Professor Erica Donner is an environmental scientist with expertise in chemical and microbiological risk assessment and management. She specialises in systems-based contaminants analysis, focussing on the water cycle, circular economy, and food production systems.
Erica is Research Director of Australia's Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food, and Environments (CRC SAAFE). In this role, she leads a national consortium of researchers working together with industry and government partners to co-design, develop, and implement best practice solutions to mitigate the complex threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
AMR is the quintessential "One Health" challenge - the... Read more
About me
Professor Erica Donner is an environmental scientist with expertise in chemical and microbiological risk assessment and management. She specialises in systems-based contaminants analysis, focussing on the water cycle, circular economy, and food production systems.
Erica is Research Director of Australia's Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food, and Environments (CRC SAAFE). In this role, she leads a national consortium of researchers working together with industry and government partners to co-design, develop, and implement best practice solutions to mitigate the complex threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
AMR is the quintessential "One Health" challenge - the ultimate example of the interrelatedness of human, animal, and environmental health. As the health of each of these depends on the health of the others, they need to be managed as a interdependent system. This is why CRC SAAFE brings together partners from right across the One Health spectrum to work together to tackle AMR at scale and with the urgency it warrants.
Erica is a member of the Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (ASTAG) and a Steering Committee member and Chair of the Communications and Education Sub-committee for the South Australian AMR Action Plan (SAAMRAP). She co-leads the Food, Soil, and Water Security Theme in the NHMRC-funded Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) network, collaborating to co-create regional hubs and communities of practice dedicated to advancing One Health solutions across Australia.
https://www.crcsaafe.com.au/about
https://healnetwork.org.au/
https://www.amr.gov.au/
https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Reading
Bachelor of Science University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Arts University of New South Wales
Environmental chemistry and microbiology; One Health; Antimicrobial resistance; Wastewater-based epidemiology; Circular economies; Environmental pollution; Environmental risk assessment and management; Microbial resistance and cross-resistance; Synchrotron spectroscopy; Water and waste recycling; Research translation; Best management practices; Sustainable industries
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
CRC SAAFE - Appt of Personnel - Erica Donner, CRC SAAFE Limited, 01/04/2023 - 30/06/2027
Use of disruptive technologies to trace, track and tackle antibiotic resistance, MRFF - Frontier Health and Medical Research Stage One Plan Grant, 01/07/2019 - 30/09/2020
Improving safety of vegetable produce through on‐farm sanitation, using Electrolysed Oxidising (EO) Water - VG15068, Hort Innovation, 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, 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
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
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2020 |
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4
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2013 |
11
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2013 |
16
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2010 |
4
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2023 |
3
1
1
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2023 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
97
77
44
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2022 |
4
6
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2022 |
4
4
11
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2022 |
Open access
2
22
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2022 |
Open access
6
6
5
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2022 |
5
3
2
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2022 |
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2022 |
8
4
10
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2022 |
Open access
6
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2022 |
Open access
1
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2022 |
Open access
19
12
6
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2022 |
Open access
20
20
1132
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2021 |
Open access
9
7
7
|
2021 |
Open access
3
3
9
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2021 |
Open access
17
15
6
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2021 |
3
4
5
|
2021 |
Open access
13
10
7
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2021 |
33
33
41
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2021 |
89
75
32
|
2021 |
Open access
7
5
1
|
2021 |
Open access
55
44
21
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2021 |
2
2
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2020 |
Open access
23
22
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2020 |
8
7
2
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2020 |
Open access
42
34
24
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2020 |
Open access
178
12
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2020 |
Open access
20
18
5
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2019 |
Open access
11
10
1
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2019 |
85
60
15
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2019 |
39
35
1
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2019 |
Open access
12
12
2
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2019 |
17
16
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2019 |
Open access
25
22
39
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2018 |
248
219
25
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2018 |
Open access
84
70
5
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2018 |
Open access
10
9
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2018 |
123
102
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2018 |
96
79
1
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2018 |
Open access
35
25
1
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2018 |
Open access
20
14
9
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2017 |
39
37
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2017 |
Open access
15
13
4
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2017 |
Open access
40
35
4
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2017 |
Open access
52
48
1
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2017 |
Open access
47
39
11
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2017 |
118
99
1
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2016 |
Open access
23
72
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2016 |
Open access
23
18
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2016 |
61
51
10
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2016 |
Open access
10
6
41
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2015 |
Open access
96
77
1
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2015 |
Open access
16
14
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2015 |
Open access
53
46
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2015 |
Open access
38
37
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2015 |
Open access
33
30
2
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2015 |
Open access
35
32
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2015 |
Open access
7
4
33
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2015 |
Open access
93
88
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2015 |
Open access
44
37
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2015 |
71
71
1
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2015 |
4
3
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2015 |
Open access
65
50
1
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2014 |
20
20
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2014 |
61
49
2
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2014 |
Open access
49
47
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2014 |
139
125
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2014 |
Open access
97
84
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2014 |
Open access
4
3
1
