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  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William A. Maher is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia. Their research primarily resides within the domain of Environmental Science, with substantial contributions in specialized subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work covers several critical environmental topics, including:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Selenium in Biological Systems

William A. Maher has published frequently in a variety of venues. Notable publication outlets include:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Environmental Advances

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Comparison of metal bioaccumulation in crop types and consumable parts between two growth periods," 2021, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • "A pilot in vivo evaluation of Sb(III) and Sb(V) genotoxicity using comet assay and micronucleus test on the freshwater fish, silver perch Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838)," 2021, Environmental Advances
  • "The uptake of arsenic species by commonly grown Australian rice varieties cultivated utilising two widely used agronomic practices (straw incorporation and nitrogen fertilisation) and the role dimethyl arsenic plays in inducing straighthead disease," 2023, Environmental Chemistry
  • "Mercury cycling in Australian estuaries and near shore coastal ecosystems: Triggers for management," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "The spatial legacy of Australian mercury contamination in the sediment of the Molonglo River," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

Frequent collaborators of William A. Maher include:

  • Michael J. Ellwood
  • Frank Krikowa
  • Anne M. Taylor
  • Hayden Martin
  • Peter Snell

Awards received by William A. Maher include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Biotransference and biomagnification of selenium copper, cadmium, zinc, arsenic and lead in a temperate seagrass ecosystem from Lake Macquarie Estuary, NSW, Australia

    M Barwick;W Maher

  • Invertebrate biomarkers: links to toxicosis that predict population decline

    Ross V Hyne;William A Maher

  • Toxicity, biotransformation, and mode of action of arsenic in two freshwater microalgae (Chlorella sp. and Monoraphidium arcuatum)

    Jacqueline L. Levy;Jacqueline L. Levy;Jennifer L. Stauber;Merrin S. Adams;William A. Maher

  • Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea

    Karl C. Bowles;Simon C. Apte;William A. Maher;Matthew Kawei

  • Arsenic in the marine environment

    W Maher;E Butler

  • Determination of phosphorus in aqueous solution via formation of the phosphoantimonylmolybdenum blue complex re-examination of optimum conditions for the analysis of phosphate

    L. Drummond;W. Maher

  • Low-volume microwave digestion of marine biological tissues for the measurement of trace elements

    S. Baldwin;M. Deaker;W. Maher

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in nearshore marine sediments of Australia.

    W.A. Maher;J. Aislabie

  • Ecotoxicological Effects of an Arsenic Remediation Method on Three Freshwater Organisms—Lemna disperma, Chlorella sp. CE-35 and Ceriodaphnia cf. dubia

    M. Azizur Rahman;Ben Hogan;Elliott Duncan;Christopher Doyle

  • A microwave-assisted sequential extraction of water and dilute acid soluble arsenic species from marine plant and animal tissues

    Simon Foster;William Maher;Frank Krikowa;Simon Apte

  • Bioaccumulation of antimony and arsenic in a highly contaminated stream adjacent to the Hillgrove Mine, NSW, Australia

    Kristy Telford;William Maher;Frank Krikowa;Simon Foster

  • Procedures for the storage and digestion of natural waters for the determination of filterable reactive phosphorus, total filterable phosphorus and total phosphorus

    W. Maher;L. Woo

  • A demonstration of the use of ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry [UPLC/MS] in the determination of amphetamine-type substances and ketamine for forensic and toxicological analysis.

    Luigino G. Apollonio;Dennis J. Pianca;Ian R. Whittall;William A. Maher

  • Measurement of water-soluble arsenic species in freeze-dried marine animal tissues by microwave-assisted extraction and HPLC-ICP-MS

    J. Kirby;William Maher

  • Arsenic compounds in a marine food chain

    W. Goessler;W. Maher;K. J. Irgolic;D. Kuehnelt

  • Arsenic concentrations and speciation in the tissues and blood of sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) from Lake Macquarie NSW, Australia

    W Maher;W Goessler;J Kirby;G Raber

  • Tissue accumulation and distribution of arsenic compounds in three marine fish species: relationship to trophic position

    J. Kirby;W. Maher

  • Measurement of Trace Elements and Phosphorus in Marine Animal and Plant Tissues by Low-volume Microwave Digestion and ICP-MS

    W. Maher;S. Forster;F. Krikowa;P. Snitch

  • Silicon isotopic fractionation in marine sponges: A new model for understanding silicon isotopic variations in sponges

    Martin Wille;Jill Sutton;Michael J. Ellwood;Malcolm Sambridge

  • Uptake and metabolism of arsenate by anexic cultures of the microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricornutum

    Simon Foster;Danielle Thomson;William Maher

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Ellwood
Michael J. Ellwood Australian National University
Jason K. Kirby
Jason K. Kirby Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Graeme E. Batley
Graeme E. Batley Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard H. Norris
Richard H. Norris University of Canberra
Dianne F. Jolley
Dianne F. Jolley University of Wollongong
Simon C. Apte
Simon C. Apte Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Henk Heijnis
Henk Heijnis Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Stuart L. Simpson
Stuart L. Simpson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman University of Newcastle Australia
Christel S. Hassler
Christel S. Hassler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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