An Australian-first study by researchers from The University of Queensland has found 8 per cent of urine samples drawn from the general public contained a common weed killer.
Dr Xianyu Wang is among dozens of mid and early-career University of Queensland researchers who have been awarded funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Dr Cassie Rauert, UQ Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences Research Fellow spoke with The Guardian about finding 6PPD-quinone in a Queensland creek and call for urgent research to see if local aquatic life was harmed.