Divina Navarro

@csiro.au

Environment
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Environmental Science, Analytical Chemistry
62

Scopus Publications

3831

Scholar Citations

31

Scholar h-index

41

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Effect of physical, chemical, and biological aging on activated carbon and biochar properties and PFAS immobilisation in soils
    S Kabiri, KC Bowles, S Bhat, DA Navarro
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, 142258 , 2026
    2026
  • Long-term laboratory-based evaluation of PFAS mobility after granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment: Influence of vegetation and soil properties
    S Kabiri, KC Bowles, DA Navarro
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, 141948 , 2026
    2026
  • Migration of Per‐and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Soil Under Rainfall Simulation
    M Liang, S Kabiri, MJ McLaughlin, D Navarro
    CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 54 (4), e70161 , 2026
    2026
  • Field Evaluation of a Constructed Floating Wetland for Nutrients and PFAS Attenuation in a Treatment Lagoon
    J Awad, W Lu, C Walker, M Malerba, L Schuster, D Navarro
    ACS ES&T Water 6 (4), 2278-2289 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Constructed floating wetlands cut greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater lagoons
    L Schuster, PI Macreadie, J Awad, D Navarro, ME Malerba
    EarthArXiv , 2026
    2026
  • Field Assessment of a Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment: A Focus on PFAS Management
    J Awad, HC Silva, D Navarro, E Blotevogel, A Juhasz, J Kirby
    Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 101092 , 2026
    2026
  • Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy
    NJ Boxall, M Bolton, DA Navarro, CA Joll, A Heitz, RK Niven, BBM Wong, ...
    Resources, Conservation and Recycling 225, 108600 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • In situ XANES study of PFAS impacted soils filled with aqueous and non-aqueous phases
    A Kumar, MK Alam, B Qian, MJ Donn, DA Navarro, JL Rayner, GB Davis, ...
    Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 104820 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Granular Activated Carbon Reduces PFAS Bioavailability and Protects Ant Colony Growth in Soil
    D Navarro, B Hoffmann, W Lu, K Bowles, J Kirby
    Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 100169 , 2025
    2025
  • Numerical evaluation of effectiveness of different soil amendments to stabilise PFAS in shallow soil
    I Wallis, G Davis, J Hutson, J Rayner, D Navarro, S Kabiri, H Prommer
    52nd Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists , 2025
    2025
  • Enhanced immobilisation of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using a combination of sorbents and plants: A controlled rainfall simulation study
    M Liang, S Kabiri, MJ McLaughlin, D Navarro
    Science of The Total Environment 989, 179835 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Guidance on sampling complex waste materials: Sampling plan design principles applied to end of life tyres and rubber materials
    NJ Boxall, G Davis, DA Navarro, M Williams, C Joll, A Heitz, R Niven, ...
    CSIRO Publishing , 2025
    2025
  • Evaluation of separation by high shear mixing for per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment in water
    MJ Richardson, S Kabiri, DA Navarro, M Jafarian, MJ Mclaughlin
    Separation and Purification Technology 354, 129026 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Environmental Impacts of Tyre Use
    D Navarro, R Kookana
    Chemistry International 48 (1), 42-43 , 2025
    2025
  • Human exposure to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Asia and contributing factors, with a focus on East Asia
    RS Kookana, B Sha, JC Baluyot, KC Bowles, M Kah, LP Padhye, GG Ying, ...
    Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 27 (9), 2614-2635 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 21
  • Sampling guidance for complex waste materials: Sampling plan design principles applied to end of life tyres and rubber materials. Version 1.2–First published: October 2023 …
    NJ Boxall, GB Davis, DA Navarro, M Williams, C Joll, A Heitz, R Niven, ...
    Energy, the Environment and Water , 2025
    2025
  • Characterization and adsorption performance of surfactant-modified zeolite for chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solutions
    II Buladaco, DAG Navarro, JEM Rosales, PB Sanchez
    Journal of Ecological Engineering 26 (5) , 2025
    2025
  • Long-term management of PFAS contaminated water using constructed floating wetlands: Opportunities, limitations, and implementation considerations
    J Awad, D Navarro, J Kirby, C Walker, A Juhasz
    CritiCal reviews in environmental sCienCe and teChnology 54 (24), 1709-1733 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 19
  • Review on methods for assessing and predicting leaching of PFAS from solid matrices
    DA Navarro, SS Kabiri, K Bowles, ER Knight, J Braeunig, P Srivastava, ...
    Current Pollution Reports 10 (4), 628-647 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 22
  • Investigating hydrodynamic cavitation as an efficient means for removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from solution
    S Kabiri, M Jafarian, DA Navarro, CP Whitby, MJ McLaughlin
    Separation and Purification Technology 347, 127644 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Influences of chemical properties, soil properties, and solution pH on soil–water partitioning coefficients of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
