Detlef Knappe

Center Deputy Director and Project 4 Co-Leader; S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, NC State

Publications

Air emissions during destruction of PFAS-containing materials
Silsby, S., Sühnholz, S., Qanbarzadeh, M., Silsby, N., Hao, S., Shields, E., … Higgins, C. P. (2026, January 15), Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00755-x
Enhancing short-term electron exchange in pyrogenic carbonaceous materials through post-pyrolysis oxidative treatments
Quinn, E., Knappe, D. R. U., & Call, D. F. (2025, November 12), Materials Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00727E
Historical Blood Serum Samples from Wilmington, North Carolina: The Importance of Ultrashort-Chain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Cheng, L., Teagle, S., Enders, J. R., Weed, R. A., Nichols, H. B., Knappe, D. R. U., & Hoppin, J. A. (2025, October 27), Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c08146
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acid (PFEA) Concentrations in Indoor Dust are Higher in Homes Closer to a Fluorochemical Manufacturing Facility
Proctor, S., Hoppin, J. A., Zhang, S., Stapleton, H. M., Knappe, D. R. U., & Kotlarz, N. (2025, March 31), Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c07043
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in agricultural systems: Human dietary exposure via beef raised on corn stover from a field with contaminated biosolids
Bhattacharya, A., Tian, J., Choyke, S., Brown, J., Meng, P. P., Rhodes, G., … Carignan, C. (2025, September 9), Journal of Environmental Quality. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70067
Protecting the environment pays off for the USA economy and public health
Hannan, M., Hatinoglu, D., Blaney, L., Vikesland, P., Knappe, D., Miller, R., & Apul, O. (2025, December 11), Nature Water. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00554-0
Release of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Municipal and Construction and Demolition Waste Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants in North Carolina
Thelusmond, J.-R., Sardarmehni, M., DeStefano, N., Weed, R., Knappe, D. R. U., & Barlaz, M. A. (2025, March 6), ACS ES&T Water, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.4c01202
Adapting to PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells near a PFAS production facility in the US Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina
VanDerwerker, T. J., Knappe, D. R. U., & Genereux, D. P. (2024), Water Environment Research, 96(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.11091
Atmospheric Releases of PFAS From Wastewater Treatment Plants and Implications for Worker Exposure
Westerman, D., Mohan, A., Meng, P., McElroy, A., Guelfo, J., Hooper, J., … Knappe, D. R. U. (2024), 4th National PFAS Conference. Presented at the 4th National PFAS Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during the thermal reactivation of spent granular activated carbon (GAC
Starr, S., Joseph, S., Preston, B., Jackson, S., & Knappe, D. (2024), AWWA ACE24. Presented at the AWWA ACE24, Anaheim, CA.

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Detlef Knappe