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2025
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Australia
2023

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Citations
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  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
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  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Kevin V. Thomas is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Medicine, with significant contributions within subfields such as Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their publication record includes a strong emphasis on topics related to environmental impacts and public health. Major topics covered in their work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, and Municipal Solid Waste Management.

Kevin V. Thomas has published numerous papers in several frequent venues. These include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Some of their recent publications are:

  • First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA monitoring in wastewater as a potential early warning system for COVID-19 transmission in the community: A temporal case study, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors with whom Kevin V. Thomas has collaborated include:

  • Jochen F. Mueller
  • Jake O'Brien
  • Benjamin J. Tscharke
  • Elvis D. Okoffo
  • Cassandra Rauert

The volume and focus of Kevin V. Thomas's publications indicate sustained contributions in environmental monitoring, wastewater epidemiology especially related to SARS-CoV-2, and pollution studies addressing microplastics and toxic pollutants.

Best Publications

  • First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community.

    Warish Ahmed;Nicola Angel;Janette Edson;Kyle Bibby

  • A review of factors affecting the release and bioavailability of contaminants during sediment disturbance events.

    Jacqueline Eggleton;Kevin V Thomas

  • The occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluent and surface waters of the lower Tyne catchment

    Paul H Roberts;Kevin V Thomas

  • Investigating the environmental transport of human pharmaceuticals to streams in the United Kingdom.

    D. Ashton;M. Hilton;K.V. Thomas

  • Evaluation of uncertainties associated with the determination of community drug use through the measurement of sewage drug biomarkers.

    Sara Castiglioni;Lubertus Bijlsma;Adrian Covaci;Erik Emke

  • FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects

    Jun-Li Xu;Kevin V. Thomas;Zisheng Luo;Aoife A. Gowen

  • The environmental fate and effects of antifouling paint biocides

    K. V. Thomas;S. Brooks

  • Determination of selected human pharmaceutical compounds in effluent and surface water samples by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

    Martin J Hilton;Kevin V Thomas

  • Comparing illicit drug use in 19 European cities through sewage analysis.

    Kevin V. Thomas;Lubertus Bijlsma;Sara Castiglioni;Adrian Covaci

  • Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater.

    Warish Ahmed;Paul M. Bertsch;Aaron Bivins;Kyle Bibby

  • Wastewater-based epidemiology biomarkers: Past, present and future

    Phil M. Choi;Ben J. Tscharke;Erica Donner;Jake W. O'Brien

  • Sources, impacts and trends of pharmaceuticals in the marine and coastal environment

    Sally Gaw;Kevin V. Thomas;Thomas H. Hutchinson

  • Spatial differences and temporal changes in illicit drug use in Europe quantified by wastewater analysis.

    Christoph Ort;Alexander L. N. van Nuijs;Jean-Daniel Berset;Lubertus Bijlsma

  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19.

    Aaron Bivins;Devin North;Arslan Ahmad;Warish Ahmed

  • In situ calibration of a passive sampling device for selected illicit drugs and their metabolites in wastewater, and subsequent year-long assessment of community drug usage.

    Christopher Harman;Malcolm Reid;Kevin V. Thomas

  • The occurrence of selected human pharmaceutical compounds in UK estuaries.

    Kevin V. Thomas;Martin J. Hilton

  • There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere.

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  • Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary.

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  • New psychoactive substances: challenges for drug surveillance, control, and public health responses

    Amy Peacock;Amy Peacock;Raimondo Bruno;Raimondo Bruno;Natasa Gisev;Louisa Degenhardt

  • Accumulation and fate of nano- and micro-plastics and associated contaminants in organisms

    Francisca Ribeiro;Francisca Ribeiro;Jake W. O'Brien;Tamara Galloway;Kevin V. Thomas

  • Antifouling paint booster biocides in UK coastal waters: inputs, occurrence and environmental fate

    Kevin V Thomas;Mathew McHugh;Mike Waldock

  • Antifouling paint booster biocides in the UK coastal environment and potential risks of biological effects.

    Kevin V. Thomas;T. I. M. W. Fileman;James W. Readman;Mike J. Waldock

  • Characterization of the effluent from a nanosilver producing washing machine.

    Julia Farkas;Julia Farkas;Hannes Peter;Paul Christian;Julián Alberto Gallego Urrea

  • Review article A review of factors affecting the release and bioavailability of contaminants during sediment disturbance events

    Jacqueline Eggleton;Kevin V. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern University of Bath
Christoph Ort
Christoph Ort Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Sara Castiglioni
Sara Castiglioni Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Pim de Voogt
Pim de Voogt University of Amsterdam
Benedek G. Plósz
Benedek G. Plósz University of Bath
Félix Hernández
Félix Hernández Jaume I University
Phong K. Thai
Phong K. Thai University of Queensland
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Alexander L.N. van Nuijs
Alexander L.N. van Nuijs University of Antwerp

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