Dr Foon Lai

Gao, Jianfa, Zheng, Qiuda, Lai, Foon Yin, Gartner, Coral, Du, Peng, Ren, Yuan, Li, Xiqing, Wang, Degao, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2020). Using wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate consumption of alcohol and nicotine in major cities of China in 2014 and 2016. Environment International, 136 105492, 105492. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105492

Wilkins, Chris, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Thai, Phong and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Comparing methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, codeine and methadone use between the Auckland region and four Australian states using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). The New Zealand Medical Journal, 131 (1478), 12-20.

Been, Frederic, O'Brien, Jake, Lai, Foon Yin, Morelato, Marie, Vallely, Peter, McGowan, Jenny, van Nuijs, Alexander L. N., Covaci, Adrian and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Analysis of N,N-Dimethylamphetamine in Wastewater - A Pyrolysis Marker and Synthesis Impurity of Methamphetamine. Drug Testing and Analysis, 10 (10), 1590-1598. doi: 10.1002/dta.2419

Lai, Foon Yin, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Carter, Steve, O'Brien, Jake, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Been, Frederic, Gerber, Cobus, White, Jason, Thai, Phong, Bruno, Raimondo, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, K. Paul and Mueller, Jochen F. (2018). Measuring spatial and temporal trends of nicotine and alcohol consumption in Australia using wastewater-based epidemiology. Addiction, 113 (6), 1127-1136. doi: 10.1111/add.14157

Bruno, Raimondo, Edirisinghe, Methsiri, Hall, Wayne, Mueller, Jochen F., Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake W. and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Association between purity of drug seizures and illicit drug loads measured in wastewater in a South East Queensland catchment over a six year period. Science of the Total Environment, 635, 779-783. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.192

Banks, Andrew P. W., Lai, Foon Yin, Mueller, Jochen F., Jiang, Guangming, Carter, Steve and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Potential impact of the sewer system on the applicability of alcohol and tobacco biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology. Drug Testing and Analysis, 10 (3), 530-538. doi: 10.1002/dta.2246

Gao, Jianfa, Banks, Andrew, Li, Jiaying, Jiang, Guangming, Lai, Foon Yin, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2017). Evaluation of in-sewer transformation of selected illicit drugs and pharmaceutical biomarkers. Science of the Total Environment, 609, 1172-1181. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.231

Phung, Dung, Mueller, Jochen, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Dang, Nhung, Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong K. (2017). Can wastewater-based epidemiology be used to evaluate the health impact of temperature? – an exploratory study in an Australian population. Environmental Research, 156, 113-119. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.023

Lai, Foon Yin, Wilkins, Chris, Thai, Phong and Mueller, Jochen F. (2017). An exploratory wastewater analysis study of drug use in Auckland, New Zealand. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36 (5), 597-601. doi: 10.1111/dar.12509

Gracia-Lor, Emma, Castiglioni, Sara, Bade, Richard, Been, Frederic, Castrignano, Erika, Covaci, Adrian, Gonzalez-Marino, Iria, Hapeshi, Evroula, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara, Kinyua, Juliet, Lai, Foon Yin, Letzel, Thomas, Lopardo, Luigi, Meyer, Markus R., O'Brien, Jake, Ramin, Pedram, Rousis, Nikolaos I., Rydevik, Axel, Ryu, Yeonsuk, Santos, Miguel M., Senta, Ivan, Thomaidis, Nikolaos S., Veloutsou, Sofia, Yang, Zhugen, Zuccato, Ettore and Bijlsma, Lubertus (2017). Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: current state and future perspectives. Environment International, 99, 131-150. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.12.016

Cardenas, Miguel Antonio Reyes, Ali, Imtiaj, Lai, Foon Yin, Dawes, Les, Thier, Ricarda and Rajapakse, Jay (2016). Removal of micropollutants through a biological wastewater treatment plant in a subtropical climate, Queensland-Australia. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 14 (1) 14, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s40201-016-0257-8

Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Gartner, Coral, Thai, Phong, Carter, Steve, Burns, Lucy and Mueller, Jochen (2016). Spatial variations in the consumption of illicit stimulant drugs across Australia: a nationwide application of wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of The Total Environment, 568 (9), 810-818. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.207

Ryu, Yeonsuk, Barcelo, Damià, Barron, Leon P., Bijlsma, Lubertus, Castiglioni, Sara, de Voogt, Pim, Emke, Erik, Hernandez, Félix, Lai, Foon Yin, Lopes, Alvaro, de Alda, Miren López, Mastroianni, Nicola, Munro, Kelly, O'Brien, Jake, Ort, Christoph, Plosz, Benedek G., Reid, Malcolm J., Yargeau, Viviane and Thomas, Kevin V. (2016). Comparative measurement and quantitative risk assessment of alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: an international study in 20 cities. Science of the Total Environment, 565, 977-983. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.138

