Divina Navarro
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am a Research Scientist with the Contaminant Biogeochemistry and Environmental Toxicology Group at CSIRO Land and Water. I am an Affiliate Lecturer at the School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine at the University of Adelaide.
My background is in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry.
Over-all, my research interests are in the fate and behaviour of emerging contaminants, environmental remediation, and application of multiple spectroscopy techniques (MIR, Vis-NIR, and LIBS) for soil analysis.
For more information about what I do. please visit: https://envichemistry.wordpress.com
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 - 2018 Lecturer University of Adelaide 2015 - ongoing Research Scientist CSIRO 2003 - 2006 Instructor University of the Philippines -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2006 - 2011 The State University of New York University at Buffalo USA PhD Chemistry 1999 - 2003 University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños Philippines BS Chemistry -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country Postdoctoral Fellow Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra Australia -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country — Licensed Chemist Republic of the Philippines Professional Regulation Commission Philippine -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Cai, W., Navarro, D. A., Du, J., Srivastava, P., Cao, Z., Ying, G., & Kookana, R. S. (2023). Effect of heavy metal co-contaminants on the sorption of thirteen anionic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils. Science of the Total Environment, 905, 1-9.
Scopus22023 Kabiri, S., Monaghan, C. L., Navarro, D., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2023). Hydrophobic interaction is the dominant mechanism of zwitterionic PFAS adsorption to carbon-based sorptive materials in water and soil. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 10(2), 420-430.
2023 Grimison, C., Knight, E. R., Nguyen, T. M. H., Nagle, N., Kabiri, S., Bräunig, J., . . . Mueller, J. F. (2023). The efficacy of soil washing for the remediation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the field. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 445, 1-8.
Scopus13 WoS8 Europe PMC22023 Kookana, R. S., Navarro, D. A., Kabiri, S., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2023). Key properties governing sorption-desorption behaviour of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in saturated and unsaturated soils: a review. SOIL RESEARCH, 61(2), 107-125.
WoS62023 Navarro, D. A., Kabiri, S., Ho, J., Bowles, K. C., Davis, G., McLaughlin, M. J., & Kookana, R. S. (2023). Stabilisation of PFAS in soils: Long-term effectiveness of carbon-based soil amendments. Environmental Pollution, 323, 1-10.
Scopus11 WoS4 Europe PMC22023 Kabiri, S., Navarro, D. A., Hamad, S. A., Grimison, C., Higgins, C. P., Mueller, J. F., . . . McLaughlin, M. J. (2023). Physical and chemical properties of carbon-based sorbents that affect the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from solution and soil. Science of The Total Environment, 875, 162653.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12022 Cai, W., Navarro, D. A., Du, J., Ying, G., Yang, B., McLaughlin, M. J., & Kookana, R. S. (2022). Increasing ionic strength and valency of cations enhance sorption through hydrophobic interactions of PFAS with soil surfaces.. Science of the Total Environment, 817, 8 pages.
Scopus59 WoS34 Europe PMC82022 Kah, M., Navarro, D., Schenkeveld, W., Kookana, R. S., Kirby, J. K., Santra, S., & Ozcan, A. (2022). Fate of copper in soil: effect of agrochemical (nano)formulations and soil properties. Environmental Science: Nano, 9(2), 653-662.
Scopus2 WoS22022 Awad, J., Brunetti, G., Juhasz, A., Williams, M., Navarro, D., Drigo, B., . . . Beecham, S. (2022). Application of native plants in constructed floating wetlands as a passive remediation approach for PFAS-impacted surface water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 429, 11 pages.
Scopus28 WoS18 Europe PMC22022 Navarro, D. A., Oliver, D. P., Simpson, S. L., & Kookana, R. S. (2022). Organic carbon and salinity affect desorption of PFAS from estuarine sediments. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 22(4), 1302-1314.
Scopus6 WoS22022 Srivastava, P., Williams, M., Du, J., Navarro, D., Kookana, R., Douglas, G., . . . Kirby, J. K. (2022). Method for extraction and analysis of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in contaminated asphalt. Analytical Methods, 14(17), 1678-1689.
Scopus6 WoS52022 Nguyen, T. M. H., Bräunig, J., Kookana, R. S., Kaserzon, S. L., Knight, E. R., Vo, H. N. P., . . . Mueller, J. F. (2022). Assessment of Mobilization Potential of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances for Soil Remediation.. Environ Sci Technol, 56(14), 10030-10041.
Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC32022 Srivastava, P., Williams, M., Du, J., Navarro, D., Kookana, R., Douglas, G., . . . Kirby, J. K. (2022). Erratum: Method for extraction and analysis of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in contaminated asphalt (Anal. Methods (2022) 14 (1678-1689) DOI: 10.1039/D2AY00221C). Analytical Methods, 14(35), 3474-3475.
2021 Knight, E. R., Bräunig, J., Janik, L. J., Navarro, D. A., Kookana, R. S., Mueller, J. F., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2021). An investigation into the long-term binding and uptake of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS in soil - plant systems. Journal of hazardous materials, 404(Pt B), 124065-1-124065-10.
Scopus28 WoS21 Europe PMC22021 Kabiri, S., Tucker, W., Navarro, D. A., Bräunig, J., Thompson, K., Knight, E. R., . . . McLaughlin, M. J. (2021). Comparing the leaching behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated soils using static and column leaching tests. Environmental Science and Technology, 56(1), 368-378.
Scopus23 WoS17 Europe PMC32020 Nguyen, T. M. H., Bräunig, J., Thompson, K., Thompson, J., Kabiri, S., Navarro, D. A., . . . Mueller, J. F. (2020). Influences of chemical properties, soil properties, and solution pH on soil-water partitioning coefficients of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Environmental Science and Technology, 54(24), 15883-15892.
Scopus163 WoS105 Europe PMC152020 Buladaco, M. S., Navarro, D. A. G., Sanchez, P. B., & Medina, S. M. (2020). Ecotoxicological effects of chromium (VI) on seedling growth, soil nitrification and earthworm behavior. Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences, 26(2), 122-132. 2020 Navarro, D. A., Kah, M., Losic, D., Kookana, R. S., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2020). Mineralisation and release of 14C-graphene oxide (GO) in soils. Chemosphere, 238, 124558.
Scopus17 WoS8 Europe PMC32020 Oliver, D. P., Navarro, D. A., Baldock, J., Simpson, S. L., & Kookana, R. S. (2020). Sorption behaviour of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as affected by the properties of coastal estuarine sediments.. Science of the Total Environment, 720, 1-8.
Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC32020 Pelagio, M. C., Navarro, D. A., Janik, L. J., & Lamorena, R. B. (2020). Potential Application of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Data for the Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of Agricultural Soils. ChemistrySelect, 5(13), 3798-3804.
Scopus3 WoS22019 Lath, S., Knight, E. R., Navarro, D. A., Kookana, R. S., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2019). Sorption of PFOA onto different laboratory materials: Filter membranes and centrifuge tubes. Chemosphere, 222, 671-678.
Scopus87 WoS72 Europe PMC142019 Kah, M., Navarro, D., Kookana, R. S., Kirby, J. K., Santra, S., Ozcan, A., & Kabiri, S. (2019). Impact of (nano)formulations on the distribution and wash-off of copper pesticides and fertilisers applied on citrus leaves. Environmental Chemistry, 16(6), 401-410.
Scopus41 WoS292019 Knight, E. R., Janik, L. J., Navarro, D. A., Kookana, R. S., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2019). Predicting partitioning of radiolabelled <sup>14</sup>C-PFOA in a range of soils using diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy. Science of the Total Environment, 686, 505-513.
Scopus34 WoS29 Europe PMC52018 Lath, S., Navarro, D., Tran, D., Kumar, A., Losic, D., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2018). Mixed-mode remediation of cadmium and arsenate ions using graphene-based materials. Clean: Soil, Air, Water, 46(9), 1800073-1-1800073-8.
Scopus4 WoS42018 Lath, S., Navarro, D., Losic, D., Kumar, A., & Mclaughlin, M. (2018). Sorptive remediation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using mixed mineral and graphene/carbon-based materials. Environmental Chemistry, 15(8), 472-480.
Scopus44 WoS282018 Walker, G., Kookana, R., Smith, N., Kah, M., Doolette, C., Reeves, P., . . . Navarro, D. (2018). Ecological risk assessment of nano-enabled pesticides: a perspective on problem formulation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(26), 6480-6486.
Scopus100 WoS79 Europe PMC202017 Navarro, D., Kookana, R., McLaughlin, M., & Kirby, J. (2017). Fate of radiolabeled C₆₀ fullerenes in aged soils. Environmental Pollution, 221, 293-300.
Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC22016 Navarro, D., Kookana, R., Mclaughlin, M., & Kirby, J. (2016). Fullerol as a potential pathway for mineralization of fullerene nanoparticles in biosolid-amended soils. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 3(1), 7-12.
Scopus16 WoS162016 Doolette, C., Gupta, V., Lu, Y., Payne, J., Batstone, D., Kirby, J., . . . McLaughlin, M. (2016). Quantifying the sensitivity of soil microbial communities to silver sulfide nanoparticles using metagenome sequencing. PLoS ONE, 11(8), e0161979-1-e0161979-20.
Scopus44 WoS38 Europe PMC92015 Doolette, C., McLaughlin, M., Kirby, J., & Navarro, D. (2015). Bioavailability of silver and silver sulfide nanoparticles to lettuce (Lactuca sativa): effect of agricultural amendments on plant uptake. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 300, 788-795.
Scopus94 WoS81 Europe PMC122014 Wegst-Uhrich, S., Navarro, D., Zimmerman, L., & Aga, D. (2014). Assessing antibiotic sorption in soil: a literature review and new case studies on sulfonamides and macrolides. Chemistry Central Journal, 8(1), 1-12.
Scopus177 WoS155 Europe PMC392014 Navarro, D., Kirby, J., McLaughlin, M., Waddington, L., & Kookana, R. (2014). Remobilisation of silver and silver sulphide nanoparticles in soils. Environmental Pollution, 193, 102-110.
Scopus37 WoS36 Europe PMC72013 Navarro, D., Kookana, R., Kirby, J., Martin, S., Shareef, A., Du, J., & McLaughlin, M. (2013). Behaviour of fullerenes (C₆₀) in the terrestrial environment: potential release from biosolids-amended soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 262, 496-503.
Scopus29 WoS21 Europe PMC52013 Batley, G., Halliburton, B., Kirby, J., Doolette, C., Navarro, D., McLaughlin, M., & Veitch, C. (2013). Characterization and ecological risk assessment of nanoparticulate CeO₂ as a diesel fuel catalyst. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(8), 1896-1905.
Scopus34 WoS31 Europe PMC142013 Clabeaux, B., Navarro, D., Aga, D., & Bisson, M. (2013). Combined effects of cadmium and zinc on growth, tolerance, and metal accumulation in Chara australis and enhanced phytoextraction using EDTA. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 98, 236-243.
Scopus36 WoS29 Europe PMC72012 Navarro, D., Bisson, M., & Aga, D. (2012). Investigating uptake of water-dispersible CdSe/ZnS quantum dot nanoparticles by Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 211-212, 427-435.
Scopus140 WoS107 Europe PMC212011 Navarro, D., Depner, S., Watson, D., Aga, D., & Banerjee, S. (2011). Partitioning behavior and stabilization of hydrophobically coated HfO <inf>2</inf>, ZrO <inf>2</inf> and Hf <inf>x</inf>Zr <inf>1-x</inf>O <inf>2</inf> nanoparticles with natural organic matter reveal differences dependent on crystal structure. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 196, 302-310.
Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC12011 Navarro, D., Banerjee, S., Watson, D., & Aga, D. (2011). Differences in soil mobility and degradability between water-dispersible CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(15), 6343-6349.
Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC42011 Clabeaux, B., Navarro, D., Aga, D., & Bisson, M. (2011). Cd tolerance and accumulation in the aquatic macrophyte, chara Australis: Potential use for charophytes in phytoremediation. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(12), 5332-5338.
