Kathryn O'Halloran
Environmental Toxicologist
Tertiary qualifications
- B.Sc. (1st Class Hons), University of Western Australia (pharmacology and toxicology)
- Ph.D., RMIT-University, Melbourne, Australia (environmental toxicology)
Membership of societies:
- Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE)
- Eurotox
- Forest and Bird
- New Zealand Society for Risk Management
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Present research/professional speciality:
- Improving the understanding and management of hazardous
contaminants in the environment.
- Bridging the gap between the science and the policy for
contaminated sites and hazardous waste management.
- Enhancing the profile and application of effects-based
tests to better evaluate ecosystem health.
- Skills are in aquatic immunotoxicity, invertebrate
biochemistry, terrestrial ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment.
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Publications:
2006
- O'Halloran, K
. (2006)
Toxicological considerations of contaminants in terrestrial environment for
ecological rsik assessment. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (in
press).
- Harford A.J., O’Halloran K., Wright P.F.A. (2006)
Flow cytometric analysis and optimisation for measuring phagocytosis in
three Australian freshwater fish. Fish and Shellfish Immunology (in
press).
2005
- Harford A.J., O’Halloran K., Wright P.F.A. (2005)
The effects of in vitro pesticide exposures on the phagocytic
function of four native Australian freshwater fish. Aquatic Toxicology
(in press).
- van den Heuvel M.R., O’Halloran K., Ellis R.J.,
Ling N., Harris M.L. (2005) Measures of resting immune function and related
physiology in juvenile rainbow trout exposed to a pulp mill effluent. Archives
of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 48: 520-529.
- O’Halloran K
, Jones D, Booth
L., Fisher P. (2005) Ecotoxicity of sodium
fluoroacetate (compound 1080) to soil organisms. Environmental
Chemistry and Toxicology 24: 1211-1218.
- Booth L.H., Heppelthwaite V.J., O’Halloran K. (2005)
Utilisation of effects-based assays in the earthworm Aporrectodea
caliginosa for evaluation of contaminated sites before and after
remediation. Journal of Soils and Sediments 5: 87-94.
- Fraser D.S., O’Halloran, K., van den Heuvel M.,
Wang H., Palmer G.T., Farrell R.L. (2005) Toxicology og pulp and paper solid
wastes – preliminary results. In: Proceedings of the Technical Session No.
25: Small Scale and On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems, March 7-9,
Whangamata, New Zealand, pp 115-121.
2004
, Jones D, Booth,
L., Fisher P. (2004) The ecotoxicity of 1080 to soil organisms. Kararehe
Kino 5:3-4..
Booth, L.H., O’Halloran, K. (2004) Biosolids
application to land – what effects are they having on our soil
invertebrates? Water and Wastes in New Zealand 137:18-19.
Wright P.F.A., Harford A., O’Halloran K.
(2004) Immunomodulation of head kidney cell functions in Murray cod by
microcystin-LR. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 197: 284.
O’Halloran, K., Booth, LH (2004)
Ecotoxicity testing forthe land application of biosolids. In: Wang, H and Lavery
J (eds) Proceedings for the 2004 New Zealand Land Treatment Collective Annual
Conference: Water, Waste and Land Treatment for Primary Industry and Rural
Areas, March 24-26, Ashburton, New Zealand, pp 4-10.
2003
- Cavanagh J.E., O’Halloran, K. (2003) Investigation
of organochlorine contamination in mud snails (Amphibola sp.) and
sediment collected from mudflats adjacent to the Fruit Chemical Company (FCC)
Site at Mapua – summary of results, 7p.
- Trumm, D.A., Black, A., Cavanagh, J., Harding, J., de Joux,
A., Moore, T.A., O’Halloran, K. (2003) Developing assessment methods
and remediation protocols for New Zealand sites impacted by Acid Mine Drainage
(AMD). Conference proceedings for the 6th International Conference on
Acid Rock Drainage 12-18 July 2003, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, pp.
223-232.
2002
., Booth L.H.
(2002) Terrestrial toxicity tests for soil fauna and flora. Chapter 4 in:
Environmental Protection and Risk Assessment of Organic Contaminants. Kookana
R., Sadler R., Sethunathan N. and Naidu R. (eds.) Science Publishers, Inc.,
New Delhi. Pp. 57-77.
Eason C., O’Halloran K. (2002) Biomarkers in
toxicology versus ecological risk assessment. Toxicology 181-182:
517-521.
Van Erp S., Booth L.H., Gooneratne, R., O’Halloran K.
(2002) Sub-lethal responses of wolf spiders (Lycosidae) to two
organophosphorous insecticides. Environmental Toxicology 17:447-456.
