Enzo’s main contributions to environmental research cover various aspects of contaminant risk assessment, biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology and waste management. Furthermore, the methodological development he has pursued in his research has provided the basis for collaborative efforts in a variety of research areas ranging from soil fertility and plant physiology to human health issues related to contaminant uptake via occupational exposure and diet. In the last few years he has been increasingly focussing on the transformation and toxicity of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment.
About me
Enzo’s main contributions to environmental research cover various aspects of contaminant risk assessment, biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology and waste management. Furthermore, the methodological development he has pursued in his research has provided the basis for collaborative efforts in a variety of research areas ranging from soil fertility and plant physiology to human health issues related to contaminant uptake via occupational exposure and diet. In the last few years he has been increasingly focussing on the transformation and toxicity of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment.
- Nanobiogeochemistry (i.e. environmental risk assessment of natural and manufactured nanomaterials)
- Phyto-nanotechnologies
- Synchrotron and spectroscopic techniques in biogeochemistry and biology
- Risk assessment of contaminants in soil
- Distribution and speciation of contaminants and nutrients in major staple foods.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Development of methods to quantify root distribution, length and biomass using a machine learning approach based on X-ray tomography of intact field soil cores, Grains Research and Development Corporation, 17/03/2023 - 30/09/2025
Pesticide effects on soil microbial functions in contrasting SA soils, SA Grain Industry Trust, 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2025
Turning antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care inside-out from the patient to facility level, MRFF - Targeted Call for Research - Antimicrobial Resistance, 26/06/2018 - 31/12/2023
Unravelling vanadium biogeochemistry in modern marine sediments, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2020
Improving safety of vegetable produce through on‐farm sanitation, using Electrolysed Oxidising (EO) Water - VG15068, Hort Innovation, 01/06/2017 - 31/05/2020
Closing the data gap: High throughput screening of nanoparticle toxicity, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2015 - 01/10/2018
Tailoring physiologically-based nanomaterial fertilisers for the biofortification of Zn in broadacre crops, ARC - Linkage Project, 21/10/2013 - 30/06/2018
Tailoring physiologically-based nano-material fertilizers, Sonic Essentials, 21/10/2013 - 31/03/2018
International research cluster for nanosafety - PRIF CPP9, Collaboration Pathways Program (DSD), 03/06/2013 - 31/12/2017
Sanitisation and disinfection using electrochemically generated disinfectant, SA Dept of Premier & Cabinet, 14/03/2014 - 31/12/2016
A surface functionality based approach for risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/06/2012 - 31/03/2016
3.1.02 Environmental risk assessemnt of nanomaterials for soil and groundwater remediation, CRC CARE Pty Ltd, 02/04/2012 - 30/03/2016
Optimisation of protocols for quality assessment of biosolids for agricultural application, SA Dept of Premier & Cabinet, 01/04/2013 - 31/12/2015
Functional characterisation of contaminant-nanoparticle associations, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2011 - 31/08/2015
Addressing the uncertainties: Pathways, fate and associated risks of manufactured nanoparticles in the environment, ARC - Future Fellowship, 01/04/2011 - 31/03/2015
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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Research
- Nanobiogeochemistry (i.e. environmental risk assessment of natural and manufactured nanomaterials)
- Phyto-nanotechnologies
- Synchrotron and spectroscopic techniques in biogeochemistry and biology
- Risk assessment of contaminants in soil
- Distribution and speciation of contaminants and nutrients in major staple foods.
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Chelating agents for micronutrient fertilisers Lombi, Enzo; Stacey, Samuel; McLaughlin, Mike |
AU | Granted |
Chelating agents for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
CA | Granted |
Chelating agents for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
CN | Granted |
Chelating agents for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
EP | Granted |
Chelating agents for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
US | Granted |
Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
CA | Granted |
Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
CN | Granted |
Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
EP | Filed |
Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
US | Granted |
Sequestering agent for micronutrient fertilisers McLaughlin, Mike; Stacey, Samuel; Lombi, Enzo |
WO | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aarhus University | DENMARK |
Academia Sinica | TAIWAN |
Agilent Technologies | AUSTRALIA |
AgResearch | NEW ZEALAND |
Agronomy Solutions | AUSTRALIA |
ARCHE Assessing Risks of Chemicals | BELGIUM |
Argonne National Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
Australian Defence Force | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National Beamline Facility | JAPAN |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Synchrotron | AUSTRALIA |
Berlin University of Technology | GERMANY |
Brookhaven National Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
Canadian Light Source | CANADA |
Carnegie Mellon University | UNITED STATES |
Catholic University of Leuven | BELGIUM |
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart | ITALY |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | UNITED KINGDOM |
China Agricultural University | CHINA |
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | CHINA |
Chinese Academy of Sciences | CHINA |
CIRAD | FRANCE |
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) | ITALY |
Cornell University | UNITED STATES |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Dartmouth College | UNITED STATES |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy - SA | AUSTRALIA |
Department of Industry Innovation Science Research and Tertiary Education | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
ECAS4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste | ITALY |
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Embrapa Soils | BRAZIL |
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility | FRANCE |
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing | GERMANY |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Government of Pakistan | UNITED STATES |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Guangxi University | CHINA |
Hainan University | CHINA |
Harvard University | UNITED STATES |
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus | UNITED KINGDOM |
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin | GERMANY |
Heriot-Watt University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Hong Kong Baptist University | HONG KONG |
Huazhong Agricultural University | CHINA |
IACR-Rothamsted | UNITED KINGDOM |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute | INDIA |
Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Switzerland | SWITZERLAND |
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science | AUSTRALIA |
International Rice Research Institute | PHILIPPINES |
Italian Institute of Technology | ITALY |
James Cook University | AUSTRALIA |
Justus Liebig University Giessen | GERMANY |
Kangwon National University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Kansas State University | UNITED STATES |
