Environmental Plastic and Innovation Cluster
(EPIC)
Environmental risk assessment
Our research aims at understanding the physicochemical and biological interactions of plastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment. Our topics of research include
- Plastic and microorganism interactions
- Plastic and toxic contaminant interactions
- Natural weathering and its impacts on the behaviour of plastic and its life cycle
- Quantification and characterisation of micro- and nanoplastics
Are microbes specific to Plastic polymers?
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What happens after 10 years of natural weathering to plastics?
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Fundamentals of biofilm attachment
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Biofilms enhance the absorption of toxic contaminants on plastic microfibers under environmentally relevant conditions
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Baseline analysis of metal(loid)s on microplastics collected from the Australian shoreline using citizen science
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Characterisation of microplastic in wastewater
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Ongoing projects
- Microplastics as a Vector for Contaminant Transport in Fresh Water Ecosystem: An Ecotoxicological and Molecular Assessment
- Environmentally relevant risk assessment of microplastics and complex chemical mixtures in Marine Environment: Implications for Trophic Transfer and Human Health
- Microplastics as an Emerging Contaminant in Wastewater Treatment Plants
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The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.