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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 sales

Tscharke, 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

Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales

2026

Journal Article

Deconjugation enzymes - pitfalls, contamination risks, and practical insights from human biomonitoring of bisphenols, phthalates, and oxidative stress markers

Zammit, Ian, Cheng, Yuya, Bury, Daniel, Wang, Xianyu, Mueller, Jochen F. and Koch, Holger M. (2026). Deconjugation enzymes - pitfalls, contamination risks, and practical insights from human biomonitoring of bisphenols, phthalates, and oxidative stress markers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 272 114730, 114730. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114730

Deconjugation enzymes - pitfalls, contamination risks, and practical insights from human biomonitoring of bisphenols, phthalates, and oxidative stress markers

2026

Journal Article

Nontarget GC-ECNI-Orbitrap-HRMS screening and evaluation method used to identify polyhalogenated compounds extracted from two passive air samplers deployed at marine islands in Australia

Schweizer, Sina, Korkmaz, Göksu, Hauns, Jakob, Schächtele, Alexander, Wang, Xianyu, Paxman, Chris, Mueller, Jochen and Vetter, Walter (2026). Nontarget GC-ECNI-Orbitrap-HRMS screening and evaluation method used to identify polyhalogenated compounds extracted from two passive air samplers deployed at marine islands in Australia. Science of The Total Environment, 1020 181579, 181579. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181579

Nontarget GC-ECNI-Orbitrap-HRMS screening and evaluation method used to identify polyhalogenated compounds extracted from two passive air samplers deployed at marine islands in Australia

2026

Journal Article

National Wastewater Surveillance of Illicit Tobacco and Vaping Use Trends in Australia

Wang, 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, e2557319-2. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.57319

National Wastewater Surveillance of Illicit Tobacco and Vaping Use Trends in Australia

2025

Journal Article

From freshwater to marine environments: spatial variation in chemical biodegradation rates applying a modified OECD 309-type experiment

Weir, Lily M., Tian, Run, Posselt, Malte, Mueller, Jochen F. and McLachlan, Michael S. (2025). From freshwater to marine environments: spatial variation in chemical biodegradation rates applying a modified OECD 309-type experiment. Environmental Science and Technology, 60 (1), 1141-1152. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c09998

From freshwater to marine environments: spatial variation in chemical biodegradation rates applying a modified OECD 309-type experiment

2025

Journal Article

Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey data

Verhagen, 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

Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey data

2025

Journal Article

Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis

Dewapriya, 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

Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis

2025

Journal Article

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rainfall runoff from an AFFF-impacted concrete pad: A field simulation study

Thai, Phong K., McDonough, Jeffrey T., Key, Trent A., Thapalia, Anita, Porman, Scott, Prasad, Pritesh, Fiorenza, Stephanie, Watanabe, Hirozumi, Barnes, Craig M. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2025). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rainfall runoff from an AFFF-impacted concrete pad: A field simulation study. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 6 100137, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hazl.2024.100137

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rainfall runoff from an AFFF-impacted concrete pad: A field simulation study

2025

Journal Article

The natural product 2,4,6-tribromoanisole is the predominant polyhalogenated compound in representative Australian passive air samples

Schweizer, Sina, Wang, Xianyu, Paxman, Chris, Mueller, Jochen F. and Vetter, Walter (2025). The natural product 2,4,6-tribromoanisole is the predominant polyhalogenated compound in representative Australian passive air samples. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197 (11) 1242, 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10661-025-14638-7

The natural product 2,4,6-tribromoanisole is the predominant polyhalogenated compound in representative Australian passive air samples

2025

Journal Article

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances

Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Laimou-Geraniou, Maria, Chappell, Andrew, Baduel, Christine, Bijlsma, Lubertus, Boogaerts, Tim, Burgard, Daniel A., Castiglioni, Sara, Ceolotto, Nicola, Driver, Erin M., Sodre, Fernando Fabriz, Kassinos, Despo Fatta, Quintana, Harold Flores, Gerber, Cobus, Gracia-Lor, Emma, Gracia-Marín, Elisa, Halden, Rolf U., Heath, Ester, Huchthausen, Julia, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara, Keller, Emma L., Lai, Foon Yin, Löve, Arndís Sue-Ching, Matias, João, Ocenaskova, Vera, Oh, Jeong-Eun, Oluseyi, Temilola, Phung, Kaitlyn, Pineda-Castro, Marco ... Bade, Richard (2025). Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances. Water Research, 289 (Pt A) 124847, 124847. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124847