Booth, L.H., Heppelthwaite, V.J., O’Halloran, K.
(2002) Development of biomarkers in Aporrectodea caliginosa and
Lumbricus rubellus for detecting exposure to benzo[a]pyrene.
Journal of Soils and Sediments 2: 148-154.
O’Halloran K., Booth L.H. (2002)
Terrestrial toxicity tests for soil fauna and flora. Chapter 4 in:
Environmental Protection and Risk Assessment of Organic Contaminants. Kookana
R., Sadler R., Sethunathan N. and Naidu R. (eds.) Science Publishers, Inc., New
Delhi. Pp. 57-77.
Cavanagh J.E., O’Halloran, K. (2002) Overview of
international soil criteria and derivation of numeric values. Conference
proceedings for the 14th annual WASTMINZ conference, Nov 6-8 2002,
Rotorua, New Zealand. 12p.
2001
- Booth L., O’Halloran K. (2001) A comparison
of biomarker responses in the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa
to the organophosphorous insecticides diazinon and chlorpyrifos. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry 20: 2494-2502.
- Booth L., Hodge S., O’Halloran K. (2001) The use
of biomarkers in earthworms to detect use and abuse of field applications of
a model organophosphate pesticide. Bulletin of Environmental Toxicology
and Contamination 67:633-640.
- Booth L.H., Heppelthwaite, V., Webster, R., O’Halloran,
K. (2001) Lysosomal neutral red retention time as a biomarker of
organophosphate exposure in the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa:
laboratory and semi-field experiments Biomarkers 6: 77-82.
2000
- Tremblay, L.A., O’Halloran, K., Eason, C.T. (2000)
Christchurch conference on biomarkers in ecotoxicology: The use of
biological tools for ecological risk assessment and environmental policy. Australasian
Journal of Ecotoxicology 6:1–2.
- Booth, L., Heppelthwaite, V., O=Halloran, K. (2000)
Growth, development and fecundity of the earthworm Aporrectodea
caliginosa after exposure to two organophosphates. New Zealand Plant
Protection 53: 221-225.
- Hodge S.; Longley M.; Booth L.H., Heppelthwaite V., O'Halloran
K. (2000) An evaluation of glutathione S-transferase activity in the
Tasmanian lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae) as a biomarker of
organophosphate contamination. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology 65: 8-15.
- Hodge S., Webster K., Booth L., Heppelthwaite V., O’Halloran
K. (2000) Non-avoidance of organophosphate insecticides by the earthworm
Aporrectodea caliginosa (lumbricidae). Soil Biology and
Biochemistry 32:425-428.
- Booth L.H., Hodge S., O’Halloran K. (2000) The use
of enzyme biomarkers in Aporrectodea caliginosa (Oligochaeta;
Lumbricidae) to detect organophosphate contamination: A comparison of
laboratory tests, mesocosms and field studies. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry 19:417-422.
- Hodge S., Longley M., Booth L., Heppelthwaite V., O’Halloran
K. (2000) Cholinesterase activity in the Tasmanian lacewing (Micromus
tasmaniae) as a biomarker of organophosphate contamination. Australasian
Journal of Ecotoxicology 6:109-116.
- O’Halloran
K. (2000) The
role of ecotoxicology in waste management and hazardous substances. In: Conference
proceedings for the 12th annual WASTMINZ conference, Nov 1-3 2000,
Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 220-227.
- O’Halloran
K., Booth
L.H. (2000) Ecotoxicity of Copper, Chromium and Arsenic to soil flora and
fauna. In: Contaminated Site Remediation: from source zones to ecosystems:
Proceedings of the 2000 Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, Dec 4-8
2000, Melbourne, Australia, (ed. C.D. Johnston) pp. 73-80.
- Cussins T., O’Halloran K., Lilburne L. , Cochrane
P. , Hickey C. , Sheppard D. , Gough J. , Wickstrom M., Eason, C., Phillips,
C. (2000) Ecological risk assessment at contaminated sites in New
Zealand. In: Contaminated Site Remediation: from source zones to
ecosystems : Proceedings of the 2000 Contaminated Site Remediation
Conference, Dec 4-8 2000, Melbourne, Australia, (ed. C.D. Johnston) pp.
17-24.
pre 2000
- O'Halloran K., Booth L.H., Hodge S., Thomsen S., Wratten
S.D. (1999) Biomarker responses of the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa to
organophophates: Hierarchical tests. Pedobiologia 43: 646-651.
