Publications
Book Chapter
Toze, S. and Sidhu, J. (2019). Biosolids: Human health impacts. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. (pp. 397-404) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63951-6.00372-7
Journal Articles
Ahmed, Warish, Fisher, Paul, Veal, Cameron, Sturm, Katrin, Sidhu, Jatinder and Toze, Simon (2023). Decay of Cryptosporidium parvfum DNA in cowpats in subtropical environments determined using qPCR. Science of the Total Environment, 899 165481, 165481. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165481
Sidhu, J P S, Sena, K, Hodgers, L, Palmer, A and Toze, S (2018). Comparative enteric viruses and coliphage removal during wastewater treatment processes in a sub-tropical environment. The Science of the total environment, 616-617, 669-677. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.265
Sidhu, Jatinder P. S., Ahmed, Warish, Palmer, Andrew, Smith, Kylie, Hodgers, Leonie and Toze, Simon (2017). Optimization of sampling strategy to determine pathogen removal efficacy of activated sludge treatment plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (23), 19001-19010. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9557-5
Sidhu, Jatinder P. S., Jagals, Paul, Smith, Amy and Toze, Simon (2017). Comparative prevalence of Escherichia coli carrying virulence genes and class 1 and 2 integrons in sub-tropical and cool temperate freshwater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (22), 18263-18272. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9497-0
Gyawali, Pradip, Ahmed, Warish, Sidhu, Jatinder P., Jagals, Paul and Toze, Simon (2017). Quantification of hookworm ova from wastewater matrices using quantitative PCR. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 57, 231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.10.019
Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S., Ahmed, W., Jagals, P. and Toze, S. (2017). Comparison of culture-based, vital stain and PMA-qPCR methods for the quantitative detection of viable hookworm ova. Water Science and Technology, 75 (11), 2615-2621. doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.142
Ahmed, W., Staley, C., Hamilton, K. A., Beale, D. J., Sadowsky, M. J., Toze, S. and Haas, C. N. (2017). Amplicon-based taxonomic characterization of bacteria in urban and peri-urban roof-harvested rainwater stored in tanks. Science of the Total Environment, 576, 326-334. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.090
Ahmed, Warish, Staley, Christopher, Sidhu, Jatinder, Sadowsky, Michael and Toze, Simon (2016). Amplicon-based profiling of bacteria in raw and secondary treated wastewater from treatment plants across Australia. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 101 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s00253-016-7959-9
Stange, C., Sidhu, J. P. S., Tiehm, A. and Toze, S. (2016). Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in coliform water isolates. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 219 (8), 823-831. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.07.015
Ahmed, W., Gyawali, P. and Toze, S. (2016). Evaluation of glass wool filters and hollow-fiber ultrafiltration concentration methods for qPCR detection of human adenoviruses and polyomaviruses in river water. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 227 (9) 327, 327. doi: 10.1007/s11270-016-3026-5
Gyawali, P., Ahmed, W., Sidhu, J. P. S., Nery, S. V., Clements, A. C., Traub, R., McCarthy, J. S., Llewellyn, S., Jagals, P. and Toze, S. (2016). Quantitative detection of viable helminth ova from raw wastewater, human feces, and environmental soil samples using novel PMA-qPCR methods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (18), 18639-18648. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-7039-9
Ahmed, W., Hamilton, K. A., Gyawali, P., Toze, S. and Haas, C. N. (2016). Evidence of avian and possum fecal contamination in rainwater tanks as determined by microbial source tracking approaches. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82 (14), 4379-4386. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00892-16
Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S., Ahmed, W., Jagals, P. and Toze, S. (2016). An approach to reduce false viability assessment of hookworm eggs with vital stains. Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 3, 9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fawpar.2016.03.001
