SewAus: Wastewater monitoring program
Biodegradation of organic chemicals in diverse aquatic environments
Phthalates and Bisphenols in Australian Wastewater: Estimating Contributions from Point and Diffuse Sources
Evaluating the impacts of trade waste contributions to wastewater networks for a preventative approach to contamination
Facilitating Detection of New Psychoactive Substances in Wastewater (PhD)
Wastewater Analysis for Drug Monitoring in Correctional Facilities
Facilitating Detection of New Psychoactive Substances in Wastewater
Assessing the Toxicity and Metabolism of New Psychoactive Substances and their Presence in Wastewater
National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
Understanding Australia by Analysing Wastewater During the Census 2021
Realistic Assessment of Biomarker Transformation in the Wastewater System
Understanding Concentrations of Contaminants of Emerging Concerns in Residential and Non-residential Areas within Queensland Wastewater Catchments
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Wastewater Consortium
Completed Projects
Innovative Sampling Strategies for Improved Wastewater-based Epidemiology
2019 - 2022
Revolutionizing Real-Time Genomic Epidemiology in Urban Wastewater Systems
2019 - 2022
Evaluation and Implementation of Methods to Increase Comprehensiveness of Non-Target Analysis
2019 - 2023
Estimating the Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products Through Wastewater Analysis
2019 - 2024
Wastewater Analysis for the Detection of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Substances
2019 - 2022
Improving Estimation of Tobacco Use by Wastewater-based Epidemiology
2019 - 2023
Improved Monitoring of Hydrophilic Aquatic Contaminants of Emerging Concern
2020 - 2024
Behaviour and Fate of Neonicotinoids in Australian Aquatic Environment
2021 - 2025
Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating tobacco-related health risks through wastewater analysis
2021 - 2025
Wastewater analysis for legal and illicit tobacco use estimation in Australia
2024 - 2025
Results of a study to evaluate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the blood serum of Airservices Australia’s current and former staff
Development and Application of Passive Sampling Technologies for Per and Poly-Fluorinated Substances
Evaluation of PFAS Release from Impacted Concrete and Asphalts
Human Exposure to PFAS and their Precursors in the Human Environment and their Biotransformation Processes
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination in the Indoor Environment and its Contribution to Human Exposure in Aqueous Film Forming Foam Impacted Communities
Development of Passive Sampling Methodologies for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
PFAS Contamination in Food Packaging Materials and their Flow-on Contamination
PFAS Identification Algorithm from Mass and Fragmentation Data
Comprehensive characterisation of the PFAS exposome
Evaluation of changes in PFAS in Airservices Australia’s Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) and Emergency Vehicle Technician (EVT) staff and ex-staff over time (Airservices III Study)
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Completed Projects
Firefighter Exposure Risks and Subsequent Reproduction Effects
2016 - 2023
Remediation of PFAS Contaminated Soil Using a Soil Washing Treatment Train
2019 - 2023
Fate and Transport of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Soil Environment
2019 - 2023
Assessing Effectiveness of PFAS Exposure Control in Exposed Communities and Firefighters
2020 - 2025
Assessing and Modelling Spatiotemporal Trends of Drug Consumptions in the Community by Wastewater-based Epidemiology
Understanding Human Exposure to Benzotriazoles, Benzothiazoles, Benzotriazole UV-Stabilizers and Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants in the Australian Population using Human Biomonitoring
Understanding Third Hand Exposure of Australian People to Methamphetamine
Human exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides and methods to reduce exposure
Establishing a National Program to Characterise Indoor Chemical Exposures
A Global Platform for Identifying Emerging Chemical Threats
Developing Protocols to Measure Plastic Chemicals in Human Brain, Blood and Urine
Identification of Chemical and Biological Determinants, and their Sources, and Strategies to Promote Healthier Homes in Europe
Exposure to Plastic Additives and its Association with Oxidative Stress Biomarkers
Chemical Contamination in Humans and Links to Neurodegenerative Diseases
Understanding Food Intake and Health Through Urine Biomarkers: Insights from a National Study
Pollen and its Contribution to Respiratory Outcomes in Subtropical Regions
Food Allergy, Atopy and Asthma Risk is Affected by the Environment of the Child
Investigating Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology: Pesticides and Heavy Metals as Potential Causes
