Overview of Published Research Contributions
- Total Published Peer Reviewed Articles: 109
- First Author (Co-First Author) Articles: 39
- Corresponding Author Articles: 59
- Times cited: Over 7500 with H-index = 44
- Presentations and Invited Talks: >100
Published Peer-reviewed Papers
*: Corresponding author
ϴ: Equal contribution with first author
2026
109. Rawat A., Kumar P., Mohanty P., Farnesi M., Ateia M., Ahrens L., Arp P., Srivastava P., Bhatnagar A. (2026) Nanocasted PANI/SBA-16 Mesoporous Composite for Trace-Level Adsorption of Perfluoroalkane Sulfonates. ES&T Water.
108. Saha B., Ateia M., S. Fernando, and Iskender S. (2026) Depth profiles of PFAS in community garden and agricultural soils. Environmental Science: Advances. [Link]
107. Donoso J., Nelson A, Oh G., Chung Y., Glass S, Elias W., Heck K., Alvarez P., Ateia M.*, Wong M.* (2026) Energy-Efficient PFAS Defluorination via Reactor-Scale VUV\/UVC Boron Nitride Photocatalysis for Semiconductor Fabrication Wastewater. ACS ES&T Engineering. [Link]
106. Ateia M.*(2026) Drinking Water Quality after the Target List. Environmental Science & Technology. [Link]
105. Sigmund, G., Smith, S. J., Georgi, A., Wagner, T., Ateia, M., Aumeier, B. M., and Wang, Z. (2026). A concept for the molecular design of readily treatable chemicals. RSC Sustainability. [Link]
104. Khan M., Yadav H., Desutter T., Aich N., Ateia M., Xiong B., and Iskender S. (2026) Does crack morphology govern PFAS sorption in landfilled plastics? Journal of Hazardous Materials. [Link] [Download]
103. Gouda M., Xu E., and Ateia M.* (2026) Why Pristine, Aged, and Real-World Microplastics Are All Essential for Environmental Research. Environmental Science & Technology.
102. Dolatabad A., Blotevogel J., Ateia M., Mai J., Pennel K., Pingnatello J., Rappe A., Winchell L., and Xiao F. (2026) Advancing Thermal Treatment of PFAS Toward Cleaner and More Sustainable Processes. Nature Reviews Clean Technology. [Link] [Download]
2025
101. Juve M., Xiong X., Reece J., Wong. M., Ateia M., Luo S., and Wei Z. Closed-Loop UV-Activated Solvent-Based PFCAs Defluorination and Adsorbent Regeneration. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
100. Guo F., Ateia M., Borgomeo E., Boeing W., Malnes D., He Y., Liu D., and Xu Y. (2025) Asymmetrical contamination of anionic PFAS across global freshwater reservoirs. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
99. Saha B., Ateia M., S. Fernando, and Iskender S. (2025) Leachate recirculation to reduce PFAS discharge from landfills. Science of The Total Environment. [Link] [Download]
98. Ateia M.* and Dixit F. (2025) Why You Should Triple-Check Fluoride Data in PFAS Destruction and Environmental Fluorine Balance. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. [Link] [Download]
97. Saha B., Yadav H., Khan Md., Ateia M., and Iskender S. (2025) Foam fractionation of PFAS from landfill leachate using a membrane electrochemical reactor. Waste Management. [Link] [Download]
96. Kim K., Chung Y., Kenyon P., Rees N., Choi J., Scotland P., Tour J., Ateia M., Alvarez P., Wong M., and Kang S. (2025) Regenerable Water Remediation Platform for Ultrafast Capture and Mineralization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. Advanced Materials. [Link] [Download]
95. Tsai E., Wilson M., Ateia M.*, and Abdelmoneim A. (2025) Impacts of real microplastic leachates on the development and behavior of developing zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. [Link] [Download]
94. Penrose M., Modiri M., Gomez V., Ryu H., Nadaouda M., and Ateia M.* (2025) Fluorine-free foams exhibit incomplete aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation, create redox-specific byproducts and shift microbial communities. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. [Link] [Download]
93. Alrwaily B., Alzawad B., Sufyan A., Larsson A., Baig N., and Ateia M.* (2025) Polydopamine-enhanced 2D TiO2 membranes for excellent antifouling and surfactant-stabilized emulsion separation. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. [Link] [Download]
92. Wang Y., Jang H., Topel M., Liu Y., Ateia M., Lee S., Elam J., Ferguson A., Darling S., and Chen J. (2025) Reversible ppt-Level Detection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid in Tap Water using Field-Effect Transistor Sensors. Nature Water. [Link] [Download]
91. Modiri M., Penrose M., and Ateia M.* (2025) Firefighting foam biodegradation: Why current methods fail and how to improve them. Sustainability Science and Technology.