Ahmed, W., Harwood, V. J., Nguyen, K., Young, S., Hamilton, K. and Toze, S. (2016). Utility of Helicobacter spp. associated GFD markers for detecting avian fecal pollution in natural waters of two continents. Water Research, 88, 613-622. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.050
Ahmed, W., Sidhu, J. P. S., Smith, K., Beale, D. J., Gyawali, P. and Toze, S. (2016). Distributions of fecal markers in wastewater from different climatic zones for human fecal pollution tracking in Australian surface waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82 (4), 1316-1323. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03765-15
Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S., Ahmed, W., Jagals, P. and Toze, S. (2015). Rapid concentration and sensitive detection of hookworm ova from wastewater matrices using a real-time PCR method. Experimental Parasitology, 159, 5-12. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.08.009
Gyawali, P., Ahmed, W., Jagals, P., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2015). Comparison of concentration methods for rapid detection of hookworm ova in wastewater matrices using quantitative PCR. Experimental Parasitology, 159, 160-167. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.09.002
Sidhu, J. P. S., Toze, S., Hodgers, L., Barry, K., Page, D., Li, Y. and Dillon, P. (2015). Pathogen decay during managed aquifer recharge at four sites with different geochemical characteristics and recharge water sources. Journal of Environmental Quality, 44 (5), 1402-1412. doi: 10.2134/jeq2015.03.0118
Warish, Ahmed, Triplett, Cheryl, Gomi, Ryota, Gyawali, Pradip, Hodgers, Leonie and Toze, Simon (2015). Assessment of genetic markers for tracking the sources of human wastewater associated Escherichia coli in environmental waters. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (15), 9341-9346. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02163
Ahmed W., Harwood V.J., Gyawali, P, Sidhu, J.P.S and Toze, S (2015). Comparison of concentration methods for quantitative detection of sewage-associated viral markers in environmental waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81 (6), 2042-2049. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03851-14
Ahmed W., Gyawali, Pradip and Toze, Simon (2015). Quantitative PCR measurements of Escherichia coli including shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in animal feces and environmental waters. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (5), 3084-3090. doi: 10.1021/es505477n
Ahmed, W., Staley, C., Sadowsky, M. J., Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S., Palmer, A., Beale, D. J. and Toze, S. (2015). Toolbox approaches using molecular markers and 16S rRNA gene amplicon data sets for identification of fecal pollution in surface water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81 (20), 7067-7077. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02032-15
Bekele, Elise, Patterson, Bradley, Toze, Simon, Furness, Andrew, Higginson, Simon and Shackleton, Mark (2014). Aquifer residence times for recycled water estimated using chemical tracers and the propagation of temperature signals at a managed aquifer recharge site in Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 22 (6), 1383-1401. doi: 10.1007/s10040-014-1142-0
Ahmed, W., Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2014). Relative inactivation of faecal indicator bacteria and sewage markers in freshwater and seawater microcosms. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 59 (3), 348-354. doi: 10.1111/lam.12285
Schwarz, K. R., Sidhu, J. P. S., Pritchard, D. L., Li, Y. and Toze, S. (2014). Decay of enteric microorganisms in biosolids-amended soil under wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivation. Water Research, 59, 185-197. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.037
Ahmed ,W., Brandes, H., Gyawali, P., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2014). Opportunistic pathogens in roof-captured rainwater samples, determined using quantitative PCR. Water Research, 53, 361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.12.021
Sidhu, J. P. S., Skelly, E., Hodgers, L., Ahmed, W., Li, Y. and Toze, S. (2014). Prevalence of Enterococcus species and their virulence genes in fresh water prior to and after storm events. Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (5), 2979-2988. doi: 10.1021/es4050083
Page, Declan, Miotlinski, Konrad, Toze, Simon and Barron, Olga (2014). Human health risks of untreated groundwater third pipe supplies for non-potable domestic applications. Urban Water Journal, 11 (6), 461-466. doi: 10.1080/1573062X.2013.831912
