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Professor Erica Donner

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Professor Erica Donner

Erica is an environmental scientist specialising in environmental chemistry and microbiology, with a major emphasis on wastewater, sludge, and soil environments. Her research provides a fundamental basis for environmental risk assessment and risk management and she works across a range of interdisciplinary research topics, ranging from the transport, fate, and ecotoxicity of contaminants in environmental systems, to wastewater treatment and reuse, and the beneficial use and optimisation of waste products such as biosolids.

Erica's ARC Future Fellowship is focussed on understanding the prevalence and potential transfer of microbial silver resistance and cross-resistance in the environment and the implications of... Read more

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Erica is an environmental scientist specialising in environmental chemistry and microbiology, with a major emphasis on wastewater, sludge, and soil environments. Her research provides a fundamental basis for environmental risk assessment and risk management and she works across a range of interdisciplinary research topics, ranging from the transport, fate, and ecotoxicity of contaminants in environmental systems, to wastewater treatment and reuse, and the beneficial use and optimisation of waste products such as biosolids.

Erica's ARC Future Fellowship is focussed on understanding the prevalence and potential transfer of microbial silver resistance and cross-resistance in the environment and the implications of this for silver nanotechnology and human health. Erica has a strong interest in the application of synchrotron spectroscopy techniques for environmental research and uses these in combination with a range of other specialised techniques (e.g. isotopic dilution, molecular biology, metagenomics) to support a multidiscplinary approach to environmental research.

In her current research, Erica is particularly interested in understanding the links between chemical selective pressure and microbial ecology and resistance. She currently leads an SA PRIF international collaboration project on antimicrobial resistance in wastewater treatment plants and downstream environments; and is an active participant in European COST Action ES1403: ‘New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse’ (http://www.nereus-cost.eu, 2014–2018), contributing particularly to Working Group 1 (WG1): ‘Microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater and in downstream environments’.

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Professional Associations

Immediate Past President (South Australia), Soil Science Australia,European Union COST Action ES1403: New and emerging challenges and opportunities in wastewater reuse; Management Committee Member (International Observer); Working Group 1 Member (Microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater and in downstream environments,Committee Member, Standards Australia Committee WS-039 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’ and ISO TC 275 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’,International Society for Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB), Member; Nominations Committee Member; Synchrotron Symposium Co-convener for ICOBTE 2015.,Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Member
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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy University of Reading

  • Bachelor of Science University of New South Wales

  • Bachelor of Arts University of New South Wales

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Research themes

  • Transforming industries
  • Scarce resources
  • Healthy futures

Research focus

  • Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering

Highlights

Environmental biogeochemistry,Microbial silver resistance and cross-resistance,Synchrotron spectroscopy techniques for environmental research,Environmental risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials,Contaminated site remediation (nZVI technologies),Agricultural use of biosolids,Greywater treatment and reuse
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Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

  • Improving safety of vegetable produce through on‐farm sanitation, using Electrolysed Oxidising (EO) Water - VG15068, HIA Horticulture Innovation Australia, 01/06/2017 - 31/05/2020

  • Transfer and control of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their genes during wastewater treatment and reuse, International Research Grants Program (DSD), 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2019

  • Is mass commercialisation of silver-based nanotechnology undermining its biomedical antibacterial potential?, ARC - Future Fellowship, 18/04/2014 - 31/12/2018

  • Sanitisation and disinfection using electrochemically generated disinfectant, Department of Premier & Cabinet - SA, 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 for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment, 02/04/2012 - 30/03/2016

  • AINSE Research Award - Mechanisms controlling metal bioavailability in biosolids and implications for their use in agriculture, Research Projects (Formerly AINSE Awards and Research Fellowships), 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012

  • Developing an integrated biogeochemical and material science experimental approach for assessing the environmental fate of manufactured nanomaterials - Jane Gillooly Memorial Award, Australian Society of Soil Science Inc, 01/07/2011 - 31/12/2012

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Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

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Chapters

Year Output
2013

Donner, E, de Jonge, MD, Kopittke, PM & Lombi, E 2013, 'Mapping element distributions in plant tissues using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence techniques', in FJ Maathuis (ed.), Plant mineral nutrients: methods and protocols, Humana Press, US, ch. 9, pp. 143 - 159.