    TMH Nguyen, J Bräunig, K Thompson, J Thompson, S Kabiri, ...
    Environmental science & technology 54 (24), 15883-15892 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 509
  • Humic acid-induced silver nanoparticle formation under environmentally relevant conditions
    N Akaighe, RI MacCuspie, DA Navarro, DS Aga, S Banerjee, M Sohn, ...
    Environmental science & technology 45 (9), 3895-3901 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 369
  • Assessing antibiotic sorption in soil: a literature review and new case studies on sulfonamides and macrolides
    SR Wegst-Uhrich, DAG Navarro, L Zimmerman, DS Aga
    Chemistry Central Journal 8 (1), 5 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 273
  • Increasing ionic strength and valency of cations enhance sorption through hydrophobic interactions of PFAS with soil surfaces
    W Cai, DA Navarro, J Du, G Ying, B Yang, MJ McLaughlin, RS Kookana
    Science of the Total Environment 817, 152975 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 233
  • Sorption of PFOA onto different laboratory materials: Filter membranes and centrifuge tubes
    S Lath, ER Knight, DA Navarro, RS Kookana, MJ McLaughlin
    Chemosphere 222, 671-678 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 219
  • Investigating uptake of water-dispersible CdSe/ZnS quantum dot nanoparticles by Arabidopsis thaliana plants
    DA Navarro, MA Bisson, DS Aga
    Journal of hazardous materials 211, 427-435 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 195
  • Ecological risk assessment of nano-enabled pesticides: a perspective on problem formulation
    GW Walker, RS Kookana, NE Smith, M Kah, CL Doolette, PT Reeves, ...
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 66 (26), 6480-6486 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 178
  • Bioavailability of silver and silver sulfide nanoparticles to lettuce (Lactuca sativa): Effect of agricultural amendments on plant uptake
    CL Doolette, MJ McLaughlin, JK Kirby, DA Navarro
    Journal of hazardous materials 300, 788-795 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 149
  • Application of native plants in constructed floating wetlands as a passive remediation approach for PFAS-impacted surface water
    J Awad, G Brunetti, A Juhasz, M Williams, D Navarro, B Drigo, J Bougoure, ...
    Journal of Hazardous Materials 429, 128326 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 108
  • Sorptive remediation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using mixed mineral and graphene/carbon-based materials
    S Lath, DA Navarro, D Losic, A Kumar, MJ McLaughlin
    Environmental Chemistry 15 (8), 472-480 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 85
  • Natural organic matter-mediated phase transfer of quantum dots in the aquatic environment
    DAG Navarro, DF Watson, DS Aga, S Banerjee
    Environmental science & technology 43 (3), 677-682 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 84
  • Key properties governing sorption–desorption behaviour of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances in saturated and unsaturated soils: a review
    RS Kookana, DA Navarro, S Kabiri, MJ McLaughlin
    Soil Research 61 (2), 107-125 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 78
  • Comparing the leaching behavior of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from contaminated soils using static and column leaching tests
    S Kabiri, W Tucker, DA Navarro, J Braunig, K Thompson, ER Knight, ...
    Environmental Science & Technology 56 (1), 368-378 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 76
  • Stabilisation of PFAS in soils: Long-term effectiveness of carbon-based soil amendments
    DA Navarro, S Kabiri, J Ho, KC Bowles, G Davis, MJ McLaughlin, ...
    Environmental Pollution 323, 121249 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 73
  • Cd Tolerance and Accumulation in the Aquatic Macrophyte, Chara australis : Potential Use for Charophytes in Phytoremediation
    BL Clabeaux, DAG Navarro, DS Aga, MA Bisson
    Environmental science & technology 45 (12), 5332-5338 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 73
  • Quantifying the sensitivity of soil microbial communities to silver sulfide nanoparticles using metagenome sequencing
    CL Doolette, VVSR Gupta, Y Lu, JL Payne, DJ Batstone, JK Kirby, ...
    PLoS one 11 (8), e0161979 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 71
  • An investigation into the long-term binding and uptake of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS in soil–plant systems
    ER Knight, J Bräunig, LJ Janik, DA Navarro, RS Kookana, JF Mueller, ...
    Journal of Hazardous Materials 404, 124065 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 70
  • The efficacy of soil washing for the remediation of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the field
    C Grimison, ER Knight, TMH Nguyen, N Nagle, S Kabiri, J Bräunig, ...
    Journal of hazardous materials 445, 130441 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 66
  • Sorption behaviour of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as affected by the properties of coastal estuarine sediments
    DP Oliver, DA Navarro, J Baldock, SL Simpson, RS Kookana
    Science of the total environment 720, 137263 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 66
  • Impact of (nano) formulations on the distribution and wash-off of copper pesticides and fertilisers applied on citrus leaves
    M Kah, D Navarro, RS Kookana, JK Kirby, S Santra, A Ozcan, S Kabiri
    Environmental Chemistry 16 (6), 401-410 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 66