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Associate Professor Phong Thai
Associate Professor

Phong Thai

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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

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

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280 works between 2006 and 2025

161 - 180 of 280 works

2018

Journal Article

The influence of humidity on the performance of a low-cost air particle mass sensor and the effect of atmospheric fog

Jayaratne, Rohan, Liu, Xiaoting, Thai, Phong, Dunbabin, Matthew and Morawska, Lidia (2018). The influence of humidity on the performance of a low-cost air particle mass sensor and the effect of atmospheric fog. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11 (8), 4883-4890. doi: 10.5194/amt-11-4883-2018

The influence of humidity on the performance of a low-cost air particle mass sensor and the effect of atmospheric fog

2018

Journal Article

Comparing methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, codeine and methadone use between the Auckland region and four Australian states using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)

Wilkins, Chris, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Thai, Phong and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Comparing methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, codeine and methadone use between the Auckland region and four Australian states using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). The New Zealand Medical Journal, 131 (1478), 12-20.

Comparing methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, codeine and methadone use between the Auckland region and four Australian states using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)

2018

Journal Article

Concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in urine from young children in Queensland, Australia and associations with environmental and behavioural factors

He, Chang, English, Karin, Baduel, Christine, Thai, Phong, Jagals, Paul, Ware, Robert S., Li, Yan, Wang, Xianyu, Sly, Peter D. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in urine from young children in Queensland, Australia and associations with environmental and behavioural factors. Environmental Research, 164, 262-270. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.040

Concentrations of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in urine from young children in Queensland, Australia and associations with environmental and behavioural factors

2018

Journal Article

Emission and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in various processes of a petroleum refinery in the Pearl River Delta, China

Zhang, Zhijuan, Yan, Xiuying, Gao, Feilong, Thai, Phong, Wang, Hao, Chen, Dan, Zhou, Lei, Gong, Daocheng, Li, Qinqin, Morawska, Lidia and Wang, Boguang (2018). Emission and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in various processes of a petroleum refinery in the Pearl River Delta, China. Environmental Pollution, 238, 452-461. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.054

Emission and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in various processes of a petroleum refinery in the Pearl River Delta, China

2018

Journal Article

Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: how far have they gone?

Morawska, Lidia, Thai, Phong K., Liu, Xiaoting, Asumadu-Sakyi, Akwasi, Ayoko, Godwin, Bartonova, Alena, Bedini, Andrea, Chai, Fahe, Christensen, Bryce, Dunbabin, Matthew, Gao, Jian, Hagler, Gayle S. W., Jayaratne, Rohan, Kumar, Prashant, Lau, Alexis K. H., Louie, Peter K. K., Mazaheri, Mandana, Ning, Zhi, Motta, Nunzio, Mullins, Ben, Rahman, Md Mahmudur, Ristovski, Zoran, Shafiei, Mahnaz, Tjondronegoro, Dian, Westerdahl, Dane and Williams, Ron (2018). Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: how far have they gone?. Environment International, 116, 286-299. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.04.018

Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: how far have they gone?

2018

Journal Article

Stability of alcohol and tobacco consumption biomarkers in a real rising main sewer

Gao, Jianfa, Li, Jiaying, Jiang, Guangming, Yuan, Zhiguo, Eaglesham, Geoff, Covaci, Adrian, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Stability of alcohol and tobacco consumption biomarkers in a real rising main sewer. Water Research, 138, 19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.036

Stability of alcohol and tobacco consumption biomarkers in a real rising main sewer

2018

Journal Article

Chemical speciation and bioavailability concentration of arsenic and heavy metals in sediment and soil cores in estuarine ecosystem, Vietnam

Thinh, Nguyen Van, Osanai, Yasuhito, Adachi, Tatsuro, Thai, Phong K., Nakano, Nobuhiko, Ozaki, Akinori, Kuwahara, Yoshihiro, Kato, Ryosuke, Makio, Masato and Kurosawa, Kiyoshi (2018). Chemical speciation and bioavailability concentration of arsenic and heavy metals in sediment and soil cores in estuarine ecosystem, Vietnam. Microchemical Journal, 139, 268-277. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.03.005

Chemical speciation and bioavailability concentration of arsenic and heavy metals in sediment and soil cores in estuarine ecosystem, Vietnam

