC, Siqueira TR, Rajaeifar MA, Heidrich O. The true carbon costs of supplying potassium fertilizer to Brazilian agriculture. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2026, 226, 108694.
  • Apori SO, Flynn S, Manning DAC, Stewart G, Wakefield ME, Edwards M, Collins L, Mclnnes KJ. Influence of Enhanced Rock Weathering of Nepheline-Syenite Tailings on Major and Trace Elements Accumulation in Wheat. European Journal of Soil Science 2026, 77(1), e70282.
  • McBride AL, Skov K, Wade P, Betz J, Stubbs A, Bierowiec T, Albahri T, Cazzagon G, Chen C-J, Frew A, Healey M, Idam I, Jones L, Kelland ME, Mann J, Manning D, Mitchell C, Murphy MJ, Radkova A, Sanchez M-VDT, Solpuker U, Teh YA, Tostevin R, Turner W, Wardman J, Wilkie M, Liu X. Quantifying potential carbon dioxide removal via enhanced weathering using porewater from a field trial in Scotland. Frontiers in Climate 2025, 7, 1606574.
  • Zani CF, Barneze AS, Manning DAC. A five-stage protocol for systematic measuring soil carbon and greenhouse gas fluxes in complex estates. Plant and Soil 2025, 515, 2187–2207.
  • Wang J, Manning DAC, Werner D. The limited potential of soil and vegetation in urban greenspace for nature-based offsetting of institutional carbon emissions. Soil Use and Management 2024, 40(2), e13081.
  • Manning DAC, de Azevedo AC, Zani CF, Barneze AS. Soil carbon management and enhanced rock weathering: The separate fates of organic and inorganic carbon. European Journal of Soil Science 2024, 75(4), e13534.
  • Skov K, Wardman J, Healey M, McBride A, Bierowiec T, Cooper J, Edeh I, George D, Kelland ME, Mann J, Manning D, Murphy MJ, Pape R, Teh YA, Turner W, Wade P, Liu X. Initial agronomic benefits of enhanced weathering using basalt: A study of spring oat in a temperate climate. PLoS ONE 2024, 19(3 March), e0295031.
  • Smedley PL, Allen G, Baptie BJ, Fraser-Harris AP, Ward RS, Chambers RM, Gilfillan SMV, Hall JA, Hughes AG, Manning DAC, McDermott CI, Nagheli S, Shaw JT, Werner MJ, Worrall F. Equipping for risk: Lessons learnt from the UK shale-gas experience on assessing environmental risks for the future geoenergy use of the deep subsurface. Science of the Total Environment 2024, 921, 171036.
  • Okot DK, Bilsborrow PE, Phan AN, Manning DAC. Kinetics of maize cob and bean straw pyrolysis and combustion. Heliyon 2023, 9(6), e17236.
  • Zani CF, Manning DAC, Abbott GD, Taylor JA, Cooper J, Lopez-Capel E. Diversified crop rotations and organic amendments as strategies for increasing soil carbon storage and stabilisation in UK arable systems. Frontiers in Environmental Science 2023, 11, 1113026.
  • de Azevedo AC, Manning DAC. A proposal to clarify the use of Sum of Bases in the Brazilian Remineralizer Regulation and in Soil Science. Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo 2023, 47, e0220053.
  • Heidrich O, Ford A, Dawson RJ, Manning D, Mohareb E, Raugei M, Baars J, Rajaeifar MA. LAYERS: A Decision-Support Tool to Illustrate and Assess the Supply and Value Chain for the Energy Transition. Sustainability 2022, 14(12), 7120.
  • Wang J, Manning DAC, Stirling R, Lopez-Capel E, Werner D. Biochar benefits carbon off-setting in blue-green infrastructure soils - A lysimeter study. Journal of Environmental Management 2022, 325(Part B), 116639.
  • Baptista JdeC, Gray ND, Tarumoto MB, Singleton I, McCann CM, Manning DAC. Bacterial communities in soils as indicators of the potential of syenite as an agromineral. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Research) 2022, 57, e01414.
