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 and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
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.