
Overview
Background
Jochen’s research focusses on monitoring of trace organic pollutants, including pioneering work on sources, fate, monitoring techniques (including development of passive sampling techniques) and trends in human exposure to trace contaminants. More recently his group has been leading research in the field of wastewater epidemiology.
Jochen joined QAEHS in 1997 and was awarded an ARC Future Fellowship in 2012 to understand changes in chemical exposure through integrative sampling and systematic archiving. As part of his research program at QAEHS he has lead numerous national and international studies, such as Australia's National Dioxin Program, the Brominated Flame Retardant Program and a major study to investigate bush-fire emissions (the results of which are included in the UNEP Toolkit). He works closely with governments (state, federal and international including UNEP) on the development of systematic monitoring strategies, including for protection of the Great Barrier Reef. As part of his Future Fellowship, he has established an extensive sample archive, the Australian Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB), to allow retrospective analysis of changes in pollutant exposure in Australia.
Jochen’s work on passive samplers, bioanalytical techniques for emerging chemicals and wastewater epidemiology has received support from ARC and numerous industry partners.
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Fields of research
Works
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2018
Journal Article
A mass estimate of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) release from Australian wastewater treatment plants
Gallen, C., Eaglesham, G., Drage, D., Nguyen, T. Hue and Mueller, J.F. (2018). A mass estimate of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) release from Australian wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere, 208, 975-983. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.024
2018
Other Outputs
Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 8 – Summer 2018
Kaserzon, Sarit, Yeh, Ruby Yu-Lu, Thompson, Kristie, Paxman, Chris, Gallen, Christie, Elisei, Gabriele, Prasad, Pritesh, Schacht, Veronika, Van Niekerk, Sean, Verhagen, Rory, Vijayasarathy, Soumini, Gallen, Michael, Reeks, Tim, Jiang, Hui, Eaglesham, Geoff and Mueller, Jochen (2018). Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling Report 8 – Summer 2018. Ipswich, QLD, Australia: Seqwater.
2018
Journal Article
Occurrence and concentrations of halogenated natural products derived from seven years of passive water sampling (2007–2013) at Normanby Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Vetter, Walter, Kaserzon, Sarit, Gallen, Christie, Knoll, Sarah, Gallen, Michael, Hauler, Carolin and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Occurrence and concentrations of halogenated natural products derived from seven years of passive water sampling (2007–2013) at Normanby Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 137, 81-90. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.032
2018
Other Outputs
National wastewater drug monitoring program - report 5
Tscharke, Bengamine J., Mackie, Rachel, O'Brien, Jake W., Grant, Sharon, Mueller, Jochen, Ghetia, Maulik, Aghera, Hetal, Bade, Richard, Gerber, Cobus and White, Jason (2018). National wastewater drug monitoring program - report 5. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
2018
Journal Article
Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: past, present and future
Choi, Phil M., Tscharke, Ben J., Donner, Erica, O'Brien, Jake W., Grant, Sharon C., Kaserzon, Sarit L., Mackie, Rachel, O'Malley, Elissa, Crosbie, Nicholas D., Thomas, Kevin V. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: past, present and future. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 105, 453-469. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.06.004
2018
Journal Article
Perfluorinated alkyl acids in the serum and follicular fluid of UK women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing fertility treatment and associations with hormonal and metabolic parameters
Heffernan, A. L., Cunningham, T. K., Drage, D. S., Aylward, L. L., Thompson, K., Vijayasarathy, S., Mueller, J. F., Atkin, S. L. and Sathyapalan, T. (2018). Perfluorinated alkyl acids in the serum and follicular fluid of UK women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing fertility treatment and associations with hormonal and metabolic parameters. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 221 (7), 1068-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.07.009
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
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
Analysis of N,N-Dimethylamphetamine in Wastewater - A Pyrolysis Marker and Synthesis Impurity of Methamphetamine
Been, Frederic, O'Brien, Jake, Lai, Foon Yin, Morelato, Marie, Vallely, Peter, McGowan, Jenny, van Nuijs, Alexander L. N., Covaci, Adrian and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Analysis of N,N-Dimethylamphetamine in Wastewater - A Pyrolysis Marker and Synthesis Impurity of Methamphetamine. Drug Testing and Analysis, 10 (10), 1590-1598. doi: 10.1002/dta.2419
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
Other Outputs
Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling. Report 7 – Winter 2017
Kaserzon, Sarit, Thompson, Kristie, Paxman, Chris, Gallen, Christie, Elisei, Gabriele, Mackie, Rachel, Gallen, Michael, Reeks, Tim, Jiang, Hui, Eaglesham, Geoff, Samanipour, Saer and Mueller, Jochen (2018). Catchment and Drinking Water Quality Micro Pollutant Monitoring Program – Passive Sampling. Report 7 – Winter 2017. Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia: Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences.
