Gianluca Brunetti

Dr Gianluca Brunetti

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Dr. Gianluca Brunetti has expertise in the sectors of agriculture and environmental science with particular interests on the sustainable development and the protection of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. During his career he contributed to several different projects covering a broad range of disciplines from agronomy and water research to environmental risk assessment and risk management.
Gianluca Brunetti’s research is committed to understand the fate and effects of emerging contaminants in environmental compartments such as soil, water, and living organisms, in order to provide adequate and proactive management of environmental issues.

Year Citation
2025 De Bernardi, A., Marini, E., Tagliabue, F., Brunetti, G., Casucci, C., Rossa, Ü. B., . . . Vischetti, C. (2025). Organic matter evolution and microbial activity in a vineyard soil after four years of inter-row cover crop management. Applied Soil Ecology, 206(105868), 1-11.
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2025 Arsic, M., Howell, N. R., Cresswell, T., Brunetti, G., Husted, S., Schjoerring, J. K., . . . Doolette, C. L. (2025). Effects of Phosphorus Deficiency on Leaf Surface Morphology: absorption and Translocation of Foliar-Applied Phosphorus in Four Barley Cultivars. Physiologia Plantarum, 177(3, article no. e70263), 1-15.
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2025 Tagliabue, F., Marini, E., De Bernardi, A., Vischetti, C., Brunetti, G., & Casucci, C. (2025). Bioremediation and soil fertility study: effects of vermiremediation on soil contaminated by chlorpyrifos. Environments, 12(5, article no. 136), 1-24.
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2025 Francioni, M., D'Ottavio, P., Bianchini, M., Deligios, P. A., Ledda, L., Rivosecchi, C., . . . Orsini, R. (2025). Soil CO2 emissions during the winter-summer crop rotation fallow period: influence of tillage, nitrogen fertilization, and weed growth in a long-term field trial. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 393(109805), 1-20.
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2025 Hem, S., Drigo, B., Vasileiadis, S., Brunetti, G., Smith, E., Ferro, S., . . . Donner, E. (2025). Mitigating Legionella spp. risk in an Australian healthcare facility using on-site electrochemical water disinfection. Journal of Water And Health, 23(7), 877-893.
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2025 Khan, J. A., Ogunniyi, A. D., Brunetti, G., Drigo, B., Shah, N. S., Al-Anazi, A., & Donner, E. (2025). Effective disinfection of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes from water using chlorination, UV and UV/H2O2. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 202(Part A), 107589.
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2024 Doelsch, E., Le Bars, M., Etschmann, B., Formentini, T., Legros, S., Levard, C., . . . Lombi, E. (2024). Bulk and mapping speciation analyses unveil the pattern and heterogeneity of Cu species during organic waste treatment. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(32), 14439-14449.
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2024 Marini, E., De Bernardi, A., Tagliabue, F., Casucci, C., Tiano, L., Marcheggiani, F., . . . Vischetti, C. (2024). Copper toxicity on Eisenia fetida in a vineyard soil: a combined study with standard tests, genotoxicity assessment and gut metagenomic analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(9), 13141-113154.
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2024 De Bernardi, A., Bandini, F., Marini, E., Tagliabue, F., Brunetti, G., & Vischetti, C. (2024). Integrated assessment of the chemical, microbiological and ecotoxicological effects of a bio-packaging end-of-life in compost. Science of the Total Environment, 951(175403), 1-14.
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2023 Meyer, G., Bell, M. J., Kopittke, P. M., Lombi, E., Doolette, C. L., Brunetti, G., . . . Janke, C. K. (2023). Mobility and lability of phosphorus from highly concentrated fertiliser bands. Geoderma, 429(article no. 116248), 1-12.
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2023 Abdelmeged, E. A., Brunetti, G., Shetaya, W. H., & Marzouk, E. R. (2023). Cosmetic nanomaterials in the environment: nano-zinc oxide and zinc-influence on soil microorganisms. Applied Nanoscience, 13(9), 5921-5933.
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2023 Huang, H., Juhasz, A., Brunetti, G., Roccisano, A., & Stanford, N. (2023). Enhanced pitting resistance and antibacterial durability of Cu-bearing stainless steels via tailoring Cu distributions. Materialia, 31(101880), 1-8.
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2022 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, 1-11.
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2021 Meyer, G., Bell, M. J., Lombi, E., Doolette, C. L., Brunetti, G., Novotny, E. H., . . . Kopittke, P. M. (2021). Phosphorus speciation in the fertosphere of highly concentrated fertilizer bands. Geoderma, 403(115208), 1-10.
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2021 Wang, X., Brunetti, G., Tian, W., Owens, G., Qu, Y., Jin, C., & Lombi, E. (2021). Effect of soil amendments on molybdenum availability in mine affected agricultural soils. Environmental Pollution, 269(116132), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC11
2021 Ogunniyi, A. D., Dandie, C. E., Brunetti, G., Drigo, B., Aleer, S., Hall, B., . . . Lombi, E. (2021). Neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water is effective for pre-harvest decontamination of fresh produce. Food Microbiology, 93, 10 pages.
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2021 Drigo, B., Brunetti, G., Aleer, S. C., Bell, J. M., Short, M. D., Vasileiadis, S., . . . Donner, E. (2021). Inactivation, removal, and regrowth potential of opportunistic pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in recycled water systems. Water Research, 201(117324), 117324-1-117324-11.
