Dr Gianluca Brunetti

Adjunct Research Fellow Future Industries Institute

Mawson Lakes Campus ()
tel +61 8 830 23514

email Gianluca.Brunetti@unisa.edu.au

About me

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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Research

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Biological Sciences
Engineering
Environmental Sciences

Research

Outputs

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.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	De Bernardi, A, Marini, E, Tagliabue, F, Brunetti, G, Casucci, C, Rossa, ÜB, Silvestroni, O & Vischetti, C 2025, 'Organic matter evolution and microbial activity in a vineyard soil after four years of inter-row cover crop management', Applied Soil Ecology, vol. 206, article no. 105868, pp. 1-11. Open access
2024	De Bernardi, A, Bandini, F, Marini, E, Tagliabue, F, Brunetti, G & Vischetti, C and 15 other authors 2024, 'Integrated assessment of the chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological effects of a bio-packaging end-of-life in compost', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 951, article no. 175403, pp. 1-14. Open access 1
2024	Doelsch, E, Le Bars, M, Etschmann, B, Formentini, T, Legros, S, Levard, C, Chaurand, P, Basile-Doelsch, I, Rose, J, Brunetti, G, Doolette, C, Howard, DL & Lombi, E 2024, 'Bulk and mapping speciation analyses unveil the pattern and heterogeneity of Cu species during organic waste treatment', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 58, no. 32, pp. 14439-14449. 2 2
2024	Marini, E, De Bernardi, A, Tagliabue, F, Casucci, C, Tiano, L, Marcheggiani, F, Vaccari, F, Taskin, E, Puglisi, E, Brunetti, G & Vischetti, C 2024, 'Copper toxicity on Eisenia fetida in a vineyard soil: a combined study with standard tests, genotoxicity assessment and gut metagenomic analysis', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 13141-13154. Open access 2 3
2023	Abdelmeged, EA, Brunetti, G, Shetaya, WH & Marzouk, ER 2023, 'Cosmetic nanomaterials in the environment: nano-zinc oxide and zinc-influence on soil microorganisms', Applied Nanoscience, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 5921-5933. Open access
2023	Huang, H, Juhasz, A, Brunetti, G, Roccisano, A & Stanford, N 2023, 'Enhanced pitting resistance and antibacterial durability of Cu-bearing stainless steels via tailoring Cu distributions', Materialia, vol. 31, article no. 101880, pp. 1-8. 6 6 1
2023	Meyer, G, Bell, MJ, Kopittke, PM, Lombi, E, Doolette, CL, Brunetti, G, Klysubun, W & Janke, CK 2023, 'Mobility and lability of phosphorus from highly concentrated fertiliser bands', Geoderma, vol. 429, article no. 116248, pp. 1-12. Open access 17 17 15
2022	Awad, J, Brunetti, G, Juhasz, A, Williams, M, Navarro, D, Drigo, B, Bougoure, J, Vanderzalm, J & Beecham, S 2022, 'Application of native plants in constructed floating wetlands as a passive remediation approach for PFAS-impacted surface water', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 429, pp. 1-11. Open access 55 50 84
2021	Diquattro, S, Castaldi, P, Ritch, S, Juhasz, AL, Brunetti, G, Scheckel, KG, Garau, G & Lombi, E 2021, 'Insights into the fate of antimony (Sb) in contaminated soils: ageing influence on Sb mobility, bioavailability, bioaccessibility and speciation', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 770, article no. 145354, pp. 1-10. Open access 56 51
2021	Drigo, B, Brunetti, G, Aleer, SC, Bell, JM, Short, MD, Vasileiadis, S, Turnidge, J, Monis, P, Cunliffe, D & Donner, E 2021, 'Inactivation, removal, and regrowth potential of opportunistic pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in recycled water systems', Water Research, vol. 201, article no. 117324. Open access 26 25 9
2021	Meyer, G, Bell, MJ, Lombi, E, Doolette, CL, Brunetti, G, Novotny, EH, Klysubun, W, Zhang, Y & Kopittke, PM 2021, 'Phosphorus speciation in the fertosphere of highly concentrated fertilizer bands', Geoderma, vol. 403, article no. 115208, pp. 1-10. 32 32 2
2021	Ogunniyi, AD, Dandie, CE, Brunetti, G, Drigo, B, Aleer, S, Hall, B, Ferro, S, Deo, P, Venter, H, Myers, B, Donner, E & Lombi, E 2021, 'Neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water is effective for pre-harvest decontamination of fresh produce', Food Microbiology, vol. 93, article no. 103610, pp. 1-41. Open access 9 6 1
2021	Wang, X, Brunetti, G, Tian, W, Owens, G, Qu, Y, Jin, C & Lombi, E 2021, 'Effect of soil amendments on molybdenum availability in mine affected agricultural soils', Environmental Pollution, vol. 269, article no. 116132, pp. 1-9. Open access 21 20
2020	Anderson, J, Keppel, G, Thomson, S, Gibbs, J & Brunetti, G 2020, 'High diversity of native plants and vegetation types in the Morialta Conservation Park and the threat of invasive species', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 180-199. Open access 1 1 9
2020	Marano, RB, Fernandes, T, Manaia, CM, Nunes, O, Donner, E, Drigo, B, Brunetti, G & Cytryn, E and 77 other authors 2020, 'A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants', Environment International: A Journal of Environmental Science, Risk & Health, vol. 144, article no. 106035, pp. 1-11. Open access 63 53 26
2020	Meyer, G, Bell, MJ, Doolette, CL, Brunetti, G, Zhang, Y, Lombi, E & Kopittke, PM 2020, 'Plant-available phosphorus in highly concentrated fertilizer bands: effects of soil type, phosphorus form, and coapplied potassium', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 68, no. 29, pp. 7571-7580. 54 47
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. Open access 12 11 1
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. Open access 22 21 2
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. Open access 25 21 9
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 25 21 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. Open access 88 70
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. 43 37
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 13 13
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. Open access 27 22
2016	Malysheva, A, Ivask, A, Hager, C, Brunetti, G, Marzouk, ER, Lombi, E & Voelcker, NH 2016, 'Sorption of silver nanoparticles to laboratory plastic during (eco)toxicological testing', Nanotoxicology, vol.10, no. 4, pp. 385-390. Open access 22 20
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 104 87 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. Open access 40 38
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. Open access 38 35
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. Open access 102 94
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. 22 18
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. Open access 31 29

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Conferences

Year	Output
2024	Brunetti, G, Duca, D, Boakye-Yiadom, KA, Deligios, PA, Lombi, E & Pacetti, D and 15 other authors 2024, 'Sustainable domestic vertical farming: energy consumption of an indoor farming appliance', 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment, MetroLivEnv 2024, IEEE, pp. 122-127. Open access 74

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Agricultural Research Organization	ISRAEL
Aix-Marseille University	FRANCE
Arish University	EGYPT
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation	AUSTRALIA
Australian Synchrotron	AUSTRALIA
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart	ITALY
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council)	ITALY
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Ecas4 Australia	AUSTRALIA
Embrapa Soils	BRAZIL
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina	BRAZIL
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	ISRAEL
Lancaster University	UNITED KINGDOM
Luoyang Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center	AUSTRALIA
Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology	CHINA
Marche Polytechnic University	ITALY
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Nanjing Tech University	CHINA
National Measurement Institute	AUSTRALIA
National Research Centre	EGYPT
Rothamsted Research	UNITED KINGDOM
SA Health	AUSTRALIA
SA Water Corporation	AUSTRALIA
SCION	NEW ZEALAND
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)	AUSTRALIA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)	SWITZERLAND
Synchrotron Light Research Institute	THAILAND
United States Environmental Protection Agency	UNITED STATES
Universidade Católica Portuguesa	PORTUGAL
Université de Montpellier	FRANCE
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bari	ITALY
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Porto	PORTUGAL
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Sassari	ITALY
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology	IRAQ
University of Thessaly	GREECE
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
US Environmental Protection Agency	UNITED STATES
US Environmental Protection Authority	UNITED STATES
Utrecht University	NETHERLANDS

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