7
2013

Hodson, M & Donner, E 2013, 'Managing adverse soil chemical environments', in PJ Gregory & S Nortcliff (eds), Soil Conditions and Plant Growth, Wiley-Blackwell, UK, ch. 7, pp. 195-237.

9
2010

Donner, E, Eriksson, E, Holten-Lutzhoft, HC, Scholes, L, Revitt, M & Ledin, A 2010, 'Identifying and classifying the sources and uses of xenobiotics in the environment', in D Fatta-Kassinos, K Bester & K Kummerer (eds), Xenobiotics in the urban water cycle: mass flows, environmental processes, mitigation and treatment strategies, environmental pollution, 16, Springer, United Kingdom, ch. 2, pp. 27-50.

4

Journal Articles

Year Output
2020

Fatta-Kassinos, D, Cytryn, E, Donner, E & Zhang, T 2020, 'Challenges related to antimicrobial resistance in the framework of urban wastewater reuse', Water Research, vol. 170, article no. 115308, pp. 1-1.

2019

Dandie, CE, Ogunniyi, AD, Ferro, S, Hall, B, Drigo, B, Chow, CW, Venter, H, Myers, B, Deo, P, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2019, 'Disinfection options for irrigation water: reducing the risk of fresh produce contamination with human pathogens', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, online, pp. 1-32.

2019

Khaksar, M, Vasileiadis, S, Sekine, R, Brunetti, G, Scheckel, KG, Vasilev, K, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2019, 'Chemical characterisation, antibacterial activity, and (nano)silver transformation of commercial personal care products exposed to household greywater', Environmental Science: Nano, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 3027-3038.

2019

Lombi, E, Donner, E, Dusinska, M & Wickson, F 2019, 'A One Health approach to managing the applications and implications of nanotechnologies in agriculture', Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 523-531.

2 2 3
2019

Mandal, S, Donner, E, Smith, E & Sarkar, B 2019, 'Biochar with near-neutral pH reduces ammonia volatilization and improves plant growth in a soil-plant system: A closed chamber experiment', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 697, article no. 134114, pp. 1-8.

2019

Ogunniyi, AD, Dandie, CE, Ferro, S, Hall, B, Drigo, B, Brunetti, G, Venter, H, Myers, B, Deo, P, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2019, 'Comparative antibacterial activities of neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water and other chlorine-based sanitizers', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, article no. 19955, pp. 1-13.

Open access
2019

Read, TL, Doolette, CL, Cresswell, T, Howell, NR, Aughterson, R, Karatchevtseva, I, Donner, E, Kopittke, PM, Schjoerring, JK & Lombi, E 2019, 'Investigating the foliar uptake of zinc from conventional and nano-formulations: a methodological study', Environmental Chemistry, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 459-469.

3 3
2019

Soldi, S, Vasileiadis, S, Lohner, S, Uggeri, F, Puglisi, E, Molinari, P, Donner, E, Sieland, C, Decsi, T, Sailer, M & Theis, S 2019, 'Prebiotic supplementation over a cold season and during antibiotic treatment specifically modulates the gut microbiota composition of 3-6 year-old children', Beneficial Microbes, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 253-263.

Open access 2 3 32
2018

Choi, PM, Tscharke, BJ, Donner, E, O'Brien, JW, Grant, SC, Kaserzon, SL, Mackie, R, O'Malley, E, Crosbie, ND, Thomas, K V & Mueller, JF 2018, 'Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: past, present and future', Trends in Analytical Chemistry, vol. 105, pp. 453-469.

34 21 2
2018

Doolette, CL, Read, TL, Li, C, Scheckel, KG, Donner, E, Kopittke, PM, Schjoerring, JK & Lombi, E 2018, 'Foliar application of zinc sulphate and zinc EDTA to wheat leaves: differences in mobility, distribution, and speciation', Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 69, no. 18, pp. 4469-4481.