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2021 Diquattro, S., Castaldi, P., Ritch, S., Juhasz, A. L., Brunetti, G., Scheckel, K. G., . . . Lombi, E. (2021). Insights into the fate of antimony (Sb) in contaminated soils: ageing influence on Sb mobility, bioavailability, bioaccessibility and speciation. Science of the Total Environment, 770(article no. 145354), 1-10.
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2020 Anderson, J., Keppel, G., Thomson, S. M., Gibbs, J., & Brunetti, G. (2020). High diversity of native plants and vegetation types in the Morialta Conservation Park and the threat of invasive species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 144(2), 180-199.
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2020 Marano, R. B. M., Fernandes, T., Manaia, C. M., Nunes, O., Donner, E., Drigo, B., . . . Cytryn, E. (2020). A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants. Environment International, 144(106035), 1-11.
DOI Scopus68 WoS57 Europe PMC46
2020 Meyer, G., Bell, M. J., Doolette, C. L., Brunetti, G., Zhang, Y., Lombi, E., & Kopittke, P. M. (2020). Plant-available phosphorus in highly concentrated fertilizer bands: effects of soil type, phosphorus form, and coapplied potassium. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 68(29), 7571-7580.
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2019 Ogunniyi, A. D., Dandie, C. E., Ferro, S., Hall, B., Drigo, B., Brunetti, G., . . . Lombi, E. (2019). Comparative antibacterial activities of neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water and other chlorine-based sanitizers. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 19955-1-19955-13.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC10
2019 Khaksar, M., Vasileiadis, S., Sekine, R., Brunetti, G., Scheckel, K. G., Vasilev, K., . . . Donner, E. (2019). Chemical characterisation, antibacterial activity, and (nano)silver transformation of commercial personal care products exposed to household greywater. Environmental Science: Nano, 6(10), 3027-3038.
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2018 Vasileiadis, S., Brunetti, G., Marzouk, E., Wakelin, S., Kowalchuk, G. A., Lombi, E., & Donner, E. (2018). Silver toxicity thresholds for multiple soil microbial biomarkers. Environmental science & technology, 52(15), 8745-8755.
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2018 Wu, X., Ren, X., Owens, G., Brunetti, G., Zhou, J., Yong, X., . . . Jia, H. (2018). A facultative electroactive chromium(VI)-reducing bacterium aerobically isolated from a biocathode microbial fuel cell. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(NOV), 10 pages.
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2018 Wu, X., Xiong, X., Owens, G., Brunetti, G., Zhou, J., Yong, X., . . . Jia, H. (2018). Anode modification by biogenic gold nanoparticles for the improved performance of microbial fuel cells and microbial community shift. Bioresource Technology, 270, 11-19.
DOI Scopus95 WoS77 Europe PMC35
2017 De Mastro, G., Tarraf, W., Verdini, L., Brunetti, G., & Ruta, C. (2017). Essential oil diversity of Origanum vulgare L. populations from Southern Italy. Food chemistry, 235, 1-6.
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2017 Wu, X., Xiong, X., Brunetti, G., Yong, X., Zhou, J., Zhang, L., . . . Jia, H. (2017). Effect of MWCNT-modified graphite felts on hexavalent chromium removal in biocathode microbial fuel cells. RSC advances, 7(85), 53932-53940.
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2016 Chekli, L., Brunetti, G., Marzouk, E. R., Maoz Shen, A., Smith, E., Naidu, R., . . . Donner, E. (2016). Evaluating the mobility of polymer-stabilised zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their potential to co-transport contaminants in intact soil cores. Environmental pollution, 216, 636-645.
DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC11
2016 Malysheva, A., Ivask, A., Hager, C., Brunetti, G., Marzouk, E. R., Lombi, E., & Voelcker, N. H. (2016). Sorption of silver nanoparticles to laboratory plastic during (eco)toxicological testing. Nanotoxicology, 10(4), 385-390.
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2015 Mele, E., Donner, E., Juhasz, A. L., Brunetti, G., Smith, E., Betts, A. R., . . . Lombi, E. (2015). In situ fixation of metal(loid)s in contaminated soils : a comparison of conventional, opportunistic, and engineered soil amendments. Environmental Science and Technology, 49(22), 13501-13509.
DOI Scopus41 WoS37 Europe PMC21
2015 Brunetti, G., Donner, E., Laera, G., Sekine, R., Scheckel, K. G., Khaksar, M., . . . Lombi, E. (2015). Fate of zinc and silver engineered nanoparticles in sewerage networks. Water research, 77, 72-84.
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2015 Sekine, R., Brunetti, G., Donner, E., Khaksar, M., Vasilev, K., Jämting, A., . . . Lombi, E. (2015). Speciation and lability of Ag-, AgCI-, and Ag2S-nanoparticles in soil determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and diffusive gradients in thin films. Environmental science & technology, 49(2), 897-905.
DOI Scopus107 WoS96 Europe PMC52
2015 Donner, E., Scheckel, K., Sekine, R., Popelka Filcoff, R. S., Bennett, J. W., Brunetti, G., . . . Lombi, E. (2015). Non-labile silver species in biosolids remain stable throughout 50 years of weathering and ageing. Environmental pollution, 205, 78-86.
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2013 Donner, E., Brunetti, G., Zarcinas, B., Harris, P., Tavakkoli, E., Naidu, R., & Lombi, E. (2013). Effects of chemical amendments on the lability and speciation of metals in anaerobically digested biosolids. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(19), 11157-11165.
DOI Scopus22 WoS18 Europe PMC10
2013 Sekine, R., Khaksar, M. S., Brunetti, G., Donner, E. N. S., Scheckel, K. G., Lombi, E., & Vasilev, K. A. (2013). Surface immobilization of engineered nanomaterials for in situ study of their environmental transformations and fate. Environmental science & technology, 47(16), 9308-9316.
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