Schwarz, K., Sidhu, J. P. S., Pritchard, D., Li, Y. and Toze, S. (2014). Decay of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli and bacteriophage MS2 on the phyllosphere and stored grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum). Letters in Applied Microbiology, 58 (1), 16-24. doi: 10.1111/lam.12149
Ahmed, W., Richardson, K., Sidhu, J. P. S., Jagals, P. and Toze, S. (2014). Inactivation of faecal indicator bacteria in a roof-captured rainwater system under ambient meteorological conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 116 (1), 199-207. doi: 10.1111/jam.12342
Sidhu, J. P. S., Ahmed, W., Gernjak, W., Aryal, R., McCarthy, D., Palmer, A., Kolotelo, P. and Toze, S. (2013). Sewage pollution in urban stormwater runoff as evident from widespread presence of multiple microbial and chemical source tracking markers. Science of the Total Environment, 463-464, 488-496. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.020
Chong, Meng Nan, Sidhu, Jatinder, Aryal, Rupak, Tang, Janet, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Escher, Beate and Toze, Simon (2013). Urban stormwater harvesting and reuse: a probe into the chemical, toxicology and microbiological contaminants in water quality. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185 (8), 6645-6652. doi: 10.1007/s10661-012-3053-7
Ahmed, W., Sritharan, T., Palmer, A., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2013). Evaluation of Bovine Feces-Associated Microbial Source Tracking Markers and Their Correlations with Fecal Indicators and Zoonotic Pathogens in a Brisbane, Australia, Reservoir. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (8), 2682-2691. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03234-12
Sidhu, Jatinder P.S., Ahmed, Warish and Toze, Simon (2013). Sensitive detection of human adenovirus from small volume of primary wastewater samples by quantitative PCR. Journal of Virological Methods, 187 (2), 395-400. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.11.002
Sidhu, Jatinder P. S., Ahmed, Warish, Hodgers, Leonie and Toze, Simon (2013). Occurrence of virulence genes associated with diarrheagenic pathotypes in Escherichia coli isolates from surface water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79 (1), 328-335. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02888-12
Sidhu, J. P. S., Hodgers, L., Ahmed, W., Chong, M. N. and Toze, S. (2012). Prevalence of human pathogens and indicators in stormwater runoff in Brisbane, Australia. Water Research, 46 (20), 6652-6660. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.012
Escher, Beate I., Dutt, Mriga, Maylin, Erin, Tang, Janet Y. M., Toze, Simon, Wolf, C. Roland and Lang, Matti (2012). Water quality assessment using the AREc32 reporter gene assay indicative of the oxidative stress response pathway. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14 (11), 2877-2885. doi: 10.1039/c2em30506b
Ahmed, W., Richardson, K., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. in rainwater tank samples: comparison of culture-based methods and 235 rRNA gene quantitative PCR assays. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (20), 11370-11376. doi: 10.1021/es302222b
Stoll, C., Sidhu, J. P. S., Tiehm, A. and Toze, S. (2012). Prevalence of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes in surface water samples collected from Germany and Australia. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (17), 9716-9726. doi: 10.1021/es302020s
Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). Assessment of pathogen survival potential during managed aquifer recharge with diffusion chambers. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 113 (3), 693-700. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05360.x
Ahmed, W., Masters, N. and Toze, S. (2012). Consistency in the host specificity and host sensitivity of the Bacteroides HF183 marker for sewage pollution tracking. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 55 (4), 283-289. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2012.03291.x
Ahmed, W., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). Speciation and frequency of virulence genes of Enterococcus spp. isolated from rainwater tank samples in southeast Queensland, Australia. Environmental Science & Technology, 46 (12), 6843-6850. doi: 10.1021/es300595g
Ahmed, W., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). An attempt to identify the likely sources of Escherichia coli harboring toxin genes in rainwater tanks. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (9), 5193-5197. doi: 10.1021/es300292y