2018

Journal Article

Measuring spatial and temporal trends of nicotine and alcohol consumption in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology

Lai, Foon Yin, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Carter, Steve, O'Brien, Jake, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Been, Frederic, Gerber, Cobus, White, Jason, Thai, Phong, Bruno, Raimondo, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, K. Paul and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Measuring spatial and temporal trends of nicotine and alcohol consumption in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology. Addiction, 113 (6), 1127-1136. doi: 10.1111/add.14157

Measuring spatial and temporal trends of nicotine and alcohol consumption in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology

2018

Journal Article

Association between purity of drug seizures and illicit drug loads measured in wastewater in a South East Queensland catchment over a six year period

Bruno, Raimondo, Edirisinghe, Methsiri, Hall, Wayne, Mueller, Jochen F., Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake W. and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Association between purity of drug seizures and illicit drug loads measured in wastewater in a South East Queensland catchment over a six year period. Science of the Total Environment, 635, 779-783. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.192

Association between purity of drug seizures and illicit drug loads measured in wastewater in a South East Queensland catchment over a six year period

2018

Journal Article

Assessment of drugs and personal care products biomarkers in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nguyen, Hue T, Thai, Phong K, Kaserzon, Sarit L, O'Brien, Jake W, Eaglesham, Geoff and Mueller, Jochen F (2018). Assessment of drugs and personal care products biomarkers in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 631-632, 469-475. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.309

Assessment of drugs and personal care products biomarkers in the influent and effluent of two wastewater treatment plants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2018

Journal Article

Potential impact of the sewer system on the applicability of alcohol and tobacco biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology

Banks, Andrew P. W., Lai, Foon Yin, Mueller, Jochen F., Jiang, Guangming, Carter, Steve and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Potential impact of the sewer system on the applicability of alcohol and tobacco biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology. Drug Testing and Analysis, 10 (3), 530-538. doi: 10.1002/dta.2246

Potential impact of the sewer system on the applicability of alcohol and tobacco biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology

2018

Journal Article

Antibiotics in the aquatic environment of Vietnam: Sources, concentrations, risk and control strategy

Binh, Vu Ngan, Dang, Nhung, Anh, Nguyen Thi Kieu, Ky, Le Xuan and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Antibiotics in the aquatic environment of Vietnam: Sources, concentrations, risk and control strategy. Chemosphere, 197, 438-450. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.061

Antibiotics in the aquatic environment of Vietnam: Sources, concentrations, risk and control strategy

2018

Journal Article

Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure

He, Chang, Wang, Xianyu, Thai, Phong, Baduel, Christine, Gallen, Christie, Banks, Andrew, Bainton, Paul, English, Karin and Mueller, Jochen F (2018). Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 235, 670-679. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.017

Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure

2018

Journal Article

Elemental concentrations in roadside dust along two national highways in Northern Vietnam and the health-risk implication

Phi, Thai Ha, Chinh, Pham Minh, Cuong, Doan Danh, Ly, Luong Thi Mai, Thinh, Nguyen Van and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Elemental concentrations in roadside dust along two national highways in Northern Vietnam and the health-risk implication. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 74 (1), 46-55. doi: 10.1007/s00244-017-0477-7

Elemental concentrations in roadside dust along two national highways in Northern Vietnam and the health-risk implication

2017

Journal Article

Evaluation of in-sewer transformation of selected illicit drugs and pharmaceutical biomarkers

Gao, Jianfa, Banks, Andrew, Li, Jiaying, Jiang, Guangming, Lai, Foon Yin, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2017). Evaluation of in-sewer transformation of selected illicit drugs and pharmaceutical biomarkers. Science of the Total Environment, 609, 1172-1181. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.231

Evaluation of in-sewer transformation of selected illicit drugs and pharmaceutical biomarkers

2017

Journal Article

Stability of Illicit Drugs as Biomarkers in Sewers: From Lab to Reality

Li, Jiaying, Gao, Jianfa, Thai, Phong K., Sun, Xiaoyan, Mueller, Jochen F., Yuan, Zhiguo and Jiang, Guangming (2017). Stability of Illicit Drugs as Biomarkers in Sewers: From Lab to Reality. Environmental Science & Technology, 52 (3), 1561-1570. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05109

