Publications by category
Journal articles
Crane R, Hudson Edwards K (In Press). Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne P, Onnis P, Cullen J, Mason A, Korostynska O (2021). Microwave sensors for in situ monitoring of trace metals in polluted water.
Sensors,
21(9).
Abstract:
Microwave sensors for in situ monitoring of trace metals in polluted water
Thousands of pollutants are threatening our water supply, putting at risk human and environmental health. Between them, trace metals are of significant concern, due to their high toxicity at low concentrations. Abandoned mining areas are globally one of the major sources of toxic metals. Nowadays, no method can guarantee an immediate response for quantifying these pollu-tants. In this work, a novel technique based on microwave spectroscopy and planar sensors for in situ real-time monitoring of water quality is described. The sensors were developed to directly probe water samples, and in situ trial measurements were performed in freshwater in four polluted mining areas in the UK. Planar microwave sensors were able detect the water pollution level with an immediate response specifically depicted at three resonant peaks in the GHz range. To the au-thors’ best knowledge, this is the first time that planar microwave sensors were tested in situ, demonstrating the ability to use this method for classifying more and less polluted water using a multiple-peak approach.
Abstract.
Byrne P, Onnis P, Runkel RL, Frau I, Lynch SFL, Edwards P (2020). Critical Shifts in Trace Metal Transport and Remediation Performance under Future Low River Flows. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(24), 15742-15750.
De Giudici G, Medas D, Cidu R, Lattanzi P, Podda F, Frau F, Rigonat N, Pusceddu C, Da Pelo S, Onnis P, et al (2018). Application of hydrologic-tracer techniques to the Casargiu adit and Rio Irvi (SW-Sardinia, Italy): Using enhanced natural attenuation to reduce extreme metal loads. Applied Geochemistry, 96, 42-54.
Wanty RB, De Giudici G, Onnis P, Rutherford D, Kimball BA, Podda F, Cidu R, Lattanzi P, Medas D (2013). Formation of a Low-Crystalline Zn-Silicate in a Stream in SW Sardinia, Italy. Earth and Planetary Science, 7, 888-891.
Publications by year
In Press
Crane R, Hudson Edwards K (In Press). Incorporating conceptual site models into national-scale environmental risk assessments for legacy waste in the coastal zone. Frontiers in Environmental Science
2021
Frau I, Wylie S, Byrne P, Onnis P, Cullen J, Mason A, Korostynska O (2021). Microwave sensors for in situ monitoring of trace metals in polluted water.
Sensors,
21(9).
Abstract:
Microwave sensors for in situ monitoring of trace metals in polluted water
Thousands of pollutants are threatening our water supply, putting at risk human and environmental health. Between them, trace metals are of significant concern, due to their high toxicity at low concentrations. Abandoned mining areas are globally one of the major sources of toxic metals. Nowadays, no method can guarantee an immediate response for quantifying these pollu-tants. In this work, a novel technique based on microwave spectroscopy and planar sensors for in situ real-time monitoring of water quality is described. The sensors were developed to directly probe water samples, and in situ trial measurements were performed in freshwater in four polluted mining areas in the UK. Planar microwave sensors were able detect the water pollution level with an immediate response specifically depicted at three resonant peaks in the GHz range. To the au-thors’ best knowledge, this is the first time that planar microwave sensors were tested in situ, demonstrating the ability to use this method for classifying more and less polluted water using a multiple-peak approach.
Abstract.
2020
Byrne P, Onnis P, Runkel RL, Frau I, Lynch SFL, Edwards P (2020). Critical Shifts in Trace Metal Transport and Remediation Performance under Future Low River Flows. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(24), 15742-15750.
2018
De Giudici G, Medas D, Cidu R, Lattanzi P, Podda F, Frau F, Rigonat N, Pusceddu C, Da Pelo S, Onnis P, et al (2018). Application of hydrologic-tracer techniques to the Casargiu adit and Rio Irvi (SW-Sardinia, Italy): Using enhanced natural attenuation to reduce extreme metal loads. Applied Geochemistry, 96, 42-54.
2013
Wanty RB, De Giudici G, Onnis P, Rutherford D, Kimball BA, Podda F, Cidu R, Lattanzi P, Medas D (2013). Formation of a Low-Crystalline Zn-Silicate in a Stream in SW Sardinia, Italy. Earth and Planetary Science, 7, 888-891.
