Dr Peta Neale
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Over the past 5 years, I have partnered with QAEHS on the European Union project SOLUTIONS, which concluded in September 2018. This work was conducted together with Prof Beate Escher (also QAEHS Honorary). Our work as part of the SOLUTIONS project focused on the validation and application of in vitro bioassays for water quality monitoring. This included establishing a comprehensive bioassay test battery, demonstrating the suitability of bioassays for water quality monitoring using several case studies and showing that common extraction techniques can capture most active chemicals.
The central theme of my research is to understand the fate and effect of chemicals in the aquatic environment and engineered systems. Much of my recent work has focused on the complementary application of bioassays and chemical analysis to assess the chemical burden in water.
Publications
Book
Escher, Beate, Neale, Peta and Leusch, Frederic (2021). Bioanalytical Tools in Water Quality Assessment. 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789061987
Book Chapter
Neale, Peta A. and Escher, Beate I. (2020). Mixture modelling and effect-directed analysis for identification of chemicals, mixtures and effects of concern. A new paradigm for environmental chemistry and toxicology: from concepts to insights. (pp. 87-97) edited by Guibin Jiang and Xiangdong Li. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-9447-8_7
Journal Articles
Schulze, Tobias, Neale, Peta A., Ahlheim, Jörg, Beckers, Liza-Marie, König, Maria, Krüger, Janet, Petre, Margit, Piotrowska, Aleksandra, Schlichting, Rita, Schmidt, Susanne, Krauss, Martin and Escher, Beate I. (2024). A guidance for the enrichment of micropollutants from wastewater by solid-phase extraction before bioanalytical assessment. Environmental Sciences Europe, 36 (1) 165. doi: 10.1186/s12302-024-00990-x
Neale, P.A., Neelamraju, C. and Warne, M.St.J. (2024). Derivation of species sensitivity distributions and ecotoxicity threshold values for 66 pesticide active ingredients and the hazard and risk they pose to freshwater waterways that discharge to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Science of The Total Environment, 920 170988, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170988
Leusch, Frederic D.L., Allen, Hamish, De Silva, Nuwan A.L., Hodson, Roger, Johnson, Matthew, Neale, Peta A., Stewart, Michael, Tremblay, Louis A., Wilde, Taylor and Northcott, Grant L. (2024). Effect-based monitoring of two rivers under urban and agricultural influence reveals a range of biological activities in sediment and water extracts. Journal of Environmental Management, 351 119692, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119692
Lu, Hsuan-Cheng, Kumar, Anupama, Melvin, Steven D., Ziajahromi, Shima, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2023). Metabolomic responses in freshwater benthic invertebrates, Chironomus tepperi, exposed to polyethylene microplastics: a two-generational investigation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 459 132097, 132097. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132097
St. John Warne, Michael, Neale, Peta A. and Macpherson, Michael J. (2023). A pesticide decision support tool to guide the selection of less environmentally harmful pesticides for the sugar cane industry. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (49), 108036-108050. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29814-w
Neale, Peta Anne, Melvin, Steven D., Hancock, Marty and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2023). ECHIDNA (Emerging CHemIcals Database for National Awareness): a framework to prioritise contaminants of emerging concern in water. Journal of Water and Health, 21 (9), 1357-1368. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.190
Neale, Peta A., Escher, Beate I., de Baat, Milo L., Dechesne, Magali, Dingemans, Milou M. L., Enault, Jérôme, Pronk, Geertje J., Smeets, Patrick W. M. H. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2023). Application of effect-based methods to water quality monitoring: answering frequently asked questions by water quality managers, regulators, and policy makers. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (15), 6023-6032. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06365
Leusch, Frederic DL., Lu, Hsuan-Cheng, Perera, Kushani, Neale, Peta A. and Ziajahromi, Shima (2023). Analysis of the literature shows a remarkably consistent relationship between size and abundance of microplastics across different environmental matrices. Environmental Pollution, 319 120984, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120984
