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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 & Technology, 59 (13), 6825-6838. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00425 |
2025 Journal Article Occurrence and fate of glyphosate and AMPA in wastewater treatment plants in AustraliaCampbell, 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 |
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 Reporting population size in wastewater-based epidemiology: A scoping reviewPrice, Mackay, Simpson, Bradley S., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Ahmed, Fahad, Keller, Emma L., Sussex, Hannah, Kah, Melanie, Sila-Nowicka, Katarzyna, Chappell, Andrew, Gerber, Cobus and Trowsdale, Sam (2024). Reporting population size in wastewater-based epidemiology: A scoping review. Science of the Total Environment, 953 176076, 176076. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176076 |
2024 Journal Article Plastic Deposition in Sediments of Moreton Bay, Australia: A Historical Perspective and Potential Future ProjectionsYenney, 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 |
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 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 Testing methods to estimate population size for wastewater treatment plants using census data: Implications for wastewater-based epidemiologyPrice, Mackay, Tscharke, Ben, Chappell, Andrew, Kah, Melanie, Sila-Nowicka, Katarzyna, Morris, Helen, Ward, Daniel and Trowsdale, Sam (2024). Testing methods to estimate population size for wastewater treatment plants using census data: Implications for wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of The Total Environment, 922 170974, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170974 |
2024 Journal Article Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festivalPuljević, Cheneal, Tscharke, Benjamin, Wessel, Ellen Leslie, Francis, Cameron, Verhagen, Rory, O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Measham, Fiona, Stowe, M.J., Piatkowski, Timothy, Ferris, Jason, Page, Robert, Hiley, Sarah, Eassey, Christopher, McKinnon, Ginny, Sinclair, Genevieve, Blatchford, Emily, Engel, Liam, Norvill, Alice and Barratt, Monica J. (2024). Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festival. Science of The Total Environment, 921 170934, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170934 |
2024 Journal Article Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiologyJaunay, Emma L., Bade, Richard, Paxton, Kara R., Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Barry, Daniel C., Zhai, Yuze, Tscharke, Benjamin J., O'Brien, Jake W., Mueller, Jochen, White, Jason M., Simpson, Bradley S. and Gerber, Cobus (2024). Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of The Total Environment, 919 170473, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170473 |
2024 Journal Article Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identificationBade, Richard, Huchthausen, Julia, Huber, Carolin, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Verhagen, Rory, Puljevic, Cheneal, Escher, Beate I. and O'Brien, Jake W. (2024). Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identification. Water Research, 253 121297, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121297 |
2024 Journal Article Occurrence, spatiotemporal trends, fate, and treatment technologies for microplastics and organic contaminants in biosolids: a reviewVo, Phong H.N., Ky Le, Gia, Huy, Lai Nguyen, Zheng, Lei, Chaiwong, Chawalit, Nguyen, Nam Nhat, Nguyen, Hong T.M., Ralph, Peter J., Kuzhiumparambil, Unnikrishnan, Soroosh, Danaee, Toft, Sonja, Madsen, Craig, Kim, Mikael, Fenstermacher, Jim, Hai, Ho Truong Nam, Duan, Haoran and Tscharke, Ben (2024). Occurrence, spatiotemporal trends, fate, and treatment technologies for microplastics and organic contaminants in biosolids: a review. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 466 133471, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133471 |
2024 Journal Article Tracing the origins of plastics in biosolids: the role of sewerage pipe materials and trade wasteOkoffo, Elvis D., Tscharke, Ben J., Li, Jiaying and Thomas, Kevin V. (2024). Tracing the origins of plastics in biosolids: the role of sewerage pipe materials and trade waste. Science of The Total Environment, 914 169737, 169737. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169737 |
2024 Journal Article Analysis of wastewater from 2013 to 2021 detected a recent increase in nicotine use in Queensland, AustraliaWang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, O'Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Chan, Gary, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Analysis of wastewater from 2013 to 2021 detected a recent increase in nicotine use in Queensland, Australia. Water Research, 250 121040, 121040. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121040 |
2023 Journal Article Spatial and temporal trends of 64 pesticides and their removal from Australian wastewaterKnight, Emma R., Verhagen, Rory, Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Ben J. (2023). Spatial and temporal trends of 64 pesticides and their removal from Australian wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 905 166816, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166816 |
2023 Journal Article Exploring drug consumption patterns across varying levels of remoteness in AustraliaVerhagen, Rory, Kaserzon, Sarit L., Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Benjamin J. (2023). Exploring drug consumption patterns across varying levels of remoteness in Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 903 166163, 166163. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166163 |