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Thomas M. Holsen is affiliated with Clarkson University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with a substantial body of work addressing health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Other subfields of study include environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, pollution, and water science and technology.

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Efficient Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Water with Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks" (2021, Chemistry of Materials)
  • "Systematic Study on the Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Groundwater Using Metal-Organic Frameworks" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Treatment of PFAS-containing landfill leachate using an enhanced contact plasma reactor" (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Removal of Poly- and Per-Fluorinated Compounds from Ion Exchange Regenerant Still Bottom Samples in a Plasma Reactor" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Solvent-Free Nonthermal Destruction of PFAS Chemicals and PFAS in Sediment by Piezoelectric Ball Milling" (2023, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas M. Holsen include:

  • Sujan Fernando
  • Selma Mededovic Thagard
  • Philip K. Hopke
  • Bernard S. Crimmins
  • Junda Ren

Their work has been frequently published in several journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Journal of Great Lakes Research

Best Publications

  • PAH source fingerprints for coke ovens, diesel and, gasoline engines, highway tunnels, and wood combustion emissions

    Nasrin R. Khalili;Peter A. Scheff;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Mercury Contamination in Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States

    Charles T. Driscoll;Young Ji Han;Celia Y. Chen;David C. Evers

  • Comparison of hybrid receptor models to locate PCB sources in Chicago

    Ying-Kuang Hsu;Thomas M. Holsen;Philip K. Hopke

  • Breakdown Products from Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Degradation in a Plasma-Based Water Treatment Process.

    Raj Kamal Singh;Sujan Fernando;Sadjad Fakouri Baygi;Nicholas Multari

  • Biological Mercury Hotspots in the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada

    David C. Evers;Young Ji Han;Charles T. Driscoll;Neil C. Kamman

  • Physico-Chemical Processes for the Treatment of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): A review

    Blossom Nwedo Nzeribe;Michelle Crimi;Selma Mededovic Thagard;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Plasma-Based Water Treatment: Efficient Transformation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Prepared Solutions and Contaminated Groundwater.

    Gunnar R. Stratton;Fei Dai;Christopher L. Bellona;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Dry Deposition of Particulate Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons to Lake Michigan

    Thomas P. Franz;Steven J. Eisenreich;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Dry deposition of polychlorinated biphenyls in urban areas

    Thomas M. Holsen;Kenneth E. Noll;Shi Ping Liu;Wen Jhy Lee

  • Characteristics of the major chemical constituents of PM2.5 and smog events in Seoul, Korea in 2003 and 2004

    Hyun-Sun Kim;Jong-Bae Huh;Philip K. Hopke;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Dry deposition of atmospheric particles: application of current models to ambient data

    Thomas M. Holsen;Kenneth E. Noll

  • Characteristics and environmental significance of colloids in landfill leachate

    Vasilios Gounaris;Paul R. Anderson;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Chicago air

    Mustafa Odabasi;Nedim Vardar;Aysun Sofuoglu;Yucel Tasdemir

  • Efficient Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Water with Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Rui Li;Shefa Alomari;Robert Stanton;Megan C. Wasson

  • Plasma-based water treatment: Conception and application of a new general principle for reactor design

    Gunnar R. Stratton;Christopher L. Bellona;Fei Dai;Thomas M. Holsen

  • Measurement of Dry Deposition and Air-Water Exchange of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with the Water Surface Sampler

    Mustafa Odabasi;Aysun Sofuoglu;Nedim Vardar;Yucel Tasdemir

  • Systematic Study on the Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Groundwater Using Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Rui Li;Shefa Alomari;Timur Islamoglu;Omar K. Farha

  • Use of Stable Isotope Signatures to Determine Mercury Sources in the Great Lakes

    Ryan F. Lepak;Runsheng Yin;Runsheng Yin;David P. Krabbenhoft;Jacob M. Ogorek

  • Rapid Removal of Poly- and Perfluorinated Compounds from Investigation-Derived Waste (IDW) in a Pilot-Scale Plasma Reactor.

    Raj Kamal Singh;Nicholas Multari;Chase Nau-Hix;Richard H. Anderson

  • Dry deposition and particle size distributions measured during the Lake Michigan Urban Air Toxics Study

    Thomas M. Holsen;Kenneth E. Noll;Guor Cheng Fang;Wen Jhy Lee

  • Removal of sparingly soluble organic chemicals from aqueous solutions with surfactant-coated ferrihydrite

    Thomas M. Holsen;Elaine Ruth Taylor;Yong Chan Seo;Paul R. Anderson

  • Application of receptor modeling to atmospheric constituents at Potsdam and Stockton, NY

    Wei Liu;Philip K. Hopke;Young-ji Han;Seung-Muk Yi

  • Locating and quantifying PCB sources in Chicago: receptor modeling and field sampling.

    Ying-Kuang Hsu;Thomas M. Holsen;Philip K. Hopke

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Seung-Muk Yi
Seung-Muk Yi Seoul National University
Mustafa Odabasi
Mustafa Odabasi Dokuz Eylül University
Charles T. Driscoll
Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University
Pierrette Blanchard
Pierrette Blanchard Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gerald J. Keeler
Gerald J. Keeler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Xinrong Ren
Xinrong Ren University of Maryland, College Park
Leiming Zhang
Leiming Zhang Environment and Climate Change Canada
Lyatt Jaeglé
Lyatt Jaeglé University of Washington

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