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2025

Journal Article

Unearthing the hidden plastic in garden compost

Kaur, Simran, Okoffo, Elvis D., Thomas, Kevin V. and Rauert, Cassandra (2025). Unearthing the hidden plastic in garden compost. Science of the Total Environment, 973 179153, 179153. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179153

Unearthing the hidden plastic in garden compost

2025

Journal Article

Quantifying Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Food and Beverages Using Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: Challenges and Implications

Jeffries, Coral, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Quantifying Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Food and Beverages Using Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: Challenges and Implications. ACS Food Science & Technology. doi: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c01093

Quantifying Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Food and Beverages Using Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: Challenges and Implications

2025

Journal Article

Serum concentrations of PFAS across Australian States and Territories

Nilsson, Sandra, Kucharski, Nathaniel, Orr, Julia, Bräunig, Jennifer, Thompson, Kristie, Jolliet, Olivier, Langguth, Daman, Kennedy, Carl, Hobson, Peter, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Toms, Leisa-Maree (2025). Serum concentrations of PFAS across Australian States and Territories. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 265 114542, 114542. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114542

Serum concentrations of PFAS across Australian States and Territories

2025

Journal Article

Occurrence, Removal, and Risk Assessment of Antimicrobials and Their Transformation Products in Effluent from Australian Wastewater Treatment Plants

Li, Jinglong, O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Ben J., Verhagen, Rory, He, Chang, Shimko, Katja M., Shao, Xueting, Zhai, Naixiang, Hulleman, Tobias, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Occurrence, Removal, and Risk Assessment of Antimicrobials and Their Transformation Products in Effluent from Australian Wastewater Treatment Plants. Environmental Science & Technology, 59 (13), 6825-6838. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00425

Occurrence, Removal, and Risk Assessment of Antimicrobials and Their Transformation Products in Effluent from Australian Wastewater Treatment Plants

2025

Journal Article

Are microplastics bad for your health? More rigorous science is needed

Xu, Jun-Li, Wright, Stephanie, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Are microplastics bad for your health? More rigorous science is needed. Nature, 639 (8054), 300-302. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-00702-2

Are microplastics bad for your health? More rigorous science is needed

2025

Journal Article

Occurrence and fate of glyphosate and AMPA in wastewater treatment plants in Australia

Campbell, Garth, Tscharke, Ben J., Prasad, Pritesh, Knight, Emma R., Reeks, Tim, Jackson, Aiko, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2025). Occurrence and fate of glyphosate and AMPA in wastewater treatment plants in Australia. Science of The Total Environment, 969 178964, 178964. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178964

Occurrence and fate of glyphosate and AMPA in wastewater treatment plants in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Accumulation, translocation and transformation of artificial sweeteners in plants: A critical review

Li, Dandan, Xing, Yeye, Li, Li, Yao, Yiming, Li, Yongcheng, Zhu, Hongkai, Du, Peng, Wang, Fang, Yu, Dayang, Yang, Fang, Yao, Zhiliang and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Accumulation, translocation and transformation of artificial sweeteners in plants: A critical review. Environmental Pollution, 366 125517, 125517-366. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125517

Accumulation, translocation and transformation of artificial sweeteners in plants: A critical review

2025

Journal Article

Assessing the Efficacy of Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Nanoplastic and Microplastic Analysis in Human Blood

Rauert, Cassandra, Charlton, Nathan, Bagley, Angus, Dunlop, Sarah A., Symeonides, Christos and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Assessing the Efficacy of Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Nanoplastic and Microplastic Analysis in Human Blood. Environmental Science & Technology, 59 (4), 1984-1994. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c12599

Assessing the Efficacy of Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry for Nanoplastic and Microplastic Analysis in Human Blood

2024

Journal Article

New trends in the environmental analysis of pollutants

de Alda, Miren Lopez, Richardson, Susan D., Thomas, Kevin V. and Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. (2024). New trends in the environmental analysis of pollutants. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 417 (3), 447-449. doi: 10.1007/s00216-024-05695-x

New trends in the environmental analysis of pollutants

2024

Journal Article

National survey of the occurrence of antimicrobial agents in Australian wastewater and their socioeconomic correlates

Li, Jinglong, O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., He, Chang, Shimko, Katja M., Shao, Xueting, Zhai, Naixiang, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2024). National survey of the occurrence of antimicrobial agents in Australian wastewater and their socioeconomic correlates. Nature Water, 2 (12) 140587, 1166-1177. doi: 10.1038/s44221-024-00349-9

National survey of the occurrence of antimicrobial agents in Australian wastewater and their socioeconomic correlates

2024

Journal Article

Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in Australia

Verhagen, Rory, Gerber, Cobus, Thai, Phong K., Connor, Jason, Loveday, Bill, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake, Jaunay, Emma L., Simpson, Bradley S., Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Benjamin J. (2024). Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in Australia. Addiction, 119 (12), 2153-2161. doi: 10.1111/add.16653

Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Evidence of time dependent degradation of polypropylene surgical mesh explanted from the abdomen and vagina of sheep

