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2026 Journal Article Using wastewater analysis to estimate the prevalence of THC and CBD use in a population of Japan during and after the Covid-19 pandemic (2020–2023)Thai, Phong K., Zheng, Qiuda, Yagishita, Nanami, Wang, Zhe, Hara-Yamamura, Hiroe, Hall, Wayne and Honda, Ryo (2026). Using wastewater analysis to estimate the prevalence of THC and CBD use in a population of Japan during and after the Covid-19 pandemic (2020–2023). Forensic Science International, 378 112687, 112687. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2025.112687 |
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2025 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. (2025). 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, 116620. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.116620 |
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2025 Journal Article Progress on wastewater-based epidemiology in China: implementation challenges and opportunities in public healthZheng, Qiuda, Lin, Xialu, He, Yingsheng, Wang, Zhe, Du, Peng, Li, Xi Qing, Ren, Yuan, Wang, Degao, Wen, Luhong, Zhao, Zeyang, Gao, Jianfa and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Progress on wastewater-based epidemiology in China: implementation challenges and opportunities in public health. Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES, 38 (11), 1354-1358. doi: 10.3967/bes2025.133 |
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2025 Journal Article Significant changes in preference of illicit drug use in a population of Hanoi, Vietnam—A 6‐year wastewater study (2018–2023)Hue, Tran Thi Thanh, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Wang, Zhe, Anh, Nguyen Thi Kieu, Binh, Vu Ngan, Trung, Ngo Quang, Chinh, Pham Quoc, Luong, Hai Thanh, Zheng, Qiuda, Hall, Wayne and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Significant changes in preference of illicit drug use in a population of Hanoi, Vietnam—A 6‐year wastewater study (2018–2023). Addiction, 120 (11), 2295-2304. doi: 10.1111/add.70147 |
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2025 Other Outputs Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating tobacco-related health risks through wastewater analysisWang, Zhe (2025). Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating tobacco-related health risks through wastewater analysis. PhD Thesis, Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/160b131 |
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2025 Journal Article Six years of alcohol consumption in Hanoi, Vietnam, by wastewater analysis: Assessing changes impacted by socio-economical factorsAnh, Pham Nguyet, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Wang, Zhe, Nguyen, Dat M., Binh, Vu Ngan, Kieu Anh, Nguyen Thi, Yang, Cong, Trung, Ngo Quang and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Six years of alcohol consumption in Hanoi, Vietnam, by wastewater analysis: Assessing changes impacted by socio-economical factors. Public Health, 245 105771, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105771 |
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2025 Journal Article Wastewater-based epidemiology in China: A decade of advancements and challengesZheng, Qiuda, Duan, Lei, He, Yingsheng, Wang, Zhe, Lin, Xialu, Du, Peng, Li, Xiqing, Ren, Yuan, Wang, Degao, Wen, Luhong, Zhao, Zeyang, Gao, Jianfa and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Wastewater-based epidemiology in China: A decade of advancements and challenges. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 19 100792. doi: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100792 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2025 Journal Article Using wastewater analysis to assess the health status of two distinct populations in ChinaWang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Gao, Jianfa, Ren, Jianan, Ahmed, Fahad, Chen, Yufang, Yang, Cong, Chen, Han, Ren, Yuan and Thai, Phong K. (2025). Using wastewater analysis to assess the health status of two distinct populations in China. Water Research X, 29 100335, 100335. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100335 |
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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 |
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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. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121040 |
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2023 Journal Article Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: impact of COVID-19 restrictionsWang, Zhe, Mueller, Jochen F., O'Brien, Jake W., Thompson, Jack, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Verhagen, Rory, Zheng, Qiuda, Prichard, Jeremy, Hall, Wayne, Humphreys, Keith, Thomas, Kevin V. and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Water Research, 244 120452, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120452 |
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2023 Journal Article Increased nicotine consumption in Australia during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemicThai, Phong K, Tscharke, Benjamin J, O’Brien, Jake, Gartner, Coral, Bade, Richard, Gerber, Cobus, White, Jason M, Zheng, Qiuda, Wang, Zhe, Thomas, Kevin V and Mueller, Jochen F (2023). Increased nicotine consumption in Australia during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 25 (6), 1194-1197. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac275 |
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2023 Journal Article Nation-wide wastewater-based epidemiology assessment of Metformin usage in China: 2014–2020Zheng, Qiuda, Du, Peng, Wang, Zhe, Zhang, Lingrong, Zhu, Zhu, Huang, Jingjing, Wang, Zhenglu, Hall, Wayne, Dang, Anh Kim, Wang, Degao, Li, Xiqing and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Nation-wide wastewater-based epidemiology assessment of Metformin usage in China: 2014–2020. ACS ES and T Water, 3 (1), 195-202. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00489 |
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2022 Journal Article Young population consume twice as much artificial sweetener than the general population – a wastewater-based assessment in ChinaLi, Dandan, Zheng, Qiuda, Wang, Zhe, Ren, Yuan, Thomas, Kevin V. and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Young population consume twice as much artificial sweetener than the general population – a wastewater-based assessment in China. Science of the Total Environment, 839 156200, 156200. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156200 |
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2022 Journal Article Assessing alcohol consumption in a Chinese urban population and a university town using high temporal resolution wastewater-based epidemiologyZheng, Qiuda, Chan, Gary C.K., Wang, Zhe, Connor, Jason P., Ren, Yuan and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Assessing alcohol consumption in a Chinese urban population and a university town using high temporal resolution wastewater-based epidemiology. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 230 109178, 109178. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109178 |
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2021 Journal Article Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year periodWang, Zhe, Zheng, Qiuda, Gartner, Coral, Chan, Gary C.K., Ren, Yuan, Wang, Degao and Thai, Phong K. (2021). Comparison of tobacco use in a university town and a nearby urban area in China by intensive analysis of wastewater over one year period. Water Research, 206 117733, 117733. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117733 |
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2021 Journal Article Assessing patterns of illicit drug use in a Chinese city by analyzing daily wastewater samples over a one-year periodZheng, 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 |
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2019 Journal Article Reduction in methamphetamine consumption trends from 2015 to 2018 detected by wastewater-based epidemiology in Dalian, ChinaWang, Zhe, Shao, Xue-Ting, Tan, Dong-Qin, Yan, Ji-Hao, Xiao, Yang, Zheng, Qiu-Da, Pei, Wei, Wang, Zhuang and Wang, De-Gao (2019). Reduction in methamphetamine consumption trends from 2015 to 2018 detected by wastewater-based epidemiology in Dalian, China. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194, 302-309. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.023 |