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90. Butzlaff A., Le T., Deighton J., Brougham A., McKnight T., Bessler S., and Ateia M.* (2025) PFAS, 6-PPD-Q, and Microplastics in Urban Sewer Overflows: Occurrence and High-Rate Treatment Assessment. npj Emerging Contaminants. [Link] [Download]
89. Saha B., Ateia M., Fernando S., Rodríguez-Martínez R., and Iskender S. (2025) PFAS in pelagic Sargassum: A growing concern for the Mexican Caribbean coastline. Journal of Hazardous Materials. [Link] [Download]
88. Ronda K., Liu J., et al., Ateia M., and Simpson A. (2025) Discovery Tool: Exploration of Industrial Effluents Discharged into the Environment. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. [Link] [Download]
87. Zhang B., Liu J., Qing S., Herath T., Zhao H., Klabklaydee S., Fu ., Kwon E., Takeuchi N., Wang D., Namihira T., Isobe T., Chen B., Ateia M., and Fujii M. (2025) Accurate Detection and High Throughput Profiling of Unknown PFAS Transformation Products for Elucidating Degradation Pathways. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
86. Stavinski N., Sun, R., Arhami A., Ateia M.* , Xiao, F., Velarde, L. (2025) Unraveling Hidden Infrared Spectral Signatures in PFAS Thermal Degradation with Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
85. Butzlaff A., Mezgebe B., Collins A., Lin Z., Lassalle D., Harmody I., Corronell O., Leibfarth F., Dichtel W., Nadagouda M., and Ateia M.* (2025) Comparative evaluation of PFAS-selective adsorbents in hard-to-treat residual waste streams. Chemical Engineering Journal. [Link] [Download]
84. Burkhardt J., Speth T., Gorzelnik S., Gorzalski A., Coronell O., El-Khattabi A., and Ateia M.* (2025) How Do Novel PFAS Sorbents Fit into Current Engineering Paradigm? ES&T Engineering. [Link] [Download]
83. Penrose M., Deighton J., Glassmeyer S., Bessler S., McKnight T., and Ateia M.* (2025) Elevated PFAS Precursors in Septage and Residential Pump Stations. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
82. Junker A., Juve J., Bai L., Christensen C., Ahrens L., Cousins I., Ateia M., and Wei Z. (2025) Best Practices for Experimental Design, Testing and Reporting of Aqueous PFAS-Degrading Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. [Link] [Download]
81. Didenko T., Lau A., Purohit A., Feng J., Pinkard B., Ateia M.*, and Novosselov I. (2025) Regeneration of PFAS-laden Granular Activated Carbon by Modified Supercritical CO2 Extraction. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
2024
80. Sun R., Alinezhad A., Altarawned M., Ateia M., Blotevogel J., Mai J., Naidu R., Rappe A., and Xiao F. (2024) New Insights into Thermal Degradation Products of Long-Chain Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Their Mineralization Enhancement Using Additives. Environmental Science & Technology. [Link] [Download]
79. Yeardly R., Penrose M., Montoyo P. and Ateia M.* (2024) Acute, chronic, and behavioral toxicity of fluorine-free foams to earthworm species Eisenia fetida and Dendrobaena veneta. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
78. Collins A., Krause M., Bessler S., Brougham A., McKnight T., Strock T., and Ateia M.* (2024) City-scale Impacts of PFAS from Normal and Elevated Temperature Landfill Leachates on Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. [Link] [Download]
77. Niaz K., McAtee D., Adhikari P., Rollefson P., Ateia M.*, and Abdelmoneim A. (2024) Assessing the Effects of Fluorine-Free and PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foams on Development and Behavioral Responses Using a Zebrafish-Based Platform. Chemosphere.