Open access 10 10 5
2018

Elgazali, AA, Gajdosechova, Z, Abbas, Z, Lombi, E, Scheckel, KG, Donner, E, Fiedler, H, Feldmann, J & Krupp, EM 2018, 'Reactive gaseous mercury is generated from chloralkali factories resulting in extreme concentrations of mercury in hair of workers', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, article no. 3675, pp. 1-11.

Open access 5 4
2018

Hassan, H, Jin, B, Donner, E, Vasileiadis, S, Saint, C & Dai, S 2018, 'Microbial community and bioelectrochemical activities in MFC for degrading phenol and producing electricity: microbial consortia could make differences', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 332, pp. 647-657.

33 30
2018

Mandal, S, Donner, E, Vasileiadis, S, Skinner, W, Smith, E & Lombi, E 2018, 'The effect of biochar feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, and application rate on the reduction of ammonia volatilisation from biochar-amended soil', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 627, pp. 942-950.

21 17 1
2018

Spielman-Sun, E, Lombi, E, Donner, E, Avellan, A, Etschmann, B, Howard, D & Lowry, G V 2018, 'Temporal evolution of copper distribution and speciation in roots of Triticum aestivum exposed to CuO, Cu(OH)2, and CuS nanoparticles', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 52, no. 17, pp. 9777-9784.

Open access 4 4 1
2018

Vasileiadis, S, Brunetti, G, Marzouk, E, Wakelin, S, Kowalchuk, GA, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2018, 'Silver toxicity thresholds for multiple soil microbial biomarkers', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 52, no. 15, pp. 8745-8755.

4 4 9
2017

Garau, G, Silvetti, M, Vasileiadis, S, Donner, ENS, Diquattro, S, Deiana, S, Lombi, E & Castaldi, P 2017, 'Use of municipal solid wastes for chemical and microbiological recovery of soils contaminated with metal(loid)s', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 111, pp. 25-35.

15 13
2017

Hettiarachchi, GM, Donner, E & Doelsch, E 2017, 'Application of synchrotron radiation-based methods for environmental biogeochemistry: Introduction to the special section', Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 1139-1145.

Open access 1 1 4
2017

Kopittke, PM, Wang, P, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2017, 'Synchrotron-based X-ray approaches for examining toxic trace metal(loid)s in soil-plant systems', Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 1175-1189.

Open access 14 12 4
2017

Sekine, R, Marzouk, ER, Khaksar, M, Scheckel, KG, Stegemeier, JP, Lowry, G V, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2017, 'Aging of dissolved copper and copper-based nanoparticles in five different soils: short-term kinetics vs. long-term fate', Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 1198-1205.

Open access 17 13 1
2017

Sekine, R, Moore, KL, Matzke, M, Vallotton, P, Jiang, H, Hughes, GM, Kirby, JK, Donner, E, Grovenor, CR, Svendsen, C & Lombi, E 2017, 'Complementary imaging of silver nanoparticle interactions with green algae: dark-field microscopy, electron microscopy, and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry', ACS Nano, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 10894-10902.

Open access 13 13 3
2017

Spielman-Sun, E, Lombi, E, Donner, E, Howard, DL, Unrine, JM & Lowry, G V 2017, 'Impact of surface charge on cerium oxide nanoparticle uptake and translocation by wheat (triticum aestivum)', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 51, no. 13, pp. 7361-7368.

41 37 1
2016

Chekli, L, Bayatsarmadi, B, Sekine, R, Sarkar, B, Shen, AM, Scheckel, K, Skinner, W, Naidu, R, Shon, H, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2016, 'Analytical characterisation of nanoscale zero-valent iron: A methodological review', Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 903, pp. 13-35.

Open access 23 41
2016

Chekli, L, Brunetti, G, Marzouk, E, Maoz-Shen, A, Smith, E, Naidu, R, Shon, H, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2016, 'Evaluating the mobility of polymer-stabilised zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their potential to co-transport contaminants in intact soil cores', Environmental Pollution, vol. 216, pp. 636-645.