Korea University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Laboratoire de Genie de l'Environnement Industriel | FRANCE |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Leiden University | NETHERLANDS |
Lincoln University | NEW ZEALAND |
Lund University | SWEDEN |
Luoyang Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center | CHINA |
Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology | CHINA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Nanjing Agricultural University | CHINA |
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | CHINA |
National Academy of Agricultural Science | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
National Institute of Metrology Quality and Technology (INMETRO), Brazil | BRAZIL |
National Measurement Institute | AUSTRALIA |
National Research Centre | EGYPT |
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) - EPA | UNITED STATES |
Natural History Museum London | UNITED KINGDOM |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | CHINA |
Norwegian Institute for Air Research | NORWAY |
NSW Department of Primary Industries | AUSTRALIA |
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education | UNITED STATES |
Örebro University | SWEDEN |
Polytechnic University of Madrid | SPAIN |
Queen's University Belfast | UNITED KINGDOM |
Rio Tinto Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health | UNITED STATES |
Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, | UNITED STATES |
Rothamsted Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
Schefe Consulting | AUSTRALIA |
SCION | NEW ZEALAND |
Shandong University | CHINA |
Siva Innovation Centre | NORWAY |
Sonic Essentials | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Museum | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) | AUSTRALIA |
Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) | SWITZERLAND |
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | SWITZERLAND |
Synchrotron Light Research Institute | THAILAND |
Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
Technical University of Madrid | SPAIN |
The US EPA | UNITED STATES |
United States Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
United States Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria | BRAZIL |
Universitat Wien | AUSTRIA |
University of Aberdeen | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Bari | ITALY |
University of Bologna | ITALY |
University of California | UNITED STATES |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Chicago | UNITED STATES |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of Ferrara | ITALY |
University of Freiburg | GERMANY |
University of Kentucky | UNITED STATES |
University of Leoben | AUSTRIA |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Montpellier | FRANCE |
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences | AUSTRIA |
University of New England | AUSTRALIA |
University of New England Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sassari | ITALY |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology | IRAQ |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of the Sunshine Coast | AUSTRALIA |
University of Thessaly | GREECE |
University of Vienna | AUSTRIA |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Western Ontario | CANADA |
University of Windsor | CANADA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
University of York | UNITED KINGDOM |
US Department of Agriculture | UNITED STATES |
US Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
US Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Utrecht University | NETHERLANDS |
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Zhejiang University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberARC College of Experts |
2019 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2018 |
College of ExpertsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2018 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2018 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2017 |
Chair, Program Advisory CommitteeX-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Australian Synchrotron |
2017 |
College of ExpertsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2017 |
Panel member, Instrumentation and Technological Materials Life and Medical Sciences PanelElettra Synchrotron, Italy |
2017 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2016 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2016 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2015 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2015 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2015 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2014 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2014 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2014 |
Associate EditorEnvironmental Chemistry |
2013 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2013 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2013 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2012 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2012 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2011 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2011 |
Consulting Editorial Board MemberPlant and Soil |
2010 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2010 |
Technical EditorJournal of Environmental Quality |
2010 |
Past President of the International Society for Trace Element Biogeochemistry. This is a leading society concerning micronutrients and contaminants in the Environment with over 700 members from 40 different countries
Associate Editor of the Journal of Environmental Quality (2003-2009)
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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110373 - Repurposing silicate minerals and wastes for carbon dioxide capture and healthy food production | Current |
Developing a DGT methodology to assess bioavailability of herbicide residues | Current |
Developing high-throughput spectroscopic methods for screening cereals genotypes for their micronutrient contents | Current |
Evaluating nitrogen and other nutrients availability in various soils using DGT (diffusive gradient in thin films) technique measurements and plant growth experiments | Current |
In-situ pH sensing towards understanding nutrient availability | Current |
Optimisation of phytocapping technology using engineered growth media and selected native plant species for Southern Australia | Current |
Root segmentation and phenotyping of sparse-vies synchrotron X-ray computed tomography 3D images | Current |
Single cell analysis of nanoparticle uptake: Impact of environmental plastic pollutants | Current |
A novel approach for investigating the transformation of silver nanoparticles in the environment using nano in situ deployment devices | Completed |
Comparative effects of agricultural pesticides on South Australian soil microbial functions | Completed |
Computer simulated modelling for environmental risk governance of engineered nanomaterials: uncertainty communication and the development of policy relevant knowledge | Completed |
Development of a solid-state biodiagnostic platform based on indium oxide nanoribbon field effect transistors | Completed |
High throughput screening of nanotoxicity using microfluidics | Completed |
Interdisciplinary approach to nanotoxicology: analytical studies into complex behaviour of nanoparticles during toxicity tests | Completed |
Investigating foliar-applied phosphorus absorption and translocation in barley using bioimaging techniques | Completed |
The absorption and translocation of foliar-applied zinc oxide nanoparticle fertilisers in wheat | Completed |
The effects and side effects of using nano zero-valent-iron for environmental remediation | Completed |
The importance of biochar characteristics for its environmental applications | Completed |
Wastewater remediation with modified chitin derivatives | Completed |