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Kevin Thomas
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Kevin Thomas

Source: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/16699 Parent: https://about.uq.edu.au/faculties-institutes/hmbs/about/leaders

Professor

Kevin Thomas

Email: : kevin.thomas@uq.edu.au

Phone: : +61 7 344 32443

Positions

Centre Director of Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science : Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Centre Director of Minderoo Centre for Plastics and Human Health : Minderoo Centre for Plastics and Human Health : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Affiliate of ARC Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites : ARC Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science : Centre for Marine Science : Faculty of Science

Centre Director - QAEHS : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

Overview

Background

Professor Kevin Thomas is Director of the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS). Kevin is an environmental health scientist with a particular interest in understanding the environmental exposures associated with contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) with the goal of protecting environmental and human health. Kevin also leads the Minderoo Centre- Plastics and Human Health at UQ and is Deputy-Director of the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Hyphenated Analytical Separation Technologies (HyTech).

His current research is focused on understanding human exposure to plastics pollution and developing mass spectrometric analytical methods for characterizing plastics and other CECs, assessing community-wide health status through analysing wastewater (wastewater-based epidemiology) and establishing alternative approaches to exposure monitoring, for example explanted silicone prostheses and wristbands.

Author of over 350 peer-reviewed papers Kevin is a strong collaborative researcher having co-founded the Plastic Measurement Brains Trust (PMBT).

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Availability

Professor Kevin Thomas is: : Available for supervision : Media expert

Fields of research

Analytical chemistry Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified Analytical spectrometry Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Chemical Sciences Environmental Sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

Works

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All (419) Journal Article (373) Other Outputs (5) Conference Publication (30) Book Chapter (11)

2026

Journal Article

Nanoplastic and microplastic contamination in Australian carbonated beverages: measurement by Pyrolysis-GC-MS and the challenge of poly(ethylene terephthalate) oligomer interference

Jeffries, Coral, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2026). Nanoplastic and microplastic contamination in Australian carbonated beverages: measurement by Pyrolysis-GC-MS and the challenge of poly(ethylene terephthalate) oligomer interference. Journal of Hazardous Materials: Plastics, 2 100035, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.hazmp.2025.100035

Nanoplastic and microplastic contamination in Australian carbonated beverages: measurement by Pyrolysis-GC-MS and the challenge of poly(ethylene terephthalate) oligomer interference

2026

Journal Article

Comment on “Polyethylene and Polyvinyl Chloride Nanoplastics in Human Follicular Fluid and Seminal Plasma: Impact on Fertilization and Sperm Quality”

Thomas, Kevin V., Davies, Grace, Okoffo, Elvis, Wright, Stephanie and Rauert, Cassandra (2026). Comment on “Polyethylene and Polyvinyl Chloride Nanoplastics in Human Follicular Fluid and Seminal Plasma: Impact on Fertilization and Sperm Quality”. ACS Nano, 20 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c13836

Comment on “Polyethylene and Polyvinyl Chloride Nanoplastics in Human Follicular Fluid and Seminal Plasma: Impact on Fertilization and Sperm Quality”

2026

Journal Article

Evaluating environmental health communication: the readability of factsheets about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Magi-Prowse, Carla R., Fielding, Kelly S., Thomas, Kevin V. and Morphett, Kylie (2026). Evaluating environmental health communication: the readability of factsheets about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 271 114680, 114680-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114680

Evaluating environmental health communication: the readability of factsheets about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

2025

Journal Article

Impact of tyre wear particles and tyre leachate on the freshwater angiosperm Lemna minor

Pan, Yufei, Rauert, Cassie, Schmidt, Susanne and Thomas, Kevin (2025). Impact of tyre wear particles and tyre leachate on the freshwater angiosperm Lemna minor. Environmental Chemistry, 22 (8) EN25061, 1-17. doi: 10.1071/en25061

Impact of tyre wear particles and tyre leachate on the freshwater angiosperm Lemna minor

