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Harald Berresheim

Harald Berresheim

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Environmental Sciences
Ireland
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
57
Citations
12654
World Ranking
3424
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Harald Berresheim is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. The subfields of study also include Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

The main topics addressed in their work cover Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Flame retardant materials and properties, and Mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Harald Berresheim has contributed to multiple publications in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (2 publications)
  • Environment International (1 publication)
  • Toxics (1 publication)

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • "Phasing-out of legacy brominated flame retardants: The UNEP Stockholm Convention and other legislative action worldwide," 2020, Environment International
  • "Connection between new particle formation and sulphuric acid at Hohenpeissenberg (Germany) including the influence of organic compounds," 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Rapid Determination of Selected PFAS in Textiles Entering the Waste Stream," 2023, Toxics
  • "Chlorinated organophosphate esters in Irish waste foams and fabrics: Concentrations, preliminary assessment of temporal trends and evaluation of the impact of a concentration limit value," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Halogenated flame retardants in Irish waste polymers: Concentrations, legislative compliance, and preliminary assessment of temporal trends," 2022, Environmental Pollution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Harald Berresheim include:

  • Martin Sharkey
  • Stuart Harrad
  • Daniel S. Drage
  • Marie A. Coggins
  • André Henrique Rosa

Best Publications

  • Global air pollution crossroads over the Mediterranean

    J. Lelieveld;H. Berresheim;S. Borrmann;P. J. Crutzen

  • A global database of sea surface dimethylsulfide (DMS) measurements and a procedure to predict sea surface DMS as a function of latitude, longitude, and month

    A. J. Kettle;M. O. Andreae;D. Amouroux;T. W. Andreae

  • Aerosol chemistry during the wet season in central Amazonia - The influence of long-range transport

    R. W. Talbot;M. O. Andreae;H. Berresheim;P. Artaxo

  • Strong correlation between levels of tropospheric hydroxyl radicals and solar ultraviolet radiation

    Franz Rohrer;Harald Berresheim

  • Correlation of ozone with NOy in photochemically aged air

    M. Trainer;D. D. Parrish;M. P. Buhr;R. B. Norton

  • Biogenic sulfur emissions from the Subantarctic and Antarctic Oceans

    Harald Berresheim

  • Vertical distribution of dimethylsulfide, sulfur dioxide, aerosol ions, and radon over the northeast Pacific ocean

    M. O. Andreae;H. Berresheim;T. W. Andreae;M. A. Kritz

  • Phasing-out of legacy brominated flame retardants: The UNEP Stockholm Convention and other legislative action worldwide.

    Martin Sharkey;Stuart Harrad;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Daniel S Drage

  • The Hohenpeissenberg aerosol formation experiment (HAFEX): a long-term study including size-resolved aerosol, H 2 SO 4 , OH, and monoterpenes measurements

    W. Birmili;H. Berresheim;C. Plass-Dülmer;T. Elste

  • Sources and sinks of formic, acetic, and pyruvic acids over central Amazonia: 2. Wet season

    R. W. Talbot;M. O. Andreae;H. Berresheim;Daniel James Jacob

  • Strong daytime production of OH from HNO2 at a rural mountain site

    Karin Acker;Detlev Möller;Wolfgang Wieprecht;Franz X. Meixner

  • A dedicated study of new particle formation and fate in the coastal environment (PARFORCE): overview of objectives and achievements

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Kaarle Hämeri;Kaarle Hämeri;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Liisa Pirjola

  • Airborne measurements of dimethylsulfide, sulfur dioxide, and aerosol ions over the Southern Ocean South of Australia

    H. Berresheim;M. O. Andreae;G. P. Ayers;R. W. Gillett

  • Gas‐aerosol relationships of H2SO4, MSA, and OH: Observations in the coastal marine boundary layer at Mace Head, Ireland

    H. Berresheim;T. Elste;H. G. Tremmel;A. G. Allen

  • Precipitation chemistry in central Amazonia

    M. O. Andreae;R. W. Talbot;H. Berresheim;K. M. Beecher

  • The contribution of volcanoes to the global atmospheric sulfur budget

    H. Berresheim;W. Jaeschke

  • The total reactive oxidized nitrogen levels and the partitioning between the individual species at six rural sites in eastern North America

    D. D. Parrish;M. P. Buhr;M. P. Buhr;M. Trainer;M. Trainer;R. B. Norton

  • Chemical ionization mass spectrometer for long-term measurements of atmospheric OH and H2SO4

    H Berresheim;T Elste;C Plass-Dülmer;F.L Eiseleb

  • Coastal new particle formation: Environmental conditions and aerosol physicochemical characteristics during nucleation bursts

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Kaarle Hämeri;Jyrki Mäkelä;Minna Väkeva

  • DMS oxidation in the Antarctic marine boundary layer: Comparison of model simulations and held observations of DMS, DMSO, DMSO2, H2SO4(g), MSA(g), and MSA(p)

    D. Davis;G. Chen;P. Kasibhatla;A. Jefferson

  • On the effect of wind speed on submicron sea salt mass concentrations and source fluxes

    Jurgita Ovadnevaite;Darius Ceburnis;Manjula Canagaratna;Harald Berresheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway
Darius Ceburnis
Darius Ceburnis University of Galway
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Fred L. Eisele
Fred L. Eisele Georgia Institute of Technology
David J. Tanner
David J. Tanner Georgia Institute of Technology
Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah
Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah University of Birmingham
Stuart Harrad
Stuart Harrad University of Birmingham
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Franz Rohrer
Franz Rohrer Forschungszentrum Jülich

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