Enault, Jerome, Loret, Jean-François, Neale, Peta, De Baat, Milo, Escher, Beate, Belhadj, Faten, Kools, Stephan, Pronk, Geertje and Leusch, Frederic (2023). How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data. Journal of Water and Health, 21 (2), 235-250. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.235
Chaousis, Stephanie, Leusch, Frederic DL., Limpus, Colin J., Nouwens, Amanda, Weijs, Liesbeth J., Weltmeyer, Antonia, Covaci, Adrian and van de Merwe, Jason P. (2023). Non-targeted proteomics reveals altered immune response in geographically distinct populations of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Environmental Research, 216 (Pt 1) 114352, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114352
Neale, Peta A., Escher, Beate I., de Baat, Milo L., Enault, Jérôme and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2022). Effect‐based trigger values are essential for the uptake of effect‐based methods in water safety planning. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 42 (3), 714-726. doi: 10.1002/etc.5544
Neale, Peta Anne, Escher, Beate, de Baat, Milo, Dechesne, Magali, Deere, Daniel, Enault, Jérôme, Kools, Stefan, Loret, Jean-François, Smeets, Patrick and Leusch, Frederic (2022). Effect-based monitoring to integrate the mixture hazards of chemicals into water safety plans. Journal of Water and Health, 20 (12), 1721-1732. doi: 10.2166/wh.2022.165
Lu, Hsuan-Cheng, Ziajahromi, Shima, Locke, Ashley, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2022). Microplastics profile in constructed wetlands: Distribution, retention and implications. Environmental Pollution, 313 120079, 120079. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120079
Quynh Anh Nguyen, , Vu, Hang P., McDonald, James A., Nguyen, Luong N., Leusch, Frederic D. L., Neale, Peta A., Khan, Stuart J. and Nghiem, Long D. (2022). Chiral inversion of 2-arylpropionic acid enantiomers under anaerobic conditions. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (12), 8197-8208. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01602
Nguyen, Anh Q., Nguyen, Luong N., McDonald, James A., Nghiem, Long D., Leusch, Frederic D. L., Neale, Peta A. and Khan, Stuart J. (2022). Chiral inversion of 2-arylpropionoic acid (2-APA) enantiomers during simulated biological wastewater treatment. Water Research, 209 117871, 117871. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117871
Franklin, Hannah M., Doederer, Katrin, Neale, Peta A., Hayton, Joshua B., Fisher, Paul, Maxwell, Paul, Carroll, Anthony R., Burford, Michele A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2021). Terrestrial dissolved organic matter source affects disinfection by-product formation during water treatment and subsequent toxicity. Environmental Pollution, 283 117232, 117232. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117232
Lu, Hsuan-Cheng, Ziajahromi, Shima, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2021). A systematic review of freshwater microplastics in water and sediments: Recommendations for harmonisation to enhance future study comparisons. Science of the Total Environment, 781 146693, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146693
Bain, Peter A., Gregg, Adrienne, Pandey, Alok K., Mudiam, Mohana Krishna Reddy, Neale, Peta A. and Kumar, Anu (2021). Using bioanalytical tools to detect and track organic micropollutants in the Ganga River near two major cities. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 404 124135. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124135
Escher, Beate I. and Neale, Peta A. (2021). Effect-based trigger values for mixtures of chemicals in surface water detected with in vitro bioassays. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40 (2), 487-499. doi: 10.1002/etc.4944
Markovic, Marijana, Neale, Peta A., Nidumolu, Bhanu and Kumar, Anu (2021). Combined toxicity of therapeutic pharmaceuticals to duckweed, Lemna minor. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 208 111428, 111428. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111428
Ziajahromi, Shima, Neale, Peta A., Silveira, Isabel Telles, Chua, Andrew and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2021). An audit of microplastic abundance throughout three Australian wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere, 263 128294, 128294. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128294
Neale, Peta A., O’Brien, Jake W., Glauch, Lisa, König, Maria, Krauss, Martin, Mueller, Jochen F., Tscharke, Ben and Escher, Beate I. (2020). Wastewater treatment efficacy evaluated with in vitro bioassays. Water Research X, 9 100072, 100072. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2020.100072
