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2025 article
Release of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Municipal and Construction and Demolition Waste Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants in North Carolina
Thelusmond, J.-R., Sardarmehni, M., Destefano, N., Weed, R., Knappe, D. R. U., & Barlaz, M. A. (2025, March 6). ACS ES&T WATER, Vol. 3.

2024 conference paper
Atmospheric Releases of PFAS From Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implications for Worker Exposure
4th National PFAS Conference. Presented at the 4th National PFAS Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Event: 4th National PFAS Conference at Ann Arbor, MI on June 10-12, 2024
2024 conference paper
Atmospheric Releases of PFAS From Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implications for Worker Exposure
4th National PFAS Conference. Presented at the 4th National PFAS Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Event: 4th National PFAS Conference at Ann Arbor, MI on June 10-12, 2024
2024 conference paper
Behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the thermal reactivation of spent granular activated carbon (GAC
AWWA ACE24. Presented at the AWWA ACE24, Anaheim, CA.
2024 conference paper
Is treating the water enough?
4th National PFAS Conference. Presented at the 4th National PFAS Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
2024 conference paper
PFAS concentration and accumulation history in Jordan Lake sediments
2024 ACS Spring National Meeting. Presented at the 2024 ACS Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
2024 conference paper
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination Introduced by Clean Energy: Cleanup by Granular Activated Carbon and/or Ion Exchange Resin
2024 ACS Spring National Meeting. Presented at the 2024 ACS Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
2024 conference paper
Fluorinated side-chain polymers may be important PFAS precursors in sediments of Jordan Lake, NC
2024 ACS Fall National Meeting. Presented at the 2024 ACS Fall National Meeting, Denver, CO.
Event: 2024 ACS Fall National Meeting at Denver, CO on August 17-22, 2024
2024 report
Investigation of Treatment Alternatives for Short-Chain Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Denver, Colorado: Water Research Foundation.
2024 report
Occurrence of PFAS in US Wastewater Treatment Plants
Denver, Colorado: Water Research Foundation.
2024 conference paper
Prediction of PFAS Breakthrough in Full-Scale Ion Exchange Processes Using RSSCT Data
AWWA ACE24. Presented at the AWWA ACE24, Anaheim, CA.
Event: AWWA ACE24 at Anaheim, CA on June 10-13, 2024
2024 journal article
Adapting to PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells near a PFAS production facility in the US Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina
Water Environment Research, 96(8).
2024 journal article
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl ether acids in well water and blood serum from private well users residing by a fluorochemical facility near Fayetteville, North Carolina
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 34(1), 97–107.

2024 article
Residential Garden Produce Harvested Near a Fluorochemical Manufacturer in North Carolina Can Be An Important Fluoroether Exposure Pathway
Meng, P., Sheppard, N., Joseph, S., Duckworth, O. W., Higgins, C. P., & Knappe, D. R. U. (2024, November 20). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, Vol. 11.

2025 journal article
Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in fixed bed anion exchange reactors: Factors determining PFAS uptake capacity and models predicting PFAS breakthrough
WATER RESEARCH, 268.
2024 article
Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility
Jensen, C. R., Genereux, D. P., Solomon, D. K., Knappe, D. R. U., & Gilmore, T. E. (2024, September 25). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 9.
2024 journal article
Machine Learning Models to Predict Early Breakthrough of Recalcitrant Organic Micropollutants in Granular Activated Carbon Adsorbers
Environmental Science & Technology, 9.
Contributors: Y. Koyama n, M. Fasaee n, E. Berglund n & D. Knappe n
2024 journal article
Evaluating Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) for passive monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry (IMS-MS)
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 947.

2024 journal article
Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 15(1).

2024 journal article
Commercial compost amendments inhibit the bioavailability and plant uptake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil-porewater-lettuce systems
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, 186.

2024 journal article
Predicting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal in pilot-scale granular activated carbon adsorbers from rapid small-scale column tests
AWWA WATER SCIENCE, 6(2).

2024 article
Measurement of Hydro-EVE and 6:2 FTS in Blood from Wilmington, North Carolina, Residents, 2017-2018
Kotlarz, N., McCord, J., Wiecha, N., Weed, R. A., Cuffney, M., Enders, J. R., … Hoppin, J. A. (2024, February). ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, Vol. 132.

2024 article
Reanalysis of PFO5DoA Levels in Blood from Wilmington, North Carolina, Residents, 2017-2018
Kotlarz, N., McCord, J., Wiecha, N., Weed, R. A., Cuffney, M., Enders, J. R., … Hoppin, J. A. (2024, February). ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, Vol. 132.

2023 conference paper
Atmospheric Releases of PFAS From Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implications for Worker Exposure
SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting. Presented at the SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY.
Event: SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting at Louisville, KY on November 12-16, 2023
2023 conference paper
Behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the thermal reactivation of spent granular activated carbon (GAC
NC One Water Annual Conference. Presented at the NC One Water Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC.
Event: NC One Water Annual Conference at Raleigh, NC on October 30, 2023