Amy Heffernan

Harmonizing analytical chemistry and clinical epidemiology for human biomonitoring studies. A case-study of plastic product chemicals in urine

AL Heffernan, MJ Gomez-Ramos, C Symeonides, DJ Hare, S Vijayasarathy, K Thompson, JF Mueller, AL Ponsonby, PD Sly

Journal article  |  2020  |  Chemosphere

There is an interdisciplinary interface between analytical chemistry and epidemiology studies with respect to the design, executio..

Serum measures of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in reproductive-aged women in the United Kingdom.

Daniel S Drage, Amy L Heffernan, Thomas K Cunningham, Lesa L Aylward, Jochen F Mueller, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Stephen L Atkin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Environmental Research

We investigated the serum concentrations of two brominated flame retardants (BFRs) - polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and he..

Evaluating internal exposure of sea turtles as model species for identifying regional chemical threats in nearshore habitats of the Great Barrier Reef.

Caroline Gaus, C Alexander Villa, Gülsah Dogruer, Amy Heffernan, Soumini Vijayasarathy, Chun-Yin Lin, Mark Flint, Christine Madden Hof, Ian Bell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Science of The Total Environment

Marine megafauna that forage in proximity to land can be exposed to a diverse mixture of chemicals that - individually or combined..

Integrated chemical exposure assessment of coastal green turtle foraging grounds on the Great Barrier Reef.

C Gallen, AL Heffernan, S Kaserzon, G Dogruer, S Samanipour, MJ Gomez-Ramos, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2019  |  Science of The Total Environment

The Great Barrier Reef receives run-off from 424,000 km2 catchment area across coastal Queensland, incorporating diffuse agricultu..

Tracing Environmental Exposure from Neurodevelopment to Neurodegeneration

Amy L Heffernan, Dominic J Hare

Journal article  |  2018  |  Trends in Neurosciences

Perfluorinated alkyl acids in the serum and follicular fluid of UK women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing fertility treatment and associations with hormonal and metabolic parameters

AL Heffernan, TK Cunningham, DS Drage, LL Aylward, K Thompson, S Vijayasarathy, JF Mueller, SL Atkin, T Sathyapalan

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Urinary metabolites of organophosphate esters: Concentrations and age trends in Australian children

Chang He, Leisa-Maree L Toms, Thai Phong, Nele Van den Eede, Xianyu Wang, Yan Li, Christine Baduel, Fiona A Harden, Amy L Heffernan, Peter Hobson, Adrian Covaci, Jochen F Mueller

Journal article  |  2018  |  Environment International

Non-targeted, high resolution mass spectrometry strategy for simultaneous monitoring of xenobiotics and endogenous compounds in green sea turtles on the Great Barrier Reef

Amy L Heffernan, Maria M Gomez-Ramos, Caroline Gaus, Soumini Vijayasarathy, Ian Bell, Christine Hof, Jochen F Mueller, Maria J Gomez-Ramos

Journal article  |  2017  |  Science of The Total Environment

Fate and redistribution of perfluoroalkyl acids through AFFF-impacted groundwater

Jennifer Braunig, Christine Baduel, Amy Heffernan, Anna Rotander, Eric Donaldson, Jochen F Mueller

Journal article  |  2017  |  Science of The Total Environment

Rapid screening and identification of chemical hazards in surface and drinking water using high resolution mass spectrometry and a case-control filter

Sarit L Kaserzon, Amy L Heffernan, Kristie Thompson, Jochen F Mueller, Maria Jose Gomez Ramos

Journal article  |  2017  |  Chemosphere

Cross-sectional biomonitoring study of pesticide exposures in Queensland, Australia, using pooled urine samples

AL Heffernan, K English, LML Toms, AM Calafat, L Valentin-Blasini, P Hobson, S Broomhall, RS Ware, P Jagals, PD Sly, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2016  |  Environmental Science and Pollution Research