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2014 |
58
53
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2013 |
Open access
48
43
1
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2013 |
21
18
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2013 |
Open access
158
142
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2013 |
21
20
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2013 |
180
160
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2013 |
69
62
7
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2013 |
Open access
30
27
2
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2013 |
Open access
9
9
|
2013 |
19
17
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2013 |
39
35
1
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2012 |
Open access
70
59
|
2012 |
16
15
|
2012 |
52
48
|
2012 |
Open access
51
43
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2012 |
28
27
|
2012 |
12
6
|
2012 |
22
17
|
2012 |
Open access
47
43
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2012 |
197
175
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2011 |
75
71
|
2011 |
Open access
130
120
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2011 |
73
62
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2011 |
Open access
90
79
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2011 |
Open access
66
58
|
2010 |
9
10
|
2009 |
49
48
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2009 |
1
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Research
Environmental chemistry and microbiology; One Health; Antimicrobial resistance; Wastewater-based epidemiology; Circular economies; Environmental pollution; Environmental risk assessment and management; Microbial resistance and cross-resistance; Synchrotron spectroscopy; Water and waste recycling; Research translation; Best management practices; Sustainable industries
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aarhus University | DENMARK |
AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies | ITALY |
AgResearch | NEW ZEALAND |
Agricultural Research Organization | ISRAEL |
Agricultural Research Organization of Israel | ISRAEL |
Arizona State University | 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 |
Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Beneo-Institute | GERMANY |
Carnegie Mellon University | UNITED STATES |
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart | ITALY |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | UNITED KINGDOM |
Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
Charles University in Prague | CZECH REPUBLIC |
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 | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
ECAS4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Envicat Consulting | BELGIUM |
Environmental Institute | SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
Flemish Institute for Technological Research | BELGIUM |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Government of Pakistan | UNITED STATES |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus | UNITED KINGDOM |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem | ISRAEL |
Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Switzerland | SWITZERLAND |
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. | NEW ZEALAND |
Jozef Stefan Institute | SLOVENIA |
Kansas State University | UNITED STATES |
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Campus Nord | GERMANY |
King Saud University | SAUDI ARABIA |
Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Land and Water - CSIRO | AUSTRALIA |
Lincoln University | NEW ZEALAND |
Lulea University of Technology | SWEDEN |
Melbourne Water | AUSTRALIA |
Melbourne Water Corporation | 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 Research Centre | EGYPT |
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) - EPA | UNITED STATES |
Natural History Museum London | UNITED KINGDOM |
niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | CHINA |
Norwegian Institute for Air Research | NORWAY |
Norwich Research Park | UNITED KINGDOM |
NSW Department of Primary Industries | AUSTRALIA |
Örebro University | SWEDEN |
Quadram Institute | UNITED KINGDOM |
Quadram Institute Bioscience | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Rothamsted Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
SA Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
SCION | NEW ZEALAND |
Shandong University | CHINA |
Siva Innovation Centre | NORWAY |
South Australian Health | AUSTRALIA |
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 |
Sydney Adventist Hosptial | AUSTRALIA |
Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
TRILITY | AUSTRALIA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
United States Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Universidade Católica Portuguesa | PORTUGAL |
Universiti Malaysia Perlis | MALAYSIA |
University of Aberdeen | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
University of Bari | ITALY |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of Cyprus | CYPRUS |
University of Exeter | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Ferrara | ITALY |
University of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
University of Kentucky | UNITED STATES |
University of Ljubljana | SLOVENIA |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Nottingham | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Pecs | HUNGARY |
University of Porto | PORTUGAL |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Reading | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Sassari | ITALY |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Florida | UNITED STATES |
University of Technology | IRAQ |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Thessaly | GREECE |
University of Vienna | AUSTRIA |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
University of York | UNITED KINGDOM |
US Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
US Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Utrecht University | NETHERLANDS |
Veolia Research & Innovation | FRANCE |
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Water Research Australia | AUSTRALIA |
XING Technologies (Australia) | AUSTRALIA |
Zhejiang University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2017 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2016 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2015 |
CG Stephens Award Committee ChairSoil Science Australia |
2015 |
Co-ConvenorInternational Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) |
2015 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational 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 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2015 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2015 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2014 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational 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 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2014 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2014 |
President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2014 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2013 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) |
2013 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
Outstanding Reviewer AwardJournal of Environmental Quality |
2013 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2013 |
President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2013 |
Vice President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2012 |
ASSSI Jane Gillooly Memorial AwardCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
2011 |
Committee Member, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2011 |
Committee Member, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2010 |
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’
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Antimicrobial resistance carriage in birds: potential links to habitat, diet, and the environment | Current |
Distribution and co-occurrence of environmental antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genetic resistance elements of rivers and coastal ecosystems | Current |
Examining legal liability for injury caused in Australia: an exploration into the liability of recycled water suppliers in the event of loss or damage to businesses and consumers | Current |
Smart monitoring for Environmental Microbial Risk Assessment | Current |
Utilization of drinking water treatment sludge in cement-based materials to mitigate microbiologically induced corrosion | 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 |
Optimization of drinking water treatment processes during extreme events | 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 |