  • Wang J, Werner D, Manning DAC. A framework for integrating the terrestrial carbon stock of estates in institutional carbon management plans. Soil Use and Management 2022, 38(2), 1172-1188.
  • Yakovleva N, Chiwona AG, Manning DAC, Heidrich O. Circular economy and six approaches to improve potassium life cycle for global crop production. Resources Policy 2021, 74, 102426.
  • Son Y, Stott K, Manning DA, Cooper JM. Carbon sequestration in artificial silicate soils facilitated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and glomalin-related soil protein. European Journal of Soil Science 2021, 72(2), 863-870.
  • Washbourne C-L, Goddard MA, Le Provost G, Manning DAC, Manning P. Trade-offs and synergies in the ecosystem service demand of urban brownfield stakeholders. Ecosystem Services 2020, 42, 101074.
  • Chiwona AG, Cortes JA, Gaulton RG, Manning DAC. Petrology and geochemistry of selected nepheline syenites from Malawi and their potential as alternative potash sources. Journal of African Earth Sciences 2020, 164, 103769.
  • Manning DAC, Theodoro SH. Enabling food security through use of local rocks and minerals. The Extractive Industries and Society 2020, 7(2), 480-487.
  • Monaghan AA, Manning DAC, Shipton ZK. Comment on ‘repurposing hydrocarbon wells for geothermal use in the UK: The onshore fields with the greatest potential. Watson et al. (2020)’. Energies 2020, 13(23), 6373.
  • Tangtinthai N, Heidrich O, Manning DAC. Role of policy in managing mined resources for construction in Europe and emerging economies. Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 236, 613-621.
  • Jorat ME, Goddard MA, Manning P, Kwan Lau H, Ngeow S, Sohi SP, Manning DAC. Passive CO₂ removal in urban soils: Evidence from brownfield sites. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 703, 135573.
  • Manning DAC, Tangtinthai N, Heidrich O. Evaluation of raw material extraction, processivng, construction and disposal of cement and concrete products: datasets and calculations. Data in Brief 2019, 24, 103929.
  • Lefebvre D, Goglio P, Williams A, Manning DAC, de Azevedo AC, Bergmann M, Meersmans J, Smith P. Assessing the potential of soil carbonation and enhanced weathering through Life Cycle Assessment: a case study for Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 233, 468-481.
  • Christensen PA, Mashhadani ZTAW, Md Ali AHB, Manning DAC, Carroll MA, Martin PA. An in situ FTIR study of the plasma- and thermally-driven reaction of isopropyl alcohol at CeO₂: Evidence for a loose transition state involving Ce³+?. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2019, 21(3), 1354-1366.
  • Kolosz BW, Sohi SP, Manning DAC. CASPER: A modelling framework to link mineral carbonation with the turnover of organic matter in soil. Computers and Geosciences 2019, 124, 58-71.
  • Heidrich O, Cherry B, Yakovleva N, Manning D, Ford A. Special K: potassium production. TRANSFORM 2018, December 2018.
  • Jorat ME, Aziz MA, Marto A, Zaini N, Jusoh SN, Manning DAC. Sequestering atmospheric CO₂ inorganically: A solution for Malaysia’s CO₂ emission. Geosciences (Switzerland) 2018, 8(12), 483.
  • Manning DAC. Innovation in resourcing geological materials as crop nutrients. Natural Resources Research 2018, 27(2), 217-227.
  • Teasdale CJ, Hall JA, Martin JP, Manning DAC. Discriminating methane sources in ground gas emissions in NW England. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2018, 52(1), 110-122.
  • Christensen PA, Attidekou PS, Egdell RG, Maneelok S, Manning DAC, Palgrave R. The identification of the mechanism of electrocatalytic ozone generation on Ni/Sb-SnO₂. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121(2), 1188-1199.
  • Manning DAC, Baptista J, Sanchez Limon M, Brandt K. Testing the ability of plants to access potassium from framework silicate minerals. Science of the Total Environment 2017, 574, 476-481.
  • Jorat ME, Kolosz BW, Goddard MA, Sohi SP, Akgun N, Dissanayake D, Manning DAC. Geotechnical Requirements for Capturing CO2 through Highways Land. International Journal of GEOMATE 2017, 13(35), 22-27.
  • Blake LI, Halim FA, Gray C, Mair R, Manning DA, Sallis P, Hutchinson H, Gray ND. Evaluating an anaerobic digestion (AD) feedstock derived from a novel non-source segregated municipal solid waste (MSW) product. Waste Management 2017, 59, 149-159.
  • Kolosz BW, Goddard MA, Jorat ME, Aumonier J, Sohi SP, Manning DAC. A Sustainability Framework for Engineering Carbon Capture Soil In Transport Infrastructure. International Journal of Transport Development and Integration 2017, 1(1), 74-83.
  • Younger PL, Manning DAC, Millward D, Busby JP, Jones CRC, Gluyas JG. Geothermal exploration in the Fell Sandstone Formation (Mississippian) beneath the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: the Newcastle Science Central Deep Geothermal Borehole. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2016, 49(4), 350-363.
  • Christensen PA, Attidekou PA, Egdell RG, Maneelok S, Manning DAC. An in-situ FTIR spectroscopic and thermogravimetric analysis study of the dehydration and dehydoxylation of SnO₂: the contribution of the (100), (110) and (111) facets. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016, 18(33), 22990-22998.
  • Abbott LK, Manning DAC. Soil Health and Related Ecosystem Services in Organic Agriculture. Sustainable Agriculture Research 2015, 4(3), 112-121.
  • Washbourne C-L, Lopez-Capel E, Renforth P, Ascough PL, Manning DAC. Rapid removal of atmospheric CO₂ by urban soils. Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49(9), 5434-5440.
  • Manning DAC. How will minerals feed the world in 2050?. Proceedings of the Geologists Association 2015, 126(1), 14-17.
  • Edmondson JL, Stott I, Potter J, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC, Gaston KJ, Leake JR. Black Carbon Contribution to Organic Carbon Stocks in Urban Soil. Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49(14), 8339–8346.
  • Manning DAC. The economic geology of granite – an integrated view. Geoscience in South-West England 2014, 13(3), 248-254.
  • Manning DAC. Resolving the conflict between mining and sustainability. Applied Environmental Research 2014, 36(1), 3-12.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Microbial degradation of crude oil hydrocarbons on organoclay minerals. Journal of Environmental Management 2014, 144, 197-202.
  • Teasdale CJ, Hall JA, Martin JP, Manning DAC. Ground Gas Monitoring: Implications for Hydraulic Fracturing and CO₂ Storage. Environmental Science & Technology 2014, 48(23), 13610-13616.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Effect of interlayer cations of montmorillonite on the biodegradation and adsorption of crude oil polycyclic aromatic compounds. Journal of Environmental Management 2014, 142, 30-35.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Jones MD, Head IM, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Effect of acid activated clay minerals on biodegradation of crude oil hydrocarbons. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 2014, 88, 185-191.
  • Mohammed SMO, Brandt K, Gray ND, White ML, Manning DAC. Comparison of silicate minerals as sources of potassium for plant nutrition in sandy soil. European Journal of Soil Science 2014, 65(5), 653-662.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Jones MD, Head IM, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Biodegradation of crude oil saturated fraction supported on clays. Biodegradation 2014, 25(1), 153-165.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Jones MD, Head IM, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Biodegradation and adsorption of crude oil hydrocarbons supported on "homoionic" montmorillonite clay minerals. Applied Clay Science 2014, 87, 81-86.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Head IM, Manning DAC. Biodegradation and adsorption of C1-and C2-phenanthrenes and C1-and C2-dibenzothiophenes in the presence of clay minerals: effect on forensic diagnostic ratios. Biodegradation 2014, 25(4), 515-527.
  • Alrtimi A, Rouainia M, Manning DAC. An improved steady-state apparatus for measuring thermal conductivity of soils. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 2014, 72, 630-636.
  • Alrtimi AA, Rouainia M, Manning DAC. Thermal enhancement of PFA-based grout for geothermal heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering 2013, 54(2), 559-564.
