Tamar Kohn
EPFL ENAC IIE LCE
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CH-1015 Lausanne
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Fields of expertise
Disinfection
Waterborne pathogens
Environmental virology
Sanitation and hygiene
Organic micropollutants
Waterborne pathogens
Environmental virology
Sanitation and hygiene
Organic micropollutants
Biography
2014 - present Associate Professor, EPFL and adjunct researcher, Eawag
2007 - 2013 Assistant Professor, EPFL
2004 - 2006 Postdoctoral researcher, UC Berkeley
2000 - 2004 PhD, Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
1999 Diploma, Environmental Sciences, ETHZ
2007 - 2013 Assistant Professor, EPFL
2004 - 2006 Postdoctoral researcher, UC Berkeley
2000 - 2004 PhD, Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
1999 Diploma, Environmental Sciences, ETHZ
Publications
Infoscience publications
Journal articles
An integrated cell culture reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (ICC-RTqPCR) method to simultaneously quantify the infectious concentrations of eight environmentally relevant enterovirus serotypes
Journal of Virological Methods. 2021-07-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114225.Wastewater monitoring outperforms case numbers as a tool to track COVID-19 incidence dynamics when test positivity rates are high
Water Research. 2021-05-26. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117252.Élimination des micropolluant par CAP super-fin
Aqua & Gas. 2021-01-18.Modified full-face snorkel masks as reusable personal protective equipment for hospital personnel
Plos One. 2021-01-13. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0244422.Retention of E. coli and water on the skin after liquid contact
PLOS ONE. 2020-09-17. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0238998.Adaptation of Human Enterovirus to Warm Environments Leads to Resistance against Chlorine Disinfection
Environmental Science and Technology. 2020-09-02. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.0c03199.Removal of trace organic contaminants from wastewater by superfine powdered activated carbon (SPAC) is neither affected by SPAC dispersal nor coagulation
Water Research. 2020-08-14. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116302.Efficacy of a Computer-Based Learning Program in Children With Developmental Dyscalculia. What Influences Individual Responsiveness?
Frontiers In Psychology. 2020-07-15. DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01115.Viral Transfer and Inactivation through Zooplankton Trophic Interactions
Environmental Science & Technology. 2020-07-14. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.0c02545.Global sensitivity analysis of environmental, water quality, photoreactivity, and engineering design parameters in sunlight inactivation of viruses
Environmental Science & Technology. 2020-05-29. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.0c01214.Machine learning models of the energy curvature vs particle number for optimal tuning of long-range corrected functionals
Journal Of Chemical Physics. 2020-04-21. DOI : 10.1063/5.0005039.Salt enhances the thermostability of enteroviruses by stabilizing capsid protein interfaces
Journal of Virology. 2020-03-25. DOI : 10.1128/JVI.02176-19.The Metal Catalyst Influences the Kinetics and Mechanisms of MS2 Inactivation in Fenton-like Systems
CHIMIA. 2020-03-15. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2020.149.UV disinfection of human norovirus: evaluating infectivity using a genome-wide PCR-based approach
Environmental Science and Technology. 2020-01-24. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b05747.Control of Waterborne Human Viruses by Indigenous Bacteria and Protists Is Influenced by Temperature, Virus Type, and Microbial Species
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2020. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.01992-19.DIII-D research towards establishing the scientific basis for future fusion reactors
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab024a.Relationship Between Inactivation and Genome Damage of Human Enteroviruses Upon Treatment by UV254, Free Chlorine, and Ozone
Food and Environmental Virology. 2019-10-29. DOI : 10.1007/s12560-019-09411-2.Proxies to monitor the inactivation of viruses by ozone in surface water and wastewater effluent
Water Research. 2019-09-13. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115088.Transfer of Enteric Viruses Adenovirus and Coxsackievirus and Bacteriophage MS2 from Liquid to Human Skin (vol 84, e01809, 2018)
Applied And Environmental Microbiology. 2019-06-01. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.00721-19.Health risks for sanitation service workers along a container-based urine collection system and resource recovery value chain
