Adjunct Professor
Phong Thai
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Environmental monitoring, Air quality, Sewer epidemiology
Research field
Other environmental sciences, Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Publications
- Phung, D., Hien, T., Linh, H., Luong, L., Morawska, L., Chu, C., Binh, N. & Thai, P. (2016). Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in the most populous city in Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 557 - 558, 322–330. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95857
- Phung, D., Thai, P., Guo, Y., Morawska, L., Rutherford, S. & Chu, C. (2016). Ambient temperature and risk of cardiovascular hospitalization: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 550, 1084–1102. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93135
- Wang, X., Thai, P., Li, Y., Li, Q., Wainwright, D., Hawker, D. & Mueller, J. (2016). Changes in atmospheric concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls between the 1990s and 2010s in an Australian city and the role of bushfires as a source. Environmental Pollution, 213, 223–231. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93138
- Toms, L., Li, Z., Calafat, A., Hobson, P., Broomhall, S., Mueller, J., Thai, P. & Heffernan, A. (2016). Monitoring exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an Australian population using pooled urine samples. Environment International, 88, 30–35. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92423
- Thai, P., Lai, F., Edirisinghe, M., Hall, W., Bruno, R., O'Brien, J., Prichard, J., Kirkbride, P. & Mueller, J. (2016). Monitoring temporal changes in use of two cathinones in a large urban catchment in Queensland, Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 545 - 546, 250–255. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92698
- Phung, D., Guo, Y., Thai, P., Rutherford, S., Wang, X., Nguyen, M., Do, C., Nguyen, H., Alam, N. & Chu, C. (2016). The effects of high temperature on cardiovascular admissions in the most populous tropical city in Vietnam. Environmental Pollution, 208, 33–39. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88981
- Thai, P., Li, Z., Sjodin, A., Fox, A., Diep, N., Binh, T. & Mueller, J. (2015). Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure in small groups of residents in Brisbane, Australia and Hanoi, Vietnam, and those travelling between the two cities. Chemosphere, 139, 358–364. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87065
- Toms, L., Mazaheri, M., Brommer, S., Clifford, S., Drage, D., Mueller, J., Thai, P., Harrad, S., Morawska, L. & Harden, F. (2015). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in dust from primary schools in South East Queensland, Australia. Environmental Research, 142, 135–140. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87067
- Wang, X., Kennedy, K., Powell, J., Keywood, M., Gillett, R., Thai, P., Bridgen, P., Broomhall, S., Paxman, C., Wania, F. & Mueller, J. (2015). Spatial distribution of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Australia's atmosphere. Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts, 17(3), 525–532. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88987
- O'Brien, J., Thai, P., Eaglesham, G., Ort, C., Scheidegger, A., Carter, S., Lai, F. & Mueller, J. (2014). A model to estimate the population contributing to the wastewater using samples collected on census day. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(1), 517–525. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88985
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Phong, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- JSPS Invitation Fellowship 2017
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- The competitive Endeavour fellowship to initiate research collaboration with international experts
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Best paper award 2012-2013 of the Journal of Pesticide Science, the journal of the Pesticide Science Society of Japan
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Best paper award 2013 - Runner Up of the Environmental Science and Technology (top journal in Environmental Sciences)
- Type
- Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- The Visiting Scholarship for eminent researchers from the University of Tasmania
Selected research projects
- Title
- Establishing Advanced Networks for Air Quality Sensing and Analyses
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP160100051
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Title
- Estimating per capita use and release of Chemicals by Wastewater Analysis
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP150100364
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Title
- Understanding the Fate and Transport of Selected Biomarkers in Sewers
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150100645
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Fate and Transport in Sewer; Sewage Epidemiology; Population Health
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.