  • Zegeye A, Yahaya S, Fialips CI, White ML, Gray ND, Manning DAC. Refinement of industrial kaolin by microbial removal of iron-bearing impurities. Applied Clay Science 2013, 86, 47-53.
  • Manning DAC, Renforth P. Passive Sequestration of Atmospheric CO2 through Coupled Plant-Mineral Reactions in Urban soils. Environmental Science and Technology 2013, 47(1), 135-141.
  • Manning DAC. Minerals and soil development. European Mineralogical Union Notes in Mineralogy 2013, 13(2013), 103-122.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Head IM, Manning DAC. Effect of modified montmorillonites on the biodegradation and adsorption of biomarkers such as hopanes, steranes and diasteranes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2013, 20(12), 8881-8889.
  • Ugochukwu UC, Jones MD, Head IM, Manning DAC, Fialips CI. Compositional changes of crude oil SARA fractions due to biodegradation and adsorption on colloidal support such as clays using Iatroscan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2013, 20(9), 6445-6454.
  • Siavalas G, Werner D, Karapanagioti HK, Bowler BFJ, Manning DAC, Christanis K. Comparison of methods for the characterization and quantification of carbon forms in estuarine and marine sediments from coal mining regions. Organic Geochemistry 2013, 59, 61-74.
  • Manning DAC, Renforth P, Lopez-Capel E, Robertson S, Ghazireh N. Carbonate precipitation in artificial soils produced from basaltic quarry fines and composts: an opportunity for passive carbon sequestration. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2013, 17, 309-317.
  • Dejong JT, Soga K, Kavazanjian E, Burns S, Van Paassen LA, Al Qabany A, Aydilek A, Bang SS, Burbank M, Caslake LF, Chen CY, Cheng X, Chu J, Ciurli S, Esnault-Filet A, Fauriel S, Hamdan N, Hata T, Inagaki Y, Jefferis S, Kuo M, Laloui L, Larrahondo J, Manning DAC, Martinez B, Montoya BM, Nelson DC, Palomino A, Renforth P, Santamarina JC, Seagren EA, Tanyu B, Tsesarsky M, Weaver T. Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges. Geotechnique 2013, 63(4), 287-301.
  • Manning DAC. The fluorine link between a supergiant ore deposit and a silicic large igneous province: Comment. Geology 2012, 40(8), e275.
  • Washbourne CL, Renforth P, Manning DAC. Investigating carbonate formation in urban soils as a method for capture and storage of atmospheric carbon. Science of the Total Environment 2012, 431, 166-175.
  • Renforth P, Washbourne C-L, Taylder J, Manning DAC. Silicate Production and Availability for Mineral Carbonation. Environmental Science & Technology 2011, 45(6), 2035-2041.
  • Schmidt MWI, Torn MS, Abiven S, Dittmar T, Guggenberger G, Janssens IA, Kleber M, Kogel-Knabner I, Lehmann J, Manning DAC, Nannipieri P, Rasse DP, Weiner S, Trumbore SE. Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property. Nature 2011, 478(7367), 49-56.
  • Renforth P, Manning DAC. Laboratory carbonation of artificial silicate gels enhanced by citrate: Implications for engineered pedogenic carbonate formation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2011, 5(6), 1578-1586.
  • Huang SS, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC, Rickard D. The composition of nanoparticulate nickel sulfide. Chemical Geology 2010, 277(3-4), 207-213.
  • Manning DAC. Mineral sources of potassium for plant nutrition. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 2010, 30(2), 281-294.
  • Renforth P, Manning DAC, Lopez-Capel E. Carbonate precipitation in artificial soils as a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide. Applied Geochemistry 2009, 24(9), 1757-1764.
  • Huang SS, Harris KDM, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC, Rickard D. "Amorphous Nickel Sulfide" Is Hydrated Nanocrystalline NiS with a Core-Shell Structure. Inorganic Chemistry 2009, 48(24), 11486-11488.
