Overview
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Research profile
A/Prof Kaserzon's research interests have focused on developing novel sampling and analytical methods and approaches to detect trends, behaviour and fate of persistent and emerging organic environmental pollutants, to better inform human and environmental health risks. This includes developing novel methods for the rapid screening and identification of chemical hazards in drinking and environmental samples. Emerging pollutants include Per- and poly- fluorinated substances (PFAS), brominated chemicals, disinfection by-products, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides, herbicides and natural toxins. Dr Kaserzon's research into monitoring of trace organic pollutants has included the development of a PFAS sampler that has been calibrated for use in surface, ground and waste-water environments. Her work using High Resolution Mass-Spectrometry methods for non-target identification of emerging contaminants has revealed new classes of PFAS in contaminated groundwater. Dr Kaserzon holds a split position as an Advanced Environmental Health Scientist with Queensland Health's Health Protection and Regulation Branch.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Quantification Approaches in Non-Target LC/ESI/HRMS Analysis: An Interlaboratory Comparison
Malm, Louise, Liigand, Jaanus, Aalizadeh, Reza, Alygizakis, Nikiforos, Ng, Kelsey, Fro̷kjær, Emil Egede, Nanusha, Mulatu Yohannes, Hansen, Martin, Plassmann, Merle, Bieber, Stefan, Letzel, Thomas, Balest, Lydia, Abis, Pier Paolo, Mazzetti, Michele, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara, Ceolotto, Nicola, Kumari, Sangeeta, Hann, Stephan, Kochmann, Sven, Steininger-Mairinger, Teresa, Soulier, Coralie, Mascolo, Giuseppe, Murgolo, Sapia, Garcia-Vara, Manuel, López de Alda, Miren, Hollender, Juliane, Arturi, Katarzyna, Coppola, Gianluca, Peruzzo, Massimo ... Kruve, Anneli (2024). Quantification Approaches in Non-Target LC/ESI/HRMS Analysis: An Interlaboratory Comparison. Analytical Chemistry. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02902
2024
Journal Article
AQUA-GAPS/MONET-Derived Concentrations and Trends of PAHs and Polycyclic Musks across Global Waters
Lohmann, Rainer, Vrana, Branislav, Muir, Derek, Smedes, Foppe, Sobotka, Jaromir, Zeng, Eddy Y., Bao, Lian-Jun, Allan, Ian J., Astrahan, Peleg, Bidleman, Terry, Crowley, Denis, Dykyi, Evgen, Estoppey, Nicolas, Fillmann, Gilberto, Jantunen, Liisa, Kaserzon, Sarit, Maruya, Keith A., McHugh, Brendan, Newman, Brent, Prats, Raimon M., Tsapakis, Manolis, Tysklind, Mats, van Drooge, Barend L. and Wong, Charles S. (2024). AQUA-GAPS/MONET-Derived Concentrations and Trends of PAHs and Polycyclic Musks across Global Waters. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (30), 1-11. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03099
2024
Other Outputs
Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 20 – Summer 2024
Kristie Thompson, Ryan Shiels, Yan Li, Chris Paxman, Gabriele Elisei, Pritesh Prasad, Joe Clokey, Xuan Qu, Christina Carswell, Michael Gallen, Tim Reeks, Summer Xia, Jochen Mueller and Sarit Kaserzon (2024). Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 20 – Summer 2024. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences.
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 Australia
Nguyen, 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
2024
Journal Article
UV sources and plastic composition influence microplastic surface degradation: implications for plastic weathering studies
Burrows, Stephen, Colwell, John, Costanzo, Sarah, Kaserzon, Sarit, Okoffo, Elvis, Ribeiro, Francisca, O'Brien, Stacey, Toapanta, Tania, Rauert, Cassandra, Thomas, Kevin V. and Galloway, Tamara (2024). UV sources and plastic composition influence microplastic surface degradation: implications for plastic weathering studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 14 100428, 100428. doi: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100428
2024
Journal Article
Application of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for monitoring per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater influent and effluent
Mackie, Rachel, Hawker, Darryl W., Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Booij, Kees, Qu, Xuan, Bowles, Karl, Shea, Stefanie, Higgins, Christopher P. and Kaserzon, Sarit (2024). Application of a microporous polyethylene tube passive sampler for monitoring per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater influent and effluent. ACS - ES & T Water, 4 (5), 2281-2291. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00125
2024
Journal Article
Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and regulatory needs
DeWitt, Jamie C., Glüge, Juliane, Cousins, Ian T., Goldenman, Gretta, Herzke, Dorte, Lohmann, Rainer, Miller, Mark, Ng, Carla A., Patton, Sharyle, Trier, Xenia, Vierke, Lena, Wang, Zhanyun, Adu-Kumi, Sam, Balan, Simona, Buser, Andreas M., Fletcher, Tony, Haug, Line Småstuen, Huang, Jun, Kaserzon, Sarit, Leonel, Juliana, Sheriff, Ishmail, Shi, Ya-Li, Valsecchi, Sara and Scheringer, Martin (2024). Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and regulatory needs. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 11 (8), 786-797. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00147
2024
Journal Article
Ongoing laboratory performance study on chemical analysis of hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds in three aquatic passive samplers
Booij, Kees, Crum, Steven, Vrana, Branislav, Grabic, Roman, Morin, Nicolas A. O., Parmentier, Koen, Kech, Cécile, Krystek, Petra, Noro, Kazushi, Becker, Benjamin, Lohmann, Rainer, Malleret, Laure, Kaserzon, Sarit L., Miège, Cécile, Alliot, Fabrice, Pfeiffer, Fabienne, Crowley, Denis, Rakowska, Magdalena, Ocelka, Tomas, Kim, Gi Beum and Röhler, Laura (2024). Ongoing laboratory performance study on chemical analysis of hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds in three aquatic passive samplers. Environmental Science and Technology, 58 (15), 6772-6780. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10272
2024
Journal Article
Influence of extraction windows for data-independent acquisition on feature annotation during suspect screening
Schulze, Bastian, Heffernan, Amy L., Gomez Ramos, Maria Jose, Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2024). Influence of extraction windows for data-independent acquisition on feature annotation during suspect screening. Chemosphere, 349 140697, 140697. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140697
2024
Journal Article
Toxicity of herbicides to the marine microalgae Tisochrysis lutea and Tetraselmis sp.
Flores, Florita, Stapp, Laura S., van Dam, Joost, Fisher, Rebecca, Kaserzon, Sarit and Negri, Andrew P. (2024). Toxicity of herbicides to the marine microalgae Tisochrysis lutea and Tetraselmis sp.. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 1727, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51401-3
2024
Journal Article
New PFASs identified in AFFF impacted groundwater by passive sampling and nontarget analysis
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Gómez Ramos, María José, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Schulze, Bastian, Mackie, Rachel, Nguyen, Thi Minh Hong, Higgins, Christopher P., Bowles, Karl, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2024). New PFASs identified in AFFF impacted groundwater by passive sampling and nontarget analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 58 (3), 1690-1699. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06591
2024
Book Chapter
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) Non-target Screening Methods
Schulze, Bastian and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2024). Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) for High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) Non-target Screening Methods. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. (pp. 1-18) Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/698_2024_1090
2023
Journal Article
Exploring drug consumption patterns across varying levels of remoteness in Australia
Verhagen, 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
2023
Other Outputs
Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 19 – Winter 2023
Thompson, Kristie, Shiels, Ryan, Li, Yan, Paxman, Chris, Elisei, Gabriele, Prasad, Pritesh, Carswell, Christina, Gallen, Michael, Reeks, Tim, Xia, Summer, Mueller, Jochen and Kaserzon, Sarit (2023). Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 19 – Winter 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), UQ.
2023
Journal Article
Is nontarget analysis ready for regulatory application? Influence of peak-picking algorithms on data analysis
Schulze, Bastian, Heffernan, Amy L., Samanipour, Saer, Gomez Ramos, Maria Jose, Veal, Cameron, Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2023). Is nontarget analysis ready for regulatory application? Influence of peak-picking algorithms on data analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 95 (50), 18361-18369. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03003
2023
Journal Article
Evaluation and identification of chemical migrants leached from baby food pouch packaging
Tang, Cheng, Gómez Ramos, María José, Heffernan, Amy, Kaserzon, Sarit, Rauert, Cassandra, Lin, Chun-Yin, Mueller, Jochen F. and Wang, Xianyu (2023). Evaluation and identification of chemical migrants leached from baby food pouch packaging. Chemosphere, 340 139758, 139758. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139758
2023
Other Outputs
Pesticide analysis for the inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program (MMP)
Kaserzon, Sarit, Shiels, Ryan, Elisei, Gabriele, Li, Yan, Carswell, Christina, Xia, Summer, Prasad, Pritesh, Gallen, Michael, Reeks, Tim, Thompson, Kristie, Taucare, Grechel, Marano, Kirsty, Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Mueller, Jochen, Prazeres, Martina and Walker, Kaye (2023). Pesticide analysis for the inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program (MMP). Brisbane, QLD Australia:
2023
Journal Article
Estimation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances mass loads in the Danube River using passive sampling
Beggs, Carly, Mackie, Rachel, Vrana, Branislav, Prokeš, Roman, Gorji, Sara Ghorbani, Schulze, Bastian, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2023). Estimation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances mass loads in the Danube River using passive sampling. The Science of the Total Environment, 892 164458, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164458
2023
Journal Article
NORMAN guidance on suspect and non-target screening in environmental monitoring
Hollender, Juliane, Schymanski, Emma L., Ahrens, Lutz, Alygizakis, Nikiforos, Béen, Frederic, Bijlsma, Lubertus, Brunner, Andrea M., Celma, Alberto, Fildier, Aurelie, Fu, Qiuguo, Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, Gil-Solsona, Ruben, Haglund, Peter, Hansen, Martin, Kaserzon, Sarit, Kruve, Anneli, Lamoree, Marja, Margoum, Christelle, Meijer, Jeroen, Merel, Sylvain, Rauert, Cassandra, Rostkowski, Pawel, Samanipour, Saer, Schulze, Bastian, Schulze, Tobias, Singh, Randolph R., Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Steininger-Mairinger, Teresa, Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. ... Krauss, Martin (2023). NORMAN guidance on suspect and non-target screening in environmental monitoring. Environmental Sciences Europe, 35 (1) 75. doi: 10.1186/s12302-023-00779-4
2023
Journal Article
Sorption affinity and mechanisms of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) with commercial sorbents: Implications for passive sampling
Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Hawker, Darryl W., Mackie, Rachel, Higgins, Christopher P., Bowles, Karl, Li, Yan and Kaserzon, Sarit (2023). Sorption affinity and mechanisms of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) with commercial sorbents: Implications for passive sampling. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 457 131688, 131688. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131688
Funding
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Supervision
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- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of passive sampling methodologies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing strategies to tackle pollution from per- and poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFAS) in the environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging contaminants in Food Organics and Garden Organic (FOGO) materials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Reducing glyphosate exposure from high use practices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Dr Sara Ghorbani Gorji, Professor Kevin Thomas, Professor Bhagirath Chauhan
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Doctor Philosophy
Chemical exposure through consuming food in multilayer plastic food package (MLPP) for infants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Comprehensive characterisation of the human PFAS exposome
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Wood, Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Pradeep Dewapriya, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the efficiency of regulating chemicals for controlling environmental and human exposure (Tentative title)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
development of accurate quantitative methods for microplastics in the terrestrial and marine environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Whittaker, Dr Elvis Okoffo, Professor Kevin Thomas
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Improved monitoring of hydrophilic aquatic contaminants.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation and Implementation of Methods to increase Comprehensiveness of Non-Target Analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising active and passive sampling methods to monitor and assess micropollutants during episodic discharge
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Soil Environment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of plastic contamination in marine organisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Innovative sampling strategies for improved wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Jochen Mueller
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Refining the uncertainties and expansion of wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing population exposure to chemicals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
Microplastic pollution: From nanoscale surface interactions to public perceptions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas
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