6 4
2016

De Brier, N, Gomand, S V, Donner, E, Paterson, D, Smolders, E, Delcour, JA & Lombi, E 2016, 'Element distribution and iron speciation in mature wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy mapping and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) imaging', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1835-1847.

23 18 10
2016

Popelka-Filcoff, RS, Lenehan, CE, Lombi, E, Donner, E, Howard, DL, de Jonge, MD, Paterson, D, Walshe, K & Pring, A 2016, 'Novel application of X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) for the non-destructive micro-elemental analysis of natural mineral pigments on Aboriginal Australian objects', The Analyst, vol. 141, pp.3657-3667.

Open access 5 4 41
2015

Brunetti, G, Donner, E, Laera, G, Sekine, R, Scheckel, KG, Khaksar, M, Vasilev, K, De Mastro, G & Lombi, E 2015, 'Fate of zinc and silver engineered nanoparticles in sewerage networks', Water Research, vol. 77, pp. 72-84.

Open access 55 48 1
2015

Checkli, L, Roy, M, Tijing, L, Donner, E, Lombi, E & Shon, H 2015, 'Agglomeration behaviour of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in river waters : a multi-method approach combining light scattering and field-flow fractionation techniques', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 159, pp. 135-142.

11 11
2015

De Brier, N, Gomand, S V, Donner, E, Paterson, D, Delcour, JA, Lombi, E & Smolders, E 2015, 'Distribution of minerals in wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) and in roller milling fractions affected by pearling', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 1276-1285.

Open access 20 17
2015

Donner, E, Scheckel, K, Sekine, R, Popelka-Filcoff, R, Bennett, J, Brunetti, G, Naidu, R, McGrath, S & Lombi, E 2015, 'Non-labile silver species in biosolids remain stable throughout 50 years of weathering and ageing', Environmental Pollution, vol. 205, pp. 78-86.

29 26
2015

Khaksar, M, Jolley, DF, Sekine, R, Vasilev, K, Johannessen, B, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2015, 'In situ chemical transformations of silver nanoparticles along the water-sediment continuum', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 318-325.

Open access 17 18 2
2015

Mele, E, Donner, E, Juhasz, AL, Brunetti, G, Smith, E, Betts, AR, Castaldi, P, Deiana, S, Scheckel, KG & Lombi, E 2015, 'In situ fixation of metal(loid)s in contaminated soils : a comparison of conventional, opportunistic, and engineered soil amendments', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 22, pp 13501-13509.

14 12
2015

Popelka-Filcoff, R, Lenehan, C, Lombi, E, Donner, E, Howard, D, de Jonge, M, Paterson, D, Walshe, K & Pring, A 2015, 'Microelemental characterisation of Aboriginal Australian natural Fe oxide pigments', Analytical Methods, vol. 7, no. 17, pp. 7363-7380.

Open access 3 3 30
2015

Sekine, R, Brunetti, G, Donner, E, Khaksar, M, Vasilev, K, Jämting, A, Scheckel, K, Kappen, P, Zhang, H & Lombi, E 2015, 'Speciation and lability of Ag-, AgCI-, and Ag2S-nanoparticles in soil determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and diffusive gradients in thin films', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 897-905.

54 51
2015

Sekine, R, Khurana, K, Vasilev, K, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2015, 'Quantifying the adsorption of ionic silver and functionalized nanoparticles during ecotoxicity testing: test container effects and recommendation', Nanotoxicology, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 1005-1012.

25 22
2015

Sun, TY, Conroy, G, Donner, E, Hungerbühler, K, Lombi, E & Nowack, B 2015, 'Probabilistic modelling of engineered nanomaterial emissions to the environment : a spatio-temporal approach', Environmental Science: Nano, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 340-351.