Neale, Peta A., Grimaldi, Marina, Boulahtouf, Abdelhay, Leusch, Frederic D. L. and Balaguer, Patrick (2020). Assessing species-specific differences for nuclear receptor activation for environmental water extracts. Water Research, 185 116247, 116247. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116247
Neale, Peta A., Braun, Georg, Brack, Werner, Carmona, Eric, Gunold, Roman, König, Maria, Krauss, Martin, Liebmann, Liana, Liess, Matthias, Link, Moritz, Schäfer, Ralf B., Schlichting, Rita, Schreiner, Verena C., Schulze, Tobias, Vormeier, Philipp, Weisner, Oliver and Escher, Beate I. (2020). Assessing the mixture effects in in vitro bioassays of chemicals occurring in small agricultural streams during rain events. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (13), 8280-8290. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02235
Leusch, Frederic D. L., Khan, Stuart J., Deere, Daniel, Cunliffe, David, Neale, Peta A. and Humpage, Andrew (2020). Deriving safe short-term chemical exposure values (STEV) for drinking water. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 110 104545, 104545. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2019.104545
Neale, Peta A., Feliers, Cedric, Glauch, Lisa, König, Maria, Lecarpentier, Caroline, Schlichting, Rita, Thibert, Sylvie and Escher, Beate I. (2020). Application of in vitro bioassays for water quality monitoring in three drinking water treatment plants using different treatment processes including biological treatment, nanofiltration and ozonation coupled with disinfection. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 6 (9), 2444-2453. doi: 10.1039/c9ew00987f
Neale, Peta A., Branch, Amos, Khan, Stuart J. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2019). Evaluating the enantiospecific differences of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) using an ecotoxicity bioassay test battery. Science of The Total Environment, 694 133659, 133659. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133659
Kroon, Frederieke J., Berry, Kathryn L.E., Brinkman, Diane L., Kookana, Rai, Leusch, Frederic D.L., Melvin, Steven D., Neale, Peta A., Negri, Andrew, Puotinen, Marji, Tsang, Jeffrey J., van de Merwe, Jason P. and Williams, Mike (2019). Sources, presence and potential effects of contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environments of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 719 135140, 135140. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135140
Ziajahromi, Shima, Kumar, Anupama, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2019). Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the acute toxicity of a synthetic pyrethroid to midge larvae (Chironomus tepperi) in synthetic and river water. Science of the Total Environment, 671, 971-975. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.425
Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2019). Assessing the role of different dissolved organic carbon and bromide concentrations for disinfection by-product formation using chemical analysis and bioanalysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (17), 17100-17109. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05017-0
Leusch, Frederic D. L., Neale, Peta A., Busetti, Francesco, Card, Marcella, Humpage, Andrew, Orbell, John D., Ridgway, Harry F., Stewart, Matthew B., van de Merwe, Jason P. and Escher, Beate (2019). Transformation of endocrine disrupting chemicals, pharmaceutical and personal care products during drinking water disinfection. Science of the Total Environment, 657, 1480-1490. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.106
Altenburger, Rolf, Brack, Werner, Burgess, Robert M., Busch, Wibke, Escher, Beate I., Focks, Andreas, Hewitt, L. Mark, Jacobsen, Bo N., Lopez de Alda, Miren, Ait-Aissa, Selim, Backhaus, Thomas, Ginebreda, Antoni, Hilscherova, Klara, Hollender, Juliane, Hollert, Henner, Neale, Peta A., Schulze, Tobias, Schymanski, Emma L., Teodorovic, Ivana, Tindall, Andrew J., Umbuzeiro, Gisela de Aragao, Vrana, Branislav, Zonja, Bozo and Krauss, Martin (2019). Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures. Environmental Sciences Europe, 31 (1) 12. doi: 10.1186/s12302-019-0193-1
Neale, Peta A. and Escher, Beate I. (2019). In vitro bioassays to assess drinking water quality. Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, 7, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2018.06.006