2018
Journal Article
Exploring the potential of a global emerging contaminant early warning network through the use of retrospective suspect screening with high-resolution mass spectrometry
Alygizakis, Nikiforos A., Samanipour, Saer, Hollender, Juliane, Ibáñez, María, Kaserzon, Sarit, Kokkali, Varvara, van Leerdam, Jan A., Mueller, Jochen F., Pijnappels, Martijn, Reid, Malcolm J., Schymanski, Emma L., Slobodnik, Jaroslav, Thomaidis, Nikolaos S. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2018). Exploring the potential of a global emerging contaminant early warning network through the use of retrospective suspect screening with high-resolution mass spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology, 52 (9), 5135-5144. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00365
2018
Other Outputs
The PFAS health study: systematic literature review
Kirk, Martyn, Smurthwaite, Kayla, Braeunig, Jennifer, Trevenar, Susan, D'Este, Cate, Lucas, Robyn, Lal, Aparna, Korda, Rosemary, Clements, Archie, Mueller, Jochen and Armstrong, Bruce (2018). The PFAS health study: systematic literature review. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian National University.
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
Understanding the uncertainty of estimating herbicide and nutrient mass loads in a flood event with guidance on estimator selection
Novic, Andrew Joseph, Ort, Christoph, O'Brien, Dominique S., Lewis, Stephen E., Davis, Aaron M. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Understanding the uncertainty of estimating herbicide and nutrient mass loads in a flood event with guidance on estimator selection. Water Research, 132, 99-110. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.055
2018
Journal Article
Contribution of transformation products towards the total herbicide toxicity to tropical marine organisms
Mercurio, Philip, Eaglesham, Geoff, Parks, Stephen, Kenway, Matt, Beltran, Victor, Flores, Florita, Mueller, Jochen F. and Negri, Andrew P. (2018). Contribution of transformation products towards the total herbicide toxicity to tropical marine organisms. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 4808, 4808. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23153-4
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
Other Outputs
National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program - Report 4
Tscharke, Ben, Mackie, Rachel, O'Brien, Jake, Grant, Sharon, Mueller, Jochen, Ghetia, Maulik, Aghera, Hetal, Bade, Richard, Gerber, Cobus and White, Jason (2018). National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program - Report 4. -:
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
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding human exposure to benzotriazoles (BZTs) and benzotriazole UV-stabilizers (BUVs) in the Australian population using human biomonitoring and wastewater analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Dr Ian Zammit
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding use and fate of ingredients in consumer products
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Richard Bade
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Master Philosophy
Investigating mobility and occurrence of neonicotinoids in the Australian environment
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Chemicals contaminants in the brain (broadly) and links to neurological disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Establishing the representativeness of human biomonitoring programs based on pooling of deidentified surplus pathology samples
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the efficiency of regulating chemicals for controlling environmental and human exposure (Tentative title)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon
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Doctor Philosophy
Towards better understanding the properties of pollutants that can cross the blood brain barrier using assays and/or animal studies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Zammit, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for plastic additives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Zammit, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Identifying and understanding sources of contaminants of emerging concern in Australia wastewater
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jiaying Li
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing and modelling spatiotemporal trends in drug consumptions in the community by wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jiaying Li, Dr Jiuling Li, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing Sample Size for Trend Detection in Human and Environmental Monitoring Using Simulation-Based Power Analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Tscharke, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Chemical exposure through consuming food in multilayer plastic food package (MLPP) for infants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Facilitating the detection of new psychoactive substances in wastewater
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Bade
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Doctor Philosophy
Human exposure pathways for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Dr Fisher Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating tobacco-related health risks through wastewater analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke, Associate Professor Phong Thai
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Soil Environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Exposure of Firefighters to PFAS (Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances): Serum Concentrations and Temporal Trends after Exposure Control
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and trends of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals associated with consumer products in the Australian waste streams
