Publications (present-2009):

  • Campos-Mañas, M.C.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Sánchez-Pérez, J.A.; Agüera, A., 2019, Identification of opioids in surface and wastewaters by LC/Q-TOF-MS using retrospective data analysis, Science of the Total Environment, v. 664, 874-884.
  • Rogers, J.D.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Rosenblum, J.S.; Evans, M.V.; Mouser, P.J.; Ryan, J.N., 2019, Degradation of polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols in microcosms simulating a spill of produced water in shallow groundwater, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, v. 21, 256-268.
  • Roback, S.L.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Ishida, K.P.; Plumlee, M.H.; Poustie, A.; Westerhoff, P.; Hanigan, D., 2018, Non-target mass spectrometry analysis of NDMA precursors in advanced treatment for potable reuse, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, v. 4, 1944-1955.
  • Campos-Mañas, M.C.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Agüera, A., 2018, Opioid Occurrence in Environmental Water Samples – A Review, Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Article e00059.
  • Sitterley, K.A.; Linden, K.G; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2018, Identification of Proprietary Amino Ethoxylates in Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater using Liquid Chromatography/Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry with Solid-Phase Extraction, Analytical Chemistry, 90, 10927-10934.
  • Rosenblum, J.S.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Aiken, G.; Linden, K.G., 2017, Organic Chemical Characterization and Mass Balance of a Hydraulically Fracture Well: from Fracturing Fluid to Produced Water over 405 Days, Environmental Science and Technology, 51, 14006-14015.
  • Rogers, J.D.; Ferrer, I.; Tummings, S.S.; Bielefeldt, A.R.; Ryan, J.N., 2017, Inhibition of biodegradation of hydraulic fracturing compounds by glutaraldehyde: groundwater column and microcosm experiments, Environmental Science and Technology, 51, 10251-10261.
  • Hanigan, D.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Herckes, P.; Westerhoff, P., 2017, LC/QTOF-MS fragmentation of N-nitrosodimethylamine precursors in drinking water supplies is predictable and aids their identification, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 323, 18-25.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Rosenblum, J.; Linden, K.; Ryan, J.N., 2017, Identification of propyleneglycols and polyethylene glycol carboxylates in flowback and produced water from hydraulic fracturing, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 323, 11-17.
  • Rosenblum, J.S.; Sitterley, K.A.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Linden, K.G., 2016, Hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment by coagulation-adsorption for removal of organic compounds and turbidity, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,4, 1978-1984.
  • Strynar, M.; Dagnino, S.; McMahen, R.; Liang, S.; Lindstrom, A.; Andersen, E.; McMillan, L.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Ball, C., 2015, Identification of Novel Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids (PFECAs) and Sulfonic Acids (PFESAs) in Natural Waters Using Accurate Mass Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOFMS), Environmental Science and Technology, 49, 11622-11630.
  • Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2015, Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Additives by LC/Q-TOF-MS, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 407, 6417-6428.
  • Hanigan, D.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zhao, Y.; Andrews, S.; Zhang, J.; Herckes, P.; Westerhoff, P., 2015, Methadone contributes to N-nitrodimethylamine formation in surface waters and wastewaters during chloramination, Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 2, 151-157.
  • Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2015, Chemical Constituents and Analytical Approaches for hydraulic fracturing waters, Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, v. 5, 18-25.
  • Lester, Y.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Sitterley, K.A.; Korak, J.A.; Aiken, G.; Linden, K.G., 2015, Characterization of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in Colorado: Implications for water treatment, Science of the Total Environment, v. 512-513, 637-644.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Blotevogel, J.; Borch, T., 2014, Analysis of hydraulic fracturing flowback and produced waters using accurate mass: identification of ethoxylated surfactants, Analytical Chemistry, v. 86, 9653-9661.
  • Kennedy, A.M.; Reinert, A.M.; Knappe, D.R.U.; Ferrer, I.; Summers, R.S., 2014, Full- and pilot-scale GAC adsorption of organic micropollutants, Water Research, v. 68, 238-248.
  • Keen, O.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Linden, K.G., 2014, Degradation pathways of Lamotrigine under advanced treatment by direct UV photolysis, hydroxyl radicals and ozone, Chemosphere, v. 117, 316-323.