2025

Journal Article

Verhagen, Rory, Gerber, Cobus, Thai, Phong, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake, Keller, Emma L., Simpson, Bradley S., Hall, Wayne, Leung, Janni, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Tscharke, Benjamin J. (2025). Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey data. Addiction add.70277. doi: 10.1111/add.70277

Cannabis consumption in Australia 2018–2025: Socio‐economic and regional trends from wastewater and survey data

2025

Journal Article

Evaluating the influence of polystyrene standards on quantification in environmental samples

Chen, Honglin, Thomas, Kevin V. and Rauert, Cassandra (2025). Evaluating the influence of polystyrene standards on quantification in environmental samples. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 5 (1) 29, 1. doi: 10.1186/s43591-025-00135-8

Evaluating the influence of polystyrene standards on quantification in environmental samples

2025

Journal Article

Release of nanoplastic from polypropylene kettles

Shi, Ke, Okoffo, Elvis D., Fu, Hongrui, Bapp, Carolin, Jiang, Jie, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Release of nanoplastic from polypropylene kettles. npj Emerging Contaminants, 1 (1) 16, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s44454-025-00018-w

Release of nanoplastic from polypropylene kettles

2025

Journal Article

Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales

Tscharke, Ben, Livingston, Michael, Clifford, Sarah, Zheng, Qiuda, Thai, Phong K., Verhagen, Rory, Bade, Richard, O'Brien, Jake W., Gerber, Cobus, Keller, Emma, Simpson, Bradley S., Thomas, Kevin V., Hall, Wayne and Mueller, Jochen F. (2025). Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales. Addiction add.70262. doi: 10.1111/add.70262

Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales

2025

Journal Article

Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis

Dewapriya, Pradeep, Nilsson, Sandra, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, O’Brien, Jake W., Bräunig, Jennifer, José Gómez Ramos, María, Samanipour, Saer, Martin, Jonathan W., Toms, Leisa-Maree L., Mueller, Jochen F., Kaserzon, Sarit L. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (48), 26081-26091. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04623

Discovery of previously unreported per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pooled Australian human serum using nontarget analysis

2025

Journal Article

Environmental antimicrobial resistance: current status and future prospects

Thomas, Kevin V., Zhai, Naixiang, Li, Jinglong and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Environmental antimicrobial resistance: current status and future prospects. Environmental Contamination: Causes and Solutions, 1 (1). doi: 10.53941/eccs.2025.100006

Environmental antimicrobial resistance: current status and future prospects

2025

Journal Article

Micro- and nanoplastic-induced respiratory disease and dysfunction: a scoping review

Goldsworthy, Adrian, O’Callaghan, Liam A., Tronstad, Oystein, Suen, Jacky, Chen, Honglin, Rauert, Cassandra, Blum, Ciara B., Tajouri, Lotti, Olsen, Matthew, Thomas, Kevin V. and Fraser, John F. (2025). Micro- and nanoplastic-induced respiratory disease and dysfunction: a scoping review. Microplastics, 4 (4) 79, 1-45. doi: 10.3390/microplastics4040079

Micro- and nanoplastic-induced respiratory disease and dysfunction: a scoping review

2025

Journal Article

Machine learning for predicting environmental mobility based on retention behavior

Hulleman, Tobias, Samanipour, Saer, Haddad, Paul R., Rauert, Cassandra, Okoffo, Elvis D., Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Machine learning for predicting environmental mobility based on retention behavior. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (43) acs.est.5c07274, 23339-23348. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c07274

Machine learning for predicting environmental mobility based on retention behavior

2025

Journal Article

Uptake of Artificial Sweeteners in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Subcellular Distribution and Nontarget Identification of New Metabolites

Li, Dandan, Xing, Jiamin, Du, Peng, Yao, Yiming, Xing, Yeye, Wang, Dongfang, Sun, Xiaojie, Guo, Linlin, Li, Zhiyuan, Wang, Fang and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Uptake of Artificial Sweeteners in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Subcellular Distribution and Nontarget Identification of New Metabolites. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73 (42) acs.jafc.5c06683, 26564-26573. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c06683

