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

• Air emissions during destruction of PFAS-containing materials , Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2026)
• Dissolved Organic Matter and Pretreatment Effects on PFAS Removal by Granular Activated Carbon , AWWA Water Science (2026)
• Enhancing short-term electron exchange in pyrogenic carbonaceous materials through post-pyrolysis oxidative treatments , Materials Advances (2025)
• Historical Blood Serum Samples from Wilmington, North Carolina: The Importance of Ultrashort-Chain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances , Environmental Science & Technology (2025)
• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acid (PFEA) Concentrations in Indoor Dust are Higher in Homes Closer to a Fluorochemical Manufacturing Facility , Environmental Science & Technology (2025)
• Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in agricultural systems: Human dietary exposure via beef raised on corn stover from a field with contaminated biosolids , Journal of Environmental Quality (2025)
• Protecting the environment pays off for the USA economy and public health , Nature Water (2025)
• Release of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Municipal and Construction and Demolition Waste Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants in North Carolina , ACS ES&T Water (2025)
• Adapting to PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells near a PFAS production facility in the US Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina , Water Environment Research (2024)
• Atmospheric Releases of PFAS From Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implications for Worker Exposure , 4th National PFAS Conference (2024)

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