Dr Anu Kumar

Selected Recent Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

El-Merhibi A., Kumar A and Smeaton T. 2003 Role of piperonyl butoxide in the toxicity of chlorpyrifos to Ceriodaphnia dubia and Xenopus laevis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, In Press.

Kookana R, Ying GG, Kumar A and Dillon P. August 2002. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Potential Sources and Impacts on the Australian Riverine Environment. Proceedings AWA Conference “ Chemicals of Concern” Sydney, June 2003.

Kemp D and Kumar A. 2003 Toxicology of Arterial Road Runoff; Investigations in South Australia Using an Artificial Rainfall Event. Submitted to The Institution of Engineers, Australia 28th International Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, 10 - 14 November 2003, Wollongong, NSW

Woods M, Kumar A and Correll R. 2002 Ecotoxicological evaluation of mixtures of widely used pesticides to Ceriodaphnia dubia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 68:801-808.

Kumar A and Chapman JC, 2001. Profenofos toxicity in the wild fish from cotton growing areas of New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Environmental Quality 30 (3) 740-750.

Kumar A and Chapman JC, 1998. Effects of the organophosphate pesticide, profenofos, in rainbowfish, Melanotaenia duboulayi. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17 (9) 1799-1806.

Abdullah AR, Kumar A and Chapman JC. 1994. Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase in the Australian freshwater shrimp, Paratya australiensis, by profenofos. Environmental. Toxicology and Chemistry 13, 1861-66.

Reports

Some of the most recent major research reports submitted to various organisations/sponsors are:

Transport SA, Final Report
Kumar A, Woods M, El-Merhibi A, Hobbs D and Doan H. June 2002. The toxicity of arterial road runoff in Meterpolitan Adelaide Phase II.

National Heritage Trust Fish Rehab Program Project, Final report
Kumar A, Megharaj M and Kookana R. May 2002. Impact of sediment associated pesticides on native fish populations.

Onkaparinga Catchment Board, Final Report
Kumar A, Sarneckis K and Gorrie J, Megharaj M and Kookana R. 2001. Joint Report. Monitoring the effects of bioaccumulation of pesticides within the Onkaparinga catchment and Pesticide residues on sediments and their ecotoxicity in the Onkaparinga catchment

Conference presentations

Woods M, Kumar A, Kookana R and Barton M. 2002. Assessment of binary combinations of xenoestrogens using a recombinant estrogen screen. Australian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference, Interact 2002, Sydney, Australia.

Sarneckis K and Kumar A. Comparative toxicity of two formulations of chlorpyrifos to an exotic and native frog species. Australian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference, Envirotox 2001, Canberra, Australia.

Kumar A and Woods M. 2001. Toxicity of pesticide combinations in a vertebrate model: are they additive, antagonistic or synergistic? Australian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference, Envirotox 2001, Canberra, Australia.

Kumar A and Bidwell JB. 1999. Toxicity Identification Evaluations of Urban Stormwater. Australian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference, Envirotox99, Geelong, Australia.

Kumar A and Bidwell JB. 1997. Toxicity of lead, copper and zinc mixtures to Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia carinata, 19th Annual meeting of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Kumar A and Chapman JC. 1997. Effects of endosulfan on the early life stages of the rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi and the gudgeon Mogurnda adspersa, Australian Society for Ecotoxicology Conference, Brisbane, Australia.