How Greenspace Works: Which Factors Deliver the Best Health and Well-being
Using Multiple Data Sources to Understand the Opioid Crisis in Australia
Improving Indoor Environment Quality by Removing Semivolatile Organic Compounds from our Air
Establishing the Fitness for Purpose and Research Applications of Human Biomonitoring Programs Based on the Subsampling and Pooling of Deidentified Surplus Pathology Samples
Completed Projects
Exposure Mapping - Combining Wastewater Analysis with Human Biomonitoring
2018 - 2022
Association of Family, Neighbourhood, and Psychosocial Environmental Factors With Asthma Trajectories Among Children in Australia
2019 - 2023
Novel Testing Strategies for Endocrine Disruptors in the Context of Developmental Neuro Toxicity
2019 - 2024
Temporal Trend Analysis and Optimization of Exposure Monitoring Designs
2021 - 2026
The Metabolic Syndrome in Relation to Nutritional Status and Food Consumption Patterns among Adults in Vietnam
2021 - 2025
Environmental Fate, Distribution and Human Exposure to Neonicotinoids in Australia
2022 - 2026
Third-hand Smoking of Methamphetamine: An Investigation of Airborne Methamphetamine Levels and Remediation Approach
2023 - 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Atmospheric Environment
Preliminary Investigations Relating to the Role of Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Amplification and Dispersal of Antimicrobial Resistance
A National Wastewater Surveillance Program for Antimicrobial Resistance
The Suitability of Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Completed Projects
The Characterisation of Antimicrobial Resistance in Australian Wastewater
2020 - 2023
Antimicrobials and Other Chemicals that Select for Resistance
2021 - 2025
Assessing Dietary Exposure to Microplastics
Where do tyre particles go? Tracking tyre-related microplastic pollution in the Australian environment
Assessing Extent of Degradation and the Potential Effects on the Quantification of Microplastics in the Environment
Evaluating infant oral exposure to micro and nanoplastics
Unmasking the Hidden Threat: Investigating Microplastic Pollution in Moreton Bay for a Sustainable Future
Human Exposure and Fate of Micro and Nanoplastics
Human Exposure and Accumulation of Plastics
Development of Specialised Hyphenated Methodologies for Quantifying new Halogenated Plastic Materials
Developing a Method for the Quantification of Antifouling Paint Particles in the Marine Environment Using Pyrolysis-gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry
Towards better understanding the properties of pollutants that can cross the blood brain barrier using assays and/or animal studies
Understanding emerging contaminant presence in isolated seabird populations in East Antarctica
Characterisation and quantification of nanoplastics in the environment using pyrolysis gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Completed Projects
Microplastics in Air
2018 - 2025
Microplastics: Long Term Effects of Plastic Additive Chemicals on Marine Organisms
2019 - 2024
Microplastic Pollution: Nanoscale Surface Interactions and Public Perceptions
2019 - 2023
Microplastics Pollution in Water: Issues and Treatment Using Foam Fractionation/Froth Flotation
2021 - 2026
Identifying Baby Food Pouch Migrants and Evaluating their Potential Risks
2021 - 2026
Micro- and nano-plastics in drinking water from Ottawa, Canada
2024
Chemicals in Compostable Food Contact Paper Packaging Materials
Pesticide Analysis for the Inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program
Water Quality Micro-Pollutant Passive Sampler Monitoring Program
Transforming our Understanding of the Chemical Exposome
Calibration of air and water samplers for the detection of pesticides used for locust control
Understanding the vaping epidemic through novel integrative monitoring tool
Uncovering Antarctica’s secret chemical voyagers for expedited regulation
Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia (PhD Project)
Non-Targeted High-Resolution Mass Spectrometric Characterisation of Highly Mobile and Highly Persistent Chemicals
Completed Projects
Improved Monitoring of Aquatic Pollutants in National Water Resources
2020 - 2023
La Niña Influence on Herbicide and Pesticide Transport to Moreton Bay's Delicate Seagrass Beds
2022
Spatiotemporal Evaluation of Human Heat-Health Vulnerability in Australia
Impacts of Land Use on Health: Understanding Landscape Nexus with Public Health
Heat Events and Health Burden in the Tropics Because of Global Warming
A User-friendly Digital Prediction Tool for Dengue Prevention
The Effects of Maternal Exposure to Elevated Ambient Temperature on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Queensland, Australia
Early and Ongoing Pollen Exposure and the Development and Exacerbation of Allergic Disease: A Life-Course and Real-Time Epidemiological Analysis