Overview
Background
Richard Bade is a Senior Research Fellow and ARC DECRA fellow at the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland. He obtained his PhD from the University Jaume I, Castellon, Spain in 2016, which focussed on analytical tools for the investigation of licit and illicit drug residues in water before joining the Population Health Chemistry Group at the University of South Australia in 2017, where his research focussed on the development of quantitative and qualitative methods for the determination of illicit drugs in wastewater. He is involved with the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, funded by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, in collaboration with the University of South Australia.
His research interests are associated with the surveillance, detection and identification of new psychoactive substances in wastewater and other matrices as well as exploring the impact of chemical and pathogen exposure during mass gatherings. Dr Bade currently leads an expanding international consortium exlporing the prevalence of new psychoactive substances worldwide (currently from 23 countries, 60 sites). He is a strong supporter of collaborative research, with ongoing projects involving academic and industrial partners in Australia and around the world.
Availability
- Dr Richard Bade is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Chemistry, The University of Auckland
- Masters (Research) of Chemistry, University of Helsinki*
- Masters (Research), Universität Leipzig
- Doctor of Philosophy, University Jaume I
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in Australia
Verhagen, Rory, Gerber, Cobus, Thai, Phong K., Connor, Jason, Loveday, Bill, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake, Jaunay, Emma L., Simpson, Bradley S., Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Benjamin J. (2024). Wastewater‐based evaluation of the efficacy of oxycodone regulations in Australia. Addiction, 119 (12), 2153-2161. doi: 10.1111/add.16653
2024
Journal Article
Assessing daily patterns in stimulant use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia using wastewater analysis
Chen, Shuo, Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Ben, Hall, Wayne, Thai, Phong, He, Chang, Ahmed, Fahad, Zheng, Qiuda, Choi, Phil M., O'Brien, Jake W. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2024). Assessing daily patterns in stimulant use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia using wastewater analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476 135130, 135130. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135130
2024
Journal Article
Application of design of experiment for quantification of 71 new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater
Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, O’Brien, Jake, Cresswell, Sarah, Kele, Ben, Mueller, Jochen and Bade, Richard (2024). Application of design of experiment for quantification of 71 new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1321 343036, 343036. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.343036
2024
Journal Article
Seven-years of alcohol consumption in Australia by wastewater analysis: exploring patterns by remoteness and socioeconomic factors
Tscharke, Ben, Livingston, Michael, O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F., Hall, Wayne, Simpson, Bradley S., Jaunay, Emma, Gerber, Cobus, White, Jason M. and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Seven-years of alcohol consumption in Australia by wastewater analysis: exploring patterns by remoteness and socioeconomic factors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 259 111317, 111317. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111317
2024
Journal Article
Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater
Bade, Richard, van Herwerden, Denice, Rousis, Nikolaos, Adhikari, Sangeet, Allen, Darren, Baduel, Christine, Bijlsma, Lubertus, Boogaerts, Tim, Burgard, Dan, Chappell, Andrew, Driver, Erin M., Sodre, Fernando Fabriz, Fatta-Kassinos, Despo, Gracia-Lor, Emma, Gracia-Marín, Elisa, Halden, Rolf U., Heath, Ester, Jaunay, Emma, Krotulski, Alex, Lai, Foon Yin, Löve, Arndís Sue Ching, O’Brien, Jake W., Oh, Jeong-Eun, Pasin, Daniel, Castro, Marco Pineda, Psichoudaki, Magda, Salgueiro-Gonzalez, Noelia, Gomes, Cezar Silvino, Subedi, Bikram ... Mueller, Jochen (2024). Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 469 133955, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133955
2024
Journal Article
Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festival
Puljević, Cheneal, Tscharke, Benjamin, Wessel, Ellen Leslie, Francis, Cameron, Verhagen, Rory, O'Brien, Jake W., Bade, Richard, Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Measham, Fiona, Stowe, M.J., Piatkowski, Timothy, Ferris, Jason, Page, Robert, Hiley, Sarah, Eassey, Christopher, McKinnon, Ginny, Sinclair, Genevieve, Blatchford, Emily, Engel, Liam, Norvill, Alice and Barratt, Monica J. (2024). Characterising differences between self-reported and wastewater-identified drug use at two consecutive years of an Australian music festival. Science of The Total Environment, 921 170934, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170934
2024
Journal Article
Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater
Bade, Richard, Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Driver, Erin M., Halden, Rolf U., Gerber, Cobus, Krotulski, Alex, Hall, Wayne and Mueller, Jochen F. (2024). Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 920 170781, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170781
2024
Journal Article
Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identification
Bade, Richard, Huchthausen, Julia, Huber, Carolin, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Verhagen, Rory, Puljevic, Cheneal, Escher, Beate I. and O'Brien, Jake W. (2024). Improving wastewater-based epidemiology for new psychoactive substance surveillance by combining a high-throughput in vitro metabolism assay and LC−HRMS metabolite identification. Water Research, 253 121297, 121297. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121297
2024
Journal Article
Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology
Jaunay, Emma L., Bade, Richard, Paxton, Kara R., Nadarajan, Dhayaalini, Barry, Daniel C., Zhai, Yuze, Tscharke, Benjamin J., O'Brien, Jake W., Mueller, Jochen, White, Jason M., Simpson, Bradley S. and Gerber, Cobus (2024). Monitoring the use of novel psychoactive substances in Australia by wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of The Total Environment, 919 170473, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170473
2024
Journal Article
The use of wastewater based epidemiology to detect synthetic opioids in the community
Bade, Richard and Hall, Wayne (2024). The use of wastewater based epidemiology to detect synthetic opioids in the community. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 384 q5, q5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q5
2024
Book Chapter
Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater by various treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants
Rousis, Nikolaos I., Bade, Richard, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Li, Jiaying, Duan, Haoran and Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. (2024). Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater by various treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants. Sustainable technologies for remediation of emerging pollutants from aqueous environment. (pp. 389-409) edited by Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri and Inderjeet Tyagi. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-18618-9.00020-6
2023
Journal Article
Direct injection liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry as a sensitive and high-throughput method for the quantitative surveillance of antimicrobials in wastewater
Li, Jinglong, Shimko, Katja M., He, Chang, Patterson, Brad, Bade, Richard, Shiels, Ryan, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and O'Brien, Jake W. (2023). Direct injection liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry as a sensitive and high-throughput method for the quantitative surveillance of antimicrobials in wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 900 165825, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165825
2023
Journal Article
Re: The illegal drugs market is changing—is the UK prepared?
Bade, Richard and Hall, Wayne (2023). Re: The illegal drugs market is changing—is the UK prepared?. The British Medical Journal.
2023
Journal Article
Wastewater-based epidemiology as a surveillance tool to assess human consumption of psychotropic substances: alcohol, nicotine and caffeine as case studies
Rousis, Nikolaos, Bade, Richard and Gracia-Lor, Emma (2023). Wastewater-based epidemiology as a surveillance tool to assess human consumption of psychotropic substances: alcohol, nicotine and caffeine as case studies. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 167 117230. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117230
2023
Journal Article
Assessing the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption in Melbourne, Australia using high-resolution wastewater sampling
Chen, Shuo, Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Ben, Hall, Wayne, Livingston, Michael, Thai, Phong, He, Chang, Zheng, Qiuda, Crosbie, Nick and Mueller, Jochen (2023). Assessing the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption in Melbourne, Australia using high-resolution wastewater sampling. Science of The Total Environment, 893 164846, 164846. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164846
2023
Book Chapter
Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater by various treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants
Rousisa, Nikolaos I., Bade, Richard, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Li, Jiaying, Duan, Haoran and Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. (2023). Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater by various treatment technologies in wastewater treatment plants. Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment. (pp. 389-410) edited by Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri and Inderjeet Tyagi. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
2023
Book Chapter
The complexities associated with the detection of new psychoactive substances in wastewater
Bade, Richard, Nadarajan, Dhayaalini and Gerber, Cobus (2023). The complexities associated with the detection of new psychoactive substances in wastewater. Wastewater-based epidemiology for the assessment of human exposure to environmental pollutants. (pp. 169-197) edited by Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri, Nikolaos Rousis and Emma Gracia-Lor. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-19172-5.00003-2
2023
Journal Article
Festivals following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions: prevalence of new psychoactive substances and illicit drugs
Rousis, Nikolaos, Bade, Richard, Romero-Sánchez, Iván, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomaidis, Nikolaos S., Thomas, Kevin V. and Gracia-Lor, Emma (2023). Festivals following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions: prevalence of new psychoactive substances and illicit drugs. Environment International, 178 108075, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108075
2023
Journal Article
Wastewater-based monitoring could help guide responses to the USA opioid epidemic
Ahmed, Fahad, O’Brien, Jake W., Keshaviah, Aparna, Hall, Wayne D., Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Benjamin, Matus, Mariana, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and Burgard, Daniel A. (2023). Wastewater-based monitoring could help guide responses to the USA opioid epidemic. Nature Water, 1 (5), 401-404. doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00082-9
2023
Journal Article
Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countries
Bade, Richard, Rousis, Nikolaos, Adhikari, Sangeet, Baduel, Christine, Bijlsma, Lubertus, Bizani, Erasmia, Boogaerts, Tim, Burgard, Dan, Castiglioni, Sara, Chappell, Andrew, Covaci, Adrian, Driver, Erin M., Sodre, Fernando Fabriz, Fatta-Kassinos, Despo, Galani, Aikaterini, Gerber, Cobus, Gracia-Lor, Emma, Gracia-Marín, Elisa, Halden, Rolf U., Heath, Ester, Hernandez, Felix, Jaunay, Emma, Lai, Foon Yin, Lee, Heon-Jun, Laimou-Geraniou, Maria, Oh, Jeong-Eun, Olafsdottir, Kristin, Phung, Kaitlyn, Castro, Marco Pineda ... Mueller, Jochen (2023). Three years of wastewater surveillance for new psychoactive substances from 16 countries. Water Research X, 19 100179, 100179. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100179
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Facilitating the detection of new psychoactive substances in wastewater
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding use and fate of ingredients in consumer products
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Jochen Mueller
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioaccumulation potential of chlorinated paraffins (CPs) in humans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Jochen Mueller
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