Procházka, Erik, Melvin, Steven D., Escher, Beate I., Plewa, Michael J. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2019). Global transcriptional analysis of nontransformed human intestinal epithelial cells (FHs 74 Int)after exposureto selected drinking water disinfection by-products. Environmental Health Perspectives, 127 (11) 117006. doi: 10.1289/EHP4945
Neale, Peta A., Leusch, Frederic D.L. and Escher, Beate I. (2018). What is driving the NF-κB response in environmental water extracts?. Chemosphere, 210, 645-652. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.052
Escher, Beate I., Neale, Peta A. and Villeneuve, Daniel L. (2018). The advantages of linear concentration-response curves for in vitro bioassays with environmental samples. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37 (9), 2273-2280. doi: 10.1002/etc.4178
Leusch, Frederic D.L., Neale, Peta A., Arnal, Charlotte, Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H., Balaguer, Patrick, Bruchet, Auguste, Escher, Beate I., Esperanza, Mar, Grimaldi, Marina, Leroy, Gaela, Scheurer, Marco, Schlichting, Rita, Schriks, Merijn and Hebert, Armelle (2018). Analysis of endocrine activity in drinking water, surface water and treated wastewater from six countries. Water Research, 139, 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.056
van de Merwe, Jason P., Neale, Peta A., Melvin, Steven D. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2018). In vitro bioassays reveal that additives are significant contributors to the toxicity of commercial household pesticides. Aquatic Toxicology, 199, 263-268. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.03.033
Altenburger, Rolf, Scholze, Martin, Busch, Wibke, Escher, Beate I., Jakobs, Gianina, Krauss, Martin, Krüger, Janet, Neale, Peta A., Ait-Aissa, Selim, Almeida, Ana Catarina, Seiler, Thomas-Benjamin, Brion, François, Hilscherová, Klára, Hollert, Henner, Novák, Jiří, Schlichting, Rita, Serra, Hélène, Shao, Ying, Tindall, Andrew, Tolefsen, Knut-Erik, Umbuzeiro, Gisela, Williams, Tim D. and Kortenkamp, Andreas (2018). Mixture effects in samples of multiple contaminants – an inter-laboratory study with manifold bioassays. Environment International, 114, 95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.02.013
Ziajahromi, Shima, Kumar, Anupama, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2018). Environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics negatively impact the survival, growth and emergence of sediment-dwelling invertebrates. Environmental Pollution, 236, 425-431. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.094
Hebert, Armelle, Feliers, Cedric, Lecarpentier, Caroline, Neale, Peta A., Schlichting, Rita, Thibert, Sylvie and Escher, Beate I. (2018). Bioanalytical assessment of adaptive stress responses in drinking water: a predictive tool to differentiate between micropollutants and disinfection by-products. Water Research, 132, 340-349. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.078
Neale, Peta A, Brack, Werner, Aït-Aïssa, Selim, Busch, Wibke, Hollender, Juliane, Krauss, Martin, Maillot-Maréchal, Emmanuelle, Munz, Nicole A, Schlichting, Rita, Schulze, Tobias, Vogler, Bernadette and Escher, Beate I (2018). Solid-phase extraction as sample preparation of water samples for cell-based and other in vitro bioassays. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, 20 (3), 493-504. doi: 10.1039/c7em00555e
Scott, Philip D., Coleman, Heather M., Khan, Stuart, Lim, Richard, McDonald, James A., Mondon, Julie, Neale, Peta A., Prochazka, Erik, Tremblay, Louis A., Warne, Michael St.J. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2018). Histopathology, vitellogenin and chemical body burden in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) sampled from six river sites receiving a gradient of stressors. Science of the Total Environment, 616-617, 1638-1648. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.148
Escher, Beate I., Aїt-Aїssa, Selim, Behnisch, Peter A., Brack, Werner, Brion, François, Brouwer, Abraham, Buchinger, Sebastian, Crawford, Sarah E., Du Pasquier, David, Hamers, Timo, Hettwer, Karina, Hilscherová, Klára, Hollert, Henner, Kase, Robert, Kienle, Cornelia, Tindall, Andrew J., Tuerk, Jochen, van der Oost, Ron, Vermeirssen, Etienne and Neale, Peta A. (2018). Effect-based trigger values for in vitro and in vivo bioassays performed on surface water extracts supporting the environmental quality standards (EQS) of the European Water Framework Directive. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 748-765. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.340
