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2026 Journal Article Monitoring ketamine use and evaluating its persistence across 106 wastewater treatment plants in AustraliaZhao, Zeyang, Verhagen, Rory, O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Li, Jinglong, Wang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Keller, Emma L., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2026). Monitoring ketamine use and evaluating its persistence across 106 wastewater treatment plants in Australia. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 90 110427, 110427-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.110427 |
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2026 Journal Article Could wastewater and clinical surveillance address blind spots in antimicrobial use and AMR? — Evidence from Australia’s Northern TerritoryLi, Jinglong, Wozniak, Teresa M., Janson, Sonja, Stephens, Michael D., Thomas, Kevin V. and O'Brien, Jake W. (2026). Could wastewater and clinical surveillance address blind spots in antimicrobial use and AMR? — Evidence from Australia’s Northern Territory. Water Research 126470, 126470. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126470 |
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2026 Journal Article Trends of Fentanyl and Oxycodone Use in Australia (2018–2022) in National Prescription and Wastewater Data SetsNgo, Hieu K.T., Thai, Phong K., Connor, Jason P., Loveday, Bill, Verhagen, Rory, Bade, Richard, O’Brien, Jake W., Gerber, Cobus, Keller, Emma, Simpson, Bradley S., Culshaw, Peter, Hall, Wayne, Humphreys, Keith, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Ben (2026). Trends of Fentanyl and Oxycodone Use in Australia (2018–2022) in National Prescription and Wastewater Data Sets. Environmental Science & Technology, 60 (25) acs.est.5c18126, 17615-17626. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c18126 |
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2026 Journal Article From Spectra to Local Networks: Evaluating MS <sup>2</sup> Similarity MetricsTurkina, Viktoriia, van Erp, Quinten, Petrignani, Annemieke, Corthals, Garry, O’Brien, Jake W. and Samanipour, Saer (2026). From Spectra to Local Networks: Evaluating MS 2 Similarity Metrics. Analytical Chemistry, 98 (24) acs.analchem.6c01202, 17937-17947. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6c01202 |
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2026 Journal Article Antibiotic transformation products exert selective pressure for antimicrobial resistance comparable to parent compoundsLakhey, Pooja, Hayes, April, Murray, Aimee K., Li, Jinglong, Thomas, Kevin V., Gaze, Willam H. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2026). Antibiotic transformation products exert selective pressure for antimicrobial resistance comparable to parent compounds. Nature Water, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s44221-026-00663-4 |
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2026 Journal Article Enrichment of high-risk antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in freshwater environments: a meta-analysisZarean, Maryam, Mousavi, Sayed Esmaeil, Dave, Sejal H., O'Brien, Jake W., Thomas, Kevin V., Stevenson, Emily M., Singh, Paridhi, Karimpour, Shooka, Zhong, Huan, Brar, Satinder Kaur and Kwong, Raymond W. M. (2026). Enrichment of high-risk antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in freshwater environments: a meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution, 398 128053. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128053 |
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2026 Journal Article Chemical profiling of industry wastewaters to identify industry sources of contaminantsKeane, Chantal A., Verhagen, Rory, Mueller, Jochen F., O’Brien, Jake W., Shiels, Ryan and Li, Jiaying (2026). Chemical profiling of industry wastewaters to identify industry sources of contaminants. Water Research, 295 125575, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.125575 |
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2026 Journal Article Weekend highs: rising ketamine levels in Australian wastewaterKeller, Emma, Tscharke, Ben, Peake, Brock, Verhagen, Rory, Bade, Richard, O’Brien, Jake, Thai, Phong, Thomas, Kevin, Mueller, Jochen, White, Jason, Simpson, Bradley and Gerber, Cobus (2026). Weekend highs: rising ketamine levels in Australian wastewater. Environmental Advances, 23 100687, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.envadv.2026.100687 |
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2026 Journal Article Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol salesTscharke, Ben, Livingston, Michael, Clifford, Sarah, Zheng, Qiuda, Thai, Phong K., Verhagen, Rory, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake W., Gerber, Cobus, Keller, Emma, Simpson, Bradley S., Thomas, Kevin V., Hall, Wayne and Mueller, Jochen F. (2026). Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales. Addiction, 121 (4), 851-860. doi: 10.1111/add.70262 |
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2026 Journal Article Monitoring Population Exposure to Low‐ and No‐Calorie Sweeteners via Pooled Urine AnalysisSchröter, Nicole S., O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Toms, Leisa‐Maree L., Hobson, Peter, Langguth, Daman and Mueller, Jochen F. (2026). Monitoring Population Exposure to Low‐ and No‐Calorie Sweeteners via Pooled Urine Analysis. Food Science & Nutrition, 14 (4) e71795, e71795-4. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.71795 |
