Scientific papers

Nested subnational material flow accounting for circular economy assessment

Adam Kelly, Alessio Miatto, Quoc Anh Nguyen, Luis R. Oswald, James West & Heinz Schandl 

Published: 29 May 2026

DOI 10.1007/s44498-026-00104-1

 

Detecting the Invisible: Analytical Advances and Regulatory Gaps in Tyre and Road Wear Particle Pollution

Rumana Hossain, Bikesh Ghinangju, Montajar Sarkar, Veena Sahajwalla

Published: 5 March 2026

DOI 10.3390/microplastics5010047


Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy

Naomi J Boxall, Mitzi Bolton, Divina A Navarro, Cynthia A Joll, Anna Heitz, Robert K Niven, Bob BM Wong, Mike Williams, Greg B Davis

Published: 15 January 2026

DOI 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108600

 

A comprehensive toolkit for micro- to nanoplastic analysis

Rumana Hossain and Veena Sahajwalla

Published: 9 Dec 2025

DOI 10.1039/D5EN00856E 

 

Understanding the multiple characteristics of microplastics generated from polypropylene bottles

Rumana Hossain, Ayub Ali, Montajar Sarkar, Veena Sahajwalla

Published: December 2025

DOI 10.1016/j.enmm.2025.101103

 

A novel method for assessing chemical leaching from surface water–pavement interactions applied to recycled-tyre reuse products

Prashant Srivastava, Mitzi Bolton, Naomi J. Boxall, Sonia Mayakaduwage, Avanthi Igalavithana, John L. Rayner, Greg B. Davis

Published: 15 Nov 2025

DOI 10.1039/D5EM00516G

 

Socio-demographic correlates of nature connection: An Australia-wide study

Kate Sollis, Lily M. van Eeden, Usitha Rajeevan, Brenda B. Lin, Kate Lee, Pauline Marsh, Emily J. Flies

Published: 17 October 2025

DOI 10.1002/pan3.70181

 

From muddy marvels to hidden landscapes: Diverse visitor experiences in Tasmanian wetlands and their implications for enhancing human–nature connections

Kate Pratt, Vishnu Prahalad

Published: 20 September 2025

DOI 10.1002/pan3.70152

 

Protecting nature in diverse ways: The socio-demographic spread of benefits from connecting with nature

Kate Sollis, Lily van Eeden, Usitha Rajeevan, Kate Lee, Brenda Lin, Lucy Keniger, Pauline Marsh, Emily Flies 

Published: 21 August 2025

DOI 10.1007/s13280-025-02233-6 

 

Nature connection, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour across an urban gradient: Understanding the regional sweet spot

Brenda B. Lin, Kate Sollis, Emily J. Flies, Pauline Marsh 

Published: 31 August 2025

DOI 10.1007/s13280-025-02229-2

 

Detailed waste flows and circularity rates reveal the limits of the circularity gap concept

Alessio Miatto, Heinz Schandl, Naho Yamashita, Tomer Fishman

Published: 17 April 2025

DOI 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108319

 

Quantifying natural emissions and their impacts on air quality in a 2050s Australia

Kathryn M. Emmerson, Marcus Thatcher, Stacey Osbrough, John M. Clarke

Published: 3 March 2025

DOI 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121144
 

 

From bulk to bits: understanding the degradation dynamics from plastics to microplastics, geographical influences and analytical approaches

Sofia Payel, Farshid Pahlevani, Anirban Ghose, Veena Sahajwalla

Published: 6 February 2025

DOI 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf037
 


Microplastics pollution in Australia: Sources, impacts, and mitigation strategies

Rumana Hossain, Anirban Ghose, Veena Sahajwalla

Published: 28 November 2024

DOI 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.101036 

 


From closet to contaminant to control: Unveiling microplastic sources in household textiles and potential for environmental application

 

Australia's circular economy metrics and indicators

Alessio Miatto, Nargessadat Emami, Kylie Goodwin, James West, Mohammad Sadegh Taskhiri, Thomas Wiedmann, Heinz Schandl
 
Published: 18 January 2024
 

 

Demonstrating the most effective interventions to improve classroom air quality. What novel in situ tests of real-world conditions show is still missing in our guidance

Donna Green, Nathan Cooper, Charitha de Silva, Prateek Bahl, Shovon Bhattacharjee, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelkareem Mahmoud, Con Doolan and C Raina Macintyre

Published: 23 August 2023 

DOI 10.1088/2752-5309/ace5c9

 

Nature-based solutions in Australia: A systematic quantitative literature review of terms, application and policy relevance

Dan Zhu, Yue Zhang, Dave Kendal, Lily Fraser, Emily J. Flies

Published: 20 September 2023

DOI 10.1016/j.nbsj.2023.100092

 


A mountain of health benefits? Impacts of ecological restoration activities on human wellbeing

Pauline Marsh, Stuart Auckland, Todd Dudley, Dave Kendal, Emily Flies

Published: 1 February 2023

DOI 10.1016/j.wss.2023.100132