Uptake of Artificial Sweeteners in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Subcellular Distribution and Nontarget Identification of New Metabolites

2025

Journal Article

Release of nanoplastics from polypropylene food containers into hot and cold water

Shi, Ke, Okoffo, Elvis D., Lu, Wei-Cheng, Jiang, Jie, Rauert, Cassandra and Thomas, Kevin V. (2025). Release of nanoplastics from polypropylene food containers into hot and cold water. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73 (42) acs.jafc.5c11270, 27038-27047. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c11270

Release of nanoplastics from polypropylene food containers into hot and cold water

2025

Journal Article

Evaluating dextrorphan as a wastewater biomarker for cough suppressant use: A longitudinal study in China

Shao, Xue-Ting, Ma, Xin-Dong, Li, Jing-Long, O’Brien, Jake W., Thomas, Kevin and Wang, De-Gao (2025). Evaluating dextrorphan as a wastewater biomarker for cough suppressant use: A longitudinal study in China. Water Research, 285 124119, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124119

Evaluating dextrorphan as a wastewater biomarker for cough suppressant use: A longitudinal study in China

2025

Journal Article

Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, Chen, Zhou, Zhu, Yutong, Yu, Chunrong, Wang, Yiqing, Liu, Kehan, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Li, Xuemei, Su, Zicheng, Giansiracusa, Marcus J, Boskovic, Colette, Wang, Biao, Thomas, Kevin V. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate. Advanced Materials, 38 (1) e02427, e02427. doi: 10.1002/adma.202502427

Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

2025

Journal Article

Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol

Lucas, Andrew, Harray, Amelia, Duong, Lelinh, Herrmann, Susan, Vlaskovsky, Philip, Trevenen, Michelle, Chan, Dick, Papendorf, Hannah, Smith, Tony, Flint, Lilith, Liu, Alex, Gaudieri, Silvana, Wang, Xianyu, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin, Murray, Kevin, Symeonides, Christos, Dunlop, Sarah, Watts, Gerald and Lucas, Michaela (2025). Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol. BMJ Open, 15 (8) e099330, 1-13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099330

Randomised controlled trial of a low plastic diet and lifestyle intervention for adults with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Plastic Exposure Reduction Transforms Health (PERTH) trial - a protocol

2025

Journal Article

Stability of antibiotics and their metabolites in sewers: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology and antibiotic sustainability

Li, Jinglong, Ren, Jianan, Li, Jiaying, Thai, Phong K., Cen, Xiaotong, Zhao, Zeyang, Zhai, Naixiang, Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Stability of antibiotics and their metabolites in sewers: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology and antibiotic sustainability. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (33), 17796-17810. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04421

Stability of antibiotics and their metabolites in sewers: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology and antibiotic sustainability

2025

Journal Article

Time-weighted conversion of acute to chronic equivalent endpoints for derivation of chronic ecotoxicity threshold values of six neonicotinoids in freshwater

Beggs, Carly, Sánchez-Bayo, Francisco, Ghorbani Gorji, Sara, Thomas, Kevin V. and Kaserzon, Sarit L. (2025). Time-weighted conversion of acute to chronic equivalent endpoints for derivation of chronic ecotoxicity threshold values of six neonicotinoids in freshwater. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 44 (7), 1901-1911. doi: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf091

Time-weighted conversion of acute to chronic equivalent endpoints for derivation of chronic ecotoxicity threshold values of six neonicotinoids in freshwater

2025

Journal Article

Evaluation of a Low-Cost Active Air Sampler for the Surveillance of Airborne Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Using a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Case Study

Zhai, Naixiang, Li, Jinglong, Klümper, Uli, Lakhey, Pooja, Thomas, Kevin V. and O’Brien, Jake W. (2025). Evaluation of a Low-Cost Active Air Sampler for the Surveillance of Airborne Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Using a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Case Study. ACS ES&T Engineering, 5 (9), 2260-2268. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00180

Evaluation of a Low-Cost Active Air Sampler for the Surveillance of Airborne Transmission of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Using a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Case Study