Environmental Science and Technology. 2019-05-13. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b01092.Differences in viral disinfection mechanisms as revealed by quantitative transfection of Echovirus 11 genomes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2019-05-10. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.00961-19.The utility of flow cytometry for potable reuse
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 2019-01-27. DOI : 10.1016/j.copbio.2018.12.009.Excitonic effects in two-dimensional TiSe2 from hybrid density functional theory
Physical Review B. 2018-12-03. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.235106.Transfer of enteric viruses (adenovirus and coxsackievirus) and bacteriophage (MS2) from liquid to human skin
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2018-09-14. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.01809-18.Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: A review of mechanisms and modeling approaches
Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2018-07-26. DOI : 10.1039/C8EM00047F.Inaktivierung von Viren im Wasser
Aqua & Gas. 2018-05-15.Variability in Disinfection Resistance between Currently Circulating Enterovirus B Serotypes and Strains
Environmental Science and Technology. 2018. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.8b00851.Kinetics of inactivation of waterborne enteric viruses by ozone
Environmental Science and Technology. 2018. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.7b05111.Effekte des Calcularis-Trainings: Teil 1: Domänen-spezifische Veränderungen
Lernen und Lernstörungen. 2017-04-01. DOI : 10.1024/2235-0977/a000166.Effekte des Calcularis-Trainings: Teil 2: Veränderungen psychosozialer Merkmale
Lernen und Lernstörungen. 2017-04-01. DOI : 10.1024/2235-0977/a000168.Virus transfer at the skin-liquid interface
Environmental Science and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.7b04949.Experimental adaptation of human echovirus 11 to ultraviolet radiation leads to tolerance to disinfection and resistance to ribavirin
Virus Evolution. 2017. DOI : 10.1093/ve/vex035.Cross-resistance of UV- or chlorine dioxide-resistant echovirus 11 to other disinfectants
Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01928.Overview of ASDEX Upgrade results
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa64f6.Resistance of echovirus 11 to ClO2 is associated with enhanced host receptor use, altered entry routes and high fitness
Environmental Science and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.7b03288.Identification of the inactivating factors and mechanisms exerted on MS2 coliphage in concentrated synthetic urine
Science of the Total Environment. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.088.Virus inactivation in stored human urine, sludge and animal manure under typical conditions of storage or mesophilic anaerobic digestion
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1039/C6EW00311G.Evaluation of a Computer-Based Training Program for Enhancing Arithmetic Skills and Spatial Number Representation in Primary School Children
Frontiers in Psychology. 2016-06-27. DOI : 000378607600001.Open-ended response theory with polarizable embedding: multiphoton absorption in biomolecular systems
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/c6cp05297e.Bacteria inactivation during the drying of struvite fertilizers produced from stored urine
Environmental Science and Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.6b03555.Genetic, structural and phenotypic properties of MS2 coliphage with resistance to ClO2 disinfection
Environmental Science and Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.6b04170.Ammonia as an in-situ sanitizer: influence of virus genome type on inactivation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2016. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.01106-16.Competitive co-adsorption dynamics of viruses and dissolved organic matter to positively charged sorbent surfaces
Environmental Science and Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.5b05726.Viruses at solid-water interfaces: A systematic assessment of interactions driving adsorption
Environmental Science & Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.5b04644.Super-fine powdered activated carbon (SPAC) for efficient removal of micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluent
Water Research. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2015.12.001.A modeling approach to estimate the solar disinfection of viral indicator organisms in waste stabilization ponds and surface waters
Water Research. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.022.Solar disinfection (SODIS) of viruses in PET bottles
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2016. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.02897-15.Rechenleistung und Fingergnosie: Besteht ein Zusammenhang?: Eine Studie bei Grundschulkindern mit und ohne Rechenschwäche
Lernen und Lernstörungen. 2015-08-01. DOI : 10.1024/2235-0977/a000106.Inactivation kinetics and mechanisms of viral and bacterial pathogen surrogates during urine nitrification
Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1039/c4ew00065j.Pathogens and pharmaceuticals in source-separated urine in eThekwini, South Africa
Water Research. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.022.Molecular quantum mechanical gradients within the polarizable embedding approach-Application to the internal vibrational Stark shift of acetophenone
Journal Of Chemical Physics. 2015. DOI : 10.1063/1.4905909.Ammonia as an in-situ sanitizer: inactivation kinetics and mechanisms of the ssRNA virus MS2 by NH3
Environmental Science and Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/es5044529.A conceptual model and experimental framework to determine the contributions of direct and indirect photoreactions to the solar disinfection of MS2, phiX174 and adenovirus
Environmental Science and Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/es504764u.Technologies for the treatment of source-separated urine in the eThekwini Municipality
Water SA. 2015. DOI : 10.4314/wsa.v41i2.06.UVC inactivation of dsDNA and ssRNA viruses in water: UV fluences and a qPCR-based approach to evaluate decay on viral infectivity
Food and Environmental Virology. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s12560-014-9157-1.Direct effects of dominant winds on residence and travel times in the wide and open lacustrine embayment: Vidy Bay (Lake Geneva, Switzerland)
Aquatic Sciences. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s00027-013-0321-8.On the cause of the tailing phenomenon during virus disinfection by chlorine dioxide
Water Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.023.Spatial extent and ecotoxicological risk assessment of a micropollutant-contaminated wastewater plume in Lake Geneva
Aquatic Sciences. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s00027-013-0315-6.Modelling and Optimizing Mathematics Learning in Children
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 2013-11-01. DOI : 10.1007/s40593-013-0003-7.Design and evaluation of the computer-based training program Calcularis for enhancing numerical cognition
Frontiers in Psychology. 2013-08-05. DOI : 000331180100001.Das Mathematikangstinterview (MAI). Erste psychometrische Gütekriterien
Lernen und Lernstörungen. 2013. DOI : 10.1024/2235-0977/a000040.Micropollutant dynamics in Vidy Bay - A coupled hydrodynamic-photolysis model to assess the spatial extent of ecotoxicological risk
Environmental Science and Technology. 2013. DOI : 10.1021/es401294c.Virus removal and inactivation by iron (hydr)oxide-mediated Fenton-like processes under sunlight and in the dark
Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. 2013. DOI : 10.1039/C3PP25314G.Subtle differences in virus composition affect disinfection kinetics and mechanisms
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2013. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.00663-13.Mechanisms of Human Adenovirus Inactivation by Sunlight and UVC Light as Examined by Quantitative PCR and Quantitative Proteomics
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2013. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.03457-12.Direct photolysis of human metabolites of the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole: Evidence for abiotic back-transformation
Environmental Science and Technology. 2013. DOI : 10.1021/es303777k.Kinder mit Dyskalkulie fokussieren spontan weniger auf Anzahligkeit
Lernen und Lernstörungen. 2012. DOI : 10.1024/2235-0977/a000024.Pharmaceuticals and their human metabolites in Lake Geneva: occurrence, fate and ecotoxicological relevance
Archives des Sciences. 2012.Virus inactivation mechanisms: impact of disinfectants on virus function and structural integrity
Environmental Science and Technology. 2012. DOI : 10.1021/es3029473.Inactivation of bacteriophage MS2 with potassium ferrate(VI)
Environmental Science and Technology. 2012. DOI : 10.1021/es3031962.Inactivation and tailing during UV254 disinfection of viruses: contributions of viral aggregation, light shielding within viral aggregates and recombination
Environmental Science and Technology. 2012. DOI : 10.1021/es302058v.Finite-size supercell correction schemes for charged defect calculations
Physical Review B. 2012. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.045112.Emerging Investigators themed issue 2012
Journal Of Environmental Monitoring. 2012. DOI : 10.1039/c2em90030k.UV radiation induces genome-mediated, site-specific cleavage in viral protein
Chembiochem. 2012. DOI : 10.1002/cbic.201100601.Photoinactivation of virus on iron-oxide coated sand: enhancing inactivation in sunlit waters
Water Research. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.059.Virus disinfection mechanisms: the role of virus composition, structure, and function
