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Breakdown Products from Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Degradation in a Plasma-Based Water Treatment Process by Singh, Raj Kamal, Fernando, Sujan, Baygi, Sadjad Fakouri, Multari, Nicholas, Thagard, Selma Mededovic, Holsen, Thomas M

“…Byproducts produced when treating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in water using a plasma treatment process intentionally…”
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Plasma-Based Water Treatment: Efficient Transformation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Prepared Solutions and Contaminated Groundwater by Stratton, Gunnar R, Dai, Fei, Bellona, Christopher L, Holsen, Thomas M, Dickenson, Eric R. V, Mededovic Thagard, Selma

“…A process based on electrical discharge plasma was tested for the transformation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The plasma-based process was adapted for two…”
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Plasma-based water treatment: Conception and application of a new general principle for reactor design by Stratton, Gunnar R., Bellona, Christopher L., Dai, Fei, Holsen, Thomas M., Thagard, Selma Mededovic

“…•Basic guidelines for plasma reactor design and optimization have been developed.•Rhodamine B degradation depends on the area of the plasma–liquid…”
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Temporal trends of PCBs and DDTs in Great Lakes fish compared to those in air by Hites, Ronald A., Holsen, Thomas M.

“…Regulations designed to lower the concentrations of PCBs and DDTs in the environment have been in place since the 1970s, but the levels of PCBs are still high…”
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Distribution and risk assessment of microplastic pollution in a rural river system near a wastewater treatment plant, hydro-dam, and river confluence by Haque, Addrita, Holsen, Thomas M., Baki, Abul B. M.

“…Rivers are the natural drainage system, transporting anthropogenic wastes and pollution, including microplastics (plastic < 5 mm). In a riverine system,…”
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Real-Time Detection of Microplastics Using an AI Camera by Sarker, Md Abdul Baset, Imtiaz, Masudul H, Holsen, Thomas M, Baki, Abul B M

“…Microplastics (MPs, size ≤ 5 mm) have emerged as a significant worldwide concern, threatening marine and freshwater ecosystems, and the lack of MP detection…”
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Overview of the Trajectory-Ensemble Potential Source Apportionment Web (TraPSA-Web) Toolkit for Atmospheric Pollutant Source Identification by Zhou, Chuanlong, Zhou, Hao, Hopke, Philip K., Holsen, Thomas M.

“…Trajectory ensemble receptor models (TERMs) were widely used to determine the likely source locations and apportionment of air pollutants. This paper describes…”
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Mercury Contamination in Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States by DRISCOLL, CHARLES T, HAN, YOUNG-JI, CHEN, CELIA Y, EVERS, DAVID C, LAMBERT, KATHLEEN FALLON, HOLSEN, THOMAS M, KAMMAN, NEIL C, MUNSON, RONALD K

“…Eastern North America receives elevated atmospheric mercury deposition from a combination of local, regional, and global sources. Anthropogenic emissions…”
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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs): Turning the Corner in Great Lakes Trout 1980–2009 by Crimmins, Bernard S, Pagano, James J, Xia, Xiaoyan, Hopke, Philip K, Milligan, Michael S, Holsen, Thomas M

“…Lake trout and walleye composites were collected between 2004 and 2009 as part of the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program (GLFMSP) and…”
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Use of Stable Isotope Signatures to Determine Mercury Sources in the Great Lakes by Lepak, Ryan F, Yin, Runsheng, Krabbenhoft, David P, Ogorek, Jacob M, DeWild, John F, Holsen, Thomas M, Hurley, James P

“…Sources of mercury (Hg) in Great Lakes sediments were assessed with stable Hg isotope ratios using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry…”
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Field Demonstration of a Pilot-Scale Plasma Reactor for the Rapid Removal of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Groundwater by Nau-Hix, Chase, Multari, Nicholas, Singh, Raj Kamal, Richardson, Stephen, Kulkarni, Poonam, Anderson, Richard Hunter, Holsen, Thomas M, Mededovic Thagard, Selma

“…A pilot-scale plasma-based water treatment system containing two enhanced contact plasma reactors was deployed to a fire training area at Wright-Patterson Air…”
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Emissions of polychlorinated-p-dibenzo dioxin, dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from rice straw biomass burning by Chang, Shun-Shiang, Lee, Wen-Jhy, Holsen, Thomas M., Li, Hsing-Wang, Wang, Lin-Chi, Chang-Chien, Guo-Ping

“…Biomass burning in Asia has been widely studied owing to its adverse effects on visibility, human health, and global climate. However the impact of rice straw…”
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Comparison of hybrid receptor models to locate PCB sources in Chicago by Hsu, Ying-Kuang, Holsen, Thomas M., Hopke, Philip K.

“…Results of three hybrid receptor models, potential source contribution function (PSCF), concentration weighted trajectory (CWT), and residence time weighted…”
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Atmospheric Mercury (Hg) in the Adirondacks: Concentrations and Sources by Choi, Hyun-Deok, Holsen, Thomas M, Hopke, Philip K

“…Hourly averaged gaseous elemental Hg (GEM) concentrations and hourly integrated reactive gaseous Hg (RGM), and particulate Hg (HgP) concentrations in the…”
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Factors influencing atmospheric wet deposition of trace elements in rural Korea by Kim, Jung-Eun, Han, Young-Ji, Kim, Pyung-Rae, Holsen, Thomas M.

“…In this study, precipitation samples were collected in a rural area of Korea between August 2006 and July 2009. The volume weighted mean (VWM) concentrations…”
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Characteristics of the major chemical constituents of PM2.5 and smog events in Seoul, Korea in 2003 and 2004 by KIM, Hyun-Sun, HUH, Jong-Bae, HOPKE, Philip K, HOLSEN, Thomas M, YI, Seung-Muk

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Modeling and mapping of atmospheric mercury deposition in adirondack park, new york by Yu, Xue, Driscoll, Charles T, Huang, Jiaoyan, Holsen, Thomas M, Blackwell, Bradley D

“…The Adirondacks of New York State, USA is a region that is sensitive to atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition. In this study, we estimated atmospheric Hg…”
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Cr speciation changes in the presence of ozone and reactive oxygen species at low relative humidity by Amouei Torkmahalleh, Mehdi, Lin, Lin, Holsen, Thomas M., Rasmussen, Don H., Hopke, Philip K.

“…There is limited understanding of chromium chemistry in the atmosphere as well as after particles containing chromium are captured on filters during extended…”
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Physico-Chemical Processes for the Treatment of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): A review by Nzeribe, Blossom Nwedo, Crimi, Michelle, Mededovic Thagard, Selma, Holsen, Thomas M.

“…The recalcitrant behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to most traditional water treatment processes is driving the development of new or…”
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Evaluation of the polyurethane foam (PUF) disk passive air sampler: Computational modeling and experimental measurements by May, Andrew A., Ashman, Paul, Huang, Jiaoyan, Dhaniyala, Suresh, Holsen, Thomas M.

“…Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations coupled with wind tunnel-experiments were used to determine the sampling rate (SR) of the widely used…”
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