Funding

Current funding

Characterising Environmental Chemicals Driving Antimicrobial Resistance

ARC Discovery Projects

Open grant - 2023 - 2027

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Open grant - 2023 - 2028

ARC Training Centre for Hyphenated Analytical Separation Technologies (ARC ITRP administered by the University of Tasmania)

University of Tasmania

Open grant - 2023 - 2028

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences

Queensland Health

Open grant - 2022 - 2027

Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe (INQUIRE)

NHMRC European Union Collaborative Research Grants

Open grant - 2022 - 2027

Improving indoor air quality and health: Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe - INQUIRE (EU RIA led by NILU)

Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Open grant - 2021 - 2028

Developing protocols to measure plastic chemicals in human brain, blood and urine

The Minderoo Foundation Pty Ltd

Open grant - 2020 - 2030

Centre to develop novel mass spectrometry protocols to measure plastic chemicals in human tissue

The Minderoo Foundation Pty Ltd

Open grant

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Past funding

Chemical Analyses of National Passive Air Samples

DCCEEW - Approach to Market

Open grant - 2024 - 2025

Analysing Clothing Textiles on the Australian Market for Chemicals of Concern

DCCEEW - Approach to Market

Open grant - 2024

Microplastics in drinking water

Minderoo Foundation Limited

Open grant - 2021 - 2023

Australian Environmental Specimen Bank: advancing specimen bank capability

ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

Open grant - 2021 - 2022

Preliminary investigations relating to the role of cyanobacterial blooms in the amplification and dispersal of antimicrobial resistance

Melbourne Water Corporation

Open grant - 2021

Quarantined ion chromatography mass spectrometry (IC-MS) facility (ARC LIEF administered by University of Tasmania)

University of Tasmania

Open grant - 2020 - 2025

Exposure to Trihalomethanes in pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland: integrated data analysis and case studies for better policy and health outcomes

NHMRC Partnership Projects

Open grant - 2020 - 2023

Improved monitoring of aquatic pollutants in national water resources

ARC Linkage Projects

Open grant - 2020 - 2024

Comprehensive characterisation of the PFAS exposome

NHMRC Targeted Research

Open grant - 2019 - 2023

Estimating use of tobacco and nicotine products through wastewater analysis

ARC Linkage Projects

Open grant - 2019 - 2023

National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Open grant - 2019 - 2024

Microplastics: Long-term Effects of plastics and Additive Chemicals on marine organisms (MicroLEACH)

Norwegian Institute for Water Research

Open grant - 2019 - 2023

A global platform for identifying emerging chemical threats

ARC Discovery Projects

Open grant - 2019

A Gas Chromatography-High Resolution Accurate Mass Spectrometry Facility

ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

Open grant - 2019 - 2023

Novel Testing Strategies for Endocrine Disruptors in the Context of Developmental Neuro Toxicity (ENDpoiNTs) (Horizon 2020 Grant administered by Karolinska Institute)

Uppsala University

Open grant - 2019

UHPLC-QTOF-MS for research on emerging chemical pollutants including PFAS

UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure

Open grant - 2018 - 2020

Identification and screening for potential human health effects of coal seam gas (CSG) activity in the southern Surat Basin, Queensland

CSIRO

Open grant - 2018 - 2023

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences

Queensland Health

Open grant - 2018 - 2022

Exposure mapping - combining wastewater analysis with human biomonitoring

ARC Discovery Projects

Open grant - 2015 - 2018

Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences

Queensland Health

Open grant

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Supervision

Availability

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Available projects

Projects are available around four broad themes.

