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Dr Gianluca Brunetti

  • Research Associate Future Industries Institute
  • Mawson Lakes Campus (X2-06)
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Dr Gianluca Brunetti

Dr. Gianluca Brunetti has expertise in the sectors of agriculture and environmental science with particular interests on the sustainable development and the protection of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. During his career he contributed to several different projects covering a broad range of disciplines from agronomy and water research to environmental risk assessment and risk management.

Gianluca Brunetti’s research is committed to understand the fate and effects of emerging contaminants in environmental compartments such as soil, water, and living organisms, in order to provide adequate and proactive management of environmental issues.

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Dr. Gianluca Brunetti has expertise in the sectors of agriculture and environmental science with particular interests on the sustainable development and the protection of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. During his career he contributed to several different projects covering a broad range of disciplines from agronomy and water research to environmental risk assessment and risk management.

Gianluca Brunetti’s research is committed to understand the fate and effects of emerging contaminants in environmental compartments such as soil, water, and living organisms, in order to provide adequate and proactive management of environmental issues.

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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy University of Bari - Italy

  • Master of Water Resources Management University of South Australia

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Research themes

  • Scarce resources
  • Healthy futures

Research focus

  • Multidisciplinary
  • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering, Environmental
  • Environmental Biotechnology
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Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

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

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Journal Articles

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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

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.

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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.

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2018

Wu, X, Ren, X, Owens, G, Brunetti, G, Zhou, J, Yong, X, Wei, P & Jia, H 2018, 'A facultative electroactive chromium(VI)-reducing bacterium aerobically isolated from a biocathode microbial fuel cell', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 9, article no. 2883, pp. 1-10.

Open access 2 2 1
2018

Wu, X, Xiong, X, Owens, G, Brunetti, G, Zhou, J, Yong, X, Xie, X, Zhang, L, Wei, P & Jia, H 2018, 'Anode modification by biogenic gold nanoparticles for the improved performance of microbial fuel cells and microbial community shift', Bioresource Technology, vol. 270, pp. 11-19.

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2017

De Mastro, G, Tarraf, W, Verdini, L, Brunetti, G & Ruta, C 2017, 'Essential oil diversity of Origanum vulgare L. populations from Southern Italy', Food Chemistry, vol. 235, pp. 1-6.

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2017

Wu, X, Xiong, X, Brunetti, G, Yong, X, Zhou, J, Zhang, L, Wei, P & Jia, H 2017, 'Effect of MWCNT-modified graphite felts on hexavalent chromium removal in biocathode microbial fuel cells', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 7, no. 85, pp. 53932-53940.

Open access 3 2
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.

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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

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.

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2015

Malysheva, A, Ivask, A, Hager, C, Brunetti, G, Marzouk, ER, Lombi, E & Voelcker, NH 2015, 'Sorption of silver nanoparticles to laboratory plastic during (eco)toxicological testing', Nanotoxicology, vol.10, no. 4, pp. 385-390.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Organisation Country
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation AUSTRALIA
Australian Synchrotron Company Ltd AUSTRALIA
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) ITALY
ECAS4 Australia AUSTRALIA
Flinders University AUSTRALIA
Lancaster University UNITED KINGDOM
Nanjing Tech University CHINA
National Measurement Institute AUSTRALIA
Rothamsted Research UNITED KINGDOM
SCION NEW ZEALAND
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) AUSTRALIA
United States Environmental Protection Agency UNITED STATES
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of Bari ITALY
University of Newcastle AUSTRALIA
University of Sassari ITALY
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney AUSTRALIA
US Environmental Protection Agency UNITED STATES
US Environmental Protection Authority UNITED STATES
Utrecht University NETHERLANDS
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