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Martin Scheringer

Martin Scheringer

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Chemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
24466
World Ranking
2213
National Ranking
48

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
93
Citations
30379
World Ranking
519
National Ranking
18

Overview

Martin Scheringer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a primary research focus in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Atmospheric Science, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research covers key topics such as Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) research, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Recent papers by Martin Scheringer demonstrate a focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and environmental impacts:

  • "An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" (2020), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)" (2022), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class" (2020), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health" (2020), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Martin Scheringer has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, highlighting a network of frequent collaborators:

  • Juliane Glüge
  • Ian T. Cousins
  • Zhanyun Wang
  • Rainer Lohmann
  • Xenia Trier

Best Publications

  • An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    Juliane Glüge;Martin Scheringer;Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt

  • What are the sources of exposure to eight frequently used phthalic acid esters in Europeans

    Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer;Meret Vollenweider;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Estimation of Cumulative Aquatic Exposure and Risk Due to Silver: Contribution of Nano-Functionalized Plastics and Textiles

    Sabine A. Blaser;Martin Scheringer;Matthew MacLeod;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors

    Zhanyun Wang;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable sources.

    Zhanyun Wang;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer;Robert C. Buck

  • Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

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  • Estimating consumer exposure to PFOS and PFOA.

    David Trudel;Lea Horowitz;Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer

  • Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions.

    Zhanyun Wang;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbuehler

  • Health and ecological risk assessment of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and artificial sweeteners) in surface and groundwater (drinking water) in the Ganges River Basin, India.

    Brij Mohan Sharma;Jitka Bečanová;Martin Scheringer;Anežka Sharma

  • Development of Environmental Fate Models for Engineered Nanoparticles—A Case Study of TiO2 Nanoparticles in the Rhine River

    Antonia Praetorius;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS

    Rainer Lohmann;Ian T Cousins;Jamie C DeWitt;Juliane Glüge

  • The Madrid Statement on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

    Arlene Blum;Simona A. Balan;Martin Scheringer;Xenia Trier

  • Global production, use, and emission volumes of short-chain chlorinated paraffins - A minimum scenario

    Juliane Glüge;Zhanyun Wang;Christian Bogdal;Martin Scheringer

  • Using COSMOtherm to predict physicochemical properties of poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)

    Zhanyun Wang;Matthew MacLeod;Ian T. Cousins;Martin Scheringer

  • Intrinsic Human Elimination Half-Lives of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Derived from the Temporal Evolution of Cross-Sectional Biomonitoring Data from the United Kingdom

    Roland Ritter;Martin Scheringer;Matthew MacLeod;Claudia Moeckel

  • The concept of essential use for determining when uses of PFASs can be phased out

    Ian T. Cousins;Gretta Goldenman;Dorte Herzke;Rainer Lohmann

  • Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Past, Present, and Future Controls on Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Global Environment

    Luca Nizzetto;Matthew Macleod;Katrine Borga;Ana Cabrerizo

  • Helsingør Statement on poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)

    Martin Scheringer;Xenia Trier;Ian T. Cousins;Pim de Voogt

  • Blast from the Past: Melting Glaciers as a Relevant Source for Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Christian Bogdal;Peter Schmid;Markus Zennegg;Flavio S. Anselmetti

  • Bisphenol a: how the most relevant exposure sources contribute to total consumer exposure.

    Natalie von Goetz;Matthias Wormuth;Martin Scheringer;Konrad Hungerbühler

  • Considerations of Environmentally Relevant Test Conditions for Improved Evaluation of Ecological Hazards of Engineered Nanomaterials

    Patricia A. Holden;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey;Fred Klaessig;Ronald F. Turco

  • Persistence and Spatial Range as Endpoints of an Exposure-Based Assessment of Organic Chemicals

    Martin Scheringer

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew MacLeod
Matthew MacLeod Stockholm University
Ian T. Cousins
Ian T. Cousins Stockholm University
Michael Matthies
Michael Matthies Osnabrück University
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Kathrin Fenner
Kathrin Fenner Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Rainer Lohmann
Rainer Lohmann University of Rhode Island
Frank Wania
Frank Wania University of Toronto
Ivan Holoubek
Ivan Holoubek Masaryk University

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