Thai, Phong K., Lai, Foon Yin, Bruno, Raimondo, van Dyken, Emma, Hall, Wayne, O'Brien, Jake, Prichard, Jeremy and Mueller, Jochen F. (2016). Refining the excretion factors of methadone and codeine for wastewater analysis - combining data from pharmacokinetic and wastewater studies. Environment International, 94, 307-314. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.05.033

Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake W., Thai, Phong K., Hall, Wayne, Chan, Gary, Bruno, Raimondo, Ort, Christoph, Prichard, Jeremy, Carter, Steve, Anuj, Shalona, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Gartner, Coral, Humphries, Melissa and Mueller, Jochen F. (2016). Cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamine residues in wastewater: consumption trends (2009-2015) in South East Queensland, Australia. Science of The Total Environment, 568, 803-809. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.181

Humphries, Melissa A., Bruno, Raimondo, Lai, Foon Yin, Thai, Phong K., Holland, Barbara R., O'Brien, Jake W., Ort, Christoph and Mueller, Jochen F. (2016). Evaluation of monitoring schemes for wastewater-based epidemiology to identify drug use trends using cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA and methadone. Environmental Science and Technology, 50 (9), 4760-4768. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b06126

Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Thai, Phong K., Hall, Wayne D. and Mueller, Jochen (2016). Trends in methamphetamine residues in wastewater in metropolitan and regional cities in south-east Queensland, 2009-2015. Medical Journal of Australia, 204 (4), 151-152e. doi: 10.5694/mja15.01054

Thai, Phong K., Lai, Foon Yin, Edirisinghe, Mehtsiri, Hall, Wayne, Bruno, Raimondo, O'Brien, Jake W., Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, K. Paul and Mueller, Jochen F. (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. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.038

Van Dyken, Emma, Lai, Foon Yin, Thai, Phong K., Ort, Christoph, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, Paul K., Mueller, Jochen F. and Prichard, Jeremy (2016). Challenges and opportunities in using wastewater analysis tomeasure drug use in a small prison facility. Drug and Alcohol Review, 35 (2), 138-147. doi: 10.1111/dar.12156

McCall, Ann-Kathrin, Bade, Richard, Kinyua, Juliet, Lai, Foon Yin, Thai, Phong K., Covaci, Adrian, Bijlsma, Lubertus, van Nuijs, Alexander L. N. and Ort, Christoph (2016). Critical review on the stability of illicit drugs in sewers and wastewater samples. Water Research, 88, 933-947. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.040

Lai, Foon Yin, Erratico, Claudio, Kinyua, Juliet, Mueller, Jochen F, Covaci, Adrian and van Nuijs, Alexander L.N (2015). Liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry for screening in vitro drug metabolites in humans: Investigation on seven phenethylamine-based designer drugs. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 114, 355-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.06.016

Kim, Ki Yong, Lai, Foon Yin, Kim, Hee-Young, Thai, Phong K., Mueller, Jochen F. and Oh, Jeong-Eun (2015). The first application of wastewater-based drug epidemiology in five South Korean cities. Science of the Total Environment, 524-525, 440-446. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.065

Lai, Foon Yin, Anuj, Shalona, Bruno, Raimondo, Carter, Steve, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Mueller, Jochen F., O'Brien, Jake W., Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong K and Ort, Christoph (2015). Systematic and day-to-day effects of chemical-derived population estimates on wastewater-based drug epidemiology. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (2), 999-1008. doi: 10.1021/es503474d

Gao, Jianfa, O'Brien, Jake, Lai, Foon Yin, van Nuijs, Alexander L. N., He, Jun, Mueller, Jochen F., Xu, Jingsha and Thai, Phong K. (2015). Could wastewater analysis be a useful tool for China? - A review. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 27 (C), 70-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.09.025

Baduel, Christine, Lai, Foon Yin, Townsend, Kathy and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Size and age-concentration relationships for perfluoroalkyl substances in stingray livers from eastern Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 496, 523-530. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.010

van Dyken, Emma, Thai, Phong, Lai, Foon Yin, Ort, Christoph, Prichard, Jeremy, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, K. Paul and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Monitoring substance use in prisons: assessing the potential value of wastewater analysis. Science and Justice, 54 (5), 338-345. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.06.006

Gallen, Christie, Baduel, Christine, Lai, Foon Yin, Thompson, Kristie, Thompson, Jack, Warne, Michael and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Spatio-temporal assessment of perfluorinated compounds in the Brisbane River system, Australia: Impact of a major flood event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 85 (2), 597-605. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.014

