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2022

Journal Article

Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

Ahmed, Warish, Simpson, Stuart L., Bertsch, Paul M., Bibby, Kyle, Bivins, Aaron, Blackall, Linda L., Bofill-Mas, Sílvia, Bosch, Albert, Brandão, João, Choi, Phil M., Ciesielski, Mark, Donner, Erica, D'Souza, Nishita, Farnleitner, Andreas H., Gerrity, Daniel, Gonzalez, Raul, Griffith, John F., Gyawali, Pradip, Haas, Charles N., Hamilton, Kerry A., Hapuarachchi, Hapuarachchige Chanditha, Harwood, Valerie J., Haque, Rehnuma, Jackson, Greg, Khan, Stuart J., Khan, Wesaal, Kitajima, Masaaki, Korajkic, Asja, La Rosa, Giuseppina ... Shanks, Orin C. (2022). Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance. Science of the Total Environment, 805 149877, 149877. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149877

Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

2022

Journal Article

Wastewater surveillance demonstrates high predictive value for COVID-19 infection on board repatriation flights to Australia

Ahmed, Warish, Bivins, Aaron, Simpson, Stuart L., Bertsch, Paul M., Ehret, John, Hosegood, Ian, Metcalfe, Suzanne S., Smith, Wendy J.M., Thomas, Kevin V., Tynan, Josh and Mueller, Jochen F. (2022). Wastewater surveillance demonstrates high predictive value for COVID-19 infection on board repatriation flights to Australia. Environment International, 158 106938, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106938

Wastewater surveillance demonstrates high predictive value for COVID-19 infection on board repatriation flights to Australia

2022

Journal Article

A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia

O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Bade, Richard, Chan, Gary, Gerber, Cobus, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and Hall, Wayne D. (2022). A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia. Addiction, 117 (1), 243-249. doi: 10.1111/add.15631

A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia

2022

Journal Article

Extraction and pyrolysis-GC-MS analysis of polyethylene in samples with medium to high lipid content

Rauert, Cassandra, Pan, Yufei, Okoffo, Elvis D., O’Brien, Jake W. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2022). Extraction and pyrolysis-GC-MS analysis of polyethylene in samples with medium to high lipid content. Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment, 1 (2) 13, 13. doi: 10.20517/jeea.2022.04

Extraction and pyrolysis-GC-MS analysis of polyethylene in samples with medium to high lipid content

2021

Journal Article

Understanding the plastics cycle to minimize exposure

Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Understanding the plastics cycle to minimize exposure. Nature Sustainability, 5 (4), 282-284. doi: 10.1038/s41893-021-00814-3

Understanding the plastics cycle to minimize exposure

2021

Journal Article

From centroided to profile mode: machine learning for prediction of peak width in HRMS data

Samanipour, Saer, Choi, Phil, O’Brien, Jake W., Pirok, Bob W. J., Reid, Malcolm J. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). From centroided to profile mode: machine learning for prediction of peak width in HRMS data. Analytical Chemistry, 93 (49), 16562-16570. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03755

From centroided to profile mode: machine learning for prediction of peak width in HRMS data

2021

Journal Article

Assessment of environmental pollution and human exposure to pesticides by wastewater analysis in a seven-year study in athens, greece

Rousis, Nikolaos I., Denardou, Maria, Alygizakis, Nikiforos, Galani, Aikaterini, Bletsou, Anna A., Damalas, Dimitrios E., Maragou, Niki C., Thomas, Kevin V. and Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. (2021). Assessment of environmental pollution and human exposure to pesticides by wastewater analysis in a seven-year study in athens, greece. Toxics, 9 (10) 260, 260. doi: 10.3390/toxics9100260

Assessment of environmental pollution and human exposure to pesticides by wastewater analysis in a seven-year study in athens, greece

2021

Journal Article

Performance- and image-enhancing drug use in the community: use prevalence, user demographics and the potential role of wastewater-based epidemiology

Shimko, Katja M., Piatkowski, Timothy, Thomas, Kevin V., Speers, Naomi, Brooker, Lance, Tscharke, Ben J. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2021). Performance- and image-enhancing drug use in the community: use prevalence, user demographics and the potential role of wastewater-based epidemiology. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 419 126340, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126340

Performance- and image-enhancing drug use in the community: use prevalence, user demographics and the potential role of wastewater-based epidemiology

2021

Journal Article

Current and future perspectives for wastewater-based epidemiology as a monitoring tool for pharmaceutical use

Boogaerts, Tim, Ahmed, Fahad, Choi, Phil.M, Tscharke, Benjamin, O'Brien, Jake, De Loof, Hans, Gao, Jianfa, Thai, Phong, Thomas, Kevin, Mueller, Jochen F., Hall, Wayne, Covaci, Adrian and van Nuijs, Alexander L.N. (2021). Current and future perspectives for wastewater-based epidemiology as a monitoring tool for pharmaceutical use. Science of the Total Environment, 789 148047, 148047. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148047

Current and future perspectives for wastewater-based epidemiology as a monitoring tool for pharmaceutical use

2021

Journal Article

Multisite calibration of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for quantifying drugs in wastewater

Verhagen, Rory, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Clokey, Joseph, Gerber, Cobus, Ghetia, Maulik, Kaserzon, Sarit L., Thomas, Kevin V. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2021). Multisite calibration of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for quantifying drugs in wastewater. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c02900, 12922-12929. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02900

Multisite calibration of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for quantifying drugs in wastewater

2021

Journal Article

Assessing patterns of illicit drug use in a Chinese city by analyzing daily wastewater samples over a one-year period

Zheng, Qiuda, Ren, Yuan, Wang, Zhe, Liu, Jinhua, Zhang, Yu, Lin, Wenting, Gao, Jianfa, Thomas, Kevin V. and Thai, Phong K. (2021). Assessing patterns of illicit drug use in a Chinese city by analyzing daily wastewater samples over a one-year period. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 417 125999, 125999. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125999

Assessing patterns of illicit drug use in a Chinese city by analyzing daily wastewater samples over a one-year period

2021

Journal Article

In-sewer stability of selected analgesics and their metabolites

Ahmed, Fahad, Li, Jiaying, O'Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Samanipour, Saer, Thai, Phong K., Yuan, Zhiguo, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). In-sewer stability of selected analgesics and their metabolites. Water Research, 204 117647, 117647. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117647

In-sewer stability of selected analgesics and their metabolites

2021

Journal Article

Quantification of selected microplastics in Australian urban road dust

O’Brien, Stacey, Okoffo, Elvis Dartey, Rauert, Cassandra, O’Brien, Jake W., Ribeiro, Francisca, Burrows, Stephen D., Toapanta, Tania, Wang, Xianyu and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Quantification of selected microplastics in Australian urban road dust. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416 125811, 125811. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125811

Quantification of selected microplastics in Australian urban road dust

2021

Journal Article

Impact of COVID-19 controls on the use of illicit drugs and alcohol in Australia

Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Benjamin J., O’Brien, Jake W., Magsarjav, Saranzaya, Humphries, Melissa, Ghetia, Maulik, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F., White, Jason M. and Gerber, Cobus (2021). Impact of COVID-19 controls on the use of illicit drugs and alcohol in Australia. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 8 (9), 799-804. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00532

Impact of COVID-19 controls on the use of illicit drugs and alcohol in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Plastics contamination of store-bought rice

Dessì, Claudia, Okoffo, Elvis D., O’Brien, Jake W., Gallen, Michael, Samanipour, Saer, Kaserzon, Sarit, Rauert, Cassandra, Wang, Xianyu and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Plastics contamination of store-bought rice. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416 125778, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125778

Plastics contamination of store-bought rice

2021

Journal Article

Plastics contamination in archived biosolids from 1950 to 2016

Okoffo, Elvis D., Donner, Erica, McGrath, Steve P., Tscharke, Benjamin J., O'Brien, Jake W., O'Brien, Stacey, Ribeiro, Francisca, Burrows, Stephen D., Toapanta, Tania, Rauert, Cassandra, Samanipour, Saer, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Plastics contamination in archived biosolids from 1950 to 2016. Water Research, 201 117367, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117367

Plastics contamination in archived biosolids from 1950 to 2016

2021

Journal Article

Phthalate diversity in eggs and associations with oxidative stress in the European herring gull (Larus argentatus)

Allen, Simon F., Ellis, Francesca, Mitchell, Christopher, Wang, Xianyu, Boogert, Neeltje J., Lin, Chun-Yin, Clokey, Joseph, Thomas, Kevin V. and Blount, Jonathan D. (2021). Phthalate diversity in eggs and associations with oxidative stress in the European herring gull (Larus argentatus). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169 112564, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112564

Phthalate diversity in eggs and associations with oxidative stress in the European herring gull (Larus argentatus)

2021

Journal Article

Artificial sweeteners in end-use biosolids in Australia

Li, Dandan, O'Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Okoffo, Elvis D., Mueller, Jochen F., Sun, Hongwen and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Artificial sweeteners in end-use biosolids in Australia. Water Research, 200 117237, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117237

Artificial sweeteners in end-use biosolids in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Influence of surface oxidation on the quantification of polypropylene microplastics by pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Toapanta, Tania, Okoffo, Elvis D., Ede, Sarah, O'Brien, Stacey, Burrows, Stephen D., Ribeiro, Francisca, Gallen, Michael, Colwell, John, Whittaker, Andrew K., Kaserzon, Sarit and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Influence of surface oxidation on the quantification of polypropylene microplastics by pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Science of the Total Environment, 796 148835, 148835. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148835

Influence of surface oxidation on the quantification of polypropylene microplastics by pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry

2021

Journal Article

Quantification of selected analgesics and their metabolites in influent wastewater by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Ahmed, Fahad, Tscharke, Benjamin, O’Brien, Jake W., Thompson, Jack, Zheng, Qiuda, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2021). Quantification of selected analgesics and their metabolites in influent wastewater by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta, 234 122627, 122627. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122627

Quantification of selected analgesics and their metabolites in influent wastewater by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry