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Andrew S. Ball

Andrew S. Ball

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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
76
Citations
19896
World Ranking
1208
National Ranking
55

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
19886
World Ranking
5067
National Ranking
119

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Andrew S. Ball is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics including pollution, health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, with notable emphasis on biomedical engineering, building and construction, and environmental chemistry.

Their main fields of study reflect a strong focus on Environmental Science, with 125 publications, alongside 54 works in Engineering. More specialized subfields include pollution (38 publications), health, toxicology and mutagenesis (26), biomedical engineering (22), building and construction (22), and environmental chemistry (16).

Andrew S. Ball's research topics further highlight their expertise in areas such as anaerobic digestion and biogas production, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, heavy metals in the environment, and biofuel production and bioconversion. Additional topics cover microbial community ecology and physiology, toxic organic pollutants impact, and wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal.

Their recent scholarly contributions demonstrate engagement with current environmental and biotechnological challenges. Notable papers include:

  • Carbon Dot Therapeutic Platforms: Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Potential, 2022, Small
  • Challenges and Current Status of the Biological Treatment of PFAS-Contaminated Soils, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • First Report of CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated DNA-Free Editing of 4CL and RVE7 Genes in Chickpea Protoplasts, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Review: Trends in point-of-care diagnosis for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food and water, 2021, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Review of the interactions between vehicular emitted potentially toxic elements, roadside soils, and associated biota, 2020, Chemosphere

Andrew S. Ball frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Leadin S. Khudur, Esmaeil Shahsavari, Aravind Surapaneni, Kalpit Shah, and Christian Krohn. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts within their fields of study.

The scientist has published multiple works in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include Water, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Sustainability, and Environments, indicating a consistent scholarly presence in reputable environmental and scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Soil type is the primary determinant of the composition of the total and active bacterial communities in arable soils

    Martina S. Girvan;Juliet Bullimore;Jules N. Pretty;A. Mark Osborn

  • Farm costs and food miles: an assessment of the full cost of the UK weekly food basket

    Jules Pretty;Andrew Stephen Ball;T Lang;J I L Morison

  • Trends in pesticide use and drivers for safer pest management in four African countries

    Stephanie Williamson;Andrew S Ball;Jules N Pretty

  • Soil Microbial Community Response to Land Use Change in an Agricultural Landscape of Western Kenya

    D Bossio;Martina S Girvan;L Verchot;Juliet Bullimore

  • Soil health: a new challenge for microbiologists and chemists

    M Enriqueta Arias;Jose A Gonzalez-Perez;Francisco J Gonzalez-Vila;Andrew Stephen Ball

  • Kraft pulp biobleaching and mediated oxidation of a nonphenolic substrate by laccase from Streptomyces cyaneus CECT 3335.

    M Enriqueta Arias;Maria Arenas;Juana Rodriguez;Juan Soliveri

  • Nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: A review of potential risks and emerging solutions

    Sayali S. Patil;Utkarsha U. Shedbalkar;Adam Truskewycz;Balu A. Chopade

  • Soil bioremediation approaches for petroleum hydrocarbon polluted environments

    Eman Koshlaf;Andrew S Ball

  • A review of the current options for the treatment and safe disposal of drill cuttings

    Andrew S Ball;Richard J Stewart;Kirsten Schliephake

  • Fungal-assisted algal flocculation: application in wastewater treatment and biofuel production

    Nazim Muradov;Mohamed Taha;Ana F Miranda;Digby Wrede

  • Responses of active bacterial and fungal communities in soils under winter wheat to different fertilizer and pesticide regimens

    Martina S Girvan;Juliet Bullimore;Andrew Stephen Ball;Jules Pretty

  • Biodesulfurization of diesel fuels – Past, present and future perspectives

    Ghasemali Mohebali;Andrew S. Ball

  • Co-cultivation of fungal and microalgal cells as an efficient system for harvesting microalgal cells, lipid production and wastewater treatment.

    Digby Wrede;Mohamed Taha;Ana F. Miranda;Krishna Kadali

  • Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination in Terrestrial Ecosystems-Fate and Microbial Responses.

    Adam Truskewycz;Taylor D. Gundry;Leadin S. Khudur;Adam Kolobaric

  • Commercial feasibility of lignocellulose biodegradation: Possibilities and challenges

    Mohamed Taha;Mohamed Taha;Mohamed Foda;Esmaeil Shahsavari;Arturo Aburto-Medina

  • Critical review of soil contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs); concentrations, sources and congener profiles.

    Thomas J McGrath;Andrew S Ball;Bradley O Clarke

  • Challenges and Current Status of the Biological Treatment of PFAS-Contaminated Soils.

    Esmaeil Shahsavari;Duncan Rouch;Leadin S. Khudur;Duncan Thomas

  • Metal accumulation in roadside soil in Melbourne, Australia: Effect of road age, traffic density and vehicular speed.

    Shamali De Silva;Andrew S Ball;Trang Huynh;Suzie M Reichman

  • Algal growth control by a barley straw extract

    Andrew S Ball;Matthew Williams;David Vincent;James Robinson

  • Enumeration of Campylobacter in New Zealand recreational and drinking waters

    M.G. Savill;J.A. Hudson;A. Ball;J.D. Klena

  • Potential carbon mitigation and income in developing countries from changes in use and management of agricultural and forest lands

    John O. Niles;Sandra Brown;Jules Pretty;Andrew S. Ball

  • Instant Notes in Ecology

    Aulay Mackenzie;Andy S. Ball

  • Biocatalytic desulfurization (BDS) of petrodiesel fuels

    Ghasemali Mohebali;Andrew Stephen Ball

Frequent Co-Authors

Jules Pretty
Jules Pretty University of Essex
Albert L. Juhasz
Albert L. Juhasz University of South Australia
Michael T. Wilson
Michael T. Wilson University of Essex
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Frank Reith
Frank Reith University of Adelaide
Una Ryan
Una Ryan Murdoch University
Dayanthi Nugegoda
Dayanthi Nugegoda RMIT University
A. Mark Osborn
A. Mark Osborn RMIT University
Terry J. McGenity
Terry J. McGenity University of Essex
Howard W. Mielke
Howard W. Mielke Tulane University

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