  • Manning DAC. Where does all the helium that we use come from?. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 2008, 22, 11(11), 1640-1642.
  • Manning DAC. Phosphate minerals, environmental pollution and sustainable agriculture. Elements 2008, 4(2), 105-108.
  • Manning DAC, Lopez-Capel E, White ML, Barker S. Carbon isotope determination for separate components of heterogeneous materials using coupled thermogravimetric analysis/isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 2008, 22(8), 1187-1195.
  • Manning DAC. Biological enhancement of soil carbonate precipitation: passive removal of atmospheric CO2. Mineralogical Magazine 2008, 72(2), 639-649.
  • Bardgett RD, Richter A, Bol R, Garnett MH, Baumler R, Xu XL, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC, Hobbs PJ, Hartley IR, Wanek W. Heterotrophic microbial communities use ancient carbon following glacial retreat. Biology Letters 2007, 3(5), 487-490.
  • Saisuttichai D, Manning DAC. Geochemical characteristics and expansion properties of a highly potassic perlitic rhyolite from Lopburi, Thailand. Resource Geology 2007, 57(3), 301-312.
  • Manning DAC, Younger PL, Smith F, Jones J, Dufton D, Diskin S. A deep geothermal exploration well at Eastgate, Weardale, UK: A novel exploration concept for low-enthalpy resources. Journal of the Geological Society 2007, 164(2), 371-382.
  • Rickard D, Griffith A, Oldroyd A, Butler I, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC, Apperley D. The composition of nanoparticulate mackinawite, tetragonal iron(II) monosulfide. Chemical Geology 2006, 235(3-4), 286-298.
  • Lopez-Capel E, Abbott GD, Thomas KM, Manning DAC. Coupling of thermal analysis with quadrupole mass spectrometry and isotope ratio mass spectrometry for simultaneous determination of evolved gases and their carbon isotopic composition. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2006, 75(2), 82-89.
  • Lopez-Capel E, Sohi S, Gaunt J, Manning DAC. Use of thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry to characterize modelable soil organic matter fractions. Soil Science Society of America Journal 2005, 69(1), 136-140.
  • Manning DAC, Lopez-Capel E, Barker S. Seeing soil carbon: Use of thermal analysis in the characterization of soil C reservoirs of differing stability. Mineralogical Magazine 2005, 69(4), 425-435.
  • Manning DAC, Hutcheon I. Distribution and mineralogical controls on ammonium in deep groundwaters. Applied Geochemistry 2004, 19(9), 1495-1503.
  • Manning DAC. Calcite precipitation in landfills: An essential product of waste stabilization. Mineralogical Magazine 2001, 65(5), 603-610.

• Book Chapters

  • Manning DAC. Rates and Mechanisms of Functional Mineral Reactions in Soils. In: Goreau, TJ; Larson, RW; Campe, J, ed. Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase. CRC Press, 2014, pp.121-132.
  • Manning DAC. Plant Nutrients. In: Harrison, R.M., Hester, R.E, ed. Soil Quality and Food Security. London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012, pp.183-197.
  • Manning DAC. Mineral sources of potassium for plant nutrition. In: Lichtfouse, E; Hamelin, M; Navarrete, M; Debaeke, P, ed. Sustainable Agriculture. Heidelberg: Springer, 2011, pp.187-203.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Heidrich O, Manning D, Ford A, Panzone L, Yakovleva N, Fernandez J, Ciceri D, Allanore A, Villarroel-Walker R. The potassium cycle to feed the city. In: 9th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE)- Science in Support of Sustainable and Resilient Communities. 2017, Chicago, IL, USA: ISIE.
  • Jorat ME, Kolosz BW, Goddard MA, Sohi SP, Akgun N, Dissanayake D, Manning DAC. Geotechnical Requirements for Capturing CO₂ through Highways Land. In: Sixth International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment. 2016, Bangkok, Thailand: GEOMATE Society.
  • Kolosz BW, Goddard MA, Jorat ME, Aumonier J, Sohi S, Manning DAC. A Sustainability Framework for Engineering Carbon Capture Soil in Transport Infrastructure. In: 22nd International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment. 2016, Crete, Greece: Wessex Institute.