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing Early-life Human Exposure to Selected Pesticides Using Urinary Biomarkers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Firefighters' exposure to potentially toxic combustion products.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing sources, fate, and the potential risk of UV filters in the aquatic environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Population diet and stress estimates using wastewater based epidemiology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Organophosphate esters in the Australian environment: sources, fate, and human exposure
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising analytical methods for chlorinated paraffins to evaluate their levels in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Refining the uncertainties and expansion of wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing population exposure to chemicals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing body burden of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in infants/toddlers through analysis of faeces
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Distribution and bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances and other organic contaminants from sediments, soils and groundwater
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Herbicide persistence and toxicity in the tropical marine environment
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Development and calibration of aquatic passive sampler technologies for emerging water pollutants
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing environmental exposures in Australian children. A case study of bisphenol A
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring Population Illicit Drug Use through Wastewater Analysis: Temporal Trends, Spatial Differences and Specific Events
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Combined effects of temperature and herbicides on symbiont-bearing calcifying reef organisms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Brominated Flame Retardants: Industrial Emissions and Exposure
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Development and Evaluation of a Suite of Passive Sampling Devices for Routine Aquatic Monitoring
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Perfluorinated Compounds in the Australian Environment: Sources, Fate and Human Exposure
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Water passive sampler calibration: accounting for changes in chemical uptake rates when exposed to variations in environmental conditions.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a novel air pollution air pollution monitoring strategy combining passive sampling with toxicity testing
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Brominated flame retardants in Australia - sources and exposure pathways
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Developing advanced tools for water quality monitoring of contaminants introduced to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area by adjacent land uses
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL PHYTOTOXICITY ASSAY FOR THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPMENT OF PASSIVE AIR SAMPLERS FOR SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation and Implementation of Methods to increase Comprehensiveness of Non-Target Analysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Firefighter Exposure Risks and Subsequent Reproductive Effects
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the suitability of wastewater analysis for the detection and monitoring of performance- and image-enhancing drug use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of plastic contamination in marine organisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising active and passive sampling methods to monitor and assess micropollutants during episodic discharge
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Innovative sampling strategies for improved wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
An assessment of alcohol and tobacco consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Ben Tscharke, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of analgesic consumption and the burden of treated pain in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Development of an efficient photocatalytic system to enable simultaneous removal of chemical and biological contaminants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Transformation and fate of organic micropollutants in the urban wastewater system
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
An assessment of plastic residues in Australian biosolids
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke, Professor Kevin Thomas
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and Modelling the Fate of Illicit Drug and Pharmaceutical Biomarkers in Urban Sewers
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Children's Health in Hanoi, Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Peter Sly, Associate Professor Dung Phung
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Management of major ions in freshwater ecosystems: thresholds of impact and indicators of change
Associate Advisor
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Enquiries
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- Air pollution
- Air quality
- Aquatic pollution
- Atmospheric pollution
- Barrier Reef and pollution
- Bioanalytical techniques
- Bioassays
- Bushfires
- Dioxins
- Environment toxicology
- Flame retardants
- Great Barrier Reef and pollution
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
- Pollutant
- Pollution - health effects
- Toxicology
- Water pollution
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