51 50 2
2015

Tavakkoli, E, Juhasz, A, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2015, 'Characterising the exchangeability of phenanthrene associated with naturally occurring soil colloids using an isotopic dilution technique', Environmental Pollution, vol. 199, pp. 244-252.

3 2
2015

Vasileiadis, S, Puglisi, E, Trevisan, M, Scheckel, KG, Langdon, KA, McLaughlin, MJ, Lombi, E & Donner, E 2015, 'Changes in soil bacterial communities and diversity in response to long-term silver exposure', FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 91, no. 10, pp. 1-11.

Open access 23 17 1
2014

Brinza, L, Schofield, PF, Mosselmans, JFW, Donner, E, Lombi, E, Paterson, D & Hodson, ME 2014, 'Can earthworm-secreted calcium carbonate immobilise Zn in contaminated soils?', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 74, pp. 1-10.

13 13
2014

Chekli, L, Zhao, Y, Tijing, L, Phuntsho, S, Donner, E, Lombi, E, Gao, B & Shon, H 2014, 'Aggregation behaviour of engineered nanoparticles in natural waters: characterising aggregate structure using on-line laser light scattering', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 284, pp. 190-200.

34 30 2
2014

Etschmann, BE, Donner, E, Brugger, J, Howard, DL, de Jonge, MD, Paterson, D, Naidu, R, Scheckel, KG, Ryan, CG & Lombi, E 2014, 'Speciation mapping of environmental samples using XANES imaging', Environmental Chemistry, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 341-350.

Open access 28 25
2014

Grafe, M, Donner, ENS, Collins, R & Lombi, E 2014, 'Speciation of metal(loid)s in environmental samples by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: a critical review', Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 822, pp. 1-22.

92 88
2014

Lombi, E, Donner, E, Scheckel, KG, Sekine, R, Lorenz, C, Goetz, NV & Nowack, B 2014, 'Silver speciation and release in commercial antimicrobial textiles as influenced by washing', Chemosphere, vol. 111, pp. 352-358.

65 55
2014

Lombi, E, Sekine, R & Donner, E 2014, 'Hard X-ray synchrotron biogeochemistry: piecing together the increasingly detailed puzzle', Environmental Chemistry, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-3.

Open access 3 3 1
2014

Settimio, L, Mclaughlin, MJ, Kirby, JK, Langdon, KA, Lombi, E, Donner, E & Scheckel, KG 2014, 'Fate and lability of silver in soils: effect of ageing', Environmental Pollution, vol. 191, pp. 151-157.

34 33
2013

Chekli, L, Phuntsho, S, Roy, M, Lombi, E, Donner, E & Shon, H 2013, 'Assessing the aggregation behaviour of iron oxide nanoparticles under relevant environmental conditions using a multi-method approach', Water Research, vol. 47, no. 13, pp. 4585-4599.

Open access 28 27 1
2013

Donner, E, Brunetti, G, Zarcinas, B, Harris, P, Tavakkoli, E, Naidu, R & Lombi, E 2013, 'Effects of chemical amendments on the lability and speciation of metals in anaerobically digested biosolids', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 47, no. 19, pp. 11157-11165.

17 16
2013

Donner, E, Kosjek, T, Qualmann, S, Kusk, KO, Heath, E, Revitt, DM, Ledin, A & Andersen, HR 2013, 'Ecotoxicity of carbamazepine and its UV photolysis transformation products', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 443, pp. 870-876.

Open access 83 75
2013

Liu, Y, Donner, E, Lombi, E, Li, R, Wu, Z, Zhao, F-J & Wu, P 2013, 'Assessing the contributions of lateral roots to element uptake in rice using an auxin-related lateral root mutant', Plant and Soil: International Journal on Plant-Soil Relationships, vol. 372, no. 1-2, pp. 125-136.

10 10
2013

Lombi, E, Donner, E, Taheri, S, Tavakkoli, E, Jämting, Å K, McClure, SG, Naidu, R, Miller, BW, Scheckel, KG & Vasilev, KA 2013, 'Transformation of four silver/silver chloride nanoparticles during anaerobic treatment of wastewater and post-processing of sewage sludge', Environmental Pollution, vol. 176, pp. 193-197.

