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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
77
Citations
21180
World Ranking
1134
National Ranking
51

Microbiology

D-Index
67
Citations
17511
World Ranking
2257
National Ranking
79

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Nicholas J. Ashbolt is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and related fields. Their work spans several interconnected domains within environmental and health sciences, focusing notably on microbial contaminants, antibiotic resistance, and water quality.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics and have appeared in prominent journals. Key papers include:

  • Toward a Universal Unit for Quantification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Environmental Samples, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Knowledge Gaps in the Understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication, 2021, Water Research
  • Validating and optimizing the method for molecular detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Characterization of water treatment-resistant and multidrug-resistant urinary pathogenic Escherichia coli in treated wastewater, 2020, Water Research

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Ashbolt include Rafik Dey, Amy Pruden, Kerry A. Hamilton, Rasha Maal-Bared, and Qiaozhi Li. The consistent collaboration with these researchers indicates a network centered on environmental microbiology, water research, and public health microbiology.

Ashbolt has published regularly in several scientific venues, with notable repetition in:

  • Water Research
  • Journal of Water and Health
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

The academic fields covered by Ashbolt's research primarily focus on:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields of study span:

  • Endocrinology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Ashbolt's research concentrates on several main topics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach:

  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Best Publications

  • Microbial contamination of drinking water and disease outcomes in developing regions.

    Nicholas John Ashbolt

  • Survival of fecal microorganisms in marine and freshwater sediments.

    C. M. Davies;J. A. H. Long;M. Donald;N. J. Ashbolt

  • Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for environmental development and transfer of antibiotic resistance.

    Nicholas J. Ashbolt;Alejandro Amézquita;Thomas Backhaus;Peter Borriello

  • Indicators of microbial water quality

    Nicholas J. Ashbolt;Willie O.K. Grabow;Mario Snozzi

  • Using faecal sterols from humans and animals to distinguish faecal pollution in receiving waters

    R. Leeming;A. Ball;N. Ashbolt;P. Nichols

  • Estimated human health risks from exposure to recreational waters impacted by human and non-human sources of faecal contamination.

    Jeffrey A. Soller;Mary E. Schoen;Timothy Bartrand;John E. Ravenscroft

  • Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater

    A. C. Chang;Genxing Pan;Takashi Asano;Stephanie Buechler

  • Fate and Transport of Surface Water Pathogens in Watersheds

    Christobel Ferguson;Ana Maria de Roda Husman;Nanda Altavilla;Daniel Deere

  • Microbial Contamination of Drinking Water and Human Health from Community Water Systems

    Nicholas J. Ashbolt

  • Relationships between indicators, pathogens and water quality in an estuarine system

    C.M. Ferguson;B.G. Coote;N.J. Ashbolt;I.M. Stevenson

  • The role of biofilms and protozoa in Legionella pathogenesis: implications for drinking water.

    H.Y. Lau;N.J. Ashbolt

  • Fate and transport of pathogens in lakes and reservoirs.

    Justin D. Brookes;Jason Antenucci;Matthew Hipsey;Michael D. Burch

  • Do Free-Living Amoebae in Treated Drinking Water Systems Present an Emerging Health Risk?

    Jacqueline M. Thomas;Nicholas J. Ashbolt

  • A sea change ahead for recreational water quality criteria

    Alexandria B. Boehm;Nicholas J. Ashbolt;John M. Colford;Lee E. Dunbar

  • Estimating the primary etiologic agents in recreational freshwaters impacted by human sources of faecal contamination.

    Jeffrey A. Soller;Timothy Bartrand;Nicholas J. Ashbolt;John Ravenscroft

  • Assessing Pathogen Risk to Swimmers at Non-Sewage Impacted Recreational Beaches

    Mary E Schoen;Nicholas J Ashbolt

  • Functional microbial diversity explains groundwater chemistry in a pristine aquifer

    Theodore M Flynn;Theodore M Flynn;Robert A Sanford;Hodon Ryu;Craig M Bethke

  • The efficacy of heat and chlorine treatment against thermotolerant Acanthamoebae and Legionellae.

    Michael V. Storey;Jadwiga Winiecka-krusnell;Nicholas J. Ashbolt;Thor-axel Stenström

  • Microbial risks from wastewater irrigation of salad crops: a screening-level risk assessment.

    S. R. Petterson;N. J. Ashbolt;A. Sharma

  • Bacteriophages as indicators of faecal pollution and enteric virus removal.

    Brian R. McMinn;Nicholas J. Ashbolt;Asja Korajkic

  • Risk analysis of drinking water microbial contamination versus disinfection by-products (DBPs).

    Nicholas John Ashbolt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge W. Santo Domingo
Jorge W. Santo Domingo Environmental Protection Agency
Yang Liu
Yang Liu University of Alberta
Gregory Peters
Gregory Peters Chalmers University of Technology
Jay L. Garland
Jay L. Garland Environmental Protection Agency
Richard M. Stuetz
Richard M. Stuetz University of New South Wales
Keith L. Williams
Keith L. Williams Macquarie University
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Amy Pruden
Amy Pruden Virginia Tech
Orin C. Shanks
Orin C. Shanks Environmental Protection Agency
Peter L. Rogers
Peter L. Rogers University of New South Wales

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