Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation
Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation
Janusz, A., Kirkbride, K.P., Scott, T.L., Naidu, R., Perkins, M.V., Megharaj,
M. 2003. Microbial degradation of illicit drugs, their precursors, and
manufacturing by-products: implications for clandestine drug laboratory
investigation and environmental assessment. Forensic Science International
(accepted).
Singh, N., Megharaj, M., Gates, W.P., Churchman, G.J., Anderson, J.A.,
Kookana, R.S., Naidu, R., Chen, Z.,Slade, P.G., Sethunathan, N. 2003.
Bioavailability of an organophosphorus pesticide, fenamiphos, sorbed on an
organo-clay. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51: 2653-2658.
Megharaj, M., Singh, N., Kookana, R.S., Naidu, R., Sethunathan, N. 2003.
Hydrolysis of fenamiphos and its oxidation products by a soil bacterium in
pure culture, soil and water. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 61:
252-256.
Kamaludeen, S.P.B., Megharaj, M., Sethunathan, N., Juhasz, A., Naidu, R.
2003. Chromium-microorganisms interactions in soils: Implications to
remediation. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
178:93-164.
Avudainayagam, S., Megharaj, M., Owens, G., Kookana, R.S., Chittleborough,
D., Naidu, R. 2003. Chemistry of Chromium in Soils with Emphasis on Tannery
Waste sites. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 178:
53-91.
Kantachote, D., Singleton, I., McClure, N., Naidu, R., Megharaj M., Harch,
B.D. 2003. DDT Resistance and transformation by different microbial strains
isolated from DDT-contaminated soils and compost materials. Compost Science
and Utilisation (in press).
Scott, T.L., Janusz, A., Perkins, M.V., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R., Kirkbride,
K.P. 2003. Effect of Amphetamine Precursors and By-Products on Soil Enzymes
of Two Urban Soils. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
70:824-831.
Kamaludeen, S.P.B., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R., Singleton, I., Juhasz, A.L.,
Hawke, B.G., Sethunathan, N. 2003. Microbial Activity and Phospholipid Fatty
Acid Pattern in Long-Term Tannery Wastes Contaminated Soil. Ecotoxicology
and Environmental Safety (in press).
Megharaj, M., Avudainayagam, S., Naidu, R. 2003. Toxicity of hexavalent
chromium and its reduction by bacteria isolated from soil contaminated with
tannery waste. Current Microbiology (in press).
Vig, K., Megharaj, M., Sethunathan, N., Naidu, R. 2003. Bioavailability and
toxicity of cadmium to microorganisms and their activities in soil: a
review. Advances in Environmental Research (in press).
Edvantoro, B.B., Naidu, R., Megharaj, M., Singleton, I. 2003. Changes in
microbial properties associated with long-term arsenic and DDT contaminated
soils at disused cattle dip sites. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
(in press).
Chen, Z.L., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R. 2002. On-line solid phase extraction of
pesticide residues in natural water, coupled with liquid chromatography and
UV detection, using various sorbents. Journal of Liquid Chromatography &
Related Technologies. 25: 1779-1790.
Chen, Z.L., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R. 2002. Comparison of adsorbents for
0n-line solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons before
liquid chromatography with UV detection. Chromtographia. 56: 105-108.
Sethunathan, N., Megharaj, M.,Chen, Z., Singh, N., Kookana, R.S., Naidu, R.
2002. Persistence of endosulfan and endosulfan sulfate in soil as affected
by moisture regime and organic matter addition. Bulletin of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology. 68: 725-731.
Harris, M.A., Megharaj, M. 2001. The effects of sludge and green manure on
hydraulic conductivity and aggregation in pyritic mine tailings materials.
Environmental Geology. 41: 285-296.
Megharaj, M., D. Kantachote, Singleton, I., Naidu, R. 2000. Effects of
long-term contamination of DDT on soil microflora with special reference to
soil algae and algal metabolism of DDT. Environmental Pollution. 109: 35-42.
Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., McClure, N.C., Naidu, R. 2000. Influence of
petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on microalgae and microbial activities
in a long-term contaminated soil. Archives of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology. 38:439-445.
Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., Kookana, R., Naidu, R. 1999. Persistence and
effects of fenamiphos on native algal populations and enzymatic activities
in soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 31: 1549-1553.
Megharaj, M., Boul, L.H., Thiele, J.H. 1999. Persistence and toxicity of DDT
and its metabolites toward native algal populations and enzymatic activities
in soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 29: 130-134.
Megharaj, M., Mohler, I., Kruger, M., Husseini, M., Bartels, F., Timmis, K.N.,
Holtel, A. 1998. Genetic requirements for the expression of benzylamine
dehydrogenase activity in Pseudomonas putida. FEMS Microbial Letters.
166:109-114.
Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., McClure, N.C. 1998. Effect of pentachlorophenol
pollution towards microalgae and microbial activities in soil from a former
timber processing facility. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology. 61: 108-115
Megharaj, M., Hartmans, S., Engesser, K.H., Thiele, J.H. 1998. Recalcitrance
of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chl;orophenyl)ethylene (DDE) to degradation by
pure cultures of 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE) degrading aerobic bacteria.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 49: 337-342.
Megharaj, M., Hartmans,S., Engesser, K.H., Thiele, J.H. 1998. Recalcitrance
of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chl;orophenyl)ethylene (DDE) to degradation by
pure cultures of 1,1-diphenylethylene (DPE) degrading aerobic bacteria.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.49: 337-342.
Megharaj, M., Jovcic, A., Boul, L.H., Thiele,J.H. 1997. Recalcitrance of DDE
(1,1-dichloro-2,2 bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene) to cometabolic degradation by
pure cultures of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Archives of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology. 33:141-146.
Megharaj, M., Garthwaite, I., Thiele, J.H. 1997. Total biodegradation of the
estrogenic mycotoxin zearalenone by a bacterial culture. Letters in Applied
Microbiology. 24: 329-333.
Blasco, R., Mallavarapu, M., Wittich, R.M., Timmis, K.N., Pieper, D.H. 1997.
Evidance that formation of protoanemonin from metabolites of
4-chlorobiphenyl degradation negatively affects the survival of
4-chlorobiphenyl-cometabolizing microorganisms. Applied and Environmental
Microbiology. 63:427-434.
McLaren, R.G., Megharaj, M.,
Naidu, R. 2003. Fate of arsenic in the soil environment. In: Managing
Arsenic in the Environment: From soil to human health (Eds. R. Naidu et al.)
CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. (in press)
Naidu, R., Megharaj, M., Owens, G. 2003. Recyclable urban and industrial
waste – benefits and problems in agricultural use. In: Managing Soil
Quality- Challenges in Modern Agriculture (Eds. Per Schjønning, S. Emholt
and B.T. Christensen), CABI Publishing, CABI International, Wallingford,
Oxon (in press).
Raghu, K., Sethunathan, N., Singh, N., Megharaj, M., Kookana, R.S., Naidu,
R. 2002. Wetland rice ecosystem: A favourable environment for pesticide
biodegradation. In: Environmental Protection and Risk Assessment of Organic
Contaminants. R. S. Kookana, R. Sadler, N. Sethunathan and R. Naidu (Eds.).
Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield (NH), USA, pp. 125-146.
Kookana, R., Sadler, R., Connell, D., Sethunathan, N., Megharaj, M., Juhasz,
A., Seth, P.K., Naidu, R. 2002. Organic contaminants in soil environment-
Environmental fate, impacts and remediation. In: Environmental Protection
and Risk Assessment of Organic Contaminants. R. S. Kookana, R. Sadler, N.
Sethunathan and R. Naidu (Eds.). Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield (NH), USA,
pp. 3-25.
Naidu, R.., Megharaj, M., Dillon, P., Kookana, R., Correll, R., Wenzwl, W.W.
2002. Point source Pollution. In: Encyclopedia of Soil Science (Ed. R. Lal),
Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY. pp. 1012-1017.
Naidu, R., Megharaj, M., Dillon, P., Kookana, R., Correll, R., Wenzel, W.W.
2002. Non-Point source Pollution. In: Encyclopedia of Soil Science (Ed. R.
Lal), Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY. pp.872-874.
Megharaj, M., Ragusa, S.R., Naidu, R. 2001. Metal-microalgae interactions:
Implications of bioavailability. In: Bioavailability, Toxicity and Risk
relationships in Ecosystems (Eds. R. Naidu et al.), Science Publishers Inc.,
Enfield (NH). pp.109-144.
Naidu, R., Krishnamurti, G.S.R., Bolan, N.S., Wenzel, W.W., Megharaj, M.
2001. Heavy metal interactions in soils and implications for soil microbial
biodiversity. In: Metals in the Environment: Analysis by Biodiversity (Ed.
Prasad, M. N) Marcel Dekker, Inc., N.Y. pp. 401-432.
Juhasz, A.L., Megharaj, M., Naidu, R. 2000. Bioavailability: The major
challenge (constraint) to bioremediation of organically contaminated soils.
In: Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils (Eds. D. Wise, D.J.
Trantolo, E.J. Cichon, H.I. Inyang, U. Stottmeister) Marcel Dekker, Inc.,
N.Y., pp217-241.
Hofer, B., Blasco, R., Megharaj, M., Seeger, M., McKay, D., Wittich, R.M.,
Pieper, D.H., Timmis, K.N. 1996. Pseudomonads designed for bioremediation
and circumvention of undesirable routes. In: “Molecular Biology of
Pseudomonads“, Chapter 10. (Nakazawa T, Furukawa K, Haas D, and Silver S.
eds.) American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC. pp. 121-131.
