A5003151831- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Landslides and related hazards
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Heavy metals in environment
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Marine and fisheries research
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Government of Western Australia
2014-2023
Department of Water
2013-2022
Royal Holloway University of London
1997-2005
Sydney Water
2005
Trace organic contaminant (TrOC) studies in Australia have, to date, focused on wastewater effluents, leaving a knowledge gap of their occurrence and risk freshwater environments. This study measured 42 TrOCs including industrial compounds, pesticides, pharmaceuticals personal care products by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry at 73 river sites across quarterly for 1 yr. contaminants were found 92% samples, with median three compounds detected per sample (maximum 18). The five...
summary Many hypotheses have been developed to explain the adaptive nature of insect galls. One these, nutrition hypothesis, states that gall formers advantages over other insects because tissue provides a better (higher quality) food source than unmodified tissue. However, this has rarely experimentally tested. In test we grew plants Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. in factorial design with two main treatments: addition nitrogen (to enhance foliar N levels) and fungicide reduce colonization roots...
PFAS contamination of urban waters is widespread but understanding the biological impact its accumulation limited to humans and common ecotoxicological model organisms. Here, we combine exposure bioaccumulation patterns with whole organism responses omics-based ecosurveillance methods investigate potential impacts on a top predator wetlands, tiger snake (Notechis scutatus). Tiger snakes (18 male 17 female) were collected from four wetlands varying chemical profiles concentrations in Perth,...
Investigations of wildfire impact on water resources have escalated globally over the last decade owing to an awareness climate-related vulnerabilities. Within Australia, research into post-wildfire erosion has focused supply catchments in south-eastern region. Here, we examine risk and its potential for quality impacts a catchment south-western Australia. The Harvey River, which drains from forested escarpments onto agricultural coastal plain valuable wetlands, was burnt by 2016. aims this...
Many cities worldwide are established adjacent to estuaries and their catchments resulting in estuarine contamination due intense anthropogenic activities. The aim of this study was evaluate if fish living an urban waterway were affected by contamination, via the measurement a suite biomarkers health. Black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) sampled small embayment health measured. These condition factor (CF), liver somatic index (LSI), gonadosomatic (GSI), hepatic EROD activity, polycyclic...