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Research Interests
My research to date has been largely centred on analytical and environmental chemistry and can be divided into two main areas:
(a) development and applications of high resolution mass spectrometry and hyphenated tools for molecular analysis
(b) identification of sources, abundances, and fate of environmental pollutants
These two areas are linked by a global challenge to better understand chemical processes occurring in the hydrosphere and atmosphere and their impact on environment, climate and health.
I am interested in pollution transfer, especially of New and Emerging Pollutants (NEPs), in diverse environmental media under changing climate and land use scenarios and development of novel analytical platforms and methods for their detection and monitoring.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Chemistry, Doctorate, Polar organic marker compounds in atmospheric aerosols: Determination, time series, size distributions and sources, University of Antwerp
Award Date: 29 Feb 2008
Biosystems Engineering, MSc, Oklahoma State University
Award Date: 13 Dec 2002
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Impact of wastewater treatment plants on emission of new and emerging pollutants into atmosphere
1/09/22 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Investigation of new and emerging pollutants and microplastics sources in atmosphere and their toxicological effects
1/01/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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Identification of sources and fate of emerging contaminants in surface and drinking water
18/01/21 → 31/05/25
Project: Thesis
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Chemical analysis and bioaccumulation of ‘forever chemicals’ in aquatic organisms
Project: Unfunded project
Research output
- 46 Article
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in urban PM2.5 samples from Curitiba, Brazil
Kourtchev, I., Sebben, B. G., Bogush, A., Godoi, A. F. L. & Godoi, R. H. M., 15 Sept 2023, In: Atmospheric Environment. 309, 6 p., 119911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new on-line SPE LC-HRMS method for simultaneous analysis of selected emerging contaminants in surface waters
Folorunsho, O., Bogush, A. & Kourtchev, I., 16 Dec 2022, In: Analytical Methods. 15, 3, p. 284-296 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new on-line SPE LC-HRMS method for the analysis of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in PM 2.5 and its application for screening atmospheric particulates from Dublin and Enniscorthy, Ireland
Kourtchev, I., Hellebust, S., Heffernan, E., Wenger, J. C., Towers, S., Diapouli, E. & Eleftheriadis, K., 20 Aug 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 835, 2022, 13 p., 155496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of Heated Electrospray Ionization and Nanoelectrospray Ionization Sources Coupled to Ultra-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Highly Complex Atmospheric Aerosol Samples
Kourtchev, I., Szeto, P., O'Connor, I., Popoola, O. A. M., Maenhaut, W., Wenger, J. & Kalberer, M., 16 Jun 2020, In: Analytical Chemistry. 92, 12, p. 8396-8403 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of Relative Humidity in the Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from High-NOxPhotooxidation of Long-Chain Alkanes: N-Dodecane Case Study
Lamkaddam, H., Gratien, A., Pangui, E., David, M., Peinado, F., Polienor, J. M., Jerome, M., Cazaunau, M., Gaimoz, C., Picquet-Varrault, B., Kourtchev, I., Kalberer, M. & Doussin, J. F., 17 Dec 2020, In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 4, 12, p. 2414-2425 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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