  • Kolosz BW, Manning P, Jorat ME, Sohi SP, Manning DAC. A Multipurpose Soil Inorganic Carbon Prediction Model. In: 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs). 2016, Toulouse, France: International Environmental Modelling & Software Society.
  • Heidrich O, Ford A, Alderson D, Dawson R, Manning D. UK climate change strategies in cities and the LAYERS of cobalt supplies. In: International Society of Industrial Ecology-Taking Stock. 2015, Surrey, UK.
  • Jorat ME, Goddard MA, Kolosz BW, Sohi S, Manning DAC. Sustainable Urban Carbon Capture: Engineering Soils for Climate Change (SUCCESS). In: Proceedings of XVI ECSMGE 2015: Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Jorat ME, Goddard MA, Kolosz BW, Sohi SP, Manning DAC. Sustainable urban carbon capture: Engineering soils for climate change (SUCCESS). In: Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development - Proceedings of the XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ECSMGE 2015. 2015, Edinburgh: ICE Publishing.
  • Teasdale CJ, Hall JA, Martin JP, Manning DAC. Ground Gas Monitoring: Examining Spatial Trends on Long and Short Temporal Scales. In: 13th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Sustainable Use and Management of Soil, Sediment and Water Resources (AquaConSoil 2015). 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ.
  • Tangtinthai N, Manning D, Heidrich O. Extraction, Use and Disposal of Construction Materials in Great Britain and Thailand. In: International Concrete Sustainability Conference. 2015, Miami, FL, USA.
  • Kolosz BW, Goddard MA, Jorat ME, Sohi S, Manning DAC. Developing Lifecycle Inventory Indices for Estimating the Carbon Sequestration of Artificially Engineered Soils and Plants. In: 5th Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment. 2015, Kobe, Japan.
  • Tangtinthai N, Manning D, Heidrich O. Concrete Use in the Housing Sectors of Great Britain and Thailand. In: International Society of Industrial Ecology-Taking Stock. 2015, Surrey, UK.
  • Jorat ME, Kolosz BW, Sohi S, Lopez-Capel E, Manning DAC. Changes in geotechnical properties of urban soils during carbonation. In: 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2015, Buenos Ares, Argentina: IOS Press.
  • Heidrich O, Wall F, Manning D, Glass H. Corporate Social Responsibility and the mining industry. In: Stewardship for Planet Earth- Sustainable Resources & Governance. 2014, UCL, London, UK.
  • Heidrich O, Dawson R, Manning D. A framework for reporting sustainability in the mining industry. In: Minerals for Life: Overcoming Resource Constraints. 2013, Edinburgh: Mineralogical Society.

• Note

  • Monaghan AA, Manning DAC, Shipton ZK. Discussion on ‘Borehole temperature log from the Glasgow Geothermal Energy Research Field Site: A record of past changes to ground surface temperature caused by urban development’, Scottish Journal of Geology, 56, 134-152, https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2019-033. Scottish Journal of Geology 2021, 57(1), sjg2020-014.

• Reviews

  • Manning DAC. Mineral stabilities in soils: How minerals can feed the world and mitigate climate change. Clay Minerals 2022, 57(1), 31-40.
  • Sykes AJ, Macleod M, Eory V, Rees RM, Payen F, Myrgiotis V, Williams M, Sohi S, Hillier J, Moran D, Manning DAC, Goglio P, Seghetta M, Williams A, Harris J, Dondini M, Walton J, House J, Smith P. Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology. Global Change Biology 2020, 26(3), 1085-1108.
  • Gluyas JG, Adams CA, Busby JP, Craig J, Hirst C, Manning DAC, McCay A, Narayan NS, Robinson HL, Watson SM, Westaway R, Younger PL. Keeping warm: a review of deep geothermal potential of the UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy 2018, 232(1), 115-126.
  • Ciceri D, Manning DAC, Allanore A. Historical and technical developments of potassium resources. Science of the Total Environment 2015, 502, 590-601.