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Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Diana Ackerman Grunfeld
UNSW Sydney
2
Bridger J. Ruyle
Harvard University
3
Sanne J. Smith
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
4
Charmaine Tshangana
University of South Africa
5
Joel Fabregat‐Palau
University of Tübingen
6
Cassandra Johannessen
Concordia University
7
Andrea K. Tokranov
United States Geological Survey
8
Jonathan Zweigle
University of Tübingen
9
Isabelle Neuwald
Hochschule Fresenius
10
Termeh Teymoorian
Université de Montréal

Papers

1
Underestimated burden of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in global surface waters and groundwaters
Nature Geoscience|2024
322 cit.
2
Predictions of groundwater PFAS occurrence at drinking water supply depths in the United States
Science|2024
119 cit.
3
Publication in npj Clean Water (2025) [108 citations, W4410455551]
npj Clean Water|2025
108 cit.
4
The Need to Include a Fluorine Mass Balance in the Development of Effective Technologies for PFAS Destruction
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
63 cit.
5
Publication in Environmental Science & Technology (2025) [45 citations, W4409350064]
Environmental Science & Technology|2025
45 cit.
6
High organofluorine concentrations in municipal wastewater affect downstream drinking water supplies for millions of Americans
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2025
42 cit.
7
Prioritization strategies for non-target screening in environmental samples by chromatography – High-resolution mass spectrometry: A tutorial
Journal of Chromatography A|2025
14 cit.
8
Can Qualitative Nontarget Data Be Indicative of PFAS Contamination? First Evidence by Correlation with EOF in Environmental Samples
Environmental Science & Technology Letters|2024
11 cit.
9
Publication in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2024) [10 citations, W4399561338]
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety|2024
10 cit.
10
PFAS Are Widespread, Not Ubiquitous: Clarifying Misconceptions About the Prevalence of “Forever Chemicals”
Environmental Science & Technology|2025
10 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Marta Venier
Indiana University Bloomington
2
Lixi Zeng
Guizhou University
3
Zhixiong Shi
Capital Medical University
4
Jinyong Liu
Nanjing Medical University
5
Zhanyun Wang
University of Southern Denmark
6
Amina Salamova
Emory University
7
Jianjie Fu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Yiming Yao
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
9
John A. Bowden
National Institute of Standards and Technology
10
Leo W. Y. Yeung
Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Papers

1
Widespread Occurrence and Transport of <i>p</i>-Phenylenediamines and Their Quinones in Sediments across Urban Rivers, Estuaries, Coasts, and Deep-Sea Regions
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
221 cit.
2
First Report on the Occurrence of <i>N</i>-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-<i>N</i>′-phenyl-<i>p</i>-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and 6PPD-Quinone as Pervasive Pollutants in Human Urine from South China
Environmental Science & Technology Letters|2022
214 cit.
3
Elevated Levels of Ultrashort- and Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids in US Homes and People
Environmental Science & Technology|2023
209 cit.
4
Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates and Perfluorocarboxylates by UV/Sulfite + Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
194 cit.
5
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in North American School Uniforms
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
117 cit.
6
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in sludge from wastewater treatment plants in Sweden — First findings of novel fluorinated copolymers in Europe including temporal analysis
The Science of The Total Environment|2022
97 cit.
7
Release and Gas–Particle Partitioning Behavior of Liquid Crystal Monomers during the Dismantling of Waste Liquid Crystal Display Panels in E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
93 cit.
8
PFAS in drinking water and serum of the people of a southeast Alaska community: A pilot study
Environmental Pollution|2022
85 cit.
9
E-Waste Recycling Emits Large Quantities of Emerging Aromatic Amines and Organophosphites: A Poorly Recognized Source for Another Two Classes of Synthetic Antioxidants
Environmental Science & Technology Letters|2022
85 cit.
10
Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention’s Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence
Environmental Science & Technology|2022
80 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Kurunthachalam Kannan
New York State Department of Health
2
Kevin C. Jones
Lancaster University
3
Guibin Jiang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
John P. Giesy
Baylor University
5
Adrian Covaci
University of Antwerp
6
Derek C. G. Muir
Environment and Climate Change Canada
7
Bixian Mai
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
8
‪Damià Barceló
University of Almería
9
Shinsuke Tanabe
Ehime University
10
Shu Tao
Peking University

Papers

1
Global Distribution of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Wildlife
Environmental Science & Technology|2001
2.7k cit.
2
Environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in wastewater effluents, surface waters and sediments
Talanta|2005
1.7k cit.
3
Fate and distribution of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and sewage sludge of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) and advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment
Water Research|2008
1.2k cit.
4
Coating Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Magnetic Nanoparticles with Humic Acid for High Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals in Water
Environmental Science & Technology|2008
1.1k cit.
5
Health risks of heavy metals to the general public in Tianjin, China via consumption of vegetables and fish
The Science of The Total Environment|2005
1.1k cit.
6
Perfluorooctanesulfonate and Related Fluorochemicals in Human Blood from Several Countries
Environmental Science & Technology|2004
1.1k cit.
7
Occurrence, partition and removal of pharmaceuticals in sewage water and sludge during wastewater treatment
Water Research|2010
978 cit.
8
Fate and toxicity of emerging pollutants, their metabolites and transformation products in the aquatic environment
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry|2008
956 cit.
9
Bioconcentration and tissue distribution of perfluorinated acids in rainbow trout (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry|2003
925 cit.
10
Global atmospheric emission inventory of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for 2004
Atmospheric Environment|2008
903 cit.

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