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 |
2025 Journal Article Impact of human lifestyle on the pathogenic potential of urban wastewaterWu, Jiangping, Chen, Yan, Zhao, Jiawei, O'Brien, Jake William, Coin, Lachlan, Hai, Faisal I., Sanderson-Smith, Martina and Jiang, Guangming (2025). Impact of human lifestyle on the pathogenic potential of urban wastewater. Environmental Research, 286 122591, 122591. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122591 |
2025 Journal Article Occurrence and emission evaluation of oxypurinol and metformin from effluent in WWTPs across AustraliaYang, Cong, Zheng, Qiuda, Wang, Zhe, Ahmed, Fahad, Tscharke, Ben, Yang, Sen, O’Brien, Jake W., Verhagen, Rory, Mueller, Jochen F., Tong, Lei and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Occurrence and emission evaluation of oxypurinol and metformin from effluent in WWTPs across Australia. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (23), 11767-11775. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14351 |
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 |
2025 Journal Article Utilizing national wastewater and sales data to derive and validate the correction factors of five common antidepressants for wastewater-based epidemiologyZhao, Zeyang, Yuan, Jingyi, Zheng, Qiuda, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Boogaerts, Tim, Wang, Zhe, Chen, Shuo, O'Brien, Jake W., van Nuijs, Alexander L.N., Covaci, Adrian, Mueller, Jochen and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Utilizing national wastewater and sales data to derive and validate the correction factors of five common antidepressants for wastewater-based epidemiology. Water Research, 276 123263, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123263 |
2025 Journal Article Prioritization of unknown LC-HRMS features based on predicted toxicity categoriesTurkina, Viktoriia, Gringhuis, Jelle T., Boot, Sanne, Petrignani, Annemieke, Corthals, Garry, Praetorius, Antonia, O’Brien, Jake W. and Samanipour, Saer (2025). Prioritization of unknown LC-HRMS features based on predicted toxicity categories. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (16), 8004-8015. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13026 |
2025 Journal Article High levels of antibiotics released by a pharmaceutical manufacturer negatively impacted wastewater treatment plant performanceKeane, Chantal A., Li, Jinglong, Li, Jiaying, Mueller, Jochen F., O'Brien, Jake W. and Verhagen, Rory (2025). High levels of antibiotics released by a pharmaceutical manufacturer negatively impacted wastewater treatment plant performance. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 11 (4), 903-913. doi: 10.1039/d4ew01032a |
2025 Journal Article Occurrence, removal, and risk assessment of antimicrobials and their transformation products in effluent from Australian wastewater treatment plantsLi, 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 and Technology, 59 (13), 6825-6838. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00425 |
2025 Journal Article Bridging knowledge gaps in human chemical exposure via drinking water with non-target screeningCiccarelli, Davide, Samanipour, Saer, Rapp-Wright, Helena, Bieber, Stefan, Letzel, Thomas, O’Brien, Jake W., Marczylo, Tim, Gant, Timothy W., Vineis, Paolo and Barron, Leon P. (2025). Bridging knowledge gaps in human chemical exposure via drinking water with non-target screening. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (3), 190-214. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2024.2396690 |
2024 Journal Article National survey of the occurrence of antimicrobial agents in Australian wastewater and their socioeconomic correlatesLi, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in AustraliaVerhagen, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Application of design of experiment for quantification of 71 new psychoactive substances in influent wastewaterNadarajan, Dhayaalini, O’Brien, Jake, Cresswell, Sarah, Kele, Ben, Mueller, Jochen and Bade, Richard (2024). Application of design of experiment for quantification of 71 new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1321 343036, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.343036 |
2024 Journal Article Assessing daily patterns in stimulant use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia using wastewater analysisChen, Shuo, Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Ben, Hall, Wayne, Thai, Phong, He, Chang, Ahmed, Fahad, Zheng, Qiuda, Choi, Phil M., O'Brien, Jake W. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2024). Assessing daily patterns in stimulant use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia using wastewater analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476 135130, 135130. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135130 |
2024 Journal Article High throughput and sensitive quantitation of tobacco-specific alkaloids and nitrosamines in wastewaterWang, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Exploring the chemical subspace of RPLC: a data driven approachvan Herwerden, Denice, Nikolopoulos, Alexandros, Barron, Leon P., O’Brien, Jake W., Pirok, Bob W.J., Thomas, Kevin V. and Samanipour, Saer (2024). Exploring the chemical subspace of RPLC: a data driven approach. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1317 342869, 342869. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.342869 |
2024 Journal Article Wastewater microbiome analysis for population alcohol abuseWu, Jiangping, Chen, Yan, Zhao, Jiawei, Prosun, Tanjila Alam, O’Brien, Jake William, Coin, Lachlan, Hai, Faisal I., Sanderson-Smith, Martina and Jiang, Guangming (2024). Wastewater microbiome analysis for population alcohol abuse. Water, 16 (15) 2149. doi: 10.3390/w16152149 |
2024 Journal Article Exploring the chemical space of the exposome: how far have we gone?Samanipour, Saer, Barron, Leon Patrick, van Herwerden, Denice, Praetorius, Antonia, Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake William (2024). Exploring the chemical space of the exposome: how far have we gone?. JACS Au, 4 (7), 2412-2425. doi: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00220 |
2024 Journal Article Seven-years of alcohol consumption in Australia by wastewater analysis: exploring patterns by remoteness and socioeconomic factorsTscharke, Ben, Livingston, Michael, O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F., Hall, Wayne, Simpson, Bradley S., Jaunay, Emma, Gerber, Cobus, White, Jason M. and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Seven-years of alcohol consumption in Australia by wastewater analysis: exploring patterns by remoteness and socioeconomic factors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 259 111317, 111317. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111317 |
2024 Journal Article Refining the correction factor for a better monitoring of antidepressant use by wastewater-based epidemiology: a case study of amitriptylineZhao, Zeyang, Zheng, Qiuda, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Ahmed, Fahad, O'Brien, Jake W., Gao, Jianfa, Covaci, Adrian and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Refining the correction factor for a better monitoring of antidepressant use by wastewater-based epidemiology: a case study of amitriptyline. Science of The Total Environment, 926 172057, 172057. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172057 |
2024 Journal Article Nationwide occurrence and discharge mass load of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in effluent and biosolids: a snapshot from 75 wastewater treatment plants across AustraliaNguyen, Hue T., Thai, Phong K., Kaserzon, Sarit L., O'Brien, Jake W. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2024). Nationwide occurrence and discharge mass load of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in effluent and biosolids: a snapshot from 75 wastewater treatment plants across Australia. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 470 134203, 134203. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134203 |