Nivala, Jaime, Neale, Peta A., Haasis, Tobias, Kahl, Stefanie, König, Maria, Müller, Roland A., Reemtsma, Thorsten, Schlichting, Rita and Escher, Beate I. (2018). Application of cell-based bioassays to evaluate treatment efficacy of conventional and intensified treatment wetlands. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 4 (2), 206-217. doi: 10.1039/c7ew00341b
Leusch, Frederic D.L., Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H., Cavanagh, Jo-Anne E., Du Pasquier, David, Hamers, Timo, Hebert, Armelle, Neale, Peta A., Scheurer, Marco, Simmons, Steven O. and Schriks, Merijn (2018). Comparison of in vitro and in vivo bioassays to measure thyroid hormone disrupting activity in water extracts. Chemosphere, 191, 868-875. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.109
Neale, Peta A., Achard, Maud E. S. , Escher, Beate I. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2017). Exploring the oxidative stress response mechanism triggered by environmental water samples. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, 19 (9), 1126-1133. doi: 10.1039/c6em00541a
Ziajahromi, Shima, Kumar, Anupama, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2017). Impact of microplastic beads and fibers on waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) survival, growth, and reproduction: implications of single and mixture exposures. Environmental Science and Technology, 51 (22), 13397-13406. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03574
Neale, Peta A., Altenburger, Rolf, Aït-Aïssa, Selim, Brion, François, Busch, Wibke, de Aragão Umbuzeiro, Gisela, Denison, Michael S., Du Pasquier, David, Hilscherová, Klára, Hollert, Henner, Morales, Daniel A., Novák, Jiří, Schlichting, Rita, Seiler, Thomas-Benjamin, Serra, Helene, Shao, Ying, Tindall, Andrew J., Tollefsen, Knut Erik, Williams, Timothy D. and Escher, Beate I. (2017). Development of a bioanalytical test battery for water quality monitoring: Fingerprinting identified micropollutants and their contribution to effects in surface water. Water Research, 123, 734-750. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.016
Neale, Peta A., Leusch, Frederic D. L. and Escher, Beate I. (2017). Applying mixture toxicity modelling to predict bacterial bioluminescence inhibition by non-specifically acting pharmaceuticals and specifically acting antibiotics. Chemosphere, 173, 387-394. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.018
Ziajahromi, Shima, Neale, Peta A., Rintoul, Llew and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2017). Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics. Water Research, 112, 93-99. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.042
Multer, K., Hollert, H., Leusch, F. D.L. and Neale, P. A. (2017). Development and application of a simple method to detect toxic chemicals in fruits and vegetables that can be implemented in a rudimentary laboratory setting: a proof of concept study. Food Control, 73 (Part B), 1023-1031. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.10.002
Leusch, Frederic D. L., Neale, Peta A., Hebert, Armelle, Scheurer, Marco and Schriks, Merijn C. M. (2017). Analysis of the sensitivity of in vitro bioassays for androgenic, progestagenic, glucocorticoid, thyroid and estrogenic activity: suitability for drinking and environmental waters. Environment International, 99, 120-130. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.12.014
Neale, Peta A., Munz, Nicole A., Aїt-Aїssa, Selim, Altenburger, Rolf, Brion, François, Busch, Wibke, Escher, Beate I., Hilscherova, Klára, Kienle, Cornelia, Novak, Jiří, Seiler, Thomas-Benjamin, Shao, Ying, Stamm, Christian and Hollender, Juliane (2017). Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams. Science of the Total Environment, 576, 785-795. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.141
Konig, Maria, Escher, Beate I., Neale, Peta A., Krauss, Martin, Hilscherova, Klara, Novak, Jirí, Teodorovic, Ivana, Schulze, Tobias, Seidensticker, Sven, Kamal Hashmi, Muhammad Arslan, Ahlheim, Jorg and Brack, Werner (2017). Impact of untreated wastewater on a major European river evaluated with a combination of in vitro bioassays and chemical analysis. Environmental Pollution, 220 (B), 1220-1230. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.011
Scott, Philip D., Coleman, Heather M., Colville, Anne, Lim, Richard, Matthews, Benjamin, McDonald, James A., Miranda, Ana, Neale, Peta A., Nugegoda, Dayanthi, Tremblay, Louis A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2017). Assessing the potential for trace organic contaminants commonly found in Australian rivers to induce vitellogenin in the native rainbowfish (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) and the introduced mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki). Aquatic Toxicology, 185, 105-120. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.02.008