144 131
2013

Maher, W, Foster, S, Krikowa, F, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2013, 'Measurement of inorganic arsenic species in rice after nitric acid extraction by HPLC-ICPMS: verification using XANES', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 47, no. 11, pp. 5821-5827.

43 42 7
2013

Sekine, R, Khaksar, MS, Brunetti, G, Donner, ENS, Scheckel, K, Lombi, E & Vasilev, KA 2013, 'Surface immobilization of engineered nanomaterials for in situ study of their environmental transformations and fate', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 47, no. 16, pp. 9308-9316.

24 23 2
2013

Tavakkoli, E, Donner, E, Juhasz, A, Naidu, R & Lombi, E 2013, 'A radio-isotopic dilution technique for functional characterisation of the associations between inorganic contaminants and water-dispersible naturally occurring soil colloids', Environmental Chemistry, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 341-348.

6 6
2013

Wakelin, S, Lombi, E, Donner, E, MacDonald, L, Black, A & O'Callaghan, M 2013, 'Application of MicroResp™ for soil ecotoxicology', Environmental Pollution, vol. 179, pp. 177-184.

12 11
2013

Wang, P, Menzies, NW, Lombi, E, McKenna, BA, de Jonge, MD, Donner, E, Blamey, FPC, Ryan, CG, Paterson, DJ, Howard, DL, James, SA & Kopittke, PM 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, vol. 463-464, pp. 131-139.

28 25 1
2012

Carey, A, Lombi, E, Donner, ENS, de Jonge, M, Punshon, T, Jackson, B, Guerinot, M, Price, AH & Meharg, A 2012, 'A review of recent developments in the speciation and location of arsenic and selenium in rice grain', Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 402, no. 10, pp. 3275-3286.

Open access 43 38
2012

Donner, E, Mclaughlin, MJ, Hodson, ME, Heemsbergen, D, Warne, MSJ, Nortcliff, S & Broos, K 2012, 'Ageing of zinc in highly-weathered iron-rich soils', Plant and Soil: International Journal on Plant-Soil Relationships, vol. 361, no. 1-2, pp. 83-95.

9 10
2012

Donner, E, Ryan, C, Howard, D, Zarcinas, B, Scheckel, K, McGrath, S, de Jonge, M, Paterson, D, Naidu, R & Lombi, E 2012, 'A multi-technique investigation of copper and zinc distribution, speciation and potential bioavailability in biosolids', Environmental Pollution, vol. 166, pp. 57-64.

36 34
2012

Donner, ENS, Punshon, T, Guerinot, M & Lombi, E 2012, 'Functional characterisation of metal(loid) processes in planta through the integration of synchrotron techniques and plant molecular biology', Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 402, no. 10, pp. 3287-3298.

Open access 40 38
2012

Glaesner, N, Donner, E, Magid, J, Rubaek, GH, Zhang, H & Lombi, E 2012, 'Characterization of leached phosphorus from soil, manure, and manure-amended soil by physical and chemical fractionation and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT)', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 46, no. 19, pp. 10564-10571.

19 18
2012

Holten Lützhøft, HC, Donner, E, Wickman, T, Eriksson, E, Banovec, P, Mikkelsen, PS & Ledin, A 2012, 'A source classification framework supporting pollutant source mapping, pollutant release prediction, transport and load forecasting, and source control planning for urban environments', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1119-1130.

5 4
2012

Kopittke, PM, Lombi, E, McKenna, BA, Wang, P, Donner, ENS, Webb, R I, Blamey, FPC, de Jonge, MD, Paterson, D, Howard, DL & Menzies, NW 2012, 'Distribution and speciation of Mn in hydrated roots of cowpea at levels inhibiting root growth', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 147, no. 4, pp. 453-464.

