STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Graeme Allinson
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
School of Science Cluster
School / Department:
Applied Chemistry and Environmental Sci
Phone:
99253561
Email:
graeme.allinson@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
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Research supervision
Over the past 30 years, Dr Allinson has worked in universities, the chemical industry and national/state government research organisations, and in doing so has developed wide ranging expertise in environmental chemistry, water quality, ecotoxicology, and constructed wetlands for waste and storm water management. He is involved in water quality projects ranging from site-specific investigations of specific pollutants to large catchment scale assessments, including assessments in surface and groundwater environment
Current Research Interests
Trace Organic Chemicals (TROCs) in the environment
- Development and application of multi-residue methods for the measurement of TROCs in natural and waste waters, soils and sediments
- Measurement of TROCs on microplastics and passive samplers
Ecotoxicology
- Screening waters for chemicals of similar mode off action using recombinant receptor-reporter gene assays
- Effects of environmental contaminants on aquatic organisms
Constructed wetlands for pollution control
- Exploring the performance of constructed wetlands for dairy parlour and dairy processing water quality improvement
- Use of the giant reed (Arundo donax) in constructed wetlands for industrial and landfill leachate water quality improvement
- Exploring the performance of constructed storm water wetlands
Biomass Bioenergy
- Use of the giant reed (Arundo donax) as a biomass bioenergy source
- Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry), The University of Leeds, UK (1992)
- Bachelor of Chemical Sciences (Honours), The University of Leeds, UK (1984)
Career summary
- 2014 – present: Associate Professor in Environmental Chemistry, RMIT University
- 2013 – 2014: Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
- 2005 – 2013: Principal Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Queenscliff
- 1996 – 2005: Senior Lecturer, School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University (Warrnambool)
- 2004- 2005: Royal Society Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
- 2002 – 2004: Japan Science & Technology Agency Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
- 1984 – 1988: R&D Chemist, Hickson & Welch Ltd, Castleford, UK
Research Fellowships
- 2013: Use of novel rapid assessment tools for efficient monitoring of chemicals. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Short-term Invitation Fellowship (Host Institution: University of Kitkakyushu, Wakamatsu, Japan)
- 2004: Measurement of chemical contamination of North-South migratory sea birds. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Short-term Invitation Fellowship (Host institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan)
- 2002: Effect of clay amelioration on heavy metal contamination in non-wetting soil. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Short-term Invitation Fellowship (Host institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan)
- 2001: Monitoring and modeling the transport of chemicals in soils: Effect of water repellency. Australian Academy of Science Visiting Fellowship Europe (Host Institutions: University of Wales Swansea, UK; Alterra, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
- 1999: Transport of heavy metals in soil. Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialist (Host institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan)
- 1999: Monitoring the transport of chemicals in soils: effect of water repellency. Australian Academy of Science Visiting Fellowship Europe (Host Institutions: University of Wales Swansea, UK; Alterra, Wageningen, The Netherlands)
- 1997: Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Uranium Series Disequilibrium Dating of Quaternary Marine Sediments in Southern Australia. Japanese Science and Technology Agency Short-Term Visiting Fellowship (Host institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan)
- 1994-95: New methods for the determination of tear gases. Royal Society Visiting Research Fellow (Host Institution: Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
- 1992-94: Ecotoxicology of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds. Japanese Science and Technology Agency Visiting Research Fellow (Host institution: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan)
- Okada, E.,Allinson, M.,Barral, M.,Clarke, B.,Allinson, G. (2020). Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) are commonly found in urban streams and wetlands of Melbourne, Australia In: Water Research, 168, 1 - 1
- Lewis, P.,McGrath, T.,Emmerson, L.,Allinson, G.,Shimeta, J. (2020). Ad�lie penguin colonies as indicators of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in East Antarctica In: Chemosphere, 250, 1 - 13
- McLaughlin, P.,Stasinopoulos, P.,Shimeta, J.,Ryan, R.,Currell, M.,Allinson, G.,Brown, N.,Maqsood, T. (2020). From Small Things: Building Cross-Disciplinary, Transformative Learning Experiences Through a Global Mobility Experience for Higher Education Students In: Tertiary Education in a Time of Change, Springer , Singapore
- Lewis, P.,McGrath, T.,Chiaradia, A.,McMahon, C.,Emmerson, L.,Allinson, G.,Shimeta, J. (2020). A baseline for POPs contamination in Australian seabirds: little penguins vs. short-tailed shearwaters In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 159, 1 - 10
- Okada, E.,Coggan, T.,Anumol, T.,Clarke, B.,Allinson, G. (2019). A simple and rapid direct injection method for the determination of glyphosate and AMPA in environmental water samples In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 411, 715 - 724
- Aburto Medina, A.,Shahsavari, E.,Salzman, S.,Kramer, A.,Ball, A.,Allinson, G. (2019). Elucidation of the microbial diversity in rivers in south-west Victoria, Australia impacted by rural agricultural contamination (dairy farming) In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 172, 356 - 363
- Scales, P.,Wijekoon, K.,Ladwig, C.,Knight, A.,Allinson, M.,Allinson, G.,Zhang, J.,Gray, S.,Packer, M.,Northcott, K.,Sheehan, D. (2019). A critical control point approach to the removal of chemicals of concern from water for reuse In: Water Research, 160, 39 - 51
- Allinson, M.,Yamashita, N.,Taniyasu, S.,Yamazaki, E.,Allinson, G. (2019). Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl substances in selected Victorian rivers and estuaries: An historical snapshot In: Heliyon, 5, 1 - 8
- Hassell, K.,Allinson, M.,Myers, J.,Townsend, K.,Chinathamby, K.,Miranda, A.,Shanthanagouda, A.,Nugegoda, D.,Allinson, G.,Pettigrove, V. (2019). Victorian report on endocrine disruption research - May 2018 In: Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology, 16, 151 - 162
- Pham, V.,Miranda, A.,Allinson, G.,Nugegoda, D. (2018). Assessing interactive mixture toxicity of carbamate and organophosphorus insecticides in the yabby using acetylcholinesterase inhibition as an endpoint�(Cherax destructor) In: Ecotoxicology, 27, 1217 - 1224
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
2 PhD Completions7 PhD Current Supervisions
Environmental chemistry and water quality monitoring, Ecotoxicology, The use of constructed wetlands for waste water and storm water management
- The Plastics Lab: Establishing a free plastics identification facility for Port Phillip Bay community groups. Funded by: Port Phillip Bay Fund 2018 from (2018 to 2020)
- Using indigenous terrestrial micro-invertebrates to assess environmental impacts of soil pollution in Antarctica.. Funded by: Australian Antarctic Division Grants 2016 from (2017 to 2021)