Overview
Background
Dr Phong Thai is an ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow. Phong joined Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) in 2018 after his Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellowship at the International Laboratory of Air Quality and Health at Queensland University of Technology. His research focus at QAEHS involves the expansion of wastewater-based epidemiological approach to estimate community consumption and exposure to a range of licit and illicit substances including tobacco and alcohol, pharmaceuticals and as well as the monitoring of community infection to Covid-19 during the last pandemic. He is a member of the team who manage the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program.
Phong is also working on projects monitoring occurence, fate and transport of environmental pollutants in different matrices. He has lso far ed or contributed to several exciting projects totalling > A$ 15 millions.
Availability
- Associate Professor Phong Thai is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Graduate Certificate of Education & Teaching, The University of Queensland
Research interests
-
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Identifying markers for population exposure estimation through wastewater-based epidemiology
-
Air quality and its impact
Developing new approach to monitor air quality and linking exposure to air pollutants to health impact
-
Legacy persistent pollutants
Assessment of the fate and transport of persistent pollutants including PFAS, flame retardants, in the environment
Works
Search Professor Phong Thai’s works on UQ eSpace
2019
Journal Article
Particle emissions from laser printers: have they decreased?
Morawska, Lidia, Xiu, Meng, He, Congrong, Buonanno, Giorgio, McGarry, Peter, Maumy, Bastien, Stabile, Luca and Thai, Phong K. (2019). Particle emissions from laser printers: have they decreased?. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 6 (5) acs.estlett.9b00176, 300-305. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00176
2019
Journal Article
Experimental investigation and modelling of the transformation of illicit drugs in a pilot-scale sewer system
Li, Jiaying, Gao, Jianfa, Thai, Phong K, Shypanski, Adam, Nieradzik, Ludwika, Mueller, Jochen F, Yuan, Zhiguo and Jiang, Guangming (2019). Experimental investigation and modelling of the transformation of illicit drugs in a pilot-scale sewer system. Environmental Science and Technology, 53 (8) acs.est.8b06169, 4556-4565. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06169
2019
Journal Article
Variation of indoor minimum mortality temperature in different cities: evidence of local adaptations
Thai, Phong K., Cândido, Christhina, Asumadu-Sakyi, Akwasi, Barnett, Adrian and Morawska, Lidia (2019). Variation of indoor minimum mortality temperature in different cities: evidence of local adaptations. Environmental Pollution, 246, 745-752. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.061
2019
Journal Article
Temporal profile of illicit drug consumption in Guangzhou, China monitored by wastewater-based epidemiology
Zhang, Xiaohan, Huang, Riheng, Li, Ping, Ren, Yuan, Gao, Jianfa, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K (2019). Temporal profile of illicit drug consumption in Guangzhou, China monitored by wastewater-based epidemiology. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (23), 23593-23602. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05575-3
2019
Conference Publication
Expanding wastewater-based epidemiology to inform on public health
Thomas, Kevin, O'Brien, Jake, Tscharke, Benjamin, Choi, Phil, Thai, Phong, Mackie, Miss, Verhagen, Rory, Shimko, Katja, Ahmed, Fahad, O'Malley, Elissa, Zheng, Quida and Mueller, Jochen (2019). Expanding wastewater-based epidemiology to inform on public health. Fall National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), San Diego, CA, United States, 25-29 August 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
2019
Conference Publication
Implication of in-sewer stability testing of markers for wastewater-based epidemiology
O'Brien, Jake W. , Jiang, Guangming , Gao, Jianfa , Li, Jiaying , Banks, Andrew , Mueller, Jochen F. , Choi, Phil , Thomas, Kevin V. , Ort, Christoph , Tscharke, Benjamin J. and Thai, Phong K. (2019). Implication of in-sewer stability testing of markers for wastewater-based epidemiology. ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, United States, 25-29 August 2019. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2019
Journal Article
Impact of ambient air pollution and wheeze-associated disorders in children in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Luong, Ly M.T., Sly, Peter D., Thai, Phong K. and Phung, Dung (2019). Impact of ambient air pollution and wheeze-associated disorders in children in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews on Environmental Health, 34 (2), 125-139. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2018-0079
2019
Conference Publication
Monitoring opioid use through wastewater-based epidemiology: Case of methadone in Australia and China
Thai, Phong, O'Brien, Jake, Tscharke, Benjamin, Du, Peng, Li, Xiqing, Bruno, Raimondo, Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2019). Monitoring opioid use through wastewater-based epidemiology: Case of methadone in Australia and China. Fall National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), San Diego, CA, United States, 25-29 August 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
