Ayomi Jayarathne

About

I am a researcher in the fields of Water and Environmental Engineering. My research interests are stormwater pollution and modelling, adsorption processes of organic and inorganic contaminants, risk assessment in relation to human and ecosystem health.

Employment

• The University of Queensland Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences Postdoctoral Research fellow
  2021 - Present
• Queensland University of Technology Research Associate
  2017 - 2021

Education

• University of Peradeniya BSc
  2009 - 2014

Projects & Funding

• Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award Queensland University of Technology
  2018 - Present
• Transformation of physical and chemical properties of metals built-up on urban road surfaces Queensland University of Technology
  2018 - Present
• Transformation of physical and chemical properties of metals built-up on urban road surfaces Queensland University of Technology
  2015 - 2018
• Transformation of physical and chemical properties of metals built-up on urban road surfaces Queensland University of Technology
  2015 - 2018

Publications (23)

• Validation of a method for quantification of bisphenols and phthalate metabolites in post-mortem human brain tissue
  Analytica Chimica Acta 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2026.346054
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• Association of plastic-associated chemicals with Alzheimer's disease amyloid-β and cognitive status
  Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2025 DOI: 10.1177/13872877251364559
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• Leaching characteristics of metals from recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP)
  Heliyon 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30407
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• Role of agricultural land practices in the behaviour of nitrates in groundwater
  Daniel Marcos Bonotto, Ayomi Jayarathne, Daniel Bonotto +3 more
  International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s42108-022-00208-x
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• Role of organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorous on granulation and settling velocity in wastewater treatment
  M.A. Gomez-Gallegos, R. Reyes-Mazzoco, Deborah Xanat Flores‐Cervantes

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  • Ayomi Jayarathne
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  • Erick R. Bandala
  • José Luis Sánchez‐Salas
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.101967
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• Influence of the hierarchical structure of land use on metals, nutrients and organochlorine pesticides in urban river sediments
  Buddhi Wijesiri, An Liu, Ayomi Jayarathne +4 more
  Ecological Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106123
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• Influence of surface hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity of biochar on the removal of emerging contaminants
  Adam M. Clurman, Oscar Manuel Rodriguez-Narvaez, Ayomi Jayarathne +4 more
  Chemical Engineering Journal 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126277
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• Optimized simultaneous pressurized fluid extraction and in-cell clean-up, and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and nitro-, carbonyl-, hydroxy -PAHs in solid particles
  Gustav Gbeddy, Prasanna Egodawatta, Ashantha Goonetilleke +4 more
  Analytica Chimica Acta 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.021
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• Transformation Processes of Metals in Urban Road Dust
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Buddhi Wijesiri, Prasanna Egodawatta +2 more
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2020 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5
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• Assessment of Human Health Risks from Metals in Urban Stormwater Based on Geochemical Fractionation and Bioavailability
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2019 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5_4
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• Influence of physicochemical properties of road dust on the build-up of hydrocarbons
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Sandya Mummullage, Chandima Gunawardana

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  • Prasanna Egodawatta
  • Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Science of the Total Environment 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133812
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• Metal Transformation and Stormwater Quality
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2019 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5_3
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• Practical Implications and Recommendation for Future Research
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2019 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5_5
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• Research Design for Investigating Metal Transformations on Urban Roads
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2019 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2078-5_2
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• Role of adsorption behavior on metal build-up in urban road dust
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Buddhi Wijesiri, Prasanna Egodawatta

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  • Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.03.023
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• Transformation processes of metals associated with urban road dust: A critical review
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Prasanna Egodawatta, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko +1 more
  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 2019 DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2019.1579630
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• Assessment of ecological and human health risks of metals in urban road dust based on geochemical fractionation and potential bioavailability
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Prasanna Egodawatta, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko

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  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Science of the Total Environment 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.098
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• Intrinsic and extrinsic factors which influence metal adsorption to road dust
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Prasanna Egodawatta, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko +1 more
  Science of the Total Environment 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.047
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• Role of residence time on the transformation of Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd attached to road dust in different land uses
  Ayomi Jayarathne, Prasanna Egodawatta, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko +1 more
  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.007
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• Variability and uncertainty of particle build-up on urban road surfaces
  Gustav Gbeddy, Ayomi Jayarathne, Ashantha Goonetilleke

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  • Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko
  • Prasanna Egodawatta
  Science of the Total Environment 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.384
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