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Biography
Dr Simon Apte was formerly Senior Principal Research scientist at the Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research, CSIRO Environment, Lucas Heights, Australia. He has over 30 years experience of investigating of water quality problems throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This includes assessing the impacts of mining and other developments on tropical ecosystems.
His research focuses on understanding the speciation and bioavailability of trace metals in aquatic systems. In particular, the determination of trace elements including mercury at ultratrace concentrations in environmental matrices including marine waters.
Research Interests
Trace elements in aquatic environments, mercury speciation and bioavailability in aquatic systems, ultratrace metals analysis, impacts of mining on aquatic systems
Qualifications
PhD Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Southampton, UK (1985)
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Legacy mercury emissions and releases from colonial-era gold mining in Australia
Schneider, L., Cao, F., Davies, P., Allen, K., Apte, S., Taylor, J. R., Hua, Q., King, J., Sun, R., Brookhouse, M. T. & Lawrence, S., 15 Mar 2026, In: Environmental Pollution. 393, 14 p., 127517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)