O'Brien, Jake W., Thai, Phong K., Eaglesham, Geoff, Ort, Christoph, Scheidegger, Andreas, Carter, Steve, Lai, Foon Yin and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). A model to estimate the population contributing to the wastewater using samples collected on census day. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (1), 517-525. doi: 10.1021/es403251g

Thai, Phong K., Jiang, Guangming, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Yuan, Zhiguo, Lai, Foon Yin and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Effects of sewer conditions on the degradation of selected illicit drug residues in wastewater. Water Research, 48 (1), 538-547. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.019

Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, K. Paul, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake W., Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong K. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Commentary on Ort etal. (2014): What next to deliver on the promise of large scale sewage-based drug epidemiology?. Addiction, 109 (8), 1353-1354. doi: 10.1111/add.12651

Lai, Foon Yin, Bruno, Raimondo, Leung, Ho Wing, Thai, Phong K., Ort, Christoph, Carter, Steve, Thompson, Kristie, Lam, Paul K. S. and Mueller, Jochen F. (2013). Estimating daily and diurnal variations of illicit drug use in Hong Kong: A pilot study of using wastewater analysis in an Asian metropolitan city. Forensic Science International, 233 (1-3), 126-132. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.09.003

Lai, Foon Yin, Thai, Phong K., O'Brien, Jake., Gartner, Coral, Bruno, Raimondo, Kele, Benjamin, Ort, Christoph, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Hall, Wayne, Carter, Steve and Mueller, Jochen F. (2013). Using quantitative wastewater analysis to measure daily usage of conventional and emerging illicit drugs at an annual music festival. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (6), 594-602. doi: 10.1111/dar.12061

Lai, Foon Yin, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral, Ort, Christoph, Kirkbride, Paul, Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong K., Carter, Steve and Mueller, Jochen F. (2013). Profiles of illicit drug use during annual key holiday and control periods in Australia: wastewater analysis in an urban, a semi-rural and a vacation area. Addiction, 108 (3), 556-565. doi: 10.1111/add.12006

Hall, Wayne, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Bruno, Raimondo, Thai, Phong K., Gartner, Coral, Lai, Foon Yin, Ort, Christoph and Mueller, Jochen F. (2012). An analysis of ethical issues in using wastewater analysis to monitor illicit drug use. Addiction, 107 (10), 1767-1773. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03887.x

Prichard, Jeremy, Lai, Foon Yin, Kirkbride, Paul, Bruno, Raimondo, Ort, Christoph, Carter, Steve, Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral, Thai, Phong K . and Mueller, Jochen F. (2012). Measuring drug use patterns in Queensland through wastewater analysis. Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 442 (442).

Lai, Foon Yin, Ort , Christoph, Gartner, Coral, Carter, Steve, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Eaglesham, Geoff and Mueller, Jochen F. (2011). Refining the estimation of illicit drug consumptions from wastewater analysis: Co-analysis of prescription pharmaceuticals and uncertainty assessment. Water Research, 45 (15), 4437-4448. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.042

Prichard, Jeremy, Ort , Christopher, Bruno, Raimondo, Gartner, Coral, Kirkbride, Paul, Hall, Wayne, Lai, Foon Yin, Carter, Steve, Thai, Phong, Mueller, Jochen and Salinas, Anna (2010). Developing a method for site-specific wastewater analysis: Implications for prisons and other agencies with an interest in illicit drug use. Journal of Law, Information and Science, 20 (2), 15-27.

Bruno, Raimondo, Edirisinghe, Methsiri, Hall, Wayne, Mueller, Jochen, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake and Thai, Phong (2017). Association between purity of seized drugs with their daily loads measured in wastewater in an Australian catchment from 2010-2015. Testing the Waters 2017: 3rd International conference on “Wastewater – Based Drug Epidemiology”, Lisbon, Portugal, 26-27 October 2017.

Been, Frederic, O'Brien, Jake, Lai, Foon Yin, van Nuijs, Alexander, Covaci, Adrian and Mueller, Jochen (2017). Methamphetamine pyrolysis byproducts in wastewater – a way of distinguishing administration routes?. Testing the Waters 2017: 3rd International conference on “Wastewater – Based Drug Epidemiology”, Lisbon, Portugal, 26-27 October 2017.

O'Brien, Jake , Tscharke, Ben , Grant, Sharon , Thai, Phong , Ort, Christoph , Lai, Foon Yin , Mackie, Rachel , Covaci, Adrian , Bruno, Raimondo , Gartner, Coral , Prichard, Jeremy , Hall, Wayne , Kirkbride, Paul , Choi, Phil , Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2017). Wastewater analysis: a tool for measuring population consumption of chemicals and release of chemicals to the environment. Environmental Health Australia 42nd National Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 16-19 October 2017.

O'Brien, Jake , Grant, Sharon , Thai, Phong , Ort, Christoph , Eaglesham, Geoff , Vijayasarathy, Soumini , Lai, Foon Yin , Covaci, Adrian , Novic, Andrew , Tscharke, Ben , Choi, Phil , Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2017). Using wastewater analysis to find demographic markers. 2nd Queensland Mass Spectrometry Symposium 2017, Brisbane, Australia, 2-3 November 2017.

O'Brien, Jake , Grant, Sharon , Thai, Phong , Ort, Christoph , Eaglesham, Geoff , Vijayasarathy, Soumini , Lai, Foon Yin , Covaci, Adrian , Novic, Andrew , Tscharke, Ben , Choi, Phil , Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2017). Using wastewater analysis to find population and demographic markers in wastewater. SETAC Australasia Conference 2017, Gold Coast, Australia, 4-6 September 2017.

Gartner, Coral Elizabeth, Lai, Foon , Mueller, Jochen F., Crothers, Anna , Wilkins, Chris, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR), Bruno, Raimondo, Prichard, Jeremy and O'Brien, Jake (2017). Use of wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor nicotine consumption in Australian and New Zealand communities. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.

Thai, Phong K., Van Dyken, Emma, Banks, Andrew, Lai, Foonyin, O'Brien, Jake, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne D., Prichard, Jeremy and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014). Refining the Excretion Factor for the Back-Estimation of Methadone Consumption in Sewer Epidemiology. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2014, Adelaide, SA Australia, 9-12 November 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.12222

Hall, Wayne, White, Jason, Lai, Foonyin, Gerber, Cobus, Chen, Chang, Tscharke, Ben and White, Jason (2013). Waste Water Analysis of Illicit Drug Use in the Population. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24 - 27 November 1013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/dar.12077

Thai, Phong K., Lai, Foon Yin, Jiang, Guangming, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Yuan, Zhiguo and Mueller, Jochen F. (2012). Degradation of illicit drugs and their metabolites in laboratory-scale sewer reactors. 2nd SETAC Australasia Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4-6 July 2012. Brisbane Qld Australia: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).

Lai, Foon Yin, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral, Ort, Christoph, Kirkbride, Paul, Prichard, Jeremy, Thai, Phong K., Carter, Steve and Mueller, Jochen F. (2012). Illicit drug use between an annual key holiday and a control period: wastewater analysis in a semi-rural, an urban and a vacation area. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2012, Melbourne, Australia, 18-21 November 2012. West Sussex , United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00514.x

Lai, F.Y., Ort, C., Gartner, C., Carter, S., Prichard, J., Kirkbride, P., Bruno, R., Hall, W., Eaglesham, G. and Mueller, J. F. (2011). Estimation of illicit drug consumption via wastewater analysis in South-East Queensland, Australia: uncertainty evaluation. 21st SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy, 15-19 May 2011.

Lai, F, Prichard, J, Bruno, R, Ort, C, Gartner, C, Carter, S, Kirkbride, P, Hall, W, Eaglesham, G, Thai, P, Salinas, A and Mueller, JF (2011). Monitoring Illicit Drug Use Through Wastewater Analysis in South East Queensland, Australia. Unknown, unknown, unknown. WILEY-BLACKWELL.

Lai, F.Y., Prichard, J., Bruno, R., Ort, C., Gartner, C., Carter, S., Kirkbride, P., Hall, W., Eaglesham, G., Thai, P., Salinas, A. and Mueller, J. (2011). Measuring illicit substance use in the general population of Queensland through wastewater analysis. Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Geelong, Australia, 28-30 Sept 2011.

Lai, Foon Yin, Prichard, Jeremy, Bruno, Raimondo, Ort, Christopher, Gartnerm Cirak, Carter, Steve, Kirkbride, Paul, Hall, Wayne, Eaglesham, Geoff, Thai, Phong, Salinas, Anna and Mueller, Jochen F. (2011). Monitoring illicit drug use through wastewater analysis in South-East Queensland, Australia. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2011, Hobart, Australia, 13-16 November 2011. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00355.x

Heffernan, A. L., Lai, F. and Fouracre, C. (2010). Evaluation of LC-QqQ-MS and LC-QToF-MS for the analysis of illicit drug residues in wastewater. 20th International Symposium of the Forensic Sciences, Sydney, Australia, 5-9 September 2010.

Lai, Foon Yin (2013). Measuring population illicit drug use through wastewater analysis: temporal trends, spatial differences and specific events. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, The University of Queensland.

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