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Fraser R. Torpy

University of Technology Sydney · AU
Area of research
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis · Environmental Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Plant responses to elevated CO2, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.
h-index
38
citations
4,203
works
127
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Suitability of calcined clay and ground granulated blast furnace slag geopolymer binder for hempcrete applications
Built Environment Project and Asset Management 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Thermal and mechanical properties of hempcrete with low-carbon binders: Effects of 3D distribution and orientation of hemp shivs and microstructures of hempcrete
Journal of Building Engineering 2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Indoor plants produce negative air ions: a comparison across species, temperature and humidity.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Active botanical biofilters for nitrogen dioxide and ozone removal using granular activated carbon.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Neurodegenerative effects of air pollutant Particles: Biological mechanisms implicated for Early-Onset Alzheimer's disease.
2024cited by 5position: contributordoi
Spent Coffee Grounds (SCGs) as a Soil Amendment: The Effects of Composting Time on Early Sunflower Development
Environments 2024cited by 4position: contributordoi
Fine particle pollution during megafires contains potentially toxic elements.
2024cited by 3position: contributordoi
Modulating phytoremediation: How drip irrigation system affect performance of active green wall and microbial community changes.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
Fuel fumes and foliage: The fate of speciated gasoline VOCs during phytoremediation and their impact on the bacterial phenotype.
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Vertical Greening Systems: A Perspective on Existing Technologies and New Design Recommendation
Sustainability 2023cited by 31position: contributordoi
Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review.
2023cited by 21position: contributordoi
Hempcrete as a substrate for fungal growth under high humidity and variable temperature conditions
Construction and Building Materials 2023cited by 12position: contributordoi
Phytoremediation of indoor air pollutants from construction and transport by a moveable active green wall system
Atmospheric Pollution Research 2023cited by 10position: contributordoi
Investigating Vegetation Types Based on the Spatial Variation in Air Pollutant Concentrations Associated with Different Forms of Urban Forestry
Environments 2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Fuelling phytoremediation: gasoline degradation by green wall systems-a case study.
2023cited by 1position: contributordoi
Bio-solar green roofs increase solar energy output: The sunny side of integrating sustainable technologies
Building and Environment 2022cited by 60position: contributordoi
The botanical biofiltration of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter derived from cigarette smoke.
2022cited by 11position: contributordoi
Host transmission dynamics of first- and third-stage <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> larvae in <i>Bullastra lessoni</i>.
2022cited by 6position: contributordoi
Vertical Greening Systems: A Critical Comparison of Do-It-Yourself Designs.
2022cited by 2position: contributordoi
Effective reduction of roadside air pollution with botanical biofiltration.
2021cited by 16position: contributordoi
Evaluating and comparing the green wall retrofit suitability across major Australian cities.
2021cited by 2position: contributordoi
Airborne particulate matter accumulation on common green wall plants.
2020cited by 21position: contributordoi
Can Green Walls Reduce Outdoor Ambient Particulate Matter, Noise Pollution and Temperature?
2020cited by 13position: contributordoi
The evolution of botanical biofilters: Developing practical phytoremediation of air pollution for the built environment
iCRBE Procedia 2020cited by 5position: contributordoi
The botanical biofiltration of VOCs with active airflow: is removal efficiency related to chemical properties?
Atmospheric Environment 2019cited by 41position: lastdoi
The botanical biofiltration of VOCs with active airflow: is removal efficiency related to chemical properties?
Atmospheric Environment 2019cited by 37position: contributordoi
Does plant species selection in functional active green walls influence VOC phytoremediation efficiency?
2019cited by 19position: contributordoi
Determining broad scale associations between air pollutants and urban forestry: A novel multifaceted methodological approach.
2019cited by 10position: contributordoi
Testing the single-pass VOC removal efficiency of an active green wall using methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
Air Quality Atmosphere & Health 2017cited by 116position: firstdoi
Supplementation with carnosine decreases plasma triglycerides and modulates atherosclerotic plaque composition in diabetic apo E−/− mice
Atherosclerosis 2013cited by 61position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Peter J. Irga · University of Technology Sydney16 papers (2017–2025) · 15 papers (2019–2025) · 7 papers (2019–2025)R. Fleck · Central Queensland University3 papers (2022–2025)Angela L. Morgan · 3 papers (2021–2023)Raissa L. Gill · University of Technology Sydney2 papers (2022–2022)Sara J. Wilkinson · Deakin University2 papers (2023–2025)Quang Dieu Nguyen · University of Technology Sydney2 papers (2025–2025)Ashley N.J. Douglas · University of Technology Sydney2 papers (2021–2023)T. Pettit · University of Technology Sydney2 papers (2020–2025)Lucinda S. McRobb · Macquarie University1 papers (2013–2013)Chuan He · Howard Hughes Medical Institute1 papers (2017–2017)Anna Heath · University of Toronto1 papers (2013–2013)Christine H.J. Kim · University of Sydney1 papers (2013–2013)Richard Malík · Charles Sturt University1 papers (2022–2022)Lilian Hoch · University of Technology Sydney1 papers (2019–2019)Michael J. Davies · Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (United States)1 papers (2013–2013)Thomas Pettit · University of Technology Sydney1 papers (2019–2019)Christina A. Bursill · South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute1 papers (2013–2013)A. R. O. Chapman · University of Technology Sydney1 papers (2019–2019)