2018
Journal Article
Systematic evaluation of biomarker stability in pilot scale sewer pipes
Gao, Jianfa, Li, Jiaying, Jiang, Guangming, Shypanski, Adam, Nieradzik, Ludwika M., Yuan, Zhiguo, Mueller, Jochen F., Ort, Christoph and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Systematic evaluation of biomarker stability in pilot scale sewer pipes. Water Research, 151, 447-455. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.032
2018
Journal Article
Analyzing wastewater samples collected during census to determine the correction factors of drugs for wastewater-based epidemiology: the case of codeine and methadone
Thai, Phong K., O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Ben J. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Analyzing wastewater samples collected during census to determine the correction factors of drugs for wastewater-based epidemiology: the case of codeine and methadone. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 6 (5) acs.estlett.8b00673, 265-269. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00673
2018
Journal Article
Occurrence of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in effluents of pharmaceutical manufacturers and other sources around Hanoi, Vietnam
Thai, Phong K., Ky, Le Xuan, Binh, Vu Ngan, Nhung, Pham Hong, Nhan, Pham Thi, Hieu, Ngo Quang, Dang, Nhung T.T., Tam, Nguyen Kieu Bang and Anh, Nguyen Thi Kieu (2018). Occurrence of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in effluents of pharmaceutical manufacturers and other sources around Hanoi, Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 645, 393-400. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.126
2018
Journal Article
A National Wastewater Monitoring Program for a better understanding of public health: a case study using the Australian Census
O'Brien, Jake W., Grant, Sharon, Banks, Andrew P.W., Bruno, Raimondo, Carter, Stephen, Choi, Phil M., Covaci, Adrian, Crosbie, Nicholas D., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Jiang, Guangming, Kaserzon, Sarit, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Lai, Foon Yin, Mackie, Rachel, Marshall, Judi, Ort, Christoph, Paxman, Christopher, Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong, Thomas, Kevin V., Tscharke, Ben and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). A National Wastewater Monitoring Program for a better understanding of public health: a case study using the Australian Census. Environment International, 122, 400-411. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.003
2018
Journal Article
Enantiomeric profiling of amphetamine and methamphetamine in wastewater: a 7-year study in regional and urban Queensland, Australia
Gao, Jianfa, Xu, Zeqiong, Li, Xiqing, O'Brien, Jake W., Culshaw, Peter N., Thomas, Kevin V., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Enantiomeric profiling of amphetamine and methamphetamine in wastewater: a 7-year study in regional and urban Queensland, Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 643, 827-834. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.242
2018
Journal Article
'Ice rushes', data shadows and methylamphetamine use in rural towns: wastewater analysis
Prichard, Jeremy, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Bruno, Raimondo, Thai, Phong, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, Paul, Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). 'Ice rushes', data shadows and methylamphetamine use in rural towns: wastewater analysis. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 29 (3), 195-208. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2018.12036097
2018
Journal Article
Effects of temperature on hospitalisation among pre-school children in Hanoi, Vietnam
Luong, Ly M. T., Phung, Dung, Sly, Peter D., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Effects of temperature on hospitalisation among pre-school children in Hanoi, Vietnam. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (3), 2603-2612. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-3737-9
2018
Journal Article
Exploratory assessment of outdoor and indoor airborne black carbon in different locations of Hanoi, Vietnam
Tran, Long K., Quang, Tran Ngoc, Hue, Nguyen Thi, Van Dat, Mac, Morawska, Lidia, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Exploratory assessment of outdoor and indoor airborne black carbon in different locations of Hanoi, Vietnam. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 1233-1241. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.146
2018
Journal Article
Emissions of particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from the residential burning of waste paper briquettes and other fuels
Xiu, Meng, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Rahman, Md Mostafizur, Pourkhesalian, Ali Mohammad, Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Emissions of particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from the residential burning of waste paper briquettes and other fuels. Environmental Research, 167, 536-543. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.008
2018
Journal Article
Concentrations of Organophosphate Esters and Their Specific Metabolites in Food in Southeast Queensland, Australia: Is Dietary Exposure an Important Pathway of Organophosphate Esters and Their Metabolites?
