Dr Kata Farkas

Research Fellow

Contact info

Environment Centre Wales

School of Environmental and Natural Sciences

Bangor University

Bangor LL57 2UW, UK

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382615

Email: k.farkas@bangor.ac.uk

 

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Wastewater-based epidemiology for comprehensive community health diagnostics in a national surveillance study: Mining biochemical markers in wastewater

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Jagadeesan, K., Proctor, K., Wade, M. J. & Jones, D. L., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 450, 1 p., 130989.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Development and validation of a duplex RT-qPCR assay for norovirus quantification in wastewater samples

    Alex-Sanders, N., Woodhall, N., Farkas, K., Scott, G., Jones, D. L. & Walker, D. I., 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Virological Methods. 321, 114804.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Diurnal changes in pathogenic and indicator virus concentrations in wastewater

    Farkas, K., Pântea, I., Woodhall, N., Williams, D., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Williams, R. C., Grimsley, J. M. S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 59, p. 123785-123795 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Use of Capsid Integrity-qPCR for Detecting Viral Capsid Integrity in Wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Farkas, K., Ridding, N., Woodhall, N., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 26 Dec 2023, In: Viruses. 16, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 2024
  7. Near-source passive sampling for monitoring viral outbreaks within a university residential setting

    Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Adwan, L., Garcia-Delgado, A., Dzay, R., Grimsley, J. M. S., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Wade, M. J., Williams, R. C., Martin, J., Drakesmith, M., Song, J., McClure, V. & Jones, D. L., 8 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Epidemiology and Infection. 152, p. e31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Assessment of wastewater derived pollution using viral monitoring in two estuaries

    Farkas, K., Mannion, F., Sorby, R., Winterbourn, B., Allender, S., Gregory, C. G. M., Holding, P., Thorpe, J. M., Malham, S. K. & Le Vay, L., 1 Mar 2024, In: Marine pollution bulletin. 200, 116081.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    Comparative assessment of Nanotrap and polyethylene glycol-based virus concentration in wastewater samples

    Farkas, K., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R. C., Pântea, I., Ridding, N., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Woodhall, N., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Singer, A. C., Weightman, A. J., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: FEMS microbes. 5, xtae007.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Simultaneous detection and characterization of common respiratory pathogens in wastewater through genomic sequencing

    Williams, R. C., Farkas, K., Garcia-Delgado, A., Adwan, L., Kevill, J. L., Cross, G., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Water research. 256, 121612.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Use of wastewater from passenger ships to assess the movement of COVID-19 and other pathogenic viruses across maritime international boundaries

    Jones, D. L., Bridgman, M., Pellett, C., Weightman, A. J., Kille, P., García Delgado, Á., Cross, G., Cobley, S., Howard-Jones, H., Chadwick, D. R. & Farkas, K., 15 Jul 2024, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 12, p. 1377996

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Examining the stability of viral RNA and DNA in wastewater: Effects of storage time, temperature, and freeze-thaw cycles

    Williams, R. C., Perry, W. B., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Futcher, B., Pellett, C., Richardson-O'Neill, I., Paterson, S., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Weightman, A. J., Farkas, K. & Jones, D. L., 1 Aug 2024, In: Water research. 259, p. 121879

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    National-scale antimicrobial resistance surveillance in wastewater: A comparative analysis of HT qPCR and metagenomic approaches

    Knight, M. E., Webster, G., Perry, W. B., Baldwin, A., Rushton, L., Pass, D. A., Cross, G., Durance, I., Muziasari, W., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 15 Sept 2024, In: Water research. 262, p. 121989

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Implications of long-term sample storage on the recovery of viruses from wastewater and biobanking

    Farkas, K., Fletcher, J., Oxley, J., Ridding, N., Williams, R. C., Woodhall, N., Weightman, A. J., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Water research. 265, p. 122209

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Microcosm experiment investigating climate-induced thermal effects on human virus viability in seawater: qPCR vs capsid integrity for enhanced risk management

    Kevill, J., Li, X., Garcia-Delgado, A., Herridge, K., Farkas, K., Gaze, W. H., Robins, P., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Nov 2024, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 208, 117006.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Multi-factor normalisation of viral counts from wastewater improves the detection accuracy of viral disease in the community

    Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Williams, R., Wade, M. J., Weightman, A. J., Jameson, E., Cross, G. & Jones, D. L., 5 Nov 2024, In: Environmental Technology & Innovation. 36, 103720.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Harnessing the Power of Next-Generation Sequencing in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Global Disease Surveillance

    Farkas, K., Williams, R. C., Hillary, L. S., Garcia-Delgado, A., Jameson, E., Kevill, J. L., Wade, M. J., Grimsley, J. M. S. & Jones, D. L., 30 Nov 2024, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 1, 5.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    A peek into hospital poo: Tracking pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

    Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Byrnes, N., Kille, P., Farkas, K., Horden, B. K., Weightman, A. J., Jones, G. & Jones, D. L., 30 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 39, Supplement, p. 11 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. 2025
  20. Published

    Multi-biomarker approach for estimating population size in a national-scale wastewater-based epidemiology study

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Jagadeesan, K., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Proctor, K., Bagnall, J., Robertson, M., Jones, D. L. & Wade, M. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Water research. 268, Pt A, p. 122527

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. E-pub ahead of print

    Evaluation of Three Viral Capsid Integrity qPCR Methods for Wastewater-Based Viral Surveillance

    Kevill, J., Farkas, K., Herridge, K., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 6 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Food and Environmental Virology. 17, 12, 12.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Metagenomics unveils the role of hospitals and wastewater treatment plants on the environmental burden of antibiotic resistance genes and opportunistic pathogens

    Silvester, R., Perry, W. B., Webster, G., Rushton, L., Baldwin, A., Pass, D. A., Healey, N., Farkas, K., Craine, N., Cross, G., Kille, P. & Weightman, A. J., 20 Jan 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 961, 178403.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Multi-scale influences on Escherichia coli concentrations in shellfish: From catchment to estuary

    Malham, S., Taft, H., Farkas, K., Ladd, C., Seymour, M., Robins, P., Jones, D. L., McDonald, J., Le Vay, L. & Jones, L., 1 Feb 2025, In: Environmental Pollution. 125476.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. E-pub ahead of print

    Comparative impact of sunlight and salinity on human pathogenic virus survival in river, estuarine, and marine water microcosms

    Kevill, J., Herridge, K., Li, X., Farkas, K., Malham, S., Robins, P. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jun 2025, In: Water Research. 278, 123411, 123411.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. E-pub ahead of print

    Analysis Insights to Support the Use of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data for Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness

    O'Reilly, K., Wade, M., Farkas, K., Amman, F., Lison, A., Munday, J., Bingham, J., Mthombothi, Z., Fang, Z., Brown, C., Kao, R. & Danon, L., 1 Jun 2025, In: Epidemics. 51, 100825.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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