Ziajahromi, Shima, Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D L (2016). Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms. Water Science and Technology, 74 (10), 2253-2269. doi: 10.2166/wst.2016.414
Neale, Peta A., Ait-Aissa, Selim, Brack, Werner, Creusot, Nicolas, Denison, Michael S., Deutschmann, Bjorn, Hilscherova, Klara, Hollert, Henner, Krauss, Martin, Novak, Jiri, Schulze, Tobias, Seiler, Thomas-Benjamin, Serra, Helene, Shao, Ying and Escher, Beate I. (2015). Linking in Vitro Effects and Detected Organic Micropollutants in Surface Water Using Mixture-Toxicity Modeling. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (24), 14614-14624. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04083
Neale Peta A., Stalter, Daniel, Tang, Janet Y. M. and Escher, Beate I. (2015). Bioanalytical evidence that chemicals in tattoo ink can induce adaptive stress responses. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 296, 192-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.051
Escher, Beate I., Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2015). Effect-based trigger values for in vitro bioassays: reading across from existing water quality guideline values. Water Research, 81, 137-148. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.049
Neale, Peta A. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2015). Considerations when assessing antagonism in vitro: why standardizing the agonist concentration matters. Chemosphere, 135, 20-23. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.054
Prochazka, Erik, Escher, Beate I., Plewa, Michael J. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2015). In vitro cytotoxicity and adaptive stress responses to selected haloacetic acid and halobenzoquinone water disinfection byproducts. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 28 (10), 2059-2068. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00283
Neale, Peta A., Escher, Beate I. and Leusch, Frederic D. L. (2015). Understanding the implications of dissolved organic carbon when assessing antagonism in vitro: an example with an estrogen receptor assay. Chemosphere, 135, 341-346. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.04.084
Neale, Peta A., Jamting, Asa K., O'Malley, Elissa, Herrmann, Jan and Escher, Beate I. (2015). Behaviour of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in the presence of wastewater-derived organic matter and implications for algal toxicity. Environmental Science: Nano, 2 (1), 86-93. doi: 10.1039/c4en00161c
Neale, Peta A. and Escher, Beate I. (2014). Does co-extracted dissolved organic carbon cause artefacts in cell-based bioassays?. Chemosphere, 108, 281-288. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.053
Farre, Maria Jose, Day, Sophie, Neale, Peta A., Stalter, Daniel, Tang, Janet Y. M. and Escher, Beate I. (2013). Bioanalytical and chemical assessment of the disinfection by-product formation potential: Role of organic matter. Water Research, 47 (14), 5409-5421. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.017
Neale, Peta A. and Escher, Beate I. (2013). Coextracted dissolved organic carbon has a suppressive effect on the acetylcholinesterase inhibition assay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32 (7), 1526-1534. doi: 10.1002/etc.2196
Tang, Janet Y. M., McCarty, Shane, Glenn, Eva, Neale, Peta A., Warne, Michel St. J. and Escher, Beate I. (2013). Mixture effects of organic micropollutants present in water: towards the development of effect-based water quality trigger values for baseline toxicity. Water Research, 47 (10), 3300-3314. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.011
Neale, Peta A., Jamting, Asa K., Escher, Beate I. and Herrmann, Jan (2013). A review of the detection, fate and effects of engineered nanomaterials in wastewater treatment plants. Water Science and Technology, 68 (7), 1440-1453. doi: 10.2166/wst.2013.388
Neale, Peta A., Antony, Alice, Bartkow, Michael E., Farre, Maria Jose, Heitz, Anna, Kristiana, Ina, Tang, Janet Y. M. and Escher, Beate I. (2012). Bioanalytical assessment of the formation of disinfection byproducts in a drinking water treatment plant. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (18), 10317-10325. doi: 10.1021/es302126t
Neale, Peta A., Escher, Beate I., Goss, Kai-Uwe and Endo, Satoshi (2012). Evaluating dissolved organic carbon-water partitioning using polyparameter linear free energy relationships: Implications for the fate of disinfection by-products. Water Research, 46 (11), 3637-3645. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.005
