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Thorsten Bartels
Bio: Thorsten Bartels is an academic researcher from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry & Derivatization. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 64 citations.
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TL;DR: The precision and sensitivity of the developed analytical method allowed the investigation of the fate of PUHs in lakes, their degradation during drinking water treatment and their transport within the North Sea.
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TL;DR: This review summarises current knowledge on the microbial metabolism of isoproturon and related phenylurea herbicides in and below agricultural soils and addresses topics such as microbial degradation of phenylUREa herbicide in soil and subsurface environments.
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TL;DR: These measurements revealed that in the catchment of Lake Greifensee, farmers who did not perfectly comply with 'good agricultural practice' caused at least 14% of the measured agricultural herbicide load into surface waters.
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TL;DR: The flexible instrumental setup was successfully optimised for different important groups of bioactive chemicals resulting in three trace analytical methods for quantification of sulfonamide antibiotics and their acetyl metabolites; neutral pesticides and acidic pesticides.
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TL;DR: A combined method using solid phase extraction (SPE), followed by solid phase microextraction (SPME) to concentrate different pesticides, including chlorinated, organophosphorus, triazines, pyretroids and chloroacetamides, present at trace levels in water samples, drawing attention to the need of pesticide monitoring programs in rivers.
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TL;DR: In this article, the basic principles of the advanced technologies used for EDC control in water and wastewater are critically discussed with specific reference to their engineering as well as the environmental and sanitary impacts associated with EDCs.
Abstract: Xenobiotic persistent organic pollutants are ubiquitous in the environment (air, water, soil, biota), and this is the origin of the rising concern about their potential impact. Recent advances in chemical analysis at trace levels and a lack of knowledge about the fate and transport of reference compounds lead to a strong research demand in this area. In this context, special attention is focused on control technologies in water and wastewater involving the application of advanced technologies to minimize their environmental release. After presenting the environmental and sanitary impacts associated with the main classes of persistent xenobiotic compounds, this article focuses on endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), a class of chemicals interfering with the endocrine systems of mammals and lower animals. In the second part of this article, the basic principles of the advanced technologies used for EDC control in water and wastewater are critically discussed with specific reference to their engineering as...
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