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;305:126481. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126481

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

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

Liu J, Cao T, Zhang T, Hofmann T, Chen W. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-driven enhancement of colloid-facilitated contaminant transport in groundwater. Water Research. 2026 Mar 15;292:1-12. 125335. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.125335

Wang M, Wang L, Buchner D, Lützenkirchen J, Meixner AJ, Haderlein SB et al. Mechanisms and reversibility of glyphosate and phosphorus ligands sorption on Al2O3: Experimental evidence and computational modeling. Water Research. 2026 Jan 15;289(Part A):1-10. 124799. Epub 2025 Oct 13. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124799

Sherman A, Lotteraner L, Maruschka LK, Hofmann T. Minor influence of climbing hall characteristics on rubber-derived compound contamination highlights a need for material-level solutions. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 2026 Jan 6;28(2):468-480. doi: 10.1039/d5em00812c

Lotteraner L, Möller T, Hofmann T. The Importance of Being Thorough: How Data Analysis Choices Impact the Perceived Relationship between Pollutants and Predictors. Water Research. 2026 Jan 1;288(Part B):1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124639

Meibom J, Wichmann N, Astorch-Cardona A, Zumstein M, Kohn T. Proteolytic Activity and Substrate Specificity of Lake Geneva. Environmental Science & Technology. 2025 Dec 16;59(51):27811-27823. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c06582

de Carvalho CFM, van Kessel MAHJ, Pol A, Zopfi J, Lehmann MF, Pati SG. Oxygen Isotopic Fractionation of O₂Consumption by Methane and Ammonia Monooxygenases. ACS Environmental Au. 2025 Dec 3;6(1):93-104. doi: 10.1021/acsenvironau.5c00180

Sanjuan-Navarro L, Cortés-Bautista S, Vital M, von der Kammer F. Dissolution and transformation of silver nanoparticles in flow systems: Sulfidation and effect of flow rate. Science of the Total Environment. 2025 Dec 1;1006:180939. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180939