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Overview

Prasanna Egodawatta is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses strongly on Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Pollution, alongside related subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Global and Planetary Change.

Among their main research topics are Urban Stormwater Management Solutions, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and Heavy Metals in the Environment.

Prasanna Egodawatta's recent notable papers include:

  • Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments, 2021, Water Research
  • Adsorption-desorption behavior of heavy metals in aquatic environments: Influence of sediment, water and metal ionic properties, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Dispersal and transport of microplastics in river sediments, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Influential factors on microplastics occurrence in river sediments, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Physico-chemical properties of sediments governing the bioavailability of heavy metals in urban waterways, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent coauthors include Ashantha Goonetilleke, Godwin A. Ayoko, James McGree, Buddhi Wijesiri, and Beibei He.

Publication activities reveal a concentration in journals such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Pollution, The Science of The Total Environment, Water Science & Technology, and Water Research.

In addition to journal articles, Egodawatta has contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing, including works titled Environmental Risks Posed by Microplastics in Urban Waterways and Human Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Chemical Pollutants in Stormwater, both published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Source characterisation of road dust based on chemical and mineralogical composition

    Chandima Gunawardana;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Prasanna Egodawatta;Les A. Dawes

  • Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments.

    Lorena S. Miranda;Buddhi Wijesiri;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • Mathematical interpretation of pollutant wash-off from urban road surfaces using simulated rainfall.

    Prasanna Egodawatta;Evan Thomas;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Atmospheric deposition as a source of heavy metals in urban stormwater

    Janaka Gunawardena;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Adsorption-desorption behavior of heavy metals in aquatic environments: Influence of sediment, water and metal ionic properties.

    Lorena S. Miranda;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban stormwater.

    Yukun Ma;Prasanna Egodawatta;James McGree;An Liu

  • Understanding the physical processes of pollutant build-up and wash-off on roof surfaces.

    Prasanna Egodawatta;Evan Thomas;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Influence of rainfall and catchment characteristics on urban stormwater quality.

    An Liu;Prasanna Egodawatta;Yuntao Guan;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Dispersal and transport of microplastics in river sediments.

    Beibei He;Mitchell Smith;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Role of particle size and composition in metal adsorption by solids deposited on urban road surfaces

    Chandima Gunawardana;Prasanna Egodawatta;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Influential factors on microplastics occurrence in river sediments

    Beibei He;Buddhi Wijesiri;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • Performance characterisation of a stormwater treatment bioretention basin.

    Isri R. Mangangka;An Liu;Prasanna Egodawatta;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Role of traffic in atmospheric accumulation of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Janaka Gunawardena;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Assessment of ecological and human health risks of metals in urban road dust based on geochemical fractionation and potential bioavailability

    Ayomi Jayarathne;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Characterising nutrients wash-off for effective urban stormwater treatment design.

    Nandika P. Miguntanna;An Liu;Prasanna Egodawatta;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Characterising metal build-up on urban road surfaces.

    Prasanna Egodawatta;Abdul Mohamed Ziyath;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Use of physicochemical signatures to assess the sources of metals in urban road dust.

    Sandya Wasanthi Nanayakkara Mummullage;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Impacts of traffic and rainfall characteristics on heavy metals build-up and wash-off from urban roads.

    Parvez Mahbub;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • Transformation and degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban road surfaces: Influential factors, implications and recommendations

    Gustav Kudjoe Seyram Gbeddy;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • Analysis of build-up of heavy metals and volatile organics on urban roads in Gold Coast, Australia

    Parvez Mahbub;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • The impacts of traffic and rainfall characteristics on heavy metals build-up and wash-off from urban roads

    Parvez Mahbub;Godwin Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Prasanna Egodawatta

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashantha Goonetilleke
Ashantha Goonetilleke Queensland University of Technology
Godwin A. Ayoko
Godwin A. Ayoko Queensland University of Technology
Tan Yigitcanlar
Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of Technology
Serge Kokot
Serge Kokot Queensland University of Technology
Hari B. Vuthaluru
Hari B. Vuthaluru Curtin University
Peter B. Mather
Peter B. Mather Queensland University of Technology
Firuz Zare
Firuz Zare University of Queensland

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