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances

2025

Journal Article

Melamine and its derivatives in Australian pooled urine samples from 2012–2013 and 2022–2023

Liu, Yarui, Prasad, Pritesh, Que, Danielle E., Eaglesham, Geoff, Cheng, Yuya, Hobson, Peter, Glover, Heath, Zhu, Hongkai, Wang, Shuo, Toms, Leisa-Maree and Mueller, Jochen F. (2025). Melamine and its derivatives in Australian pooled urine samples from 2012–2013 and 2022–2023. Environment International, 204 109804, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109804

Melamine and its derivatives in Australian pooled urine samples from 2012–2013 and 2022–2023

2025

Journal Article

In-sample chemical tracers for quality control in environmental samples: a systematic evaluation of deuterated pharmaceuticals for sampling campaigns

Ren, Jianan, Zheng, Qiuda, Li, Jiaying, Verhagen, Rory, Thai, Phong K., Li, Jiuling, Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Ben J. (2025). In-sample chemical tracers for quality control in environmental samples: a systematic evaluation of deuterated pharmaceuticals for sampling campaigns. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (39), 21278-21288. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c05862

In-sample chemical tracers for quality control in environmental samples: a systematic evaluation of deuterated pharmaceuticals for sampling campaigns

2025

Journal Article

Trifluoroacetic acid in Australian human urine samples

Muir, Derek C. G., Freeling, Finnian, Nilsson, Sandra, Bugsel, Boris, Bowles, Karl, Hobson, Peter, Toms, Leisa-Maree and Mueller, Jochen F. (2025). Trifluoroacetic acid in Australian human urine samples. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 12 (10), 1411-1417. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00678

Trifluoroacetic acid in Australian human urine samples

2025

Journal Article

Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol

Lucas, Andrew, Harray, Amelia, Duong, Lelinh, Herrmann, Susan, Vlaskovsky, Philip, Trevenen, Michelle, Chan, Dick, Papendorf, Hannah, Smith, Tony, Flint, Lilith, Liu, Alex, Gaudieri, Silvana, Wang, Xianyu, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin, Murray, Kevin, Symeonides, Christos, Dunlop, Sarah, Watts, Gerald and Lucas, Michaela (2025). Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol. BMJ Open, 15 (8) e099330, 1-13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099330

Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol

2025

Journal Article

Association of plastic-associated chemicals with Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β and cognitive status

Canovas, Rodrigo, Doecke, James D., Fowler, Christopher J., Fripp, Jurgen, Wang, Xianyu, Mueller, Jochen F., Jayarathne, Ayomi, He, Chang, Elagali, Ahmed, Dunlop, Sarah and Masters, Colin L. (2025). Association of plastic-associated chemicals with Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β and cognitive status. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 107 (3). doi: 10.1177/13872877251364559

Association of plastic-associated chemicals with Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β and cognitive status

2025

Journal Article

Occurrence and emission evaluation of oxypurinol and metformin from effluent in WWTPs across Australia

Yang, 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

Occurrence and emission evaluation of oxypurinol and metformin from effluent in WWTPs across Australia

2025

Journal Article

Utilizing national wastewater and sales data to derive and validate the correction factors of five common antidepressants for wastewater-based epidemiology

Zhao, 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

Utilizing national wastewater and sales data to derive and validate the correction factors of five common antidepressants for wastewater-based epidemiology

2025

Journal Article

Trends of organophosphate ester flame retardant metabolites in age- and sex-stratified pooled australian urine samples from the past decade (2012–2023)

Que, Danielle E., den Ouden, Fatima, Bosschaerts, Stijn, Zammit, Ian, Nilsson, Sandra, Wang, Xianyu, Symeonides, Christos, Liu, Yarui, Toms, Leisa-Maree L., Hobson, Peter, Langguth, Daman, Covaci, Adrian and Mueller, Jochen F. (2025). Trends of organophosphate ester flame retardant metabolites in age- and sex-stratified pooled australian urine samples from the past decade (2012–2023). Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (18), 8997-9007. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c02367

Trends of organophosphate ester flame retardant metabolites in age- and sex-stratified pooled australian urine samples from the past decade (2012–2023)

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, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114542

Serum concentrations of PFAS across Australian States and Territories

2025

Journal Article

High levels of antibiotics released by a pharmaceutical manufacturer negatively impacted wastewater treatment plant performance

Keane, 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

High levels of antibiotics released by a pharmaceutical manufacturer negatively impacted wastewater treatment plant performance