Griffith University

PhD

Research Affiliate, Atmospheric Environment Research Centre
Senior Research Fellow, University of QLD, National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology

Contact Details for Dr Caroline Gaus: c.gaus@uq.edu.au

Research expertise

• Fate of organic trace pollutants in the environment, in particular in tropical and marine systems
• dioxin sources, emission and formation
• chemical transport and distribution processes
• contaminant exposure and risk assessment

Recent Publications

• Vetter, W., Turek, C., Marsh, G, Gaus, C.  2008. Identification and quantification of new polybrominated dimethoxybiphenyls (PBDMBs) in marine mammals from Australia.  Chemosphere, 73 (4): 580-586.
• Weber, R., Gaus, C., Tysklind, M., Johnston, P. Forter, M., Hollert, H., Heinisch, E., Hloubek, I., Lloyd-Smith, M., Masunaga, S., Moccarelli, P., Santillo, D., Seike, N., Symons, R., Torres, J. P. M., Verta, M., Varbelow, G., Vijgen, J., Watson, A., Costner, P., Woelz, J., Wycisk, P., Zennegg, M.  2008.  Dioxin- and POP-contaminated sites ? contemporary and future relevance and challenges.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 15(5):363-393.
• Balzer, W., Gaus, H-M., Gaus, C., Urban, U., Weber, R.  2008.  PCDD/F emission from Leblanc Soda factories in Great Britain, France and Germany during the 18th to early 20th century.  Organohalogen Compounds, 70: 809-812.
• Matthews, V., Paepke, O., Gaus, C., 2008. Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in seafood species from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin; 57(6-12): 392-402.
• Weber, R., Tyskline, M., Gaus, C. 2008.  Dioxin ? Contemporary and Future Challenges of Historical Legacies (Editorial, dedicated to Otto Hutzinger).  Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 15(2): 96-112.
• Holt, E., Von der Recke, R., Vetter, W., Hawker, D., Albert, V., Kuch, B., Weber, R., Gaus, C. 2008. Identification of dioxin precursors in environmental samples and pesticide formulations.  Environmental Science and Technology, 42 (5), 1472?1478.          
• Hermanussen, S., Matthews, V., Paepke, O., Limpus, C., Gaus, C., 2008. Flame retardants (PBDEs) in marine turtles, dugongs and seafood. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 57(6-12): 409-418.
• Balzer, W., Gaus, H-M., Gaus, C., Weber, R., Schmitt-Biegel, B., Urban, U. 2007. Remediation Measures in a Residential Area Highly Contaminated with PCDD/PCDF, Arsenic and Heavy Metals as a result of Industrial Production in the Early 19th Century. Organohalogen Compd 69, 857?860.
• Vetter, W., Gaul, S., Olbrich, D. and Gaus, C. 2007. Monobromo and higher brominated congeners of the marine 3 heptahalogenated natural product 2,3,3'4,4',5,5'-heptachloro-1'-methyl-1,2'-bipyrrole (Q1). Chemosphere, 66(10): 2011-2018.
• Grant, S., Hermanussen, S., Papke , O., Gaus, C. 2006. Levels and sources of PCDDs and PCDFs in sugarcane and pineapple agricultural soils from Hawaii. Organohalogen Compounds, 68: 2244-2247.
• Hermanussen, S., Limpus, C., Paepke, O., Connell, D.W., Gaus, C. 2006. Foraging habitat contamination determines green sea turtle PCDD/F exposure. Organohalogen Compounds, 68: 592-595.
• Matthews, V., Paepke, O., Matthews, C., Gaus, C. 2006. Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in edible marine species from Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Organohalogen Compounds, 68: 2093-2096.
• Muusse, M., Hermanussen, S., Limpus, C., Paepke, O., Gaus, C. 2006. Maternal transfer of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in marine turtles. Organohalogen Compounds, 68: 596-599.
• Bauer, U., Correll, R., Ellis, D., Prange, J., Gaus, C., Shaw, M., Holt, E., Symons, R., Burniston, D., Ivory, A., Mobbs, C., Muller, J. 2005. Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in birds from Australia. Organohalogen Compounds 67, 1254-1258.
• Haynes, D., Carter, S., Gaus, C., Muller, J., Dennison, W. 2005. Organochlorine and heavy metal concentrations in blubber and liver tissue collected from Queensland (Australia) dugong (Dugong dugon). Marine Pollution Bulletin 51, 361-369.
• Melcher, J., Olbrich, D., Marsh, G., Nikiforov, V., Gaus, C, Vetter, W., 2005. Tetra- and Tribromophenoxyanisoles in marine samples from Oceania. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39, 7784-7789.
• Gaus, C, Holt, E., Weber, R., Prange, J., Kuch, B., 2005. Dioxin precursors in Australian soil characterised by 1,4-PCDD/F signatures. Organohalogen Compounds 67, 1271-1275.
• Gaus, C, Correll, R., Muller, J., Holt, E., Ellis, D., Prange, J., Shaw, M., Bauer, U., Symons, R., Burniston, D., 2005. Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in marine mammals from Australia. Organohalogen Compounds 67, 1271-1275.
• Haynes, D., Carter, S., Gaus, C, Muller, J., Dennison, W., 2004. Organochlorine and heavy metal concentrations in blubber and liver tissue collected from Queensland (Australia) dugong (Dugong dugon). Marine Pollution Bulletin 51, 361-369.
• Harden, F., Muller, J.F., Toms, L.-M., Gaus, C, Moore, M., Papke, O., Ryan, J.J., Hobson, P., 2004. Determination of the levels of dioxin in the Australian population by analysis of blood serum. Organohalogen Compounds 66, 2853-2858.
• Hermanussen, S., Limpus, C., Papke, O., Blanchard, W., Connell, D., Gaus, C, 2004. Evaluating spatial patterns of dioxins in sediments to aid determination of potential implications for marine reptiles. Organohalogen Compounds 66, 1861-1867.
• Gaus, C, O'Donohue, M., Connell, D., Muller, J., Haynes, D., Papke, O., 2004. Exposure and potential risks of dioxins to the marine mammal dugong. Organohalogen Compounds 66, 1559-1566.
• Melcher, J., Olbrich, D., Marsh, G., Gaus, C, Muller, J.F., Vetter, W., 2004. Identification and quantification of the halogenated natural product BC-3. Organohalogen Compounds i66, 431-436.
• Prange, J.A., Gaus, C, Weber, R., Papke , O., Muller, J.F., 2003. Assessing Forest Fire as a Potential PCDD/F Source in Queensland, Australia. Environmental Science and Technology 37, 4325-4329.
• Prange, J.A., Gaus, C, Weber, R., Papke, O., Muller, J., 2003. Are forest fires a source of PCDD/Fs in Queensland (Australia). Organohalogen Compounds 63, 130-133.