Dr Brigid McKenna
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Brigid McKenna

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Dr Brigid McKenna is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Environmental Sciences Environmental management Land capability and soil productivity Natural resource management Soil chemistry and soil carbon sequestration (excl. carbon sequestration science) Soil sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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57 works between 2008 and 2025
All (57) Journal Article (44) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (10)

21 - 40 of 57 works

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security

Kopittke, Peter M., Menzies, Neal W., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A. and Lombi, Enzo (2019). Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security. Environment International, 132 105078, 105078. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105078

Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security

2019

Journal Article

Minimizing experimental artefacts in synchrotron-based X-ray analyses of Fe speciation in tissues of rice plants

Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Menzies, Neal W., Li, Cui, Glover, Chris J., Zhao, Fang-Jie and Kopittke, Peter M. (2019). Minimizing experimental artefacts in synchrotron-based X-ray analyses of Fe speciation in tissues of rice plants. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 26 (4), 1272-1279. doi: 10.1107/s1600577519004351

Minimizing experimental artefacts in synchrotron-based X-ray analyses of Fe speciation in tissues of rice plants

2019

Journal Article

Changes in soil chemistry after the application of gypsum and sulfur and irrigation with coal seam water

McKenna, Brigid A., Kopittke, Peter M., Macfarlane, David C., Dalzell, Scott A. and Menzies, Neal W. (2019). Changes in soil chemistry after the application of gypsum and sulfur and irrigation with coal seam water. Geoderma, 337, 782-791. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.10.019

Changes in soil chemistry after the application of gypsum and sulfur and irrigation with coal seam water

2018

Journal Article

Time-resolved x-Ray fluorescence analysis of element distribution and concentration in living plants: an example using manganese toxicity in cowpea leaves

Blamey, F. Pax C., Paterson, David J., Walsh, Adam, Afshar, Nader, McKenna, Brigid A., Cheng, Miaomiao, Tang, Caixian, Horst, Walter J., Menzies, Neal W. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2018). Time-resolved x-Ray fluorescence analysis of element distribution and concentration in living plants: an example using manganese toxicity in cowpea leaves. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 156, 151-160. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.09.002

Time-resolved x-Ray fluorescence analysis of element distribution and concentration in living plants: an example using manganese toxicity in cowpea leaves

2018

Journal Article

Engagement and performance in a first year natural resource science course

McKenna, Brigid A. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2018). Engagement and performance in a first year natural resource science course. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 34 (3), 233-242. doi: 10.1111/jcal.12236

Engagement and performance in a first year natural resource science course

2017

Journal Article

Alleviation of Al Toxicity by Si Is Associated with the Formation of Al-Si Complexes in Root Tissues of Sorghum

Kopittke, Peter M, Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Kourousias, George, Green, Kathryn and McKenna, Brigid A (2017). Alleviation of Al Toxicity by Si Is Associated with the Formation of Al-Si Complexes in Root Tissues of Sorghum. Frontiers in plant science, 8 2189, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02189

Alleviation of Al Toxicity by Si Is Associated with the Formation of Al-Si Complexes in Root Tissues of Sorghum

2017

Journal Article

Manganese distribution and speciation help to explain the effects of silicate and phosphate on manganese toxicity in four crop species

Blamey, F Pax C, McKenna, Brigid A, Li, Cui, Cheng, Miaomiao, Tang, Caixian, Jiang, Haibo, Howard, Daryl L, Paterson, David J, Kappen, Peter, Wang, Peng, Menzies, Neal W and Kopittke, Peter M (2017). Manganese distribution and speciation help to explain the effects of silicate and phosphate on manganese toxicity in four crop species. The New phytologist, 217 (3), 1146-1160. doi: 10.1111/nph.14878

Manganese distribution and speciation help to explain the effects of silicate and phosphate on manganese toxicity in four crop species

2017

Journal Article

Aluminum complexation with malate within the root apoplast differs between aluminum resistant and sensitive wheat lines

Kopittke, Peter M., McKenna, Brigid A., Karunakaran, Chithra, Dynes, James J., Arthur, Zachary, Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Kourousias, George, Menzies, Neal W., Ryan, Peter R., Wang, Peng, Green, Kathryn and Blamey, F. P. C. (2017). Aluminum complexation with malate within the root apoplast differs between aluminum resistant and sensitive wheat lines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1377, 1377. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01377

