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
About me
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’.
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
Research
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
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2013 |
7
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| 2013 |
9
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| 2010 |
4
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| Year | Output |
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| 2020 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
2
2
3
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| 2019 |
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2019 |
3
3
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| 2019 |
Open access
2
3
32
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| 2018 |
34
21
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
10
10
5
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| 2018 |
Open access
5
4
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| 2018 |
33
30
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| 2018 |
21
17
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
4
4
1
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| 2018 |
4
4
9
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| 2017 |
15
13
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| 2017 |
Open access
1
1
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
14
12
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
17
13
1
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| 2017 |
Open access
13
13
3
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| 2017 |
41
37
1
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| 2016 |
Open access
23
41
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| 2016 |
6
4
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| 2016 |
23
18
10
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| 2016 |
Open access
5
4
41
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| 2015 |
Open access
55
48
1
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| 2015 |
11
11
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| 2015 |
Open access
20
17
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| 2015 |
29
26
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| 2015 |
Open access
17
18
2
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| 2015 |
14
12
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| 2015 |
Open access
3
3
30
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| 2015 |
54
51
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| 2015 |
25
22
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| 2015 |
51
50
2
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| 2015 |
3
2
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| 2015 |
Open access
23
17
1
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| 2014 |
13
13
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| 2014 |
34
30
2
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| 2014 |
Open access
28
25
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| 2014 |
92
88
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| 2014 |
65
55
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| 2014 |
Open access
3
3
1
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| 2014 |
34
33
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| 2013 |
Open access
28
27
1
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| 2013 |
17
16
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| 2013 |
Open access
83
75
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| 2013 |
10
10
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| 2013 |
144
131
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| 2013 |
43
42
7
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| 2013 |
24
23
2
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| 2013 |
6
6
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| 2013 |
12
11
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| 2013 |
28
25
1
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| 2012 |
Open access
43
38
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| 2012 |
9
10
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| 2012 |
36
34
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| 2012 |
Open access
40
38
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| 2012 |
19
18
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| 2012 |
5
4
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| 2012 |
19
16
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| 2012 |
Open access
33
33
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| 2012 |
144
129
3
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| 2011 |
57
56
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| 2011 |
Open access
98
91
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| 2011 |
60
55
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| 2011 |
Open access
64
63
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| 2011 |
Open access
42
41
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| 2010 |
8
9
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| 2009 |
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Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| 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 |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
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-convenerInternational 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 |
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’
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 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 |