Author

Colin Besley

Observed names: Besley Colin, C. H. Besley, C.H. Besley, Colin H Besley, Colin H. Besley

Institution: Sydney Water

Observed institution: Sydney Water

ORCID: 0000-0003-4536-2796

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-4536-2796

OpenAlex ID: A5083463815

The distribution of cyanobacteria across physical and chemical gradients in hot springs in northern Thailand

2005 · Udomluk Sompong, Peter R. Hawkins, et al. · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 119

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Bioassessment of streams with macroinvertebrates: effect of sampled habitat and taxonomic resolution

2007 · Bruce Chessman, Simon Williams, et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 118

Novel crAssphage marker genes ascertain sewage pollution in a recreational lake receiving urban stormwater runoff

2018 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · Water Research · 104

Sewage-associated marker genes illustrate the impact of wet weather overflows and dry weather leakage in urban estuarine waters of Sydney, Australia

2019 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 71

A duplex PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of Bacteroides HF183 and crAssphage CPQ_056 marker genes in untreated sewage and stormwater

2019 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · Environment International · 48

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Enhanced insights from human and animal host-associated molecular marker genes in a freshwater lake receiving wet weather overflows

2019 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · Scientific Reports · 40

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Distribution of human fecal marker genes and their association with pathogenic viruses in untreated wastewater determined using quantitative PCR

2022 · Warish Ahmed, Aaron Bivins, et al. · Water Research · 31

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The relationship between metal concentrations in seagrass (Zostera capricorni) tissue and ambient fine sediment in modified and near-pristine estuaries (Sydney estuaries, Australia)

2018 · G.F. Birch, B.M. Cox, et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 26

The composition of gross pollutants contained in wet weather overflows for different locations, spill frequencies and discharge volumes

2021 · C.H. Besley, M. Cassidy · Journal of Environmental Management · 25

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Microbial source tracking of untreated human wastewater and animal scats in urbanized estuarine waters

2023 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 24

Comparing the decay of human wastewater-associated markers and enteric viruses in laboratory microcosms simulating estuarine waters in a temperate climatic zone using qPCR/RT-qPCR assays

2023 · Warish Ahmed, Asja Korajkic, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 19

In situ calibration of passive sampling methods for urban micropollutants using targeted multiresidue GC and LC screening systems

2022 · M. Allinson, M. Cassidy, et al. · Chemosphere · 18

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Prevalence and abundance of traditional and host-associated fecal indicators in urban estuarine sediments: Potential implications for estuarine water quality monitoring

2020 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · Water Research · 16

Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): A synthesis

2019 · C.H. Besley, G.F. Birch · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 16

Assessing the nucleic acid decay of human wastewater markers and enteric viruses in estuarine waters in Sydney, Australia

2024 · Warish Ahmed, Asja Korajkic, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 15

Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): Influences on beach water quality

2019 · S.S. Manning, J.P. Dixon, et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 15

Rapid biological assessment charts the recovery of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages after sewage discharges cease

2007 · Colin H. Besley, Bruce C. Chessman · Ecological Indicators · 15

Metal concentrations in Sydney Cockle (Anadara trapezia) tissue and ambient sediment in a highly-modified estuary (Sydney estuary, Australia)

2019 · G.F. Birch, Y. Shalem, et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 14

Tracking contaminants of concern in wet-weather sanitary sewer overflows

2023 · Colin H. Besley, Graeme E. Batley, et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 13

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Comparison of mangrove (Avicennia marina) metal tissue concentrations to ambient sediment with an extensive range of contaminant levels in a highly-modified estuary (Sydney estuary, Australia)

2021 · C.H. Besley, G.F. Birch · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 13

Metal concentrations in seagrass (Halophila ovalis) tissue and ambient sediment in a highly modified estuarine environment (Sydney estuary, Australia)

2018 · G.F. Birch, B.M. Cox, et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 13

Reduction of human fecal markers and enteric viruses in Sydney estuarine waters receiving wet weather overflows

2023 · Warish Ahmed, Sudhi Payyappat, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 12

Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): Influence of deepwater ocean outfalls on shelf benthic infauna

2019 · C.H. Besley, G.F. Birch · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 12

Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): Influence of deepwater ocean outfalls on shelf sediment chemistry

2019 · C.H. Besley, G.F. Birch · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 12

The use of sedimentary metals to assess anthropogenic change, ecological risk, model past and future impacts and identify contaminant sources in the eleven estuaries of Greater Sydney (Australia): A review and critical assessment

2024 · G.F. Birch, J.-H. Lee, et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 11

Works count: 34

Citation count: 863

H-index: 15

I10-index: 27