19 16
2012

Kopittke, PM, de Jonge, MD, Menzies, NW, Wang, P, Donner, E, McKenna, BA, Paterson, D, Howard, DL & Lombi, E 2012, 'Examination of the distribution of arsenic in hydrated and fresh cowpea roots using two- and three-dimensional techniques', Plant Physiology, vol. 159, no. 3, pp. 1149-1158.

Open access 33 33
2012

Lombi, E, Donner, E, Tavakkoli, E, Turney, TW, Naidu, R, Miller, BW & Scheckel, K 2012, 'Fate of zinc oxide nanoparticles during anaerobic digestion of wastewater and post-treatment processing of sewage sludge', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 46, no. 16, pp. 9089-9096.

144 129 3
2011

Donner, ENS, Howard, DL, de Jonge, M, Paterson, D, Cheah, MH, Naidu, R & Lombi, E 2011, 'X-ray absorption and micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy investigation of copper and zinc speciation in biosolids', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 45, no. 17, pp. 7249-7257.

57 56
2011

Kopittke, PM, Menzies, NW, de Jonge, MD, McKenna, BA, Donner, E, Webb, R I, Paterson, DJ, Howard, DL, Ryan, C, Glover, C, Scheckel, K & Lombi, E 2011, 'In situ distribution and speciation of toxic copper, nickel, and zinc in hydrated roots of cowpea', Plant Physiology, vol. 156, no. 2, pp. 663-673.

Open access 98 91
2011

Lombi, E, de Jonge, M, Donner, E, Ryan, C & Paterson, D 2011, 'Trends in hard x-ray fluorescence mapping: environmental applications in the age of fast detectors', Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 400, no. 6, pp. 1637-1644.

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Lombi, E, de Jonge, MD, Donner, E, Kopittke, PM, Howard, DL, Kirkham, R, Ryan, CG & Paterson, D 2011, 'Fast X-ray fluorescence microtomography of hydrated biological samples', PLoS One, vol. 6, no. 6, article no. e20626, pp. 1-5.

Open access 64 63
2011

Revitt, M, Eriksson, E & Donner, E 2011, 'The implications of household greywater treatment and reuse for municipal wastewater flows and micropollutant loads', Water Research, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 1549-1560.

Open access 42 41
2010

Eriksson, E, Donner, E & Ledin, A 2010, 'Presence of selected priority and personal care substances in an onsite bathroom greywater treatment facility', Water Science and Technology, vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 2889-2898.

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Mikkelsen, P, Holten Lützhøft, H, Eriksson, E, Ledin, A, Donner, E, Scholes, L, Revitt, M, Seriki, K, Castillo, L, Petterson, M, Wickman, T, Lecloux, A, Atanasova, N, Kompare, B & Banovec, P 2009, 'Source control options for reducing emissions of priority pollutants | Options de controle a la source pour la reduction d'emissions de substances prioritaires en zone urbaine', Techniques - Sciences - Methodes, no. 4, pp. 77-87.

