Detlef Knappe

Bio

Dr. Knappe’s work is focused on drinking water quality and treatment, water reuse, organic micropollutants, development of water treatment processes for polar and persistent organic pollutants, and the fate of organic pollutants in solid waste landfills.

Publications

• Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in fixed bed anion exchange reactors: Factors determining PFAS uptake capacity and models predicting PFAS breakthrough , WATER RESEARCH (2025)
• Commercial compost amendments inhibit the bioavailability and plant uptake of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil-porewater-lettuce systems , ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL (2024)
• Evaluating Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) for passive monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry (IMS-MS) , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2024)
• Forecasting and Hindcasting PFAS Concentrations in Groundwater Discharging to Streams near a PFAS Production Facility , ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2024)
• Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2024)
• Machine Learning Models to Predict Early Breakthrough of Recalcitrant Organic Micropollutants in Granular Activated Carbon Adsorbers , Environmental Science & Technology (2024)
• Measurement of Hydro-EVE and 6:2 FTS in Blood from Wilmington, North Carolina, Residents, 2017-2018 , ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES (2024)
• Predicting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal in pilot-scale granular activated carbon adsorbers from rapid small-scale column tests , AWWA WATER SCIENCE (2024)
• Reanalysis of PFO5DoA Levels in Blood from Wilmington, North Carolina, Residents, 2017-2018 , ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES (2024)
• Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances by anion exchange resins: Scale-up of rapid small-scale column test data , WATER RESEARCH (2024)