Scopus54 WoS48 Europe PMC192011 Akaighe, N., MacCuspie, R., Navarro, D., Aga, D., Banerjee, S., Sohn, M., & Sharma, V. (2011). Humic acid-induced silver nanoparticle formation under environmentally relevant conditions. Environmental Science and Technology, 45(9), 3895-3901.
Scopus266 WoS240 Europe PMC702010 Navarro, D. A., Banerjee, S., Aga, D. S., & Watson, D. F. (2010). Partitioning of hydrophobic CdSe quantum dots into aqueous dispersions of humic substances: Influence of capping-group functionality on the phase-transfer mechanism. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 348(1), 119-128.
Scopus30 WoS30 Europe PMC42009 Navarro, D. A. G., Watson, D. F., Aga, D. S., & Banerjee, S. (2009). Natural organic matter-mediated phase transfer of quantum dots in the aquatic environment. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(3), 677-682.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2020 Fuentes, E. M., Pelagio, M. C., Navarro, D. A., & Lamorena, R. B. (2020). Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for quality assessment of mining sediments and agricultural soils. In A Guide to Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (pp. 1-60). -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 Gohner, D., Saillen, N., Buhler, D., Aballea, L., Montrone, L., Navarro, D., & Francois, M. (2023). A numerical model for the ALTIUS instrument performance assessment. In S. R. Babu, A. Heliere, & T. Kimura (Eds.), SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND NEXT-GENERATION SATELLITES XXVII Vol. 12729 (pp. 17 pages). NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
2012 MacCuspie, R. I., Rogers, K., Patra, M., Suo, Z., Allen, A. J., Martin, M. N., . . . Holbrook, R. D. (2012). Silver nanoparticle metrology, chemistry and materials science for predicting environmental transformations. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 243 (pp. 1 page). San Diego, CA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2011 Navarro, D. A. G., Aga, D. S., Banerjee, S., & Watson, D. F. (2011). Studies on the chemical fate and transport behavior of water-soluble CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in the soil environment. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 241 (pp. 1 page). Anaheim, CA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2010 Navarro, D. A. G., Aga, D. S., Banerjee, S., & Watson, D. F. (2010). Mechanisms of interaction between humic acid and hydrophobic CdSe quantum dots facilitating the partitioning into aqueous phase. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 240 (pp. 1 page). AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2008 Navarro, D. A. G., Aga, D. S., Coats, J. R., Henderson, K. L. D., Moorman, T., & Bidwell, J. (2008). AGRO 50-Determination of the effect of pH, ionic strength, and humic acids on the soil sorption coefficients (Kd) of tylosin and erythromycin antibiotics. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 236 (pp. 1 page). Philadelphia, PA: AMER CHEMICAL SOC. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2017 Navarro, D., Kookana, R., McLaughlin, M., & Kirby, J. (2017). Radiochemical studies on the fate of C60 in soils. Poster session presented at the meeting of ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Washington, DC: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
Teaching interests: Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and General Chemistry.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor Tantalum-Based Metal Oxides for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Per- or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rachael Kate Matthews 2024 Co-Supervisor Systematic monitoring of emerging contaminant immobilisation in soil Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shrinath Bhat 2024 Co-Supervisor Screening of new sorbent formulations and materials for PFAS remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nikoo Nabizadeh Moghaddam 2024 Co-Supervisor Unveiling emerging contaminants in the human food chain: Biosolid application and risk reduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Maliheh Arab 2023 Co-Supervisor The evaluation of foam fractionation via high-shear mixing as a process for the remediation of PFAS-contaminated waters and soils. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew James Richardson 2022 Principal Supervisor Desorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from solid matrices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Minshu Liang -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2020 External Supervisor Fate and Bioavailability of Per- and Poly-Fluorinated Substances (PFASs) in Soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Emma Rae Knight 2013 - 2015 External Supervisor Behaviour of silver and silver sulfide nanoparticles in the environment:
Effects on wastewater treatment processes and soil organismsDoctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Casey Louise Doolette
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2015 - ongoing Member Australian Soil Science Society Australia 2015 - ongoing - Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Nanotechnology Advisory Group - 2007 - ongoing Member American Chemical Society -
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