Farr, Nicholas T. H., Gregory, David A., Workman, Victoria L., Rauert, Cassandra, Roman, Sabiniano, Knight, Alexander J., Bullock, Anthony J., Tartakovskii, Alexander I., Thomas, Kevin V., Chapple, Christopher R., Deprest, Jan, MacNeil, Sheila and Rodenburg, Cornelia (2024). Evidence of time dependent degradation of polypropylene surgical mesh explanted from the abdomen and vagina of sheep. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 160 106722, 1-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106722

Evidence of time dependent degradation of polypropylene surgical mesh explanted from the abdomen and vagina of sheep

2024

Journal Article

Effect-based water quality assessment in an urban tributary under base flow and storm conditions

Rauert, Cassandra, König, Maria, Neale, Peta A., Thomas, Kevin V. and Escher, Beate I. (2024). Effect-based water quality assessment in an urban tributary under base flow and storm conditions. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 11 (12), 1314-1320. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00866

Effect-based water quality assessment in an urban tributary under base flow and storm conditions

2024

Journal Article

Unscrambling why plastics aren't detectable in chicken eggs

Tariq, Anum, Okoffo, Elvis D., Fenti, Angelo, Fu, Hongrui and Thomas, Kevin V. (2024). Unscrambling why plastics aren't detectable in chicken eggs. Chemosphere, 367 143584, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143584

Unscrambling why plastics aren't detectable in chicken eggs

2024

Journal Article

Occurrence of Ultrashort-Chain PFASs in Australian Environmental Water Samples

Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Mackie, Rachel, Prasad, Pritesh, Knight, Emma R., Qu, Xuan, Vardy, Suzanne, Bowles, Karl, Higgins, Christopher P., Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2024). Occurrence of Ultrashort-Chain PFASs in Australian Environmental Water Samples. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 11 (12), 1362-1369. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00750

Occurrence of Ultrashort-Chain PFASs in Australian Environmental Water Samples

2024

Journal Article

How do plastics, including microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals, affect human health?

Seewoo, Bhedita J., Goodes, Louise M., Thomas, Kevin V., Rauert, Cassandra, Elagali, Ahmed, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Symeonides, Christos and Dunlop, Sarah A. (2024). How do plastics, including microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals, affect human health?. Nature Medicine, 30 (11), 3036-3037. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03287-x

How do plastics, including microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals, affect human health?

2024

Journal Article

Plastic Deposition in Sediments of Moreton Bay, Australia: A Historical Perspective and Potential Future Projections

Yenney, Emma, Okoffo, Elvis D., Tscharke, Ben J., Grinham, Alistair, Bostock, Helen C. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2024). Plastic Deposition in Sediments of Moreton Bay, Australia: A Historical Perspective and Potential Future Projections. ACS ES&T Water, 4 (10), 4510-4520. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00536

Plastic Deposition in Sediments of Moreton Bay, Australia: A Historical Perspective and Potential Future Projections

2024

Journal Article

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Gunjal, Samruddhi Jayendra Jayendra, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Wang, Yiqing, Xin, Ruijing, Fu, Changkui, Liu, Kehan, Macintosh, Katie, Sprague, Lee G., Leung, Lam, Hopkins, Timothy E., Thomas, Kevin V., Guo, Jianhua, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 8269, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52690-y

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

2024

Journal Article

Plastic pollution and health metrics in wild juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from two Ecuadorian national parks: Galápagos and Machalilla

Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo, Lewbart, Gregory A., Toapanta, Tania, Chadwick, Helen, Okoffo, Elvis D., Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela, Zurita-Arthos, Leo, Jones, Jen S., Cisneros, Fernando, Moreira-Mendieta, Andres, Vintimilla-Palacios, Cristina, Miranda, Cristina, Vallejo, Felipe, Houck, Emma, Alemán, Rubén, Escobar-Flores, Kamila, Skehel, Alice, Castañeda, Jason, Secoura, Patricia, Vaden, Shelly, Lewis, Ceri, Galloway, Tamara, Wallace, Bryan, Godley, Brendan J., Cole, Matthew, Lindeque, Penelope, Thomas, Kevin V., Potvin, Dominique A., Valle, Carlos A. and Townsend, Kathy A. (2024). Plastic pollution and health metrics in wild juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from two Ecuadorian national parks: Galápagos and Machalilla. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, 2 1439512, 1-30. doi: 10.3389/famrs.2024.1439512

Plastic pollution and health metrics in wild juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) from two Ecuadorian national parks: Galápagos and Machalilla

2024

Journal Article

High throughput and sensitive quantitation of tobacco-specific alkaloids and nitrosamines in wastewater

Wang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Li, Jinglong, O'Brien, Jake W., Patterson, Brad, Zhao, Zeyang, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2024). High throughput and sensitive quantitation of tobacco-specific alkaloids and nitrosamines in wastewater. Talanta, 277 126401, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126401

High throughput and sensitive quantitation of tobacco-specific alkaloids and nitrosamines in wastewater