He, Chang, Wang, Xianyu, Tang, Shaoyu, Thai, Phong, Li, Zongrui, Baduel, Christine and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Concentrations of Organophosphate Esters and Their Specific Metabolites in Food in Southeast Queensland, Australia: Is Dietary Exposure an Important Pathway of Organophosphate Esters and Their Metabolites?. Environmental Science & Technology, 52 (21) acs.est.8b03043, 12765-12773. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03043
2018
Journal Article
Seasonal association between ambient ozone and hospital admission for respiratory diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam
Luong, Ly M. T., Phung, Dung, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Sly, Peter D., Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Seasonal association between ambient ozone and hospital admission for respiratory diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam. PLoS ONE, 13 (9) e0203751, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203751
2018
Conference Publication
Seasonal association between ambient ozone and hospital admission for respiratory in Hanoi, Vietnam
Luong, Ly Mai, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Phung, Dung, Sly, Peter, Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong (2018). Seasonal association between ambient ozone and hospital admission for respiratory in Hanoi, Vietnam. International Society of Exposure Science and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Joint Annual Meeting 2018, Ottawa, Canada, 26–30 August 2018. Durham, NC USA: Environmental Health Perspectives. doi: 10.1289/isesisee.2018.p01.1280
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Phong Thai is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of biomarker transformation in the wastewater system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Qiuda Zheng
-
Doctor Philosophy
Estimating use of tobacco and nicotine products through wastewater analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke
-
Master Philosophy
Understanding the exposure and dissipation of recreational methamphetamine use in Australian residential properties,
Principal Advisor
-
Master Philosophy
Understanding the exposure and dissipation of recreational methamphetamine use in Australian residential properties,
Principal Advisor
-
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing and modelling spatiotemporal trends in drug consumptions in the community by wastewater-based epidemiology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Jiaying Li, Dr Jiuling Li
-
Doctor Philosophy
The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun, Associate Professor Dung Phung
-
Doctor Philosophy
Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Ben Tscharke
-
Doctor Philosophy
Determinants of alcohol drinking, and tobacco smoking, and e-cigarette vaping in Vietnamese young people and young Vietnamese migrant in Australia : implications for public health interventions and substance-use control policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
-
Doctor Philosophy
Bioaccumulation potential of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in humans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Bade, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Jochen Mueller
-
Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Fisher Wang
-
Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Fisher Wang
Completed supervision
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
An assessment of alcohol and tobacco consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Traffic-related air pollution: impact on respiratory health and attitudes to self-protective behaviours amongst urban Vietnamese children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Dung Phung, Professor Peter Sly
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Transformation and fate of organic micropollutants in the urban wastewater system
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
-
2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Jochen Mueller
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Children's Health in Hanoi, Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Professor Peter Sly, Associate Professor Dung Phung
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
Organophosphate esters in the Australian environment: sources, fate, and human exposure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Jochen Mueller
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
Expanding wastewater-based epidemiology and evaluating the stability of biomarkers in the sewers: from the laboratory to the field
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Jochen Mueller
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Emissions of Selected Semivolatile Organic Chemicals from Open-field Biomass Burning and Its Role as an Air Pollution Source in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Refining the uncertainties and expansion of wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing population exposure to chemicals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Jochen Mueller
Media
Enquiries
For media enquiries about Associate Professor Phong Thai's areas of expertise, story ideas and help finding experts, contact our Media team: