Biography

Dr. Perihan Binnur Kurt-Karakus is currently working as Chair and Associate Professor at Bursa Technical University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Architecture and Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department Bursa, Turkey. He has obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Lancaster University, UK. His corporate experience includes Research Assistant, Research Scientist at Ondikuz Mayis University, and Assistant Professor at Bahcesehir University. He is member of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Chamber of Environmental Engineers, Turkey. He successfully completed 11 research projects as researcher and principal investigator. He has published 15 research articles in journals 13 book and book chapters, 44 conference proceeding, and 1 book chapter contributed as author/co-author. Dr. Perihan received honors includes Young Scientists Recognition Award from American Chemical Society (ACS), and William Ritchie Travel Fund Award for Research Students.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Environmental Pollution

62%

Environmental Science and Technology

90%

Environmental Toxicology

75%

Environmental Chemistry

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Bidleman, T.F., L.M. Jantunen, P.B. Kurt-Karakus, F. Wong and H. Hung et al., 2013. Chiral chemicals as tracers of atmospheric sources and fate processes in a world of changing climate. Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 2