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Overview

Stephan J. Köhler is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of environmental contamination, water treatment, and pollutant behavior. Notable papers include:

  • Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant: Long-term performance of granular activated carbon (GAC) and influence of flow-rate (2020, Water Research)
  • Adsorption behavior of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFASs) to 44 inorganic and organic sorbents and use of dyes as proxies for PFAS sorption (2020, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)
  • Reviews and syntheses: Biological weathering and its consequences at different spatial levels - from nanoscale to global scale (2020, Biogeosciences)
  • The Price of Really Clean Water: Combining Nanofiltration with Granular Activated Carbon and Anion Exchange Resins for the Removal of Per- And Polyfluoralkyl Substances (PFASs) in Drinking Water Production (2021, ACS ES&T Water)
  • Organic micropollutants in water and sediment from Lake Mälaren, Sweden (2020, Chemosphere)

Köhler has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Lutz Ahrens, Oksana Golovko, Kevin Bishop, Corinna Keil, and Oliver Rheinbach. These collaborations have produced numerous joint publications in various scientific venues.

The scientist commonly publishes in a range of peer-reviewed journals and publication venues. Frequent outlets include:

  • Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Biogeosciences
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Stephan J. Köhler has contributed to book publications, including works published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, with titles such as L'image sans qualités in 2020.

The main research topics covered by Köhler are:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Best Publications

  • Patterns and dynamics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in boreal streams: The role of processes, connectivity, and scaling

    Hjalmar Laudon;Martin Berggren;Martin Berggren;Anneli Ågren;Ishi Buffam

  • Controls of dissolved organic matter quality: Evidence from a large-scale boreal lake survey

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Colin A. Stedmon;Roger A. Müller;Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer

  • Resolving the Double Paradox of rapidly mobilized old water with highly variable responses in runoff chemistry

    Kevin Bishop;Jan Seibert;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Hjalmar Laudon

  • Seasonal TOC export from seven boreal catchments in northern Sweden

    Hjalmar Laudon;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Ishi Buffam

  • Sr2+/Ca2+ and 44Ca/40Ca fractionation during inorganic calcite formation: II. Ca isotopes

    Jianwu Tang;Martin Dietzel;Florian Böhm;Stephan J. Köhler

  • An experimental study of illite dissolution kinetics as a function of pH from 1.4 to 12.4 and temperature from 5 to 50°C

    Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Fabien Dufaud;Eric Oelkers

  • Tracking changes in the optical properties and molecular composition of dissolved organic matter during drinking water production

    E. E. Lavonen;Dolly. N. Kothawala;Lars. J. Tranvik;M. Gonsior

  • Selective Chlorination of Natural Organic Matter: Identification of Previously Unknown Disinfection Byproducts

    Elin E. Lavonen;Michael Gonsior;Lars J. Tranvik;Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

  • Linking soil- and stream-water chemistry based on a Riparian Flow-Concentration Integration Model

    Jan Seibert;Jan Seibert;Thomas Grabs;S. Köhler;H. Laudon

  • Oxygen isotopic fractionation during inorganic calcite precipitation ― Effects of temperature, precipitation rate and pH

    Martin Dietzel;Jianwu Tang;Albrecht Leis;Stephan Jürgen Köhler

  • Hydrological flow paths during snowmelt: Congruence between hydrometric measurements and oxygen 18 in meltwater, soil water, and runoff

    Hjalmar Laudon;Jan Seibert;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Kevin Bishop

  • Sr2+/Ca2+ and 44Ca/40Ca fractionation during inorganic calcite formation: I. Sr incorporation

    Jianwu Tang;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Martin Dietzel

  • Experimental determination of the dissolution rates of calcite, aragonite, and bivalves

    Pablo Cubillas;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Manuel Prieto;Claire Chairat

  • Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant: Long-term performance of granular activated carbon (GAC) and influence of flow-rate.

    Nadine Belkouteb;Vera Franke;Philip McCleaf;Stephan Köhler

  • Influence of dissolved organic matter concentration and composition on the removal efficiency of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) during drinking water treatment

    Dolly N. Kothawala;Dolly N. Kothawala;Stephan J. Köhler;Anna Östlund;Karin Wiberg

  • Is a universal model of organic acidity possible: comparison of the acid/base properties of dissolved organic carbon in the boreal and temperate zones.

    Jakub Hruska;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Hjalmar Laudon;Kevin Bishop

  • Removal of cadmium from wastewaters by aragonite shells and the influence of other divalent cations.

    Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Pablo Cubillas;Juan Diego Rodríguez-Blanco;Christoph Bauer

  • In-Lake Processes Offset Increased Terrestrial Inputs of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Color to Lakes

    Stephan J. Köhler;Dolly Kothawala;Martyn N. Futter;Olof Liungman

  • Effect of pH and stream order on iron and arsenic speciation in boreal catchments.

    Elisabeth Neubauer;Stephan J. Köhler;Frank von der Kammer;Hjalmar Laudon

  • How do mineral coatings affect dissolution rates? An experimental study of coupled CaCO3 dissolution—CdCO3 precipitation

    Pablo Cubillas;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Manuel Prieto;Carole Causserand

  • Evolution of soil solution aluminum during transport along a forested boreal hillslope

    Neil Cory;Hjalmar Laudon;Stephan Jürgen Köhler;Jan Seibert

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dietzel
Martin Dietzel Graz University of Technology
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martyn N. Futter
Martyn N. Futter Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Eric H. Oelkers
Eric H. Oelkers University of Iceland
Dolly N. Kothawala
Dolly N. Kothawala Uppsala University
Ishi Buffam
Ishi Buffam University of Cincinnati
Lutz Ahrens
Lutz Ahrens Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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