76. Dixit F., Antell E., Faber K., Zhang C., Pannu M., Plumlee M., Buren J., Doroshow A., Pomerantz W., Arnold W., Higgins C., Peaslee G., Cohen L., Sedlak D., and Ateia M.* (2024) Closing PFAS Analytical Gaps: Inter-Method Evaluation of Total Organofluorine Techniques for AFFF-Impacted Water. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. [Link] [Open Access]
75. Saha B., Ateia M., Tolaymat T., Fernando S., Varghse J., Xu J., Aich N., Briest J., and Iskender S. (2024) The unique distribution pattern of PFAS in landfill organics. Journal of Hazardous Materials. [Link] [Download]
74. Ateia M.*, and Scheringer M. (2024) From “Forever Chemicals” to Fluorine-free Alternatives. Science. ★ [Link] [Download]
73. Butzlaff A., and Ateia M.* (2024) Key Engineering Design Aspects of Photo-assisted Electrochemical Reactors for Water Treatment. Chem Catalysis. [Link] [Download]
72. Ateia M.*, and Butzlaff A. (2024) Photoelectrode Materials for Photo-assisted Electrochemical Water Treatment. Chem Catalysis. [Link] [Download]
71. Juve J., Gonzalez X., Bai L., Xie Z., Shang Y., Saad A., Wong M., Ateia M., and Wei Z. (2024) Size-selective trapping and photocatalytic degradation of PFOA in Fe-modified zeolite frameworks. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. [Link] [Download]
70. Gaballah M., Guo J., Mahmooh A., Sobhi M., Ateia M., Ghorab M., Zheng Y., and Dong R. (2024) Degradation and removal mechanisms of mixed veterinary antibiotics in swine manure during anaerobic and storage treatments: Validation and characterization. Journal of Water Process Engineering. [Link] [Download]
69. Guo Z., Wang T., Ichiyanagi H., Ateia M., Chen G., Wang J., Fujii M., En K., Li T., Sohrin R., and Yoshimura C. (2024) Photo-Production of Excited Triplet-State of Dissolved Organic Matters in Inland Freshwater and Coastal Seawater. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
68. Saha B., Ateia M., Fernando S., Xu J., DeSutter T., and Iskender S. (2024) PFAS occurrence and distribution in yard waste compost indicate potential volatile loss, downward migration, and transformation. Environmental Science: Processes Impacts. [Link] [Download]
67. Ateia M.*, Wei H., and Andreescu S. (2024) Sensors for Emerging Water Contaminants: Overcoming Roadblocks to Innovation. Environmental Science & Technology.
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2023
66. Lin Z., Shapiro E., Gaisin A., Ateia M., Helbling D., Gwinn R., Packman A., Dichtel W. (2023) Trace Organic Contaminant Removal from Municipal Wastewater by Styrenic β-Cyclodextrin Polymers. Environmental Science & Technology. [Link] [Download]
65. Juve J., Reece J., Wong M., Wei Z., and Ateia M.* (2023) Photocatalysts for Chemical-Free PFOA Degradation – What we know and where we go from here? Journal of Hazardous Materials. [Link] [Download]
64. Ateia M.*, Sigmund G., Bentel M., Washington J., Lai A., Merrill N., and Wang Z. (2023) Integrated Data-Driven Cross-Disciplinary Framework to Prevent Chemical Water Pollution. One Earth. [Link] [Download]
63. Juve J., Wang B., Wong M., Ateia M., and Wei Z. (2023) Complete defluorination of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances—dream or reality? Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. [Link] [Download]
62. Ateia M.*, Van Buren J., Barrett W., Martin T., and Back J. (2023) Sunrise of PFAS Replacements – A Perspective on Fluorine-free Foams. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. [Link] [Download]
61. Ateia M.*, Chiang D., Cashman M., and Acheson C. (2023) Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay─Best Practices, Capabilities and Limitations for PFAS Site Investigation and Remediation. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
60. Yusuf K., Natraj A., Li K., Ateia M., AlOthman Z., and Dichtel W. (2023) Inverse Gas Chromatography Demonstrates the Crystallinity-Dependent Physicochemical Properties of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Stationary Phases. Chemistry of Materials.
59. Collins A., Ateia M., Bhagat K., Ohno T., Perreault F., and Apul O. (2023) Microplastic-Based Leachate Formation: The Extent, Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms under UV Irradiation. RSC Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. [Link] [Download]
58. Hue R., Wai M., Siev S., Ann V., Ateia M.*, and Yoshimura C. (2022) Dissolved silicon in a lake-floodplain system: Dynamics and its role in primary production. Science of The Total Environment. [Link] [Download]
2022
57. Verma S., Lee T., Sahle-Demessie E., Ateia M., and Nadagouda M. (2022) Recent Advances on PFAS Degradation via Thermal and Nonthermal Methods. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. [Link] [Download]
56. Nighojkar A., Zimmermann K., Ateia M., Barbeau B., Mohseni M., Dixit F., and Kandasubramanian B. (2022) Application of neural network in metal adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): A review. Environmental Science: Advances. [Link] [Download]
55. Natraj A., Ji W., Xin J., Castano I., Burke D., Evans A., Ateia M., Hamachi L., Yusuf K., and Dichtel W. (2022) Single-Crystalline Imine-Linked Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks Separate Benzene and Cyclohexane Efficiently. Journal of the American Chemical Society. [Link] [Download]
54. Trang B., Li Y., Xue X., Ateia M., Houk K., Dichtel W. (2022) Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids. Science. [Link] [Download]
53. Arabkhani P., Asfaram A., Aghaei-Jazeh M., Ateia M.* (2022) Plant-mediated green synthesis of nanocomposite-based multifunctional adsorbent with antibacterial activity and high removal efficiency of micropollutants from contaminated waters. Journal of Water Process Engineering. [Link] [Download]
52. Wang M., Ateia M.*, Hatano Y., and Yoshimura C. (2022) Regrowth of Escherichia coli in environmental waters after chlorine disinfection: Shifts in viability and culturability. RSC Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. [Link] [Download]
51. Mousa H.M., Fahmy H., Ali G.A., Abdelhamid H.N., and Ateia M. (2022) Membranes for Oil/Water Separation: A Review. Advanced Materials Interfaces. [Link] [Download]
50. Wang R., Lin Z.W., Klemes M.J., Ateia M., Trang B., Wang J., Ching C., Helbling D.E., Dichtel W. R. (2022) A Tunable Porous β-Cyclodextrin Polymer Platform to Understand and Improve Anionic PFAS Removal. ACS Central Science. [Link] [Download]
49. Roy I., Evans A., Das P. J., Ateia M., Ryder M. R., Jones L. O., Kazem-Rostami M., Goswami S., Beldjoudi Y., Shen D., Schatz G. C., Hupp J. T., Dichte W. R., and Stoddart J. F. (2022) Cyclophane-based two-dimensional polymer formed by an interfacial click reaction. Cell Reports Physical Science. [Link] [Download]
48. Ateia M.*, Ersan G., Gar M., Boffito DC. and Karanfil T. (2022) Microplastics Sources, Fate, Toxicity, Detection, and Interactions with Micropollutants in Aquatic Ecosystems – A Review of Reviews. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. [Link] [Download]
47. Wang M., Ateia M.*, Hatano Y., Miyanaga K., and Yoshimura C. (2022) Novel Fluorescence-Based Method for Rapid Quantification of Live Bacteria in River Water and Treated Wastewater. Environmental Science: Advances. [Link] [Download]
46. Gudda F. O., Ateia M., Waigi M. G., Wang J., Gao Y. (2022) Ecological and human health risks of manure-borne steroid estrogens: A 20-year global synthesis study. Journal Environmental Management. [Link] [Download]
2021
45. Ateia M.*, Skala L., Yang A., Dichtel W. R. (2021) Product Analysis and Insight into the Mechanochemical Destruction of Anionic PFAS with Potassium Hydroxide. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. [Link] [Download]
44. Ateia M* (2021) Living with Eight Decades of PFAS Contamination ― What is known and what is unknown. [Scientific Opinion, Non-Peer Reviewed]. IDA Global Connections - Summer 2021 Issue - Pages 34-37. [Link] [Download]
43. Yu W., Veld M., Bossi R., Ateia M.*, Tobler D., Feilberg A., Bovet N., and Johnson M. (2021) Formation of Formaldehyde and Other Byproducts by TiO2 Photocatalyst Materials. Sustainability. [Link] [Download]
42. Yu W., Chen J., Ateia M.*, Cates E., and Johnson M. (2021) Do Gas Nanobubbles Enhance Aqueous Photocatalysis? Experiment and Analysis of Mechanis. Catalysts.
41. Arabkhani P., Javadian H., Asfaram A., and Ateia M.* (2021) Decorating graphene oxide with zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) and pseudo-boehmite offers ultra-high adsorption capacity of diclofenac in hospital effluents. Chemosphere.
40. Awfa D., Ateia M.*,ϴ, Mendoza D., Yoshimura C. (2021) Application of QSPR Predictive Models in Water Treatment: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology Water.
2020
39. Dees J., Ateia M*, and Sanchez D. (2020) Microplastics and their Degradation Products in Surface Waters – A Missing Piece of the Global Carbon Cycle Puzzle. [Scientific Opinion, Non-Peer Reviewed]. Environmental Science & Technology Water. [Link] [Download]
38. Qanbarzadeh M., Wang D., Ateia M., Sahu S., Cates E. L. (2020) Impacts of Reactor Configuration, Degradation Mechanisms, and Water Matrices on PFCA Treatment Efficiency by the UV/Bi3O(OH)(PO4)2 Photocatalytic Process. Environmental Science & Technology Engineering. [Link] [Download]
37. Thengane T., Kung K., Gupta A., Ateia M., Sanchez D., et al. (2020) Oxidative torrefaction for cleaner utilization of biomass for soil amendment. Cleaner Engineering and Technology. [Link] [Download]
36. Wang M., Ateia M.*, Awfa D., and Yoshimura C. (2020) Regrowth of Bacteria after Light-based Disinfection — What we know and where we go from here. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
35. Ateia M.*, Helbling D., and Dichtel W. (2020) Best Practices for Evaluating New Materials as Adsorbents for Water Treatment. ACS Materials Letters. [Link] [Download]
34. Arabkhani P., Asfaram A., and Ateia M.* (2020) Facile Preparation of graphene oxide/sodium montmorillonite nanocomposite adsorbent for water treatment application. Journal of Water Process Engineering. [Link] [Download]
33. Klemes M., Sakala L., Ateia M., Trang B., Helbling D., and Dichtel W. (2020) Polymerized Molecular Receptors as Adsorbents to Remove Micropollutants from Water. Accounts of Chemical Research. [Link] [Download]
32. Erdem C. U., Ateia M., Liu C., Karanfil T. (2020) Activated carbon and organic matter characteristics impact the adsorption of DBPs precursors when chlorine is added prior to GAC contactors. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
31. Heu R., Ateia M.*, and Yoshimura C. (2020). Photocatalytic Nanofiltration Membrane using Zr-MOF/GO Nanocomposite with High-Flux and Anti-Fouling Properties. Catalysts Journal. [Link] [Download]
30. Mousa H., Alfadhel H., Ateia M., Gomaa A., Abdel-Jaber G. (2020). Polysulfone-Iron Acetate/Polyamide Nanocomposite Membrane for Oil-Water Separation. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management. [Link] [Download]
29. Heu R., Ateia M.*, Awfa D., Punyapalakul P., and Yoshimura C. (2020) Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Micropollutants in Water by Zr-MOF/GO Composites. Journal of Composites Science. [Link] [Download]
28. Ateia M.*, Kanan A., Karanfil T. (2020) Microplastics Release Precursors of Chlorinated and Brominated Disinfection Byproducts in Water. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
27. Ateia M.*, Zheng T., Calace S., Tharayil N., Srikanth P., and Karanfil T. (2020) Sorption Behavior of Real Microplastics (MPs): Insights for Organic Micropollutants Adsorption on a Large Set of Well-characterized MPs. Science of the Total Environment. [Link] [Download]
26. Awfa D., Ateia M.*, Fujii M., and Yoshimura C. (2020). Photocatalytic degradation of organic micropollutants: Inhibition mechanisms by different fractions of natural organic matter. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
25. Bravo I., Figueroa F., Swasy M., Ateia M., Attia M. F., et al., (2020). Cellulose particles capture aldehyde VOC pollutants. RSC Advances. [Link] [Download]
24. Khalid A., Rowles L., Ateia M., Minhao X., Moses I., Bello D., Karanfil T., Saleh N., and Apul O. (2020). Mesoporous Activated Carbon Shows Superior Adsorption Affinity for 11-Nor-9-Carboxy-Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Water. NPJ Clean Water. [Link] [Download]
23. Attia M., Swasy S., Ateia M., Whithead D., and Alexis F. (2020). Periodic mesoporous organosilica nanomaterials for rapid capture of VOCs. RSC ChemComm. [Link] [Download]
22. Soyluoglu M., Ersan M., Ateia M., and Karanfil T (2020) Removal of Bromide from Natural Waters using a Bromide-Selective Ion Exchange Resin. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
2019
21. Ateia M.*, Alsbaiee A., Karanfil T., and Dichtel W. (2019). Selective PFAS Removal by Amine-functionalized Sorbents: Critical Review of the Current Literature. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
20. Ateia M.*, Gar Alalm M., Awfa D., Johnson M., Yoshimura C. (2019) Modeling the Degradation and Disinfection of Water Pollutants by Photocatalysts and Composites: A Critical Review. Science of the Total Environment. [Link] [Download]
19. Ateia M., Arifuzzaman MD., Pellizzeri S., Attia M. F., Tharayil N., Anker J. N., and Karanfil T. (2019). Cationic Polymer for Selective Removal of GenX and Short-chain PFAS from Surface Waters and Wastewaters at ng/L Levels. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
18. Shimizu Y., Ateia M.*, Wang M., Awfa D., Yoshimura C. (2019) Disinfection Mechanism of E. Coli by CNT-TiO2 Composites: Photocatalytic Inactivation vs. Physical Separation. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
17. Awfa D., Ateia M.*, Fujii M., and Yoshimura C. (2019) A Novel Magnetic Carbon Nanotube-TiO2 Composites for Solar Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter. Journal of Water Process Engineering. [Link] [Download]
16. Ateia M., Cagri U., Ersan M., Ceccato M., and Karanfil T. (2019) Selective Removal of Bromide and Iodide from Natural Waters using a Novel AgCl-SPAC Composite at Environmentally Relevant Conditions. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
15. Ateia M., Maroli A., Thiraly N., and Karanfil T. (2019) The Overlooked Short- and Ultrashort-Chain Poly- and Perfluorinated Substances: A Review. Chemosphere. [Link] [Download]
2018
14. Ateia M.*, Attia M., Maroli A., Thiraly N., Whithead D., Alexis F., and Karanfil T. (2018) Rapid Removal of Poly- and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances by Polyethylenimine-functionalized Cellulose Microcrystals at Environmentally Relevant Conditions. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
13. Sahu, S.P., Qanbarzadeh, M., Ateia, M., Torkzadeh, H., Maroli, A.S. and Cates, E.L. (2018). Rapid Degradation and Mineralization of Perfluorooctanoic Acid by a New Petitjeanite Bi3O (OH)(PO4)2 Microparticle Ultraviolet Photocatalyst. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. [Link] [Download]
12. Awfa, D., Ateia, M.*,ϴ, Fujii, M., Johnson, M. S., Yoshimura, C. (2018). Photodegradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water Treatment Using Carbonaceous-TiO2 Composites: A Critical Review of Recent Literature. Water Research. [Link] [Download]
11. Shimizu, Y., Ateia, M.*,ϴ, & Yoshimura, C. (2018). Natural organic matter undergoes different molecular sieving by adsorption on activated carbon and carbon nanotubes. Chemosphere, 203, pp.345-352. [Link] [Download]
10. Ateia M.*, Ceccato M., Ataman E., Akin B., Yoshimura C., Johnson M. S. (2018) Ozone-assisted Regeneration of Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes to Remove Organic Pollutants from Aqueous Solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 335, 384-391. [Link] [Download]
2017
9. Ateia M.*, Koch C., Jelavic S., Quinson J., Hirt A., Yoshimura C., Johnson M. S. (2017) Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes: Facile, Green and Scalable Preparation for Use in Water Treatment. PLOS ONE. [Link] [Download]
8. Ateia M.*, Apul O., Shimizu Y., Muflihah A., Yoshimura C., and Karanfil T. (2017) Elucidating Adsorptive Fractions of Natural Organic Matter on Carbon Nanotubes. Environmental Science & Technology. [Link] [Download]
7. Ateia M., Ran J., Fujii M., & Yoshimura C. (2017) The Relationship between Molecular Composition and Fluorescence Properties of Humic Substances. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. [Link] [Download]
6. Nasr M., Ateia M., & Hassan K. (2017). Modeling the Effects of Operational Parameters on Algae Growth. In Algal Biofuels (pp. 127-139). Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51010-1_7 [Link] [Download]
2016
