Research Outputs

Burrows, S.D., Ribeiro, F., O’Brien, S., Okoffo, E., Toapanta, T., Charlton, N., Kaserzon, S., Lin, C.Y., Tang, C., Rauert, C. and Wang, X., 2022. The message on the bottle: Rethinking plastic labelling to better encourage sustainable use. Environmental Science & Policy, 132, pp.109-118.

Rauert, C., Pan, Y., Okoffo, E.D., O’Brien, J.W. and Thomas, K.V., 2022. Extraction and Pyrolysis-GC-MS analysis of polyethylene in samples with medium to high lipid content. J. Environ. Expo. Assess, 1, p.13.

Okoffo, E.D., Rauert, C., Boots, R., Fielding, D., Bashiradeh, F., Singh, M. and Thomas, K.V., 2023. Assessment of background plastics contamination from human respiratory tract sample collection vessels. Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics, 1(1), p.4.

Tang, C., Ramos, M.J.G., Heffernan, A., Kaserzon, S., Rauert, C., Lin, C.Y., Mueller, J.F. and Wang, X., 2023. Evaluation and identification of chemical migrants leached from baby food pouch packaging. Chemosphere, 340, p.139758.

Rauert, C., Wang, X., Charlton, N., Lin, C.Y., Tang, C., Zammit, I., Jayarathne, A., Symeonides, C., White, E., Christensen, M. and Ponomariova, V., 2024. Blueprint for the design, construction, and validation of a plastic and phthalate-minimised laboratory. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 468, p.133803.

Conference Presentations

Tang, C., Ramos, M.J.G., Kaserzon, S., Rauert, C., Mueller, J., Heffernan, A., Lin, C. & Wang, X. Characterizing chemical migrants from major baby food pouch brands available in the Australian market, SETAC-AU Conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia, 30 August – 2 September 2021.

Thomas, K.V. The analytical challenges of unravelling the environmental plastics cycle, Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Congress 2022, Brisbane, Australia, 3-8 July 2022.

Thomas, K.V. Pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography mass spectrometry as a tool for evaluating the environmental plastics cycle, Pittcon 2022, Online, 5-9 March 2022.

Rauert, C. PE lipid interference research, Queensland Mass Spectrometry Symposium 2022, Brisbane, Australia, 1-2 December 2022.

Rauert, C. Uncertainties with PE reporting in human biomonitoring studies. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 30 April - 4 May 2023.

Tang, C., Gomez Ramos, M.J., Kaserzon, S. & Wang, X. Assessing the migration of unexpected added substances from breastmilk storage plastic containers, SETAC Australasia 2023, Townsville, Australia, 7-11 August 2023.

Puente-De La Cruz, L. Rauert, C., Thomas, K. V. Evaluation of micro and nano plastic background of commercial breast milk storage bags, SETAC Australasia 2023, Townsville, Australia, 7-11 August 2023.