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2026 Journal Article National wastewater surveillance of illicit tobacco and vaping use trends in AustraliaWang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Thai, Phong K., Gartner, Coral, O’Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Verhagen, Rory, Hall, Wayne, Stjepanović, Daniel, Simpson, Bradley S., Keller, Emma L., Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Ben (2026). National wastewater surveillance of illicit tobacco and vaping use trends in Australia. JAMA Network Open, 9 (2) e2557319. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.57319 |
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2026 Journal Article High-throughput and cost-effective quantification of psychoactive pharmaceuticals in wastewater with comprehensive in-sample stability evaluation for wastewater surveillance purposeZhao, Zeyang, Zheng, Qiuda, Eaglesham, Geoff, Wang, Zhe, Li, Jinglong, Patterson, Brad, O'Brien, Jake W. and Thai, Phong K. (2026). High-throughput and cost-effective quantification of psychoactive pharmaceuticals in wastewater with comprehensive in-sample stability evaluation for wastewater surveillance purpose. Microchemical Journal, 220 116620, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.116620 |
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2026 Journal Article Enhancing predictive modeling with molecular fingerprint fusion strategiesTurkina, Viktoriia, Messih, Melanie R. W., Kant, Etienne, Gringhuis, Jelle T., Petrignani, Annemieke, Corthals, Garry, O'Brien, Jake W. and Samanipour, Saer (2026). Enhancing predictive modeling with molecular fingerprint fusion strategies. Digital Discovery, 5 (5), 2232-2242. doi: 10.1039/d5dd00302d |
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2025 Journal Article Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey dataVerhagen, Rory, Gerber, Cobus, Thai, Phong, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake, Keller, Emma L., Simpson, Bradley S., Hall, Wayne, Leung, Janni, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Benjamin J. (2025). Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey data. Addiction, 121 (4) add.70277, 861-869. doi: 10.1111/add.70277 |
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2025 Journal Article Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysisDewapriya, Pradeep, Nilsson, Sandra, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, O’Brien, Jake W., Bräunig, Jennifer, José Gómez Ramos, María, Samanipour, Saer, Martin, Jonathan W., Toms, Leisa-Maree L., Mueller, Jochen F., Kaserzon, Sarit L. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (48), 26081-26091. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04623 |
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2025 Journal Article Environmental antimicrobial resistance: current status and future prospectsThomas, Kevin V., Zhai, Naixiang, Li, Jinglong and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Environmental antimicrobial resistance: current status and future prospects. Environmental Contamination: Causes and Solutions, 1 (1). doi: 10.53941/eccs.2025.100006 |
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2025 Journal Article Machine learning for predicting environmental mobility based on retention behaviorHulleman, Tobias, Samanipour, Saer, Haddad, Paul R., Rauert, Cassandra, Okoffo, Elvis D., Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Machine learning for predicting environmental mobility based on retention behavior. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (43) acs.est.5c07274, 23339-23348. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c07274 |
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2025 Journal Article Evaluating dextrorphan as a wastewater biomarker for cough suppressant use: A longitudinal study in ChinaShao, Xue-Ting, Ma, Xin-Dong, Li, Jing-Long, O’Brien, Jake W., Thomas, Kevin and Wang, De-Gao (2025). Evaluating dextrorphan as a wastewater biomarker for cough suppressant use: A longitudinal study in China. Water Research, 285 124119, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124119 |
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2025 Journal Article Evaluation of a low-cost active air sampler for the surveillance of airborne transmission of antibiotic resistance genes using a municipal wastewater treatment plant as a case studyZhai, Naixiang, Li, Jinglong, Klümper, Uli, Lakhey, Pooja, Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Evaluation of a low-cost active air sampler for the surveillance of airborne transmission of antibiotic resistance genes using a municipal wastewater treatment plant as a case study. ACS ES&T Engineering, 5 (9), 2260-2268. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00180 |
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2025 Journal Article Stability of antibiotics and their metabolites in sewers: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology and antibiotic sustainabilityLi, Jinglong, Ren, Jianan, Li, Jiaying, Thai, Phong K., Cen, Xiaotong, Zhao, Zeyang, Zhai, Naixiang, Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Stability of antibiotics and their metabolites in sewers: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology and antibiotic sustainability. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (33), 17796-17810. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04421 |
