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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
22738
World Ranking
4615
National Ranking
120

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
80
Citations
25960
World Ranking
957
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Overview

Rai S. Kookana is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Pollution, and Water Science and Technology.

Their work covers key topics such as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) research, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Fluoride Effects and Removal, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Some of the frequent co-authors collaborating with Rai S. Kookana include:

  • Divina A. Navarro
  • Mike J. McLaughlin
  • Greg B. Davis
  • Jochen F. Mueller
  • Shervin Kabiri

Their research outputs have appeared often in several publication venues, notably:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Notable recent papers with Rai S. Kookana as an author or co-author include:

  • "Urbanisation and emerging economies: Issues and potential solutions for water and food security," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Influences of Chemical Properties, Soil Properties, and Solution pH on Soil-Water Partitioning Coefficients of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Increasing ionic strength and valency of cations enhance sorption through hydrophobic interactions of PFAS with soil surfaces," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Comprehensive framework for human health risk assessment of nanopesticides," 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Model-based identification of vadose zone controls on PFAS mobility under semi-arid climate conditions," 2022, Water Research

Rai S. Kookana has been recognized as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) since 2012.

Best Publications

  • Environmental fate of alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates--a review

    Guang-Guo Ying;Brian Williams;Rai Kookana

  • A critical evaluation of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers against their conventional analogues.

    Melanie Kah;Rai Singh Kookana;Alexander Gogos;Thomas Daniel Bucheli

  • Occurrence and fate of hormone steroids in the environment.

    Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S Kookana;Ying-Jun Ru

  • Biochar Application to Soil: Agronomic and Environmental Benefits and Unintended Consequences

    R.S. Kookana;A.K. Sarmah;L. Van Zwieten;E. Krull

  • Ionic-strength and pH effects on the sorption of cadmium and the surface charge of soils

    R. Naidu;R. Naidu;N.S. Bolan;R. S. Kookana;K.G. Tiller;K.G. Tiller

  • Characteristics of biochar and its application in remediation of contaminated soil

    Jingchun Tang;Wenying Zhu;Rai Kookana;Arata Katayama

  • Reduced plant uptake of pesticides with biochar additions to soil

    Xiang-Yang Yu;Guang-Guo Ying;Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S. Kookana

  • Cadmium Sorption and Transport in Variable Charge Soils: A Review

    R. Naidu;R. S. Kookana;M. E. Sumner;R. D. Harter

  • Sorption and degradation of selected five endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquifer material.

    Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S Kookana;Peter Dillon

  • Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of environmental risks.

    Rai S. Kookana;Alistair B. A. Boxall;Philip T. Reeves;Roman Ashauer

  • Biological degradation of triclocarban and triclosan in a soil under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and comparison with environmental fate modelling.

    Guang-Guo Ying;Xiang-Yang Yu;Rai S. Kookana

  • Triclosan in wastewaters and biosolids from Australian wastewater treatment plants

    Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S. Kookana

  • Influences of Chemical Properties, Soil Properties, and Solution pH on Soil-Water Partitioning Coefficients of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs).

    Thi Minh Hong Nguyen;Jennifer Bräunig;Kristie Thompson;Jack Thompson

  • Fate and uptake of pharmaceuticals in soil-plant systems.

    Laura J. Carter;Eleanor Harris;Mike Williams;Jim J. Ryan

  • Sorption and desorption behaviors of diuron in soils amended with charcoal.

    Xiang-Yang Yu;Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S Kookana

  • The role of biochar in modifying the environmental fate, bioavailability, and efficacy of pesticides in soils: a review

    Rai S. Kookana

  • The nature of soil organic matter affects sorption of pesticides. 1. Relationships with carbon chemistry as determined by 13C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy.

    Riaz Ahmad;Rai S. Kookana;and Angus M. Alston;Jan O. Skjemstad

  • Degradation of Five Selected Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Seawater and Marine Sediment

    Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S. Kookana

  • Occurrence and removal of benzotriazoles and ultraviolet filters in a municipal wastewater treatment plant

    You-Sheng Liu;Guang-Guo Ying;Guang-Guo Ying;Ali Shareef;Rai S. Kookana

  • A critical analysis of published data to discern the role of soil and sediment properties in determining sorption of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

    Yasong Li;Danielle P. Oliver;Rai S. Kookana;Rai S. Kookana

  • Pesticide fate and behaviour in Australian soils in relation to contamination and management of soil and water : a review

    R. S. Kookana;S. Baskaran;R. Naidu

  • Sorption and degradation of estrogen‐like‐endocrine disrupting chemicals in soil

    Guang-Guo Ying;Rai S. Kookana

Frequent Co-Authors

Guang-Guo Ying
Guang-Guo Ying South China Normal University
Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu University of Newcastle Australia
Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
Ronald J. Smernik
Ronald J. Smernik University of Adelaide
Mallavarapu Megharaj
Mallavarapu Megharaj University of Newcastle Australia
You-Sheng Liu
You-Sheng Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
David J. Chittleborough
David J. Chittleborough University of Adelaide
Balwant Singh
Balwant Singh University of Sydney
Michael St. J. Warne
Michael St. J. Warne University of Queensland
Vadakattu V. S. R. Gupta
Vadakattu V. S. R. Gupta Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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