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Supervision history

Current supervision

##### Assessing dietary exposure to nanoplastics and microplastics

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### PM2.5 and plastics pollution in Delhi: Sources, characterization and atmospheric transport modeling

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### Cross regional comparison of emerging contaminants in urban catchments

Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy

##### Assessing microplastic inputs from ships

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Elvis Okoffo, Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### Evaluating degradation levels and their potential impact on the quantification of microplastics in the environment

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Professor Andrew Whittaker, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Elvis Okoffo - Doctor Philosophy

##### Understanding emerging contaminants and metabolomic responses in Australian seabird species

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Fisher Wang - Doctor Philosophy

##### Reducing glyphosate exposure from high use practices

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Professor Bhagirath Chauhan, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - Doctor Philosophy

##### Non-Targeted High-Resolution Mass Spectrometric Characterisation of Highly Mobile and Highly Persistent Chemicals

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Elvis Okoffo, Dr Cassandra Rauert, Dr Jake O'Brien - Doctor Philosophy

##### Human exposure and accumulation of plastics

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### AMR in food producing environments (Ref: 5529)

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien - Doctor Philosophy

##### The suitability of wastewater-based epidemiology for AMR surveillance

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien - Doctor Philosophy

##### Characterisation and Quantification of Nanoplastics in the Environment Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Elvis Okoffo, Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### Investigation of the inflammatory response of human cells to silica dust exposure

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo, Dr Jake O'Brien - Doctor Philosophy

##### Emerging contaminants in Food Organics and Garden Organic (FOGO) materials

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - Doctor Philosophy

##### Human exposure and fate of micro/nanoplastics

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert, Dr Taskeen Janjua Khan - Doctor Philosophy

##### The fate of plastics in soils

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### Emerging contaminants in Food Contact Materials, analysis policy and regulation

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - Doctor Philosophy

##### DETERMINATION OF MICRO AND NANOPLASTICS IN BREAST MILK, BLOOD AND MECONIUM SAMPLES FROM MOTHERS-INFANTS IN AUSTRALIA

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Rauert - Doctor Philosophy

##### Development of Specialised Hyphenated Methodologies for Quantifying New Halogenated Plastic Materials

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Elvis Okoffo, Dr Cassandra Rauert

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Completed supervision

Doctor Philosophy

##### Microplastic Pollution in Water Systems: Issues and Treatment

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Elvis Okoffo - 2025

Doctor Philosophy

##### Exploring antimicrobial resistance in Australian wastewater

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Jianhua Guo - 2025

Doctor Philosophy

##### Microplastics in the air: Working towards understanding micro plastics in the atmospheric environment, the plastic exposome and human respiratory exposure

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Fisher Wang, Dr Cassandra Rauert - 2025

Doctor Philosophy

##### Antibiotics and other chemicals that select for antimicrobial resistance in Australian wastewater

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien - 2025

Doctor Philosophy

##### Advancing the non-target identification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in environmental samples

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Ian Wood, Dr Jake O'Brien, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - 2022

Doctor Philosophy

##### Evaluating the suitability of wastewater analysis for the detection and monitoring of performance- and image-enhancing drug use

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke - 2022

Doctor Philosophy

##### Assessment of plastic contamination in marine organisms

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - 2022

Doctor Philosophy

##### Assessment of analgesic consumption and the burden of treated pain in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke - 2021

Doctor Philosophy

##### An assessment of plastic residues in Australian biosolids

Principal Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke - 2025

Doctor Philosophy

##### Fate and behaviour of neonicotinoids in Australian aquatic environments

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - 2025

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, Dr Ben Tscharke, Associate Professor Phong Thai - 2024

Doctor Philosophy

##### Improved monitoring of hydrophilic aquatic contaminants.

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - 2023

Doctor Philosophy

##### Evaluation and Implementation of Methods to increase Comprehensiveness of Non-Target Analysis

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon - 2022

Doctor Philosophy

##### Innovative sampling strategies for improved wastewater-based epidemiology

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Ben Tscharke - 2022

Doctor Philosophy

##### An assessment of alcohol and tobacco consumption by wastewater-based epidemiology

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Dr Ben Tscharke, Associate Professor Phong Thai - 2021

Doctor Philosophy

##### Firefighters' exposure to potentially toxic combustion products.

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Fisher Wang - 2020

Doctor Philosophy

##### Population diet and stress estimates using wastewater based epidemiology

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien - Doctor Philosophy

##### Microplastic pollution: From nanoscale surface interactions to public perceptions

Associate Advisor

Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarit Kaserzon

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