Neale, Peta A. and Schafer, Andrea I. (2012). Quantification of solute-solute interactions in steroidal hormone removal by ultrafiltration membranes. Separation and Purification Technology, 90, 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.02.011
Neale, Peta A., Antony, Alice, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Leslie, Greg and Escher, Beate I. (2011). Natural versus wastewater derived dissolved organic carbon: Implications for the environmental fate of organic micropollutants. Water Research, 45 (14), 4227-4237. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.038
Hawker, Darryl W., Cumming, Janet L., Neale, Peta A., Bartkow, Michael E. and Escher, Beate I. (2011). A screening level fate model of organic contaminants from advanced water treatment in a potable water supply reservoir. Water Research, 45 (2), 768-780. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.053
Schäfer, A. I., Nghiem, L. D., Meier, A. and Neale, P. A. (2010). Impact of organic matrix compounds on the retention of steroid hormone estrone by a ‘loose’ nanofiltration membrane. Separation and Purification Technology, 73 (2), 179-187. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.03.023
Neale, Peta A., Mastrup, Maibritt, Borgmann, Thomas and Schäfer, Andrea I. (2010). Sorption of micropollutant estrone to a water treatment ion exchange resin. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12 (1), 311-317. doi: 10.1039/b913338k
Neale, P. A. and Schäfer, A. I. (2009). Magnetic ion exchange: Is there potential for international development?. Desalination, 248 (1-3), 160-168. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.052
Neale, Peta A., Pronk, Wouter and Schäfer, Andrea I. (2009). Influence of pH on losses of analyte estradiol in sample prefiltration. Environmental Engineering Science, 26 (6), 1157-1161. doi: 10.1089/ees.2008.0291
Neale, Peta A., Escher, Beate I. and Schafer, Andrea I. (2009). pH dependence of steroid hormone-organic matter interactions at environmental concentrations. Science of the Total Environment, 407 (3), 1164-1173. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.09.035
Neale, Peta. A., Escher, Beate. I. and Schäfer, Andrea. I. (2008). Quantification of solute-solute interactions using negligible-depletion solid phase microextraction: Measuring the affinity of estradiol to bulk organic matter. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (8), 2886-2892. doi: 10.1021/es0717313
Conference Papers
Neale, Peta and Escher, Beate I (2013). Applying a fractionation approach to understand the effect of dissolved organic carbon on bioassays. Micropol & Ecohazard 2013: 8th IWA Specialized Conference on Assessment and control of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20 June, 2013. London, United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Neale, Peta, Farre, Maria Jose, Day, Sophie, Stalter, Daniel, Tang, Janet Yat-Man and Escher, Beate (2013). Assessing the role of natural organic matter for disinfection by-product formation: Application of bioanalytical and analytical tools. NOM5 Down Under 2013: 5th IWA Natural Organic Matter Specialist Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 1-4 October, 2013.
Stalter, Daniel, Farré, Maria José, Neale, Peta A., Day, Sophie, Tang, Janet Yat-Man and Escher, Beate I. (2013). Bioanalytical assessment of the disinfection by-product formation potential in drinking water. Micropol & Ecohazard 2013: 8th IWA Specialized Conference on Assessment and control of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20 June, 2013. London United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Escher, Beate I., Altenburger, Rolf, Card, Marcella, Dutt, Mriga, Glenn, Eva, McCarty, Shane, Neale, Peta, Stalter, Daniel, Tang, Janet Y. M., van Daele, Charlotte and Warne, Michael St. J. (2013). What's in our water ? Bioanalytical tools for assessment of micropollutants, mixtures and transformation products. Micropol & Ecohazard 2013: 8th IWA Specialized Conference on Assessment and control of micropollutants and hazardous substances in water, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20 June, 2013. London, United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Tang, Janet, Escher, Beate, Altenburger, Rolf, Dutt, Mriga, Glenn, Eva, McCarty, Shane, Neale, Peta, van Daele, Charlotte and Warne, Michael St John (2013). Effect-based water quality trigger values accounting for mixture effects of organic micropollutants in recycled water. 3rd SETAC Australasia Conference: Melbourne 2013, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-3 October, 2013. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: SETAC Australasia.