5. Ateia M.*, Nasr, M.; Ikeda, A.; Okada, H.; Fujii, M.; Natsuike, M.; Yoshimura, C. (2016) Nonlinear Relationship of Near-bed Velocity and Growth of Riverbed Periphyton. Water, 8: 461. [Link] [Download]
4. Ateia M.*, Yoshimura C., and Nasr M. (2016) In-situ Biological Water Treatment Technologies for Environmental Remediation: A Review. J Bioremediation & Biodegradation 7: 348. [Link] [Download]
2015
3. Ateia M.*, Nasr, M., Yoshimura, C., & Fujii, M. (2015). Organic matter removal from saline agricultural drainage wastewater using a moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Science & Technology. [Link] [Download]
2. Nasr, M., Ateia M., & Hassan, K. (2015). Artificial intelligence for greywater treatment using electrocoagulation process. Separation Science and Technology. [Link] [Download]
2014
1. Al-Amoud, A., Mattar, M., & Ateia M. (2014). Impact of water temperature and structural parameters on the hydraulic labyrinth-channel emitter performance. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. [Link] [Download]
Oral Presentations / Invited Talks
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2026
1. Feb. 3, 2026: PFAS Talk at New York Water Environment Association Annual Meeting, NYC, USA.
2. Jan. 8, 2026: Invited Seminar, Princeton University, Abu Dhabi, NJ, USA.
2025
1. Nov. 19, 2025: Invited Seminar, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
2. Nov. 18, 2025: Invited Workshop, International Food Safety Conference, Dubai, UAE.
3. Oct. 9, 2025: Invited Keynote, Microplastics & PFAS Workshop, Stony Brook University, New York, USA.
4. Oct. 9, 2025: Invited Lecture, Math for America Workshop, New York City, USA.
5. Sep. 29, 2025: Invited Panel, WEFTEC 2025, Chicago, USA.
6. Sep. 16, 2025: Invited Keynote, PFAS in Canada Workshop, Toronto, Canada.
7. Aug. 29, 2025: Invited Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
8. Aug. 13, 2025: Invited Webinar, Bentley Systems, hosted virtually by R&D team in Europe.
9. June 25, 2025: Invited Webinar, Veolia Experts Connect, hosted virtually by R&D team in Toronto, Canada.
10. June 11, 2025: Invited Talk, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
11. June 10, 2025: Invited Panel Discussion, Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Summit, Chicago.
12. April 17, 2025: Invited Keynote, Emerging Contaminants Conference, Gangneung, South Korea.
13. April 15, 2025: Invited Speaker, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
14. April 11, 2025: Invited Talk, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
15. March 26, 2025: Invited Keynote, ACS Spring National Conference, San Deigo.
16. March 4, 2025: Invited Speaker, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Doha, Qatar.
17. February 28, 2025: Invited Seminar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UT Dallas.
18. January 15, 2025: Invited Talk, Discuss updates on regeneration of PFAS-laden spent sorbents, Tucson Airport Remediation Project.
2024
- December 18, 2024: Invited Speaker, Environmental Science Seminars, Florida International University.
- December 11, 2024: Invited Panelist, 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 discussing both 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, Environmental Analyst Conference.
- December 4, 2024: Chair and Organizer, 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 at the DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium.
- November 1, 2024: Invited Panelist at the PFAS and Biosolids panel discussion organized by AAAS's Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues.
- October 15, 2024: Invited Speaker and Session Chair at REMTECH 2024, focusing on PFAS analysis and remediation sessions.
- October 22, 2024: Presentation on PFAS in landfill leachate and PFAS-free alternatives at SETAC North America.
- September 18, 2024: Keynote Lecture at The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Water Treatment (ETWT-2024) in Mikkeli, Finland.
- September 5, 2024: Keynote Lecture at the Great Plains PFAS Initiative & Symposium & Workshop 2024 in Nebraska.
- August 12, 2024: Invited Talks and Panel Discussions at the IWA World Water Congress, covering PFAS treatment and PFAS-free alternatives.