- O’Halloran K., Booth L.H.,
Hodge S., Thomsen S., Wratten S.D. (1999) Biomarker responses of the
earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa to organophophates: Hierarchical
tests. Pedobiologia 43: 646-651.
- Eason C., Svendsen C., O’Halloran K., Weeks J.M.
(1999) An assessment of the lysosomal neutral red retention test and
immune function assay in earthworms (Eisenia andrei) following
exposure to chlorpyrifos, benzo-a-pyrene (BaP) and contaminated soil. Pedobiologica
43: 641-645.
- O’Halloran K. , Booth L.H., Ataria
J. (1999) Tests to determine biological impacts at contaminated sites. In: Proceedings
for the 2nd International Conference on Contaminants in Soil Environment in
the Australia-Pacific Region, Dec 12-17 1999, New Delhi, India, pp
186-187.
- O’Halloran K. , Booth
L.H. , Lloyd-Jones A. Rh. , Eason C. T. , Weeks J. M. (1999) Capability for
terrestrial ecotoxicity testing in New Zealand. In: Conference
proceedings for the 11th annual WASTMINZ conference, Nov 3-5 1999,
Queenstown, pp 322-324.
- Cussins T. , O’Halloran K , Lilburne L. , Cochrane
P. , Hickey C. , Sheppard D. , Gough J. , Wickstrom M.., Eason, C. (1999)
Ecological risk assessment at contaminated sites in New Zealand.In:
Conference proceedings for the 11th annual WASTMINZ conference, Nov 3-5
1999, Queenstown, pp 92-99.
- Tremblay, L., O’Halloran, K., Van der Kraak, G.,
Eason, C. (1999) The development and use of biological assays to assess
environmental health in New Zealand. In: Conference proceedings of th
Environmental Indicators Symposium, University of Otago, Dunedin, March 23 -
24, Dickinson, H.A. & Kearsley, G.W. (eds). pp 93-94.
- Eason C., Svendsen C., O’Halloran K., Weeks J.M.
(1999) The earthworm lysosomal assay: a novel endpoint for monitoring
remediation at contaminated sites. In: Contaminated Site Remediation:
Challenges posed by urban and industrial contaminants: Proceedings of the
1999 Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia,
March 21-25, 1999. Johnston, C.D. (ed) Centre for Groundwater Studies,
pp.197-204.
- O’Halloran K.
, Ahokas J.T.,
Wright P.F.A. (1998) Response of fish immune cells to in vitro organotin
exposures. Aquatic Toxicology 40:141-156.
- O’Halloran K.
, Ahokas J.T.,
Wright P.F.A. (1998) The adverse effects of aquatic contaminants on
fish immune responses. Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 4:9-28.
- Wickstrom M., Ataria J., O’Halloran K., Eason C.T.
(1998) Development of antidotes for improved treatment of 1080 toxicosis.
Landcare Research Contract Report. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 18 p.
- Eason C., O’Halloran K. (1998) Mechanistic
toxicology and risk assessment end-points. In: Risk Assessment of
Environmental End Points Proceedings of a workshop at University of
Auckland, October 28-30. G.D. Lewis, N.G. Thom, J.E. Hay and K Sukhia (eds),
pp 76-78.
- O’Halloran K.
, Ahokas J.T.,
Wright P.F.A. (1997) Chapter 24: Immunotoxicity of organotin to fish species:
a comparative in vitro exposure study. In: Zelikoff, J.T.;
Lynch, J.M.; Shepers, J.(eds.) Ecotoxicology: Responses, Biomarkers and
Risk Assessment. SOS Publications NJ, USA, pp. 351-369.
- O'Halloran K
(1996)
Immunotoxicological responses of fish to environmental pollutants. Doctoral
thesis, Key Centre for Applied and Fundamental Toxicology, RMIT-University,
Melbourne, Australia.
- Barry M.J., O’Halloran K., Logan D., Ahokas J.T.,
Holdway D.A. (1995) Sublethal effects of esfenvalerate pulse-exposure on
spawning and non-spawning Australian Crimson-Spotted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia
fluviatilis). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 28:
459-463.
- O'Halloran K
., Spickett J.T.
(1993) The interaction of lead and pregnancy. Asia-Pacific Journal of
Public Health 6:35-39.
- Munsch C.M., Rosenfeldt F.L., O'Halloran K, Langley
L.H., Conyers R.A.J., Williams J.F. (1991) The effect of orotic acid on the
response of the recently infarcted rat heart to hypothermic cardioplegia. European
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 5: 82-93.
- O'Halloran K
(1986) Xanthine
metabolism and oxygen toxicity in the mouse lung. Honours thesis, Department
of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia.
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