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Amy MacIntosh is a current Natural Sciences PhD student (former MRes student) currently assessing the toxicological impacts of contaminants from decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure on the marine environment.
Her ambitions and passions lie in environmental management, radioecology, ecotoxicology and showcasing the need for environmental monitoring and risk assessments from contaminants of emerging concern in the terrestrial and marine environment.
She is currently applying her inter-disciplinary backgrounds to understand current global issues relating to the effects of legacy and historic mineral extraction processes on vulnerable ecosystems.
She is collaborating with the offshore petroleum industry and federal government stakeholders to do the science behind the closure of subsea oil and gas structures, to conserve and protect Australian marine animals and the surrounding environment 🐠
She is currently applying her inter-disciplinary backgrounds to understand current global issues relating to the effects of legacy and historic mineral extraction processes on vulnerable ecosystems.
She is collaborating with the offshore petroleum industry and federal government stakeholders to do the science behind the closure of subsea oil and gas structures, to conserve and protect Australian marine animals and the surrounding environment 🐠
Originally from Scotland and being brought up in New Zealand, she had a strong passion for studying animals by following the footsteps of her inspiration, Sir David Attenborough. She obtained a Bachelors of Science in Zoology and Geography at the University of Otago followed by a Honours in Zoology/Wildlife Ecology at the University of Tasmania.
She is also the current Faculty of Science HDR student representative, as well as the representative for the School of Natural Sciences.
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental Sciences, Masters of Research, Ecotoxicological effects of decommissioning offshore oil and gas structures: A systematic review, Macquarie University
2020
Award Date: 6 Jan 2021
Zoology, Bachelor of Science with Honours, University of Tasmania
4 Feb 2019 → 17 Dec 2019
Award Date: 17 Dec 2019
Zoology and Geography, Bachelors, University of Otago
28 Feb 2016 → 12 Dec 2018
Award Date: 19 Dec 2018
Study Abroad Exchange, Part of Bsc, University of Exeter
15 Jul 2018 → 22 Dec 2018
External positions
Technical Assistant, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Land and Water
2022 → …
Researcher in Radioecology, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
12 Jan 2020 → …
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Projects
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Developing an ecological framework for closure of offshore petroleum structures
Cresswell, T., MacIntosh, A., Dafforn, K., Chariton, A. & Penrose, B.
1/01/20 → 26/04/23
Project: Other
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Marine ecotoxicological effects of offshore petroleum infrastructure-associated contaminants: a systematic review
MacIntosh, A., Dafforn, K. A., Chariton, A., Penrose, B. & Cresswell, T., 4 Nov 2020, (Submitted) In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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A Message from down under: calling for marsupial toxicology
MacIntosh, A., Nov 2019, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38, 11, p. 2353-2354 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Ecotoxicological effects of decommissioning offshore petroleum infrastructure: a systematic review
MacIntosh, A., 2020, (Unpublished) 75 p.Research output: Thesis › Master (Research) Thesis
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Assessing the ecological impacts of NORM-contaminated scale on marine infauna using sediment microcosms
MacIntosh, A., Dafforn, K., Penrose, B., Chariton, A. & Cresswell, T., Nov 2023, In: Chemosphere. 340, p. 1-15 15 p., 139939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Threshold values for the protection of marine ecosystems from NORM in subsea oil and gas infrastructure
Koppel, D. J., Cresswell, T., MacIntosh, A., von Hellfeld, R., Hastings, A. & Higgins, S., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 258, p. 1-12 12 p., 107093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Press/Media
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Global winner of NASA COVID-19 Space Apps Hackathon
5/06/20 → 15/12/20
2 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Top early career scientists awarded ANSTO FutureNow Scholarships
9/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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