Aluminum complexation with malate within the root apoplast differs between aluminum resistant and sensitive wheat lines

2017

Journal Article

Characterizing the uptake, accumulation and toxicity of silver sulfide nanoparticles in plants

Wang, Peng, Lombi, Enzo, Sun, Shengkai, Scheckel, Kirk G. , Malysheva, Anzhela, McKenna, Brigid A. , Menzies, Neal W. , Zhao, Fang-Jie and Kopittke, Peter M. (2017). Characterizing the uptake, accumulation and toxicity of silver sulfide nanoparticles in plants. Environmental Science: Nano, 4 (2), 448-460. doi: 10.1039/c6en00489j

Characterizing the uptake, accumulation and toxicity of silver sulfide nanoparticles in plants

2017

Conference Publication

Synchrotron X-ray approaches for examining trace metals in plants

Kopittke, Peter M., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Menzies, Neal W., Li, Cui and Blamey, F.P.C. (2017). Synchrotron X-ray approaches for examining trace metals in plants. International Plant Nutrition Colloquium (IPNC), Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-24 August 2017.

Synchrotron X-ray approaches for examining trace metals in plants

2017

Conference Publication

Understanding why rice plants are highly tolerant to aluminium in acid soils

Kopittke, Peter M., Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Kourousias, George, Wang, Peng, Green, Kathryn and McKenna, Brigid A. (2017). Understanding why rice plants are highly tolerant to aluminium in acid soils. ANSTO User Meeting, Clayton, VIC, Australia, 22-24 November 2017.

Understanding why rice plants are highly tolerant to aluminium in acid soils

2016

Journal Article

Aluminium effects on mechanical properties of cell wall analogues

McKenna, Brigid A., Wehr, J. Bernhard, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Blamey, F. Pax C. and Menzies, Neal W. (2016). Aluminium effects on mechanical properties of cell wall analogues. Physiologia Plantarum, 158 (4), 382-388. doi: 10.1111/ppl.12472

Aluminium effects on mechanical properties of cell wall analogues

2016

Conference Publication

Aluminum (Al) accumulates within the root apoplast in an Al-tolerant wheat cultivar

Kopittke, Peter M., McKenna, Brigid A., Karunakaran, Chithra, Dynes, James J., Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Kourousias, George, Menzies, Neal W., Ryan, Peter R., Delhaize, Emmanuel, Wang, Peng, Green, Kathryn, Lombi, Enzo and Blamey, F.P.C. (2016). Aluminum (Al) accumulates within the root apoplast in an Al-tolerant wheat cultivar. ANSTO User Meeting 2016, Clayton, VIC, Australia, 24-25 November 2016.

Aluminum (Al) accumulates within the root apoplast in an Al-tolerant wheat cultivar

2015

Journal Article

Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy imaging for laterally resolved speciation of selenium in fresh roots and leaves of wheat and rice

Wang, Peng., Menzies, Neal W., Lombi, Enzo., McKenna, Brigid A., James, Simon., Tang, Caixian. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2015). Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy imaging for laterally resolved speciation of selenium in fresh roots and leaves of wheat and rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (15), 4795-4806. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv254

Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy imaging for laterally resolved speciation of selenium in fresh roots and leaves of wheat and rice

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Identification of the primary lesion of toxic aluminum in plant roots

Kopittke, Peter M., Moore, Katie L., Lombi, Enzo, Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Ferguson, Brett J., Blamey, F. Pax C., Menzies, Neal W., Nicholson, Timothy M., McKenna, Brigid A., Wang, Peng, Gresshoff, Peter M., Kourousias, George, Webb, Richard I., Green, Kathryn and Tollenaere, Alina (2015). Identification of the primary lesion of toxic aluminum in plant roots. Plant Physiology, 167 (4), 1402-1411. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.253229

Identification of the primary lesion of toxic aluminum in plant roots

2014

Journal Article

Laterally resolved speciation of arsenic in roots of wheat and rice using fluorescence-XANES imaging