  • Férnandez-Ramos, C.; Ferrer, I.; Mauch, K.; Satinsky, D.; Thurman, E.M., 2014, Identification of Prometon, Deisopropylprometon, and Hydroxyprometon in Groundwater by High Resolution Liquid Chroamatography/Mass Spectrometry, Science of the Total Environment, v. 497-498, 459-466.
  • Lester, Y.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Linden, K.G., 2014, Demonstrating Sucralose as a monitor of full-scale UV/AOP treatment of trace organic compounds, Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 280, 104-110.
  • Parker, A.M.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Rosario-Ortiz, F.L.; Linden, K.G., 2014, Determination of COREXIT components used in the Deepwater Horizon cleanup by liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry, Analytical Methods, v. 6, 5498-5502.
  • Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, Methologies for the Analysis of Sucralose in Water, Analytical Chemistry, v. 85, 9581-9587.
  • Writer, J.H.; Antweiler, R.; Ferrer, I.; Ryan, J.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, In-stream attenuation of neuro-active pharmaceuticals and their metabolites, Environmental Science and Technology, v. 47, 9781-9790 .
  • Keen, O.S.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Dotson, A.D.; Linden, K.G., 2013, Dimer formation during UV photolysis of diclofenac, Chemosphere, v. 93, 1948-1956.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zavitsanos, P.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2013, Identification of imidacloprid metabolites in onion (Allium cepa L.) using high-resolution mass spectrometry and accurate mass tools, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 27, 1891-1903.
  • Writer, J.H.; Ferrer, I.; Barber, L.B.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, Widespread Occurrence of Neuro-Active Pharmaceuticals and Metabolites in 24 Minnesota Wastewaters and Rivers, Science of the Total Environment, v. 461-462, 519-527.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zavitsanos, P.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2013, Analysis of Isobaric Pesticides in Pepper with High Resolution Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry--Complementary or Redundant?, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v.61, 2340-2347.
  • Nuñez, O.; Gallart-Ayala, H.; Ferrer, I.; Moyano, E.; Galceran, M.T., 2012, Strategies for the multi-residue analysis of 100 pesticides by liquid chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1249, 164-180.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2012, Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in Environmental samples with Ultrahigh-Definition LC-QTOF-MS and Accurate Mass, Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry, May issue, 34-39.
  • Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2012, Analysis of 100 pharmaceuticals and their degradates in water samples by liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1259, 148-157.
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I., 2012, Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry with Metabolic Profiling of Human Urine as a Tool for Environmental Analysis of Dextromethorphan, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1259, 158-166.
  • Padilla-Sánchez, J.A.; Thurman, E.M.; Plaza-Bolaños, P.; Ferrer, I., 2012, Identification of pesticide transformation products in agricultural soils using liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 26, 1091-1099.
  • Writer, J.H.; Keefe, S.K.; Ryan, J.N.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Barber, L.B., 2011, Methods for Evaluating in-stream attenuation of trace organic compounds, Applied Geochemistry, v. 26, S344-S345.
  • Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Identification of a New Antidepressant and its Glucuronide Metabolite in Water Samples Using Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Chemistry, 82, 8161-8168.
  • Ferrer, I., Zweigenbaum, J.A., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Analysis of 70 Environmental Protection Agency Priority Pharmaceuticals in Water by EPA Method 1694, Journal of Chromatography A, 1217, 5674-5686.
  • Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Analysis of sucralose and other sweeteners in water and beverage samples by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight-mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1217, 4127-4134.
  • Thurman, E.M., Ferrer, I., 2010, The isotopic mass defect: a tool for limiting molecular formula by accurate mass, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,v 397, 2807-2816.
  • Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Environmental Application of a UHPLC System: the Evolution of Chromatography, American Laboratory, v. 42, 22-27.
  • Ferrer, I.; Barber, L.B.; Thurman, E.M., 2009, Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric fragmentation study of phytoestrogens as their trimethylsilyl derivatives: Identification in soy milk and wastewater samples, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1216, 6024-6032.
  • Ferrer, I. and Thurman, E.M., Edited book on “Liquid Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: Principles, Tools and Applications for Accurate Mass Analysis", Hoboken, NJ, Wiley, 2009, p.261. (More than 650 copies sold!).