Neale, P. A., Antony, A l., Bartkow, M. E., Farre, M. J., Heitz, A., Kristiana, I., Tang, J. Y. M. and Escher, B. I. (2012). Formation of disinfection by-products in a drinking water treatment plant: bioanalytical and chemical tools provide complementary information. SETAC North America 33rd Annual Meeting, Long Beach, United States, 11-15 November 2012. Pensacola, FL, United States: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Neale, Peta, Tang, Janet, Kristiana, Ina, McDonald, Suzanne, Tan, Jace, Antony, Alice, Farré, Maria José, Bartkow, Michael and Escher, Beate (2012). Bioanalytical assessment of the formation of disinfection by-products in a drinking water plant. 2nd SETAC Australasia Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4-6 July, 2012. Brisbane Qld Australia: SETAC Australasia.
Escher, Beate, Tang, Janet Yat-Man, Kristiana, Ina, McDonald, S., Tan, J., Neale, Peta, Antony, Alice, Farre, Maria Jose and Bartkow, Michael (2012). Bioanalytical assessment of the formation of disinfection by-products in a drinking water plant. Gordon Research Conference: Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products, South Hadley, MA, United States, 5-10 August 2012.
Escher, B. I., Dutt, M., Glenn, E., Leusch, F., Macova, M., Maylin, E., Mewburn, B., Neale, P., Poulsen, A. and Tang, J. (2012). Can bioanalytical tools help us ensure that our water is safe?. SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 20 - 24 May 2012. Brussels, Belgium: SETAC.
Escher, Beate, Dutt, Mriga, Glenn, Eva, Leusch, Frederic, Mewburn, Ben, Neale, Peta and Tang, Janet (2012). Bioanalytical tools in water quality assessment. SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Meeting, Kumamoto, Japan, 24-27 September 2012. Kumamoto, Japan: SETAC Asia Pacific 2012.
Neale, P. A., Antony, A., Gernjak, W., Leslie, G. and Escher B. I. (2011). Why the source matters: Dissolved organic carbon properties can influence the environmental fate of organic contaminants. International Conference on Occurrence, Fate, Effects, and Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment (3rd, EmCon, 2011), Copenhagen, Denmark, 23-26 August 2011.
Neale, P.A., Antony, A., Gernjak, W., Leslie, G. and Escher, B.I. (2011). Understanding Micropollutant Fate in Water Recycling: Role of Dissolved Organic Carbon. Micropol & Ecohazard 2011, Sydney , Australia, 11-13th July 2011.
Neale, P. A., Antony, A., Gernjak, W., Leslie, G. and Escher, B. I. (2011). Are organic micropollutants more bioavailable in wastewater than common models predict?. SETAC Europe 21st Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy, 15-19th May 2011.
Peta, N., Antony, A., Gernjak, W., Leslie, G. and Escher B.I. (2010). Natural versus wastewater derived dissolved organic carbon: Implications for the environmental fate of organic micropollutants. What's in Our Water: The significance of trace organic compounds. 3rd Australian Symposium on Ecological Risk Assessment and Management of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Australasian Environment, Black Mountain, ACT, Australia, 10-11 November 2010.
Neale, Peta and Escher, Beate (2010). Fate of emerging contaminants in water recycling: influence of dissolved organic matter. SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain, 23-27 May 2010. Brussells, Belgium: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Neale, P., Escher, B. I. and Schaefer, A. (2009). Solute-solute interactions in water recycling: Implications for the fate of steroidal hormones. 7th IWA World Congress on Water Reclamation and Reuse (REUSE09), Brisbane, Australia, 20 - 25 Sep 2009. Brisbane, Australia: In Kim (IWA Specialist Group).
Neale, PA, Escher, BI and Schafer, AI (2007). Application of negligible-depletion solid phase microextraction to quantify the interaction between estrogenic micropollutants and bulk organic matter. unknown, unknown, unknown. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
Research Report
Neale, Peta and Warne, Michael St J. (2023). A Pesticide Decision Support Tool for the sugar cane industry: pesticide active ingredients used on rotation crops. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ddc0772