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Overview

Thilo Hofmann is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and specializes in environmental science with a focus on pollution and material impact. Their research spans several domains including industrial and manufacturing engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, materials chemistry, and water science and technology.

The scientific contributions of Hofmann include extensive work on microplastics and plastic pollution, as well as recycling and waste management techniques. Other principal research topics include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, nanoparticle synthesis and applications, geochemistry and elemental analysis, toxic organic pollutants impact, and heavy metals in the environment.

Recent influential papers authored by Hofmann include:

  • "Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture" (2020) published in Nature Food
  • "Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture" (2023) published in Communications Earth & Environment

Other notable recent publications in the broader field but authored by co-researchers include:

  • "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world's rivers" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Anthropogenic gadolinium in freshwater and drinking water systems" (2020) published in Water Research
  • "Environmental Degradation of Microplastics: How to Measure Fragmentation Rates to Secondary Micro- and Nanoplastic Fragments and Dissociation into Dissolved Organics" (2022) published in Environmental Science & Technology

Hofmann's frequent coauthors are:

  • Thorsten Hüffer
  • Frank von der Kammer
  • Gabriel Sigmund
  • Nathalie Tepe
  • Michael Zumstein

The main publication venues where Hofmann's research appears most often include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science Nano
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Their body of work significantly contributes to environmental science topics, particularly pollution-related issues. Hofmann's research engages with assessing the fragmentation and degradation of microplastics, the sustainable application of nanotechnology in agriculture, and the impacts of toxic pollutants and heavy metals in environmental systems.

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers

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  • Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A review on generation, analysis, occurrence, fate and effects.

    Stephan Wagner;Thorsten Hüffer;Philipp Klöckner;Maren Wehrhahn

  • Nanoparticles: structure, properties, preparation and behaviour in environmental media

    P. Christian;F. Von der Kammer;M. Baalousha;Th. Hofmann

  • Nanopesticide research: current trends and future priorities.

    Melanie Kah;Thilo Hofmann

  • Sorption of Non-Polar Organic Compounds by Micro-Sized Plastic Particles in Aqueous Solution

    Thorsten Hüffer;Thilo Hofmann

  • Nanopesticides: State of Knowledge, Environmental Fate, and Exposure Modeling

    M. Kah;S. Beulke;K. Tiede;T. Hofmann

  • Sorption of organic compounds by aged polystyrene microplastic particles

    Thorsten Hüffer;Anne-Katrin Weniger;Thilo Hofmann

  • Sorption of ionizable and ionic organic compounds to biochar, activated carbon and other carbonaceous materials.

    Melanie Kah;Gabriel Sigmund;Feng Xiao;Thilo Hofmann

  • Release of TiO2 Nanoparticles from Sunscreens into Surface Waters: A One-Year Survey at the Old Danube Recreational Lake

    Andreas P. Gondikas;Frank von der Kammer;Robert B. Reed;Stephan Wagner

  • Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture

    Thilo Hofmann;Gregory Victor Lowry;Subhasis Ghoshal;Nathalie Tufenkji

  • Characterization and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in river bank soils.

    Carmen Pies;Burkhard Hoffmann;Jelena Petrowsky;Yi Yang

  • Algal testing of titanium dioxide nanoparticles--testing considerations, inhibitory effects and modification of cadmium bioavailability.

    Nanna Isabella Bloch Hartmann;F. von der Kammer;T. Hofmann;M. Baalousha

  • Native polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in coals - A hardly recognized source of environmental contamination

    C. Achten;T. Hofmann

  • Spot the Difference: Engineered and Natural Nanoparticles in the Environment—Release, Behavior, and Fate

    Stephan Wagner;Andreas Gondikas;Elisabeth Neubauer;Thilo Hofmann

  • Polyethylene microplastics influence the transport of organic contaminants in soil.

    Thorsten Hüffer;Florian Metzelder;Gabriel Sigmund;Sophie Slawek

  • Separation and characterization of nanoparticles in complex food and environmental samples by field-flow fractionation

    Frank von der Kammer;Samuel Legros;Thilo Hofmann;Erik H. Larsen

  • Nanostructured TiO2: transport behavior and effects on aquatic microbial communities under environmental conditions.

    Tom J. Battin;Frank v.d. Kammer;Andreas Weilhartner;Stephanie Ottofuelling

  • The composition of bacterial communities associated with plastic biofilms differs between different polymers and stages of biofilm succession

    Maria Pinto;Teresa M. Langer;Thorsten Hüffer;Thilo Hofmann

  • Commercial titanium dioxide nanoparticles in both natural and synthetic water: comprehensive multidimensional testing and prediction of aggregation behavior.

    Stephanie Ottofuelling;Frank Von Der Kammer;Thilo Hofmann

  • Microplastic Exposure Assessment in Aquatic Environments: Learning from Similarities and Differences to Engineered Nanoparticles

    Thorsten Hüffer;Antonia Praetorius;Stephan Wagner;Frank von der Kammer

  • Single-particle multi-element fingerprinting (spMEF) using inductively-coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ICP-TOFMS) to identify engineered nanoparticles against the elevated natural background in soils

    Antonia Praetorius;Alexander Gundlach-Graham;Eli Goldberg;Willi Fabienke

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Bernhard K. Keppler
Bernhard K. Keppler University of Vienna
Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Rainer U. Meckenstock
Rainer U. Meckenstock University of Duisburg-Essen
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Nankai University
Erik Huusfeldt Larsen
Erik Huusfeldt Larsen Technical University of Denmark
Thomas A. Ternes
Thomas A. Ternes Federal Institute of Hydrology
Tom J. Battin
Tom J. Battin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Chuanjia Jiang
Chuanjia Jiang Nankai University

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