Overview
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
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.
Works
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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. Screening of pollutants in the environment non-target strategies and latest trends. (pp. 23-40) edited by Miren López de Alda, Cristina Postigo and Božo Žonja. 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
2023
Journal Article
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products: current knowledge and research gaps
Dewapriya, Pradeep, Chadwick, Lachlan, Gorji, Sara Ghorbani, Schulze, Bastian, Valsecchi, Sara, Samanipour, Saer, Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2023). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products: current knowledge and research gaps. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 4 100086, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hazl.2023.100086
2023
Journal Article
Novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances discovered in cattle exposed to AFFF-impacted groundwater
Dewapriya, Pradeep, Nilsson, Sandra, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, O’Brien, Jake W., Bräunig, Jennifer, Gómez Ramos, María José, Donaldson, Eric, Samanipour, Saer, Martin, Jonathan W., Mueller, Jochen F., Kaserzon, Sarit L. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2023). Novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances discovered in cattle exposed to AFFF-impacted groundwater. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (36), 13635-13645. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03852
2023
Journal Article
Influence of sample stability on non-target analysis during long batch acquisitions
Schulze, Bastian, Heffernan, Amy L., Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2023). Influence of sample stability on non-target analysis during long batch acquisitions. ACS - ES & T Water, 3 (9), 2874-2882. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00063
2023
Journal Article
InSpectra – A Platform for Identifying Emerging Chemical Threats
Feraud, Mathieu, O’Brien, Jake W., Samanipour, Saer, Dewapriya, Pradeep, van Herwerden, Denice, Kaserzon, Sarit, Wood, Ian, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2023). InSpectra – A Platform for Identifying Emerging Chemical Threats. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 455 131486, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131486
2023
Journal Article
Passive-sampler-derived PCB and OCP concentrations in the waters of the world─First Results from the AQUA-GAPS/MONET Network
Lohmann, Rainer, Vrana, Branislav, Muir, Derek, Smedes, Foppe, Sobotka, Jaromír, Zeng, Eddy Y., Bao, Lian-Jun, Allan, Ian J, Astrahan, Peleg, Barra, Ricardo O., Bidleman, Terry, Dykyi, Evgen, Estoppey, Nicolas, Fillmann, Gilberto, Greenwood, Naomi, Helm, Paul A., Jantunen, Liisa, Kaserzon, Sarit, Macías, J. Vinicio, Maruya, Keith A., Molina, Francisco, Newman, Brent, Prats, Raimon M., Tsapakis, Manolis, Tysklind, Mats, van Drooge, Barend L., Veal, Cameron J and Wong, Charles S. (2023). Passive-sampler-derived PCB and OCP concentrations in the waters of the world─First Results from the AQUA-GAPS/MONET Network. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (25), 9342-9352. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01866
2023
Other Outputs
Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 18 – Summer 2023
Kaserzon, Sarit, Shiels, Ryan, Li, Yan, Paxman, Chris, Elisei, Gabriele, Prasad, Pritesh, Carswell, Christina, Gallen, Michael, Reeks, Tim, Bowman, Jasper, Xia, Summer, Schulze, Bastian, Beggs, Carly and Mueller, Jochen (2023). Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 18 – Summer 2023. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS).
2023
Journal Article
Correspondence on “Calibration of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acid Uptake Rates by a Tube Passive Sampler in Water”
Booij, Kees, Kaserzon, Sarit L. and Mackie, Rachel (2023). Correspondence on “Calibration of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acid Uptake Rates by a Tube Passive Sampler in Water”. ACS ES&T Water, 3 (8), 2805-2806. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00085
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Reducing glyphosate exposure from high use practices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Kevin Thomas, Professor Bhagirath Chauhan
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging contaminants in Food Contact Materials, analysis policy and regulation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging contaminants in Food Organics and Garden Organic (FOGO) materials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas
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Master Philosophy
Biofilm-based pre-treatment for drinking water treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Dr Natascha Rossi
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding emerging contaminants and metabolomic responses in Australian seabird species
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Biodegradation of organic chemicals in aquatic environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Run Tian
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating degradation levels and their potential impact on the quantification of microplastics in the environment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Whittaker, Dr Elvis Okoffo, Professor Kevin Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Identification of plastic and adhesive-related oligomers that have migrated from multilayer plastic packaging intended for infant use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and behaviour of neonicotinoids in Australian aquatic environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas
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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 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
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing the non-target identification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental samples
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Wood, Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Soil Environment
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of plastic contamination in marine organisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: 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 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
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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
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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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