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Detlef R.U. Knappe is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Other subfields of their work include Atmospheric Science, Pollution, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of Knappe's research encompass:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Knappe has published extensively in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Knappe include:

  • "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment," 2022, Science
  • "Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • "Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults and Children in Wilmington, North Carolina," 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • "Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Transport from Groundwater to Streams near a PFAS Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina, USA," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Cape Fear River Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) are associated with biomarkers of altered immune and liver function," 2020, Environment International

Knappe frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Jane A. Hoppin
  • Nadine Kotlarz
  • James McCord
  • Mark J. Strynar
  • David N. Collier

Best Publications

  • Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

    Emma L. Teuten;Jovita M. Saquing;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Morton A. Barlaz

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment

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  • Effects of activated carbon surface chemistry and pore structure on the adsorption of organic contaminants from aqueous solution

    Lei Li;Patricia A. Quinlivan;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances Are Important Drinking Water Contaminants in the Cape Fear River Watershed of North Carolina

    Mei Sun;Mei Sun;Elisa Arevalo;Mark Strynar;Andrew Lindstrom

  • Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class.

    Carol F Kwiatkowski;David Q Andrews;Linda S Birnbaum;Thomas A Bruton

  • Intraparticle diffusion and adsorption of arsenate onto granular ferric hydroxide (GFH).

    Mohammad Badruzzaman;Paul Westerhoff;Detlef R U Knappe

  • Effects of activated carbon characteristics on the simultaneous adsorption of aqueous organic micropollutants and natural organic matter

    Patricia A. Quinlivan;Lei Li;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Removal of emerging contaminants of concern by alternative adsorbents.

    Alfred Rossner;Shane A. Snyder;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Environmental Comparison of Biochar and Activated Carbon for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment

    Kyle Andrew Thompson;Kyle Koyu Shimabuku;Joshua P. Kearns;Joshua P. Kearns;Detlef R. U. Knappe

  • A Review of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants for the Study of Environmental Behavior

    Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt;Detlef R.U. Knappe;Morton A. Barlaz

  • Simultaneous adsorption of MIB and NOM onto activated carbon: II. Competitive effects

    G Newcombe;J Morrison;C Hepplewhite;D.R.U Knappe

  • Characterization of natural organic matter adsorption in granular activated carbon adsorbers.

    Silvana Velten;Detlef R.U. Knappe;Jacqueline Traber;Hans-Peter Kaiser

  • Recently Detected Drinking Water Contaminants: GenX and Other Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acids

    Zachary R. Hopkins;Mei Sun;Jamie C. DeWitt;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Measurement of Novel, Drinking Water-Associated PFAS in Blood from Adults and Children in Wilmington, North Carolina.

    Nadine Kotlarz;James McCord;David Collier;David Collier;C. Suzanne Lea

  • Transformation kinetics of biochemically active compounds in low-pressure UV photolysis and UV/H(2)O(2) advanced oxidation processes.

    Carolina Baeza;Detlef R.U. Knappe

  • Predicting the Capacity of Powdered Activated Carbon for Trace Organic Compounds in Natural Waters

    Detlef R. U. Knappe;Yoshihiko Matsui;Vernon L. Snoeyink;Pascal Roche

  • 2,4-D adsorption to biochars: Effect of preparation conditions on equilibrium adsorption capacity and comparison with commercial activated carbon literature data

    J.P. Kearns;L.S. Wellborn;R.S. Summers;D.R.U. Knappe

  • Full- and pilot-scale GAC adsorption of organic micropollutants

    Anthony M. Kennedy;Allison M. Reinert;Detlef R.U. Knappe;Imma Ferrer

  • Fate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acids in the Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay and Implications for the Analysis of Impacted Water.

    Chuhui Zhang;Zachary R. Hopkins;James McCord;Mark J. Strynar

  • Does Granular Activated Carbon with Chlorination Produce Safer Drinking Water? From Disinfection Byproducts and Total Organic Halogen to Calculated Toxicity.

    Amy A Cuthbertson;Susana Y Kimura;Susana Y Kimura;Hannah K Liberatore;R Scott Summers

  • Removal of highly polar micropollutants from wastewater by powdered activated carbon

    Lubomira Kovalova;Lubomira Kovalova;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Kai Lehnberg;Christian Kazner

Frequent Co-Authors

Morton A. Barlaz
Morton A. Barlaz North Carolina State University
R. Scott Summers
R. Scott Summers University of Colorado Boulder
Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Vernon L. Snoeyink
Vernon L. Snoeyink University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark J. Strynar
Mark J. Strynar Environmental Protection Agency
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Yoshihiko Matsui
Yoshihiko Matsui Hokkaido University
Erin S. Baker
Erin S. Baker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susan D. Richardson
Susan D. Richardson University of South Carolina
Jacob L. Jones
Jacob L. Jones North Carolina State University

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