Kopittke, Peter M., de Jonge, Martin D., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Lombi, Enzo, Paterson, David J., Howard, Daryl L., James, Simon A., Spiers, Kathryn M., Ryan, Chris G., Johnson, Alexander A. T. and Menzies, Neal W. (2014). Laterally resolved speciation of arsenic in roots of wheat and rice using fluorescence-XANES imaging. New Phytologist, 201 (4), 1251-1262. doi: 10.1111/nph.12595

Laterally resolved speciation of arsenic in roots of wheat and rice using fluorescence-XANES imaging

2014

Journal Article

The rhizotoxicity of metal cations is related to their strength of binding to hard ligands

Kopittke, Peter M., Menzies, Neal W., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Wehr, J. Bernhard, Lombi, Enzo, Kinraide, Thomas B. and Blamey, F. Pax C. (2014). The rhizotoxicity of metal cations is related to their strength of binding to hard ligands. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33 (2), 268-277. doi: 10.1002/etc.2435

The rhizotoxicity of metal cations is related to their strength of binding to hard ligands

2014

Conference Publication

Soil carbon change under exotic pine forests in the sub-tropics remeasured after 14 years - an excerpt from the reforestation in tropical and sub-tropical Australia project

Smith, Tim E., Lewis, Tom, Menzies, Neal W., Dalal, Ram C., Wehr, J. Bernhard, Swift, Scott A., Tindale, Neil, Bryant, Philippa, Verstraten, Luke, McDonald, Janet M., McKenna, Brigid A. and Simpson, John A. (2014). Soil carbon change under exotic pine forests in the sub-tropics remeasured after 14 years - an excerpt from the reforestation in tropical and sub-tropical Australia project. Soil Science 2014: National Soil Science Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 23 - 27 November 2014. Warragul, VIC, Australia: Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated.

Soil carbon change under exotic pine forests in the sub-tropics remeasured after 14 years - an excerpt from the reforestation in tropical and sub-tropical Australia project

2013

Journal Article

Fate of ZnO nanoparticles in soils and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Wang, Peng, Menzies, Neal W., Lombi, Enzo, McKenna, Brigid A., Johannessen, Bernt, Glover, Chris J., Kappen, Peter and Kopittke, Peter M. (2013). Fate of ZnO nanoparticles in soils and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (23), 13822-13830. doi: 10.1021/es403466p

Fate of ZnO nanoparticles in soils and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

2013

Journal Article

Quantitative determination of metal and metalloid spatial distribution in hydrated and fresh roots of cowpea using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy

Wang, Peng, Menzies, Neal W., Lombi, Enzo, McKenna, Brigid A., de Jonge, Martin D., Donner, Erica, Blamey, F. Pax C., Ryan, Chris G., Paterson, David J., Howard, Daryl L., James, Simon A. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2013). Quantitative determination of metal and metalloid spatial distribution in hydrated and fresh roots of cowpea using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Science of the Total Environment, 463, 131-139. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.091

Quantitative determination of metal and metalloid spatial distribution in hydrated and fresh roots of cowpea using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy

Current funding

  • 2025
    Examining root distribution along fertiliser bands with co-application of potassium and phosphorus
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025
    Factors controlling soil sulfur speciation in tropical Australia
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Improving Potassium Fertiliser Efficiency in Australian Soils
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    The influence of land use on the role of phosphorus and sulfur in soil organic carbon stabilisation and persistence in a subtropical Ferrosol
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Interaction of P-S-C in soil organic matter
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Exploring the impacts of land use change on phosphorus speciation of soil organic matter fractions in sub-tropical Vertosols
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    23089 ¿ Exploring Responses of Carbon Speciation to Long-term Land Use Management in Semi-arid, Subtropical Australian Vertosols
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Uni Queensland - preferred access MCT
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Phosphorus fractions and speciation in highly weathered soils: unveiling the interplay with soil aggregation across diverse agricultural land uses
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Effect of long-term land use management strategies on sulfur speciation in semi-arid, subtropical Australian soils
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Medicinal and culinary properties of sulfur compounds in garlic and other allium species
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Linking fertiliser phosphorus transformations to plastic plant root responses
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Linking plastic root responses to fertiliser phosphorus transformations
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Phosphorus speciation within subtropical soils with concentrated fertilizer bands
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

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