- June 28, 2024: Invited Seminar at Arizona State University, NEWT Center (Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment).
- May 24, 2024: Keynote Lecture at the 41st Annual Chemistry Graduate Student Symposium at the University at Buffalo.
- March 13, 2024: Invited Seminar at the University of Texas at Austin.
- March 12, 2024: Panelist at SXSW, Eliminating ‘Forever Chemicals’ from the World’s Water.
- January 13, 2024: Invited Talk (in Arabic) on PFAS Contaminants in Water.
2023
- December 5, 2023: Invited Talk at Desalytics Water Week in Dubai, UAE.
- December 6, 2023: Invited Talk at PFAS+ Initiative at the University of Maine.
- November 7, 2023: Invited Colloquium at Wageningen University, Netherlands.
- November 6, 2023: Panelist at Aquatech Innovation Forum Workshop: Piecing together the PFAS puzzle.
- October 6, 2023: Keynote Lecture at the New York State's Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions Workshop: Advances in PFAS: Challenges and Opportunities.
2022
- October 19, 2022: Invited Talk at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference on PFAS remediation technologies.
- September 14, 2022: Keynote Presentation at the International Water Association (IWA) PFAS Specialty Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
- May 20, 2022: Panel Discussion at the Environmental Science & Technology Webinar on PFAS-free alternatives in firefighting foams.
- March 25, 2022: Invited Lecture at the University of Michigan Water Institute: Emerging Contaminants in the Era of Sustainability.
2021
- December 7, 2021: Invited Talk at the World Congress on Sustainable Environmental Solutions: Beyond PFAS: Tackling the Next Generation of Emerging Contaminants.
- November 12, 2021: Panelist at the DOE Environmental Research Seminar Series on advanced materials for water remediation.
- September 29, 2021: Keynote at the International PFAS Conference in Utrecht, Netherlands: Evaluating PFAS Destruction Technologies.
- June 10, 2021: Invited Talk at the Northwestern Chemistry Seminar Series: Selective Adsorbents for Emerging Contaminants.
2020
- December 8, 2020: Panel Discussion at the Global PFAS Forum on addressing PFAS contamination in the U.S.
- October 15, 2020: Invited Talk at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting: Bridging Chemistry and Engineering for Environmental Challenges.
- September 20, 2020: Guest Lecture at the Clemson University Environmental Engineering Colloquium: PFAS-Free Foams and Their Impacts.
- June 23, 2020: Webinar for the International Water Resources Association (IWRA): PFAS in Drinking Water: Challenges and Opportunities.
Media Coverage and Public Engagements
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2025
1. June 20, 2025: Quoted in C&EN: " Veolia opens PFAS removal plant in Delaware"
2. June 20, 2025: Quoted in Grist: " Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?"
2024
3. July 20 & 21, 2024: TV Interviews (In Arabic) discussing PFAS and their alternatives.
4. July 18, 2024: Research Highlight in Rice University News: "Rice researcher calls for safer PFAS-free alternatives."
5. July 19, 2024: Featured in Food Packaging Forum: "Science Perspective: From 'Forever Chemicals' to Fluorine-Free Alternatives."
6. July 18, 2024: Quoted in The Hill: "Ditching PFAS chemicals requires reality check, scientists argue."
7. July 1, 2024: Guest on Isle Global's Water Action Platform Podcast: "Tackling PFAS Pollution."
8. June 1, 2024: Appointed as Advisory Board Member for Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN).
9. March 14, 2024: Interviewed by The Hill: "How to protect yourself from ‘forever chemicals’."
10. March 11, 2024: Participated in Axios Roundtable Discussion on Sustainability & Circular Economy.
11. March 12, 2024: Panelist at SXSW: "Eliminating ‘Forever Chemicals’ from the World’s Water."
2023
12. November 6, 2023: Panelist at Aquatech Innovation Forum Workshop: "Piecing together the PFAS puzzle."
13. October 6, 2023: Keynote Lecture at New York State's Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions Workshop: "Advances in PFAS: Challenges and Opportunities."
14. October 20, 2023: Moderator for NIEHS Superfund Research Program session: "Tools for PFAS Site Characterization."
15. November 1, 2023: Interview on The Infrastructure Show Podcast with Professor Joseph Schofer of Northwestern University.