Publications

Li J, Boxall ABA, Swan C, Hoeks S, Lai RWS, Wilkinson JL et al. Pan-continental assessment of socioeconomic and environmental predictors of PFAS occurrence in European rivers from a harmonised monitoring study. Water Research. 2026 Oct 15;305:1-15. 126481. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126481

Ivankovic A, Comes A, Stockhausen M, Florek J, Ragossnig H, Khalouche C et al. Scalable Membrane-Based Lithium-Ion Sieve Sorbent for Selective Lithium Extraction from Brines. Langmuir. 2026 Oct 1. Epub 2026 Oct 1. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6c04005

Otieno JO, Hüffer T, Hofmann T, Cydzik-Kwiatkowska A. Occurrence, fate, and effects of tire wear particles and tire-associated chemicals in wastewater treatment systems. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 2026 Oct;14(5):1-12. 124689. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2026.124689

Meibom J, Torii S, Morales LD, Zumstein M, Kohn T. A Capsid Tyrosine Residue Governs the Proteolytic Inactivation of Echovirus 11 in Lakewater. Environmental Science and Technology. 2026 Sept 29;60(38):27453-27461. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c08363

Gruseck R, Hofmann T, Zumstein M. Chemical Structure Controls Soil Biotransformation Kinetics of Bacillus Lipopeptide Biopesticides. Environmental Science and Technology. 2026 Sept 25;60(40):29043-29053. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c06707

Zhou H, Wu Z, Yan Z, Li Z, Jiang L, Zou L et al. Microbial succession and functional responses in riverine sediments following transient 6PPD exposure and rapid contaminant dissipation. Emerging contaminants. 2026 Sept 17;12(4):1-12. 100749. doi: 10.1016/j.emcon.2026.100749

Formentin G, Nogay V, Hofmann T. Data Space Inversion for efficient and uncertainty-informed contaminant source identification in aquifers. Water Research. 2026 Sept;302:1-14. 126176 . doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126176

Gao C, Mordehay V, Sherman A, Hämmerle LE, Hofmann T, Polubesova T et al. Tire wear particles as a source of organic contaminants in the agro-environment:Release of tire wear-derived compounds and their plant uptake. Environmental Research. 2026 Aug 15;303:1-10. 124681. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124681

Xu Y, Shao Z, Liu X, Li Y, An Z, Fu C et al. AI for science: Progress, challenges, and perspectives. The Innovation. 2026 Aug 5;101530. Epub 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2026.101530

Zhou H, Li Z, Wu Z, Zou L, Sun H, Li H et al. Zinc accumulation as a primary contributor to co-exposure toxicity with 6PPD-quinone in earthworms: Multi-level evidence. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2026 Aug;514:1-13. 142749. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142749

Breuninger ES, Beyrouti E, Tolu J, Le Bras Z, Bouchet S, Winkel LHE. Selenium speciation dynamics in the Baltic and North Seas: Competing influences of marine and terrestrial inputs, biological activity, and redox conditions. Limnology and Oceanography. 2026 Jul 23;71(7):1-15. e70460. doi: 10.1002/lno.70460

Chen W, Hofmann T. From Particles to Chemicals: Redefining the Impact of Agricultural Plastics on Water Quality. Environmental Science & Technology. 2026 Jun 23;60(24):17058-17062. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c05931

Hendriks L, Lomax-Vogt M, Breuninger ES, Braeuer S, Koellensperger G. Nanoparticle Analysis, from Standards to Sunscreens: Teaching Graduate Students Single-Particle ICP-TOFMS through a Hands-On Laboratory Course. Journal of Chemical Education. 2026 Jun 9;103(6):3405-3416. Epub 2026. doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6c00228

Sriwastava P, Ranawat B, Brijit AJ, Mishra B, Harbola D, Mathew G. Microbial Strategy Shift for Releasing Iron with Varying Mineral Substrates and their Accessibility: Implications for Iron Biomining. Geomicrobiology Journal. 2026 May 8;43(6):801-810. doi: 10.1080/01490451.2026.2663814

Cao T, Zhang X, Lin Y, Hofmann T, Chen W. Defining the “Point of No Return”:Thickness-Dependent Fragmentation Controls Nonlinear Microplastics Emissions from Agricultural Mulch Films. Environmental Science and Technology. 2026 Apr 27;60(18):13645-13655. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c00814

Zhang X, Lin Y, Zhao M, Cao T, Hofmann T, Chen W. Polymer type, environmental aging, and DOM compositions collectively control DOM fractionation on microplastics. Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes. 2026 Mar 30;1-10. Epub 2026 Mar 30. doi: 10.48130/ebp-0026-0004