The Neurobiology and Age-Related Prevalence of the epsilon 4 Allele of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's Disease Cohorts

Amy L Heffernan, Cameron Chidgey, Po Peng, Colin L Masters, Blaine R Roberts

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Rapid, automated online SPE-LC-QTRAP-MS/MS method for the simultaneous analysis of 14 phthalate metabolites and 5 bisphenol analogues in human urine

AL Heffernan, K Thompson, G Eaglesham, S Vijayasarathy, JF Mueller, PD Sly, MJ Gomez

Journal article  |  2016  |  Talanta

Concentrations of phthalates and DINCH metabolites in pooled urine from Queensland, Australia

MJ Gomez Ramos, AL Heffernan, LML Toms, AM Calafat, X Ye, P Hobson, S Broomhall, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2016  |  Environment International

Monitoring exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an Australian population using pooled urine samples

Phong K Thai, Amy L Heffernan, Leisa-Maree L Toms, Zheng Li, Antonia M Calafat, Peter Hobson, Sara Broomhall, Jochen F Mueller

Journal article  |  2016  |  Environment International

Use of pooled samples to assess human exposure to parabens, benzophenone-3 and triclosan in Queensland, Australia

AL Heffernan, C Baduel, LML Toms, AM Calafat, X Ye, P Hobson, S Broomhall, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2015  |  Environment International

Age as a determinant of phosphate flame retardant exposure of the Australian population and identification of novel urinary PFR metabolites

Nele Van den Eede, Amy L Heffernan, Lesa L Aylward, Peter Hobson, Hugo Neels, Jochen F Mueller, Adrian Covaci

Journal article  |  2015  |  Environment International

Towards development of a rapid and effective non-destructive testing strategy to identify brominated flame retardants in the plastics of consumer products

Christie Gallen, Andrew Banks, Sicco Brandsma, Christine Baduel, Phong Thai, Geoff Eaglesham, Amy Heffernan, Pim Leonards, Paul Bainton, Jochen F Mueller

Journal article  |  2014  |  Science of The Total Environment

Bisphenol A exposure is not associated with area-level socioeconomic index in Australian children using pooled urine samples

AL Heffernan, PD Sly, LML Toms, P Hobson, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2014  |  Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Short term variability in urinary bisphenol A in Australian children

Amy L Heffernan, LL Aylward, AJ Samidurai, PSW Davies, LML Toms, PD Sly, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2014  |  Environment International

Pooled biological specimens for human biomonitoring of environmental chemicals: Opportunities and limitations

Amy L Heffernan, Lesa L Aylward, Leisa-Maree L Toms, Peter D Sly, Matthew Macleod, Jochen F Mueller

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Collection and analysis of chemical pollutants in pooled human media (milk, serum and urine) 2011-2013. Report for the Australian Government Department of the Environment.

LM Toms, AL Heffernan, P Hobson, A Sjoedin, A Calafat, Z Li, C Baduel, MJ Gomez-Ramos, P Thai, Y Chen, R Malisch

Report  |  2014

Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in pregnant women

Anna Carita Callan, Andrea Lee Hinwood, Amy Heffernan, Geoff Eaglesham, Jochen Mueller, Jon Oyvind Odland

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

AGE-RELATED TRENDS IN URINARY EXCRETION OF BISPHENOL A IN AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS: EVIDENCE FROM A POOLED SAMPLE STUDY USING SAMPLES OF CONVENIENCE

AL Heffernan, LL Aylward, LML Toms, G Eaglesham, P Hobson, PD Sly, JF Mueller

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

Testing of articles for persistent organic pollutants. March 2013. Report for the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water Population and Communities

CL Bentley, A Banks, C Baduel, G Eaglesham, P Leonards, AL Heffernan, L Hearn, J Mueller

Report  |  2013

Assessing Exposures to Emerging Environmental Contaminants In Children

Amy L Heffernan

Journal article  |  Journal of Enviromental Immunology and Toxicology