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Environmental biogeochemistry,Microbial silver resistance and cross-resistance,Synchrotron spectroscopy techniques for environmental research,Environmental risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials,Contaminated site remediation (nZVI technologies),Agricultural use of biosolids,Greywater treatment and reuse
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Aarhus University DENMARK
AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies ITALY
AgResearch NEW ZEALAND
Australian Defence Force AUSTRALIA
Australian National Beamline Facility JAPAN
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation AUSTRALIA
Australian Synchrotron Company Ltd AUSTRALIA
Beneo-Institute GERMANY
Carnegie Mellon University UNITED STATES
Catholic University of Leuven BELGIUM
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ITALY
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology UNITED KINGDOM
CIRAD FRANCE
City of Stockholm SWEDEN
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) ITALY
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) AUSTRALIA
Dartmouth College UNITED STATES
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education-Office for Learning and Teaching AUSTRALIA
ECAS4 Australia AUSTRALIA
Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd AUSTRALIA
ETH Zürich SWITZERLAND
Flemish Institute for Technological Research BELGIUM
Flinders University AUSTRALIA
Government of Pakistan UNITED STATES
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus UNITED KINGDOM
Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Switzerland SWITZERLAND
Jozef Stefan Institute SLOVENIA
Kansas State University UNITED STATES
Lancaster University UNITED KINGDOM
Lincoln University NEW ZEALAND
Melbourne Water AUSTRALIA
Middlesex University UNITED KINGDOM
Monash University AUSTRALIA
Nanjing Agricultural University CHINA
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology CHINA
National Measurement Institute AUSTRALIA
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) - EPA UNITED STATES
Natural History Museum London UNITED KINGDOM
Norwegian Institute for Air Research NORWAY
Örebro University SWEDEN
Rothamsted Research UNITED KINGDOM
SCION NEW ZEALAND
Shandong University CHINA
Siva Innovation Centre NORWAY
South Australian Museum AUSTRALIA
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) AUSTRALIA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Testing and Research SWITZERLAND
Technical University of Denmark DENMARK
United States Environmental Protection Agency UNITED STATES
United States Environmental Protection Authority UNITED STATES
Universiti Malaysia Perlis MALAYSIA
University of Aberdeen UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of Bari ITALY
University of Canberra AUSTRALIA
University of Copenhagen DENMARK
University of Cyprus CYPRUS
University of Ferrara ITALY
University of Hong Kong HONG KONG
University of Kentucky UNITED STATES
University of Ljubljana SLOVENIA
University of New South Wales AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle AUSTRALIA
University of Oxford UNITED KINGDOM
University of Pecs HUNGARY
University of Queensland AUSTRALIA
University of Reading UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sassari ITALY
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney AUSTRALIA
University of Thessaly GREECE
University of Wollongong AUSTRALIA
University of York UNITED KINGDOM
US Environmental Protection Agency UNITED STATES
US Environmental Protection Authority UNITED STATES
Utrecht University NETHERLANDS
Zhejiang University CHINA
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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

2016

Active Drafting Committee Member

International Organization for Standardization

2015

CG Stephens Award Committee Chair

Soil Science Australia

2015

Co-convener

International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE)

2015

Elected Australasian Member, Nominations Committee

International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB)

2015

Management Committee Member (Co-opted International Observer)

EU COST Action ES1403, New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse

2015

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

2015

Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal

Standards Australia

2015

Active Drafting Committee Member

International Organization for Standardization

2014

Elected Australasian Member, Nominations Committee

International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB)

2014

Management Committee Member (Co-opted International Observer)

EU COST Action ES1403, New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse

2014

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

2014

Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal

Standards Australia

2014

President, South Australian Branch

Soil Science Australia

2014

Active Drafting Committee Member

International Organization for Standardization

2013

Elected Australasian Member, Nominations Committee

International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB)

2013

Future Fellowship

Australian Research Council (ARC)

2013

Outstanding Reviewer Award

Journal of Environmental Quality

2013

Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal

Standards Australia

2013

President, South Australian Branch

Soil Science Australia

2013

Vice President, South Australian Branch

Soil Science Australia

2012

ASSSI Jane Gillooly Memorial Award

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

2011

Committee Member, South Australian Branch

Soil Science Australia

2011

Committee Member, South Australian Branch

Soil Science Australia

2010

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Immediate Past President (South Australia), Soil Science Australia

Working Group 1 Member (Microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater and in downstream environments,Committee Member, Standards Australia Committee WS-039 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’ and ISO TC 275 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’

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Antimicrobial resistance in migratory and resident bird species Current
Comparative effects of agricultural pesticides on SA soil microbial functions. Current
Occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic resistant bacteria in source water and drinking water treatment and distribution systems Current
Optimization of drinking water treatment processes during extreme events Current
The absorption and translocation of foliar-applied zinc oxide nanoparticle fertilisers in wheat Current
The future of recycled water law in Australia Current
A novel approach for investigating the transformation of silver nanoparticles in the environment using nano in situ deployment devices Completed
Computer simulated modelling for environmental risk governance of engineered nanomaterials: uncertainty communication and the development of policy relevant knowledge 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
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