Publications

2026

Journal Articles

Microplastic Composition and Distribution Across the Pelagic and Benthic Zones of the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Z. Arabeyyat; F. Alsoqi; F. Breider; Z. Taha; L. Barhoumi et al. 

Chemische Berichte. 2026. Vol. 18, num. 3. DOI : doi.org/10.3390/w18030370.

2025

Journal Articles

Solid-state 31P NMR reveals the biological organophosphorus compounds as the dominant phosphorus species in Saharan dust aerosols

K. Violaki; C. Panagiotopoulos; C. E. Avalos; P. Rossi; E. Abboud et al. 

Communications Earth and Environment. 2025. Vol. 6, num. 1, p. 225. DOI : 10.1038/s43247-025-02164-w.

Assessment of Past Dioxin Emissions from Waste Incineration Plants Based on Archive Studies and Process Modeling: A New Methodological Tool

X. Zhang; A. C. De Aragao; F. Moll-François; A. Berthet; F. Breider 

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2025. DOI : 10.1007/s00244-025-01150-9.

Characterization of tire and road wear particles in experimental biota samples

M. Kovochich; S. C. Oh; B. J. D. Ferrari; T. Masset; F. Breider et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2025. Vol. 15, num. 1, p. 15372. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-025-98902-3.

Assessment of tire-derived additives and their metabolites into fruit, root and leafy vegetables and evaluation of dietary intake in Swiss adults

F. Breider; T. B. Masset; K. Prud’homme; B. Brüschweiler 

Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2025. Vol. 494. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138432.

The Invisible Footprint of Climbing Shoes: High Exposure to Rubber Additives in Indoor Facilities

A. Sherman; T. B. Masset; L. Wimmer; L. K. Maruschka; A. Lea et al. 

ACS ES&T Air. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsestair.5c00017.

Effects of tire particles on earthworm (Eisenia andrei) fitness and bioaccumulation of tire-related chemicals

T. B. Masset; F. Breider; Mathieu Renaud; Jonas Müller; Alan Bergmann et al. 

Applied Thermal Engineering. 2025. Vol. 368. DOI : 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125780.

Risk assessment of tire wear in the environment – a literature review

K. Müller; K. Unice; J. Panko; B. J. D. Ferrari; F. Breider et al. 

Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/d5em00088b.

Reviews

Risk assessment of tire wear in the environmenta – a literature review

K. Müller; K. Unice; J. Pan; B. Ît; B. J. D. Ferrari et al. 

Organic Mass Spectrometry. 2025. DOI : 10.1039/D5EM00088B.

Talks

Characterization of the Atmospheric Microbiome in a Semi-Rural Area of Central Europe Using Flow Cytometry

E. Abboud; P. Rossi; B. Crouzy; A. Nenes; K. Violaki 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

Lipidome of Saharan dust aerosols

K. Violaki; C. Panagiotopoulos; E. Abboud; P. Rossi; M. Kanakidou et al. 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

2024

Journal Articles

A Comparative Study on the Stability and Coagulation Removal of Aged vs. Non-Aged Nanoplastics in Surface Water

M. Chen; J. Nan; F. Breider 

Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136490.

Natural and simulated weathering of polystyrene: A molecular view of the polymeric interface

T. Borgmeyer; L. Zhou; F. Breider; M. Rossi; C. Ludwig 

Science of The Total Environment. 2024. Vol. 947. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174609.

Inhalation of Microplastics—A Toxicological Complexity

M. Borgatta; F. Breider 

Toxics. 2024. Vol. 12, num. 5, p. 358. DOI : 10.3390/toxics12050358.

Estrogenic, Genotoxic, and Antibacterial Effects of Chemicals from Cryogenically Milled Tire Tread

A. J. Bergmann; T. B. Masset; F. Breider; W. Dudefoi; K. Schirmer et al. 

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2024.  p. 1 – 11. DOI : 10.1002/etc.5934.

Adsorption of Copper by Naturally and Artificially Aged Polystyrene Microplastics and Subsequent Release in Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluid

L. Zhou; T. Masset; F. Breider 

Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2024. DOI : 10.1039/D3EM00354J.

Parity in bacterial communities and resistomes: Microplastic and natural organic particles in the Tyrrhenian Sea

A. Di Cesare; M. B. Sathicq; T. Sbaffi; R. Sabatino; D. Manca et al. 

Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2024. Vol. 203, p. 116495. DOI : 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116495.

Role of Carbonyl Compounds for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Nitrosation: Kinetics and Mechanisms

Y. Pan; F. Breider; B. Barrios; D. Minakata; H. Deng et al. 

Environmental Science & Technology. 2024. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.3c07461.

Working Papers

Natural and Artificial Weathering of Polystyrene: A Molecular View of the Polymeric Interface

T. Borgmeyer; L. Zhou; F. Breider; M. J. Rossi; C. Ludwig 

2024

Reports

« La plus vieille usine du monde ». Socio-histoire de l’incinérateur du Vallon (1958-2005)

F. Moll-François; C. Mavrot; A. Elsig; F. Breider; A. Berthet 

2024