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• 2020

  Fitness of two bivalves Saccostrea glomerata and Ostrea angasi exposed to a metal contamination gradient in Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia: Integrating subcellular, energy metabolism and embryo development responses

  Bartlett, J., Maher, W., Ubrihien, R., Krikowa, F., Edge, K., Potts, J. & Taylor, A., 1 Mar 2020, In: Ecological Indicators. 110, p. 1-12 12 p., 105869.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Saccostrea glomerata 100%
  • Ostrea 96%
  • Gradient 68%
  • Contamination 66%
  • Fitness 63%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Occurrence of Trace Metals in Food Crops Grown on the Mbale Dumpsite, Uganda, and Human Health Risks

  Awino, F. B., Maher, W. A., Krikowa, F. & Lynch, A. J. J., 1 May 2020, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 16, 3, p. 362-377 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chromium 100%
  • Uganda 99%
  • Aluminum 94%
  • health risk 85%
  • Zea mays 82%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Metal concentrations in waters, sediments and biota of the far south-east coast of New South Wales, Australia, with an emphasis on Sn, Cu and Zn used as marine antifoulant agents

  McVay, I. R., Maher, W. A. & Krikowa, F., Jun 2019, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 41, 3, p. 1351-1367 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Biota 100%
  • South Australia 75%
  • New South Wales 74%
  • Sediments 73%
  • Far East 72%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of zirconium stationary phase to determine the four major arsenoriboses concentrations in marine organisms by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

  Alkasasbeh, E., Maher, W. A., Adly, F. G., Foster, S. & Krikowa, F., Nov 2019, In: Microchemical Journal. 150, p. 1-11 11 p., 104099.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Zirconium 100%
  • High performance liquid chromatography 99%
  • Ribose 86%
  • Spectrometry 84%
  • arsenobetaine 37%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2018

  Antimony measurements in environmental matrices: Seven considerations

  Maher, W. A., Krikowa, F., Foster, S. D., Ellwood, M. J. & Bennett, W. W., 1 May 2018, In: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 33, 5, p. 706-712 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Antimony 100%
  • Sediments 84%
  • X ray absorption spectroscopy 33%
  • Oxide minerals 33%
  • 4-sulfophenylmethallyl ether 31%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Arsenic concentrations and speciation in Australian and imported rice and commercial rice products

  Maher, W., Duncan, E., Martin, H., Snell, P., Krikowa, F., Jagtap, R., Foster, S., Ezaz, T. & Ellwood, M. J., 1 Oct 2018, In: Environmental Chemistry. 15, 7, p. 387-402 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Arsenic 100%
  • Cacodylic Acid 98%
  • arsenic 74%
  • rice 73%
  • product 40%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Arsenolipid biosynthesis by the unicellular alga Dunaliella tertiolecta is influenced by As/P ratio in culture experiments

  Glabonjat, R., Ehgartner, J., Duncan, E., Rabner, G., Jensen, K., Krikowa, F., MAHER, B. & Francesconi, K., 2018, In: Metallomics. 10, 1, p. 145-153 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Biosynthesis 100%
  • Arsenic 92%
  • Algae 86%
  • Lipids 50%
  • arsenosugar 27%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Ecological factors affecting the accumulation and speciation of arsenic in twelve Australian coastal bivalve molluscs

  Maher, W., Waring, J., Krikowa, F., Duncan, E. & Foster, S., 9 May 2018, In: Environmental Chemistry. 15, 1-2, p. 46-57 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Molluscs 100%
  • Arsenic 63%
  • ecological factor 60%
  • mollusc 54%
  • bivalve 51%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Mercury and risk assessment from consumption of crustaceans, cephalopods and fish from West Peninsular Malaysia

  Anual, Z. F., Maher, W., Krikowa, F., Hakim, L., Ahmad, N. I. & Foster, S., 1 Jul 2018, In: Microchemical Journal. 140, p. 214-221 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Mercury 100%
  • Fish 97%
  • Risk assessment 86%
  • Fish products 16%
  • Contamination 8%
  28 Citations (Scopus)

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• Total antimony and antimony speciation measurements in environmental matrices by ICP-MS, HPLC-ICPMS and SPME-GC

  MAHER, B., Krikowa, F., FOSTER, S., Ellwood, M. & Bennett, W. A., 18 Aug 2018, p. 395. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Poster › peer-review

  • 4-sulfophenylmethallyl ether 100%
  • Antimony 78%
  • antimony 62%
  • matrix 32%
  • Sediments 24%

• Trophic transfer of metals in a seagrass food web: Bioaccumulation of essential and non-essential metals

  Schneider, L., Maher, W. A., Potts, J., Taylor, A. M., Batley, G. E., Krikowa, F., Adamack, A., Chariton, A. A. & Gruber, B., 1 Jun 2018, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 131, p. 468-480 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bioaccumulation 100%
  • food webs 59%
  • seagrass 58%
  • bioaccumulation 53%
  • food web 50%
  19 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Dimethylarsenate (DMA) exposure influences germination rates, arsenic uptake and arsenic species formation in wheat

  Duncan, E. G., Maher, W. A., Foster, S. D., Krikowa, F., O'Sullivan, C. A. & Roper, M., 2017, In: Chemosphere. 181, p. 44-54 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Germination 100%
  • Triticum 84%
  • Arsenic 83%
  • germination 79%
  • wheat 63%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental evaluation of sampling, storage and analytical protocols for measuring arsenic speciation in sulphidic hot spring waters

  Hug, K., MAHER, B., FOSTER, S., Krikowa, F. & Moreau, J., 1 Jan 2017, In: Microchemical Journal. 130, p. 162-167 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hot springs 100%
  • Arsenic 70%
  • Sampling 41%
  • Water 38%
  • Sulfur 30%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Exposure of the freshwater bivalve Hyridella australis to metal contaminated sediments in the field and laboratory microcosms: metal uptake and effects

  Marasinghe Wadige, C. P. M., Taylor, A. M., Krikowa, F., Lintermans, M. & Maher, W. A., 1 Apr 2017, In: Ecotoxicology. 26, 3, p. 415-434 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bivalvia 100%
  • Sediments 92%
  • Fresh Water 92%
  • microcosm 78%
  • bivalve 72%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Factors influencing arsenic concentrations and species in mangrove surface sediments from south-east NSW, Australia

  Hettiarachchi, S., MAHER, B., Krikowa, F. & Ubrihien, R., 2017, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 39, 1, p. 209-219 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Arsenic 100%
  • Sediments 83%
  • mangrove 67%
  • arsenic 60%
  • Manganese 37%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Measurement of as species in rice by HPLC-ICPMS after extraction with sub-critical water and hydrogen peroxide

  Maher, W. A., Eggins, S., Krikowa, F., Jagtap, R. & Foster, S., 2017, In: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 32, 6, p. 1129-1134 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nitric Acid 100%
  • Dynamic mechanical analysis 77%
  • Hydrogen Peroxide 64%
  • Organic carbon 49%
  • Microwave heating 44%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Selenium speciation in wheat grain varies in the presence of nitrogen and sulphur fertilisers

  Duncan, E., Maher, B., Jagtap, R., Krikowa, F., Roper, M. & O'Sullivan, C., 2017, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 39, 4, p. 955-966 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nitrogen fertilizers 100%
  • Fertilizers 86%
  • Selenium 85%
  • 4,4'-selenobis(2-aminobutanoic acid) 67%
  • Triticum 67%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Stable isotope analysis to detect copper (Cu) accumulation in species with high endogenous Cu concentrations: Linking Cu accumulation with toxic effects in the gastropod Bembicium nanum

  Ubrihien, R. P., Taylor, A., Krikowa, F. & Maher, W. A., 2017, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 68, 11, p. 2087-2094 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tetraselmis chuii 100%
  • gastropod 96%
  • stable isotopes 96%
  • toxic effect 95%
  • Gastropoda 89%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The response of Isidorella newcombi to copper exposure: Using an integrated biological framework to interpret transcriptomic responses from RNA-seq analysis

  Ubrihien, R., EZAZ, T., TAYLOR, A., Stevens, M., Krikowa, F., FOSTER, S. & MAHER, B., 2017, In: Aquatic Toxicology. 185, p. 183-192 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • RNA 100%
  • Copper 96%
  • transcriptomics 88%
  • copper 77%
  • exposure 55%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Arsenic concentrations and species in three hydrothermal vent worms, Ridgeia piscesae, Paralvinella sulficola and Paralvinella palmiformis

  MAHER, B., Duncan, E., Dilly, G., FOSTER, S., Krikowa, F., Lombi, E., Scheckel, K. & Girguis, P., 2016, In: Deep-Sea Research. Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 116, p. 41-48 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • hydrothermal vent 100%
  • arsenic 91%
  • arsenicals 17%
  • methylation 14%
  • fluids 9%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• History of human impact on Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea: The geochemical signatures of oil and gas mining activities in sediments

  Schneider, L., Haberle, S., MAHER, B., Krikowa, F., Zawadzki, A. & Heijnis, H., 2016, In: Chemosphere. 148, p. 369-379 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Papua New Guinea 100%
  • Lakes 90%
  • Sediments 88%
  • anthropogenic effect 72%
  • Oils 72%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Sediment Metal Concentration Survey Along the Mine-Affected Molonglo River, NSW, Australia

  Marasinghe Wadige, C., TAYLOR, A., Krikowa, F. & MAHER, B., 2016, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 70, 3, p. 572-582 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sediments 100%
  • Rivers 99%
  • Cadmium 82%
  • Zinc 76%
  • Metals 70%
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Arsenic in common Australian bivalve mollusks

  MAHER, B., Krikowa, F., WARING, J. & FOSTER, S., 2014, One Century of the Discovery of Arsenicosis in Latin America (1914-2014) As2014: Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, May 11-16, 2014, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Litter, M. I., Nicolli, H. B., Meichtry, J. M., Quici, N., Bundschuh, J., Bhattacharya, P. & Naidu, R. (eds.). 1 ed. London, UK: CRC Press, p. 392-393 2 p. (Arsenic in the Environment - Proceedings).

  Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Arsenic 100%
  • arsenobetaine 52%
  • tetramethylarsonium 31%
  • arsenosugar 29%
  • arsenocholine 29%
• 2011

  Measurement of methyl mercury (I) and mercury (II) in fish tissues and sediments by HPLC-ICPMS and HPLC-HGAAS

  Jagtap, R., Krikowa, F., Maher, W., Foster, S. & Ellwood, M., 2011, In: Talanta. 85, p. 49-55 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sediments 100%
  • Mercury 91%
  • Fish 88%
  • Tissue 69%
  • Mercaptoethanol 21%
  47 Citations (Scopus)