Stability of Illicit Drugs as Biomarkers in Sewers: From Lab to Reality

2017

Journal Article

Exploratory assessment of indoor and outdoor particle number concentrations in Hanoi households

Quang, Tran Ngoc, Hue, Nguyen Thi, Thai, Phong, Mazaheri, Mandana and Morawska, Lidia (2017). Exploratory assessment of indoor and outdoor particle number concentrations in Hanoi households. Science of the Total Environment, 599-600, 284-290. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.154

Exploratory assessment of indoor and outdoor particle number concentrations in Hanoi households

2017

Journal Article

Urinary metabolites of organophosphate esters: Concentrations and age trends in Australian children

He, Chang, Toms, Leisa-Maree L., Thai, Phong, Van den Eede, Nele, Wang, Xianyu, Li, Yan, Baduel, Christine, Harden, Fiona A., Heffernan, Amy L., Hobson, Peter, Covaci, Adrian and Mueller, Jochen F. (2017). Urinary metabolites of organophosphate esters: Concentrations and age trends in Australian children. Environment International, 111, 124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.019

Urinary metabolites of organophosphate esters: Concentrations and age trends in Australian children

2017

Journal Article

Development and application of a dynamic in-river agrochemical fate and transport model for simulating behavior of rice herbicide in urbanizing catchment

Kondo, Kei, Boulange, Julien, Hiramatsu, Kazuaki, Thai, Phong K., Inoue, Tsuyoshi and Watanabe, Hirozumi (2017). Development and application of a dynamic in-river agrochemical fate and transport model for simulating behavior of rice herbicide in urbanizing catchment. Agricultural Water Management, 193, 102-115. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2017.08.006

Development and application of a dynamic in-river agrochemical fate and transport model for simulating behavior of rice herbicide in urbanizing catchment

2017

Journal Article

Wireless distributed environmental sensor networks for air pollution measurement-the promise and the current reality

Broday, David M., and the Citi-Sense Project Collaborators, Arpaci, Alexander, Bartonova, Alena, Castell-Balaguer, Nuría, Cole-Hunter, Tom, Dauge, Franck R., Fishbain, Barak, Jones, Rod L., Galea, Karen, Jovasevic-Stojanovic, Milena, Kocman, David, Martinez-Iñiguez, Tania, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Robinson, Johanna, Svecova, Vlasta and Thai, Phong (2017). Wireless distributed environmental sensor networks for air pollution measurement-the promise and the current reality. Sensors, 17 (10) 2263, 2263. doi: 10.3390/s17102263

Wireless distributed environmental sensor networks for air pollution measurement-the promise and the current reality

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Microplastic emission in storm water
    ExxonMobil Global Services Company
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Estimating tobacco consumption trend in Australia
    Australian Taxation Office
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Monitoring nicotine: Triangulating social media, global survey and wastewater data to inform future vaping and smoking policies
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program
    Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Understanding third hand exposure of Australian people to methamphetamine
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Understanding Australia by analysing wastewater during the Census 2021
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Human exposure to PFAS and their precursors in the human environment and their biotransformation processes
    NHMRC Targeted Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Realistic assessment of biomarker transformation in the wastewater system
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Evaluation of PFAS release from impacted concrete
    Arcadis US Inc
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Estimating use of tobacco and nicotine products through wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Wearing masks to reduce traffic-related air pollution exposure and improve children's respiratory health
    NHMRC-NAFOSTED Joint Call for Collaborative Research Projects Grants
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Estimating per capita use and release of chemicals by wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Understanding the fate and transport of selected biomarkers in sewers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Evaluating temporal and spatial changes in consumption of new psychoactive substances in Queensland by retrospective analysis of archived wastewater samples
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Developing an approach to identifying and qualifying novel psychoactive substance (NPS) consumed in Australia
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013
    UWA/UQ joint project on sewer epidemiology
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Testing of Articles for Persistent Organic Pollutants
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Establishing a method for estimating the consumption of emerging psychoactive substances through wastewater analysis
    UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Dissipation of major illicit drugs and their metabolites in the sewer system
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Phong Thai is:
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Supervision history

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