Dr Divina Navarro

• 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

  Environmental Chemistry Environmental Nanotechnology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  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, 8 pages. DOI
  2023	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 (Barking, Essex : 1987), 323, 121249. DOI
  2022	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. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC1
  2022	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. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
  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, 11 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC1
  2022	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. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2022	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. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
  2022	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. Environmental Science and Technology, 56(14), 10030-10041. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2022	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. DOI
  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. DOI Scopus21 WoS17 Europe PMC1
  2021	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. DOI Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC1
  2020	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. DOI Scopus78 WoS71 Europe PMC5
  2020	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., Kah, M., Losic, D., Kookana, R., & McLaughlin, M. (2020). Mineralisation and release of 14C-graphene oxide (GO) in soils. Chemosphere, 238, 124558. DOI Scopus11 WoS5 Europe PMC1
  2020	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. DOI Scopus21 WoS21 Europe PMC3
  2020	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. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2019	Lath, S., Knight, E., Navarro, D., Kookana, R., & McLaughlin, M. (2019). Sorption of PFOA onto different laboratory materials: Filter membranes and centrifuge tubes. Chemosphere, 222, 671-678. DOI Scopus59 WoS53 Europe PMC9
  2019	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. DOI Scopus28 WoS24
  2019	Knight, E., Janik, L., Navarro, D., Kookana, R., & McLaughlin, M. (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. DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC4
  2018	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. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
  2018	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. DOI Scopus26 WoS20
  2018	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. DOI Scopus78 WoS72 Europe PMC16
  2017	Navarro, D., Kookana, R., McLaughlin, M., & Kirby, J. (2017). Fate of radiolabeled C₆₀ fullerenes in aged soils. Environmental Pollution, 221, 293-300. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2016	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. DOI Scopus15 WoS15
  2016	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. DOI Scopus38 WoS34 Europe PMC8
  2015	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. DOI Scopus79 WoS75 Europe PMC9
  2014	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. DOI Scopus151 WoS141 Europe PMC32
  2014	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. DOI Scopus37 WoS36 Europe PMC7
  2013	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. DOI Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC5
  2013	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. DOI Scopus33 WoS30 Europe PMC14
  2013	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. DOI Scopus29 WoS28 Europe PMC7
  2012	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. DOI Scopus123 WoS101 Europe PMC17
  2011	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. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC1
  2011	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. DOI Scopus31 WoS29 Europe PMC4
  2011	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. DOI Scopus54 WoS48 Europe PMC18
  2011	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. DOI Scopus253 WoS236 Europe PMC68
  2010	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. DOI Scopus29 WoS29 Europe PMC4
  2009	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. DOI Scopus61 WoS55 Europe PMC14

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  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., 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.

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022	Principal Supervisor	Desorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from solid matrices	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Minshu Liang
  2021	Co-Supervisor	Development and optimisation of materials for the remediation of PFAS	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Matthew James Richardson

• 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 organisms	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Casey Louise Doolette

• 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	-

• Position: Affiliate Lecturer
• Phone: 83138587
• Email: divina.navarro@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: Waite
• Building: Prescott
• Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine