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Matthew Currell

Matthew Currell

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
4732
World Ranking
7604
National Ranking
370

Overview

Matthew Currell is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work in related subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics centered on groundwater and geochemistry, including Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, as well as Groundwater and Watershed Analysis. Other notable research areas include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research.

Recent publications by Matthew Currell include:

  • Microplastic contamination of an unconfined groundwater aquifer in Victoria, Australia, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Review of drivers and threats to coastal groundwater quality in China, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Review of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) in China's water environments: Implications for environmental fate, transport and health risks, 2023, Water Research
  • Adaptive management in groundwater planning and development: A review of theory and applications, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • Nitrogen contamination and bioremediation in groundwater and the environment: A review, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews

Frequent co-authors in Matthew Currell's research include:

  • Aravind Surapaneni
  • Diοni I. Cendón
  • Dylan J. Irvine
  • William McCance
  • Adrian D. Werner

The primary publication venues for this scientist's work are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Research
  • Geophysical Monograph
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Deep challenges for China's war on water pollution

    Dongmei Han;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao

  • Contamination of groundwater with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from legacy landfills in an urban re-development precinct.

    Emily Hepburn;Casey Madden;Drew Szabo;Timothy L. Coggan

  • Controls on elevated fluoride and arsenic concentrations in groundwater from the Yuncheng Basin, China

    Matthew Currell;Ian Cartwright;Massimo Raveggi;Dongmei Han

  • Chemical and isotopic constraints on evolution of groundwater salinization in the coastal plain aquifer of Laizhou Bay, China

    D.M. Han;X.F. Song;Matthew J. Currell;J.L. Yang

  • Microplastic contamination of an unconfined groundwater aquifer in Victoria, Australia.

    Subharthe Samandra;Julia M. Johnston;Julia E. Jaeger;Bob Symons

  • Alterations to groundwater recharge due to anthropogenic landscape change

    Dongmei Han;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao;Benjamin Hall

  • A review of radioactive isotopes and other residence time tracers in understanding groundwater recharge: Possibilities, challenges, and limitations

    Ian Cartwright;Dioni Cendón;Matthew Currell;Karina Meredith

  • Evaluation of groundwater hydrochemical characteristics and mixing behavior in the Daying and Qicun geothermal systems, Xinzhou Basin

    D.M. Han;X. Liang;M.G. Jin;M.J. Currell

  • Relationship between land-use and sources and fate of nitrate in groundwater in a typical recharge area of the North China Plain

    Shiqin Wang;Wenbo Zheng;Matthew Currell;Yonghui Yang

  • Contaminants of Emerging Concern as novel groundwater tracers for delineating wastewater impacts in urban and peri-urban areas

    W. McCance;O.A.H. Jones;M. Edwards;A. Surapaneni

  • Review of drivers and threats to coastal groundwater quality in China.

    Dongmei Han;Matthew J. Currell

  • Evaluation of the impact of an uncontrolled landfill on surrounding groundwater quality, Zhoukou, China

    Dongmei Han;Xiaoxia Tong;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao

  • Sustainability of groundwater usage in northern China: dependence on palaeowaters and effects on water quality, quantity and ecosystem health

    Matthew J. Currell;Dongmei Han;Zongyu Chen;Ian Cartwright

  • Recharge history and controls on groundwater quality in the Yuncheng Basin, north China

    Matthew J. Currell;Ian Cartwright;Dean C. Bradley;Dongmei Han

  • A survey of groundwater levels and hydrogeochemistry in irrigated fields in the Karamay Agricultural Development Area, northwest China: Implications for soil and groundwater salinity resulting from surface water transfer for irrigation

    Dongmei Han;Xianfang Song;Matthew J. Currell;Guoliang Cao

  • Investigating recycled water use as a diffuse source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to groundwater in Melbourne, Australia

    Drew Szabo;Timothy L Coggan;Timothy C Robson;Matthew Currell

  • Nitrogen stock and leaching rates in a thick vadose zone below areas of long-term nitrogen fertilizer application in the North China Plain: A future groundwater quality threat

    Shiqin Wang;Shoucai Wei;Huiya Liang;Wenbo Zheng

  • Hydrogeochemical Indicators of Groundwater Flow Systems in the Yangwu River Alluvial Fan, Xinzhou Basin, Shanxi, China

    Dongmei Han;Xing Liang;Menggui Jin;Matthew James Currell

  • Delineating multiple salinization processes in a coastal plain aquifer, northern China: hydrochemical and isotopic evidence

    Dongmei Han;Matthew J. Currell

  • Using chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and tritium to improve conceptual model of groundwater flow in the South Coast Aquifers of Laizhou Bay, China

    D. M. Han;X. F. Song;Matthew J. Currell;Maki Tsujimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Dioni I. Cendón
Dioni I. Cendón Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Ian Cartwright
Ian Cartwright Monash University
Xianfang Song
Xianfang Song Chinese Academy of Sciences
Aravind Surapaneni
Aravind Surapaneni South East Water (Australia)
Adrian D. Werner
Adrian D. Werner Flinders University
Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards Virginia Tech
John Webb
John Webb La Trobe University
Clifford I. Voss
Clifford I. Voss United States Geological Survey
Yanxin Wang
Yanxin Wang China University of Geosciences
Andrew S. Ball
Andrew S. Ball RMIT University

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