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Martin Jekel is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a specific emphasis on pollution, water science and technology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, inorganic chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The main research topics covered by Martin Jekel include pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, microplastics and plastic pollution, water treatment and disinfection, recycling and waste management techniques, toxic organic pollutants impact, analytical chemistry methods development, and wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal.

Jekel has contributed to several scientific papers across notable publication venues. These venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Chemosphere
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • ACS ES&T Water

The recent publications authored or coauthored by Martin Jekel include:

  • "Characterization of activated carbons for water treatment using TGA-FTIR for analysis of oxygen-containing functional groups," 2022, Applied Water Science
  • "Settling Velocities of Small Microplastic Fragments and Fibers," 2024, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Is adsorption onto activated carbon a feasible drinking water treatment option for persistent and mobile substances?" 2023, Water Research
  • "Varying attenuation of trace organic chemicals in natural treatment systems - A review of key influential factors," 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Identification and quantification of microplastic particles in drinking water treatment sludge as an integrative approach to determine microplastic abundance in a freshwater river," 2021, Environmental Pollution

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Martin Jekel include Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Stefan Dittmar, Thorsten Reemtsma, Josefine Filter, and Korinna Altmann.

In addition to journal publications, Martin Jekel has published a book titled Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf in 2020 through Technische Universität Berlin.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment - A critical review.

    David B. Miklos;Christian Remy;Martin Jekel;Karl G. Linden

  • Impact of colloidal and soluble organic material on membrane performance in membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment

    S. Rosenberger;C. Laabs;B. Lesjean;R. Gnirss

  • Emerging contaminants of public health significance as water quality indicator compounds in the urban water cycle.

    Amrita Pal;Yiliang He;Martin Jekel;Martin Reinhard

  • Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method

    Erik Dümichen;Anne-Kathrin Barthel;Ulrike Braun;Claus G. Bannick

  • Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

    Rita Triebskorn;Thomas Braunbeck;Tamara Grummt;Lisa Hanslik

  • Oxidation of arsenate(III) with manganese oxides in water treatment

    Wolfgang Driehaus;Reiner Seith;Martin Jekel

  • Granular ferric hydroxide—a new adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from natural water.

    W. Driehaus;M. Jekel;U. Hildebrandt

  • Advanced phosphorus removal from membrane filtrates by adsorption on activated aluminium oxide and granulated ferric hydroxide

    Arne Genz;Anja Kornmüller;Martin Jekel

  • Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of adsorption of arsenic onto granular ferric hydroxide (GFH).

    Kashi Banerjee;Gary L. Amy;Michele Prevost;Shokoufeh Nour

  • Removal of bulk dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and trace organic compounds by bank filtration and artificial recharge.

    Steffen Grünheid;Gary Amy;Martin Jekel

  • Direct comparison of ozonation and adsorption onto powdered activated carbon for micropollutant removal in advanced wastewater treatment

    Johannes Altmann;Aki Sebastian Ruhl;Frederik Zietzschmann;Martin Jekel

  • Anion exchange resins for removal of reactive dyes from textile wastewaters.

    Silke Karcher;Anja Kornmüller;Martin Jekel

  • Ozonation and Advanced Oxidation of Wastewater: Effect of O3 Dose, pH, DOM and HO•-Scavengers on Ozone Decomposition and HO• Generation

    Marc-Olivier Buffle;Jochen Schumacher;Sébastien Meylan;Martin Jekel

  • Polar pollutants in municipal wastewater and the water cycle: occurrence and removal of benzotriazoles.

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Ulf Miehe;Uwe Duennbier;Martin Jekel

  • Measurement of the initial phase of ozone decomposition in water and wastewater by means of a continuous quench-flow system: Application to disinfection and pharmaceutical oxidation

    Marc-Olivier Buffle;Jochen Schumacher;Elisabeth Salhi;Martin Jekel

  • Detection and identification of sulphonamide drugs in municipal waste water by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry.

    C. Hartig;M. Jekel

  • Two Birds with One Stone—Fast and Simultaneous Analysis of Microplastics: Microparticles Derived from Thermoplastics and Tire Wear

    Paul Eisentraut;Erik Dümichen;Aki Sebastian Ruhl;Martin Jekel

  • Screening of commercial sorbents for the removal of reactive dyes

    Silke Karcher;Anja Kornmüller;Martin Jekel

  • Occurrence, Sources, and Fate of Benzothiazoles in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Achim Kloepfer;Martin Jekel;Thorsten Reemtsma

  • Evaluation of the persistence of transformation products from ozonation of trace organic compounds - a critical review.

    Uwe Hübner;Urs von Gunten;Urs von Gunten;Martin Jekel

  • Organic Pollutants in the Water Cycle: Properties, Occurrence, Analysis and Environmental Relevance of Polar Compounds

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Martin Jekel

  • Correlations of relevant membrane foulants with UF membrane fouling in different waters.

    Jia-yu Tian;Mathias Ernst;Fuyi Cui;Martin Jekel

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Reemtsma
Thorsten Reemtsma Technical University of Berlin
Peter M. Huck
Peter M. Huck University of Waterloo
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Jiayu Tian
Jiayu Tian Hebei University of Technology
Jörg E. Drewes
Jörg E. Drewes Technical University of Munich
Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Fuyi Cui
Fuyi Cui Chongqing University
Thomas P. Knepper
Thomas P. Knepper Technical University of Berlin
Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis
Ioannis A. Katsoyiannis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Gudrun Massmann
Gudrun Massmann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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