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Thomas Wintgens is affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the domain of Environmental Science, with extensive focus on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, and Pollution.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics including Water Treatment and Disinfection, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Membrane Separation Technologies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Wintgens has an established record of publications in notable venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Water Research

Frequent collaborators include Volker Linnemann, Marek Widera, Daniel Bastian, Frank-Andreas Weber, and Sandra Ciesek.

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany - Suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 in German Wastewater", 2022, Viruses
  • "Deep-bed filters as post-treatment for ozonation in tertiary municipal wastewater treatment: impact of design and operation on treatment goals", 2020, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • "Micropollutants as internal probe compounds to assess UV fluence and hydroxyl radical exposure in UV/H2O2 treatment", 2021, Water Research
  • "Tradeoff between micropollutant abatement and bromate formation during ozonation of concentrates from nanofiltration and reverse osmosis processes", 2022, Water Research

Best Publications

  • State-of-the-art of reverse osmosis desalination

    C. Fritzmann;J. Löwenberg;T. Wintgens;T. Melin

  • Wastewater reuse in Europe

    D. Bixio;C. Thoeye;J. De Koning;D. Joksimovic

  • Membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment and reuse

    T. Melin;B. Jefferson;D. Bixio;C. Thoeye

  • The role of membrane processes in municipal wastewater reclamation and reuse

    T. Wintgens;T. Melin;Andrea Schäfer;S. Khan

  • Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany – Suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks

    Sandra Westhaus;Frank Andreas Weber;Sabrina Schiwy;Volker Linnemann

  • The importance of liquid phase analyses to understand fouling in membrane assisted activated sludge processes—six case studies of different European research groups

    S. Rosenberger;H. Evenblij;S. te Poele;T. Wintgens

  • Correlation of EPS content in activated sludge at different sludge retention times with membrane fouling phenomena

    Djamila Al-Halbouni;Jacqueline Traber;Sven Lyko;Thomas Wintgens

  • Cu-Al2O3-g-C3N4 and Cu-Al2O3-C-dots with dual-reaction centres for simultaneous enhancement of Fenton-like catalytic activity and selective H2O2 conversion to hydroxyl radicals

    Suqian Xu;Hanxu Zhu;Wenrui Cao;Zhibin Wen

  • Long-term monitoring of a full-scale municipal membrane bioreactor—Characterisation of foulants and operational performance

    Sven Lyko;Thomas Wintgens;Djamila Al-Halbouni;Sven Baumgarten

  • Quantitative PCR Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Pathogens in Three European Artificial Groundwater Recharge Systems

    Uta Böckelmann;Hans-Henno Dörries;M. Neus Ayuso-Gabella;Miquel Salgot de Marçay

  • Endocrine disrupter removal from wastewater using membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration technology

    Thomas Wintgens;Martin Gallenkemper;Thomas Melin

  • Emerging contaminants and treatment options in water recycling for indirect potable use.

    T. Wintgens;F. Salehi;R. Hochstrat;T. Melin

  • Modelling of a membrane bioreactor system for municipal wastewater treatment

    T. Wintgens;J. Rosen;T. Melin;C. Brepols

  • A study of selected herbicides retention by nanofiltration membranes—The role of organic fouling

    K.V. Plakas;K.V. Plakas;A.J. Karabelas;T. Wintgens;T. Melin

  • Polymeric compounds in activated sludge supernatant -- Characterisation and retention mechanisms at a full-scale municipal membrane bioreactor.

    Sven Lyko;Djamila Al-Halbouni;Thomas Wintgens;Andreas Janot

  • Modeling of pore blocking and cake layer formation in membrane filtration for wastewater treatment

    A. Broeckmann;J. Busch;T. Wintgens;W. Marquardt

  • Highly efficient Z-scheme structured visible-light photocatalyst constructed by selective doping of Ag@AgBr and Co3O4 separately on {010} and {110} facets of BiVO4: Pre-separation channel and hole-sink effects

    Fangfei Chen;Chaoyue Wu;Jinnan Wang;Corvini Philippe François-Xavier

  • Quantification of pathogenic microorganisms and microbial indicators in three wastewater reclamation and managed aquifer recharge facilities in Europe

    Caterina Levantesi;Rosanna La Mantia;Costantino Masciopinto;Uta Böckelmann

  • Water reclamation and reuse: implementation and management issues

    D. Bixio;C. Thoeye;T. Wintgens;A. Ravazzini

  • Comparison of two PAC/UF processes for the removal of micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluent: Process performance and removal efficiency

    Jonas Löwenberg;Armin Zenker;Martin Baggenstos;Gerhard Koch

  • Occurrence and removal of endocrine disrupters in landfill leachate treatment plants

    T. Wintgens;M. Gallenkemper;T. Melin

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Melin
Thomas Melin RWTH Aachen University
Matthias Wessling
Matthias Wessling RWTH Aachen University
Andrea I. Schäfer
Andrea I. Schäfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Philippe F.-X. Corvini
Philippe F.-X. Corvini University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Urs von Gunten
Urs von Gunten Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran University of Technology Sydney
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Andreas Schäffer
Andreas Schäffer RWTH Aachen University

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