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4587
National Ranking
1696

Overview

Pierre Herckes is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their scholarly output includes numerous studies on atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, as well as air quality monitoring and forecasting. They have contributed to topics related to infection control and ventilation, microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, and the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare.

Herckes's recent publications cover a range of environmental science issues. Notable works include:

  • Mineral Dust and Iron Solubility: Effects of Composition, Particle Size, and Surface Area, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Airborne microplastics in a suburban location in the desert southwest: Occurrence and identification challenges, 2023, Atmospheric Environment
  • Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Does Not Damage or Impede Performance of N95 Masks Upon Multiple Uses, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Microplastics are ubiquitous and increasing in soil of a sprawling urban area, Phoenix (Arizona), 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Seasonal atmospheric water harvesting yield and water quality using electric-powered desiccant and compressor dehumidifiers, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequently collaborating colleagues include Matthew P. Fraser, Paul Westerhoff, Zhaobo Zhang, Jason A. Miech, and Kanchana Chandrakanthan. This network reflects interdisciplinary engagement across topics related to environmental science and engineering.

Herckes's research has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Toxics

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticle size detection limits by single particle ICP-MS for 40 elements.

    Sungyun Lee;Xiangyu Bi;Robert B. Reed;James F. Ranville

  • Characterization of food-grade titanium dioxide: the presence of nanosized particles.

    Yu Yang;Kyle Doudrick;Kyle Doudrick;Xiangyu Bi;Kiril Hristovski

  • Characterization, Recovery Opportunities, and Valuation of Metals in Municipal Sludges from U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants Nationwide

    Paul Westerhoff;Sungyun Lee;Yu Yang;Gwyneth W. Gordon

  • A review of observations of organic matter in fogs and clouds: Origin, processing and fate

    Pierre Herckes;Kalliat T. Valsaraj;Jeffrey L. Collett

  • PAHs in air and seawater along a North-South Atlantic transect: Trends, processes and possible sources

    Luca Nizzetto;Rainer Lohmann;Rosalinda Gioia;Annika Jahnke

  • Processing of atmospheric organic matter by California radiation fogs

    Jeffrey L. Collett;Pierre Herckes;Sarah Youngster;Taehyoung Lee

  • Detection of fullerenes (C60 and C70) in commercial cosmetics.

    Troy M. Benn;Paul Westerhoff;Pierre Herckes

  • Low risk posed by engineered and incidental nanoparticles in drinking water

    Paul Westerhoff;Ariel Atkinson;John Fortner;Michael S. Wong

  • Adsorption of N-nitrosodimethylamine precursors by powdered and granular activated carbon.

    David Hanigan;Jinwei Zhang;Pierre Herckes;Stuart W. Krasner

  • Chemical processing of water-soluble species and formation of secondary organic aerosol in fogs

    Hwajin Kim;Hwajin Kim;Sonya Collier;Xinlei Ge;Jianzhong Xu

  • Aqueous OH oxidation of ambient organic aerosol and cloud water organics: Formation of highly oxidized products

    Alex K Y Lee;Pierre Herckes;W. R. Leaitch;A. M. MacDonald

  • Characterization of organic aerosol in Big Bend National Park, Texas

    Steven G Brown;Pierre Herckes;Lowell Ashbaugh;Michael P Hannigan

  • Quantification of C60 fullerene concentrations in water.

    Zhuo Chen;Paul Westerhoff;Pierre Herckes

  • Characterization of aerosol and cloud water at a mountain site during WACS 2010: secondary organic aerosol formation through oxidative cloud processing

    A. K Y Lee;K. L. Hayden;Pierre Herckes;W. R. Leaitch

  • Potential Environmental Impacts and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Silver- and Nanosilver-Containing Textiles.

    Robert B. Reed;Robert B. Reed;Tatiana Zaikova;Angela Barber;Michael Simonich

  • Physical-chemical characterisation of the particulate matter inside two road tunnels in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area

    J Brito;L. Rizzo;P Herckes;P. C Vasconcellos

  • Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and select aldehydes in cloud and fog water: the role of the aqueous phase in impacting trace gas budgets

    B. Ervens;B. Ervens;Y. Wang;J. Eagar;W. R. Leaitch

  • Solar photolysis kinetics of disinfection byproducts

    Baiyang Chen;Wontae Lee;Paul K. Westerhoff;Stuart W. Krasner

  • Air Pollution Processing by Radiation Fogs

    Pierre Herckes;Pierre Herckes;Hui Chang;Taehyoung Lee;Jeffrey L. Collett

  • Methadone Contributes to N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation in Surface Waters and Wastewaters during Chloramination

    David Hanigan;E. Michael Thurman;Imma Ferrer;Yang Zhao

  • Processing of Atmospheric Organic Matter by California Radiation Fogs

    J. L. Collett;S. B. Youngster;T. Lee;H. Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University
Jeffrey L. Collett
Jeffrey L. Collett Colorado State University
Matthew P. Fraser
Matthew P. Fraser Arizona State University
Kiril Hristovski
Kiril Hristovski Arizona State University
Taehyoung Lee
Taehyoung Lee Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Ariel D. Anbar
Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University
Paul A. Solomon
Paul A. Solomon Environmental Protection Agency
Barbara Ervens
Barbara Ervens University of Clermont Auvergne
Guenter Engling
Guenter Engling Desert Research Institute
Kalliat T. Valsaraj
Kalliat T. Valsaraj Louisiana State University

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