Rate My Professor Phillip Geary

Geary's academic interests center on the performance of small-scale on-site wastewater systems, land application of domestic and agricultural wastewaters, and tracing the movement and fate of contaminants in water, soil, and groundwater. His research employs methods such as faecal sterol analysis, bacterial source tracking, and geochemical tracers to address pollution source tracking, constructed wetlands performance, water quality impacts on estuarine aquaculture, and geotechnical aspects of effluent disposal. Key publications include the book Advances in Environmental Management in the Hunter Region (2000, co-authored with J.H. Whitehead and R.W. Kidd), chapters 'Water and Wastewater Systems' (2000, with W.E.J. Paradice) and 'Rivers, lakes and wetlands' (2000, with R.J. Loughran and B.V. Timms), and highly cited works such as 'Evaluating potential applications of faecal sterols in distinguishing sources of faecal contamination from mixed faecal samples' (2007, V.G. Shah et al., 152 citations), 'The impact of biomass harvesting on phosphorus uptake by wetland plants' (2001, S.Y. Kim and P.M. Geary, 144 citations), 'Suitability of a treatment wetland for dairy wastewaters' (1999, 84 citations), and 'Comparative bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil by biostimulation, bioaugmentation and surfactant addition' (2012, 77 citations). With over 58 conference outputs, his contributions underscore advancements in environmental science, hydrology, soil science, and wastewater management.