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
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Wastewater-based epidemiology
Identifying markers for population exposure estimation through wastewater-based epidemiology
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Air quality and its impact
Developing new approach to monitor air quality and linking exposure to air pollutants to health impact
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Legacy persistent pollutants
Assessment of the fate and transport of persistent pollutants including PFAS, flame retardants, in the environment
Works
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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of biomarker transformation in the wastewater system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Qiuda Zheng
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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
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Master Philosophy
Understanding the exposure and dissipation of recreational methamphetamine use in Australian residential properties,
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Understanding the exposure and dissipation of recreational methamphetamine use in Australian residential properties,
Principal Advisor
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioaccumulation potential of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in humans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Bade, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Ben Tscharke
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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
Completed supervision
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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
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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
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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
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Jochen Mueller
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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
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Organophosphate esters in the Australian environment: sources, fate, and human exposure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Jochen Mueller
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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
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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 Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Jochen Mueller
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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
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