Ahmed, W., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). Evaluation of the nifH gene marker of Methanobrevibacter smithii for the detection of sewage pollution in environmental waters in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Environmental Science and Technology, 46 (1), 543-550. doi: 10.1021/es203372u
Ahmed, W., Hodgers, L., Sidhu, J. P. S. and Toze, S. (2012). Fecal indicators and zoonotic pathogens in household drinking water taps fed from rainwater tanks in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78 (1), 219-226. doi: 10.1128/AEM.06554-11
Bekele, Elise, Toze, Simon, Patterson, Bradley and Higginson, Simon (2011). Managed aquifer recharge of treated wastewater: Water quality changes resulting from infiltration through the vadose zone. Water Research, 45 (17), 5764-5772. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.058
Ahmed, W., Hodgers, L., Masters, N., Sidhu, J. P. S, Katouli, M. and Toze, S. (2011). Occurrence of intestinal and extraintestinal virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolates from rainwater tanks in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (20), 7394-7400. doi: 10.1128/AEM.06047-11
Macova, Miroslava, Toze, Simon, Hodgers, Leonie, Mueller, Jochen F., Bartkow, Michael and Escher, Beate I. (2011). Bioanalytical tools for the evaluation of organic micropollutants during sewage treatment, water recycling and drinking water generation. Water Research, 45 (14), 4238-4247. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.032
Donald, Margaret, Mengersen, Kerrie, Toze, Simon, Sidhu, Jatinder P. S. and Cook, Angus (2011). Incorporating parameter uncertainty into Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA). Journal of Water and Health, 9 (1), 10-26. doi: 10.2166/wh.2010.073
Sidhu, J. P. S., Toze, S., Hodgers, L., Shackelton, M., Barry, K., Page, D. and Dillon, P. (2010). Pathogen inactivation during passage of stormwater through a constructed reedbed and aquifer transfer, storage and recovery. Water Science and Technology, 62 (5), 1190-1197. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.398
Toze, S, Bekele, E, Page, D, Sidhu, J and Shackleton, M (2010). Use of static Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment to determine pathogen risks in an unconfined carbonate aquifer used for Managed Aquifer Recharge. Water Research, 44 (4), 1038-1049. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.028
Page, D., Dillon, P., Toze, S. and Sidhu, J. P. S. (2010). Characterising aquifer treatment for pathogens in managed aquifer recharge. Water Science and Technology, 62 (9), 2009-2015. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.539
Toze, S., Cahill, Marion, Sly, L. I. and Fuerst, J. A. (1994). The effect of Aeromonas strains on the growth of Legionella. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 77 (2), 169-174. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1994.tb03061.x
Toze, S., Sly, L. I., MacRae, I. C. and Fuerst, J. A. (1990). Inhibition of growth of Legionella species by heterotrophic plate count bacteria isolated from chlorinated drinking water. Current Microbiology, 21 (2), 139-143. doi: 10.1007/BF02091832
Conference Papers
Tang, Janet, Glenn, Eva, Aryal, Rupak, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Chong, Meng, Sidhu, Jatinder, Toze, Simon, McCarthy, David and Escher, Beate (2012). Toxicity characterization of urban stormwater using bioanalytical tools. 2nd SETAC Australasia Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 4-6 July 2012. Brisbane, Australia: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Chong, Meng Nan, Sidhu, Jatinder, Aryal, Rupak, Tang, Janet, Gernjak, Wolfgang, Escher, Beate and Toze, Simon (2012). A holistic assessment of stormwater quality from urban catchments. WSUD 2012: 7th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design, Melbourne, Australia, 21-23 February 2012. Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia.
Department Technical Report
Macova, Miroslava, Escher, Beate, Mueller, Jochen and Toze, Simon (2010). Bioanalytical tools to evaluate micropollutants across the seven barriers of the Western Corridor Scheme. 30. National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, Urban Water Security Research Alliance.
Research Report
Keegan, A., Monis, P., Jagals, P., Toze, S. and Blackbeard, J. (2009). Pathogens and Human Health: Pathogen Risk Indicators for Wastewater and Biosolids. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing.