Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS)

The University of Queensland

QAEHS is multidisciplinary research centre with expertise in environmental health toxicology, microbiology and epidemiology. Our research includes: environmental aspects of toxicology, human health epidemiology, microbiology, health risk assessment, health risk communication, identification and analysis of emerging environmental health risks, and state-of-the art monitoring and analytical techniques, methodologies and technologies for environmental hazards and exposures.

Website https://qaehs.centre.uq.edu.au/

Key science sectors

Strengths and capabilities

catchment and drinking water micro pollutants
potential human health risks and impacts from CSG
measurement and monitoring of drug metabolites in wastewater
monitor and assess pesticides/herbicides concentrations in inshore water quality
fate and persistence of fluoro
-surfactants and hydrocarbons
electro
-immuno
-detection of Legionella pneumophila
detection of antibiotic resistance genes
understanding bacterial-nanoparticle interactions
understanding of the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis

Number of research staff

Upto 20 research staff

Address

20 Cornwall Street Woolloongabba QLD 4102

Organisation type

University Research Centre
Queensland Government – Partner

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