Current Opinion in Virology. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.coviro.2011.11.003.Role of Temperature and Suwannee River Natural Organic Matter on Inactivation Kinetics of Rotavirus and Bacteriophage MS2 by Solar Irradiation
Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/es202067f.Impact of virus aggregation on inactivation by peracetic acid and implications for other disinfectants
Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/es201633s.Fate of the pathogen indicators phage phiX174 and Ascaris suum eggs during the production of struvite fertilizer from source-separated urine
Water Research. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.042.Spatial and temporal presence of a wastewater-derived micropollutant plume in Lake Geneva
Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/es2003588.A framework for using quantitative PCR as a non-culture based method to estimate virus infectivity
Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. DOI : 10.1021/es103488e.AlGaN/GaN HEMT on (111) single crystalline diamond
Electronics Letters. 2010. DOI : 10.1049/el.2010.2937.Reactivity of Alkyl Polyhalides toward Granular Iron: Development of QSARs and Reactivity Cross Correlations for Reductive Dehalogenation
Environmental Science and Technology. 2010. DOI : 10.1021/es1018866.Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Effluent Matrices: A Survey of Transformation and Removal during Wastewater Treatment and Implications for Wastewater Management
Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 2010. DOI : 10.1039/C0EM00068J.Oxidation of Virus Proteins during UV(254) and Singlet Oxygen Mediated Inactivation
Environmental Science and Technology. 2010. DOI : 10.1021/es100435a.Inactivation of MS2 coliphage in Fenton and Fenton-like systems: role of transition metals, hydrogen peroxide and sunlight
Environmental Science and Technology. 2010. DOI : 10.1021/es903739f.Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in the Vidy Bay of Lake Geneva, part II: Micropollutant removal between wastewater and raw drinking water
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2010. DOI : 10.1002/etc.222.Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in the Vidy Bay of Lake Geneva, part I: Priority list for environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2010. DOI : 10.1002/etc.221.Giant Kohn Anomaly and the Phase Transition in Charge Density Wave ZrTe3
Physical Review Letters. 2009. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.086402.InAlN/GaN MOSHEMT With Self-Aligned Thermally Generated Oxide Recess
Ieee Electron Device Letters. 2009. DOI : 10.1109/LED.2009.2031659.Quantitative PCR for determining the infectivity of bacteriophage MS2 upon inactivation by heat, UVB and singlet oxygen: advantages and limitations of an enzymatic treatment to reduce false-positive results
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2009. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.00425-09.Association with Natural Organic Matter Enhances the Sunlight-Mediated Inactivation of MS2 Coliphage by Singlet Oxygen
Environmental Science and Technology. 2007. DOI : 10.1021/es070295h.Sunlight-Mediated Inactivation of MS2 Coliphage via Exogenous Singlet Oxygen Produced by Sensitizers in Natural Waters
Environmental Science and Technology. 2007. DOI : 10.1021/es061716i.Reactivity of Substituted Benzotrichlorides toward Granular Iron, Cr(II), and an Iron(II) Porphyrin: A Correlation Analysis
Environmental Science and Technology. 2006. DOI : 10.1021/es051737x.Interspecies Competitive Effects in Reduction of Organohalides in Connelly Iron Columns
Environmental Engineering Science. 2006. DOI : 10.1089/ees.2006.23.874.The effect of silica on the degradation of organohalides in granular iron columns
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2005.10.010.Photosensitizer method to determine rate constants for the reaction of carbonate radical with organic compounds
Environmental Science and Technology. 2005. DOI : 10.1021/es051236b.Longevity of granular iron in groundwater treatment processes: corrosion product development
Environmental Science and Technology. 2005. DOI : 10.1021/es048851k.Longevity of granular iron in groundwater treatment processes: Solution composition effects on reduction of organohalides and nitroaromatic compounds
Environmental Science and Technology. 2003. DOI : 10.1021/es025965s.Investigation of the inhibitory effect of silica on the degradation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane by granular iron
Environmental Science and Technology. 2003. DOI : 10.1021/es034495e.Applications of surface analysis in the environmental sciences: dehalogenation of chloro-carbons with zero-valent iron and iron-containing mineral surfaces
Analytica Chimica Acta. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0003-2670(03)01009-2.Ab initio molecular dynamics: application to liquid copper
Computational Materials Science. 1993. DOI : 10.1016/0927-0256(93)90040-T.Teaching & PhD
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