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Peta A. Neale is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and specializes in environmental science, focusing particularly on the health, toxicology, and mutagenesis subfields. Their research encompasses pollution, environmental chemistry, and ocean engineering, with a primary emphasis on the ecological impacts of contaminants. The scientist's main research topics include pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, microplastics and plastic pollution, water treatment and disinfection, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, marine biology and environmental chemistry, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Neale has contributed to several recent papers across various environmental sciences journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Assessing the Mixture Effects in In Vitro Bioassays of Chemicals Occurring in Small Agricultural Streams during Rain Events," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Wastewater treatment efficacy evaluated with in vitro bioassays," 2020, Water Research X

Although Neale is not the primary author on some highly cited environmental research papers, their frequent collaboration with coauthors evidences a significant network in the field. Frequent collaborators include Frédéric D.L. Leusch, Beate I. Escher, Shima Ziajahromi, Hsuan-Cheng Lu, and Steven D. Melvin.

Neale's publication record spans prominent journals in environmental science. They have published multiple articles in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Journal of Water and Health

In addition to journal articles, Neale has authored a book titled Bioanalytical Tools in Water Quality Assessment, published by UWA Publishing in 2021. This work reflects a focus on analytical methods for monitoring water quality and the impact of contaminants.

Overall, Peta A. Neale's contributions highlight a multi-faceted approach to environmental challenges, addressing both chemical mixtures in aquatic environments and the efficacy of wastewater treatment methods. Their work provides insight into the detection and risk assessment of chemical pollutants using bioassay techniques.

Best Publications

  • Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics.

    Shima Ziajahromi;Peta A. Neale;Llew Rintoul;Frederic D.L. Leusch

  • Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures

    Shima Ziajahromi;Anupama Kumar;Peta A. Neale;Frederic D. L. Leusch

  • Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms.

    Shima Ziajahromi;Peta A. Neale;Frederic D. L. Leusch

  • Environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics negatively impact the survival, growth and emergence of sediment-dwelling invertebrates

    Shima Ziajahromi;Anupama Kumar;Peta A. Neale;Frederic D.L. Leusch

  • Effect-based trigger values for in vitro and in vivo bioassays performed on surface water extracts supporting the environmental quality standards (EQS) of the European Water Framework Directive.

    Beate I. Escher;Selim Aїt-Aїssa;Peter A. Behnisch;Werner Brack;Werner Brack

  • Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures

    Rolf Altenburger;Rolf Altenburger;Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • An audit of microplastic abundance throughout three Australian wastewater treatment plants.

    Shima Ziajahromi;Peta A. Neale;Isabel Telles Silveira;Andrew Chua

  • Impact of untreated wastewater on a major European river evaluated with a combination of in vitro bioassays and chemical analysis.

    Maria Konig;Beate I. Escher;Peta A. Neale;Martin Krauss

  • Development of a bioanalytical test battery for water quality monitoring: Fingerprinting identified micropollutants and their Contribution to effects in surface water

    Peta A. Neale;Rolf Altenburger;Selim Aït-Aïssa;François Brion

  • Linking in Vitro Effects and Detected Organic Micropollutants in Surface Water Using Mixture-Toxicity Modeling

    Peta A. Neale;Peta A. Neale;Selim Ait-Aissa;Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Nicolas Creusot

  • A systematic review of freshwater microplastics in water and sediments: Recommendations for harmonisation to enhance future study comparisons

    Hsuan-Cheng Lu;Shima Ziajahromi;Peta A. Neale;Frederic D.L. Leusch

  • Mixture effects of organic micropollutants present in water: towards the development of effect-based water quality trigger values for baseline toxicity.

    Janet Y.M. Tang;Shane McCarty;Eva Glenn;Peta A. Neale

  • Integrating chemical analysis and bioanalysis to evaluate the contribution of wastewater effluent on the micropollutant burden in small streams.

    Peta A. Neale;Nicole A. Munz;Selim Aїt-Aїssa;Rolf Altenburger

  • Bioanalytical assessment of the formation of disinfection byproducts in a drinking water treatment plant.

    Peta A. Neale;Alice Antony;Michael E. Bartkow;Michael E. Bartkow;Maria José Farré

  • Mixture effects in samples of multiple contaminants - An inter-laboratory study with manifold bioassays.

    Rolf Altenburger;Martin Scholze;Wibke Busch;Beate Escher

  • Sources, presence and potential effects of contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environments of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, Australia.

    Frederieke J. Kroon;Kathryn L.E. Berry;Diane L. Brinkman;Rai Kookana

  • Bioanalytical tools in water quality assessment

    Beate Escher;Mriga Dutt;Eva Glenn;Frederic Leusch

  • Analysis of endocrine activity in drinking water, surface water and treated wastewater from six countries

    Frederic D.L. Leusch;Peta A. Neale;Charlotte Arnal;Natalie Hildegard Aneck-Hahn

  • The advantages of linear concentration-response curves for in vitro bioassays with environmental samples.

    Beate I. Escher;Beate I. Escher;Peta A. Neale;Daniel L. Villeneuve

  • Bioanalytical and chemical assessment of the disinfection by-product formation potential: role of organic matter.

    Maria José Farré;Sophie Day;Peta A. Neale;Daniel Stalter

Frequent Co-Authors

Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Frederic D.L. Leusch
Frederic D.L. Leusch Griffith University
Andrea I. Schäfer
Andrea I. Schäfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Martin Krauss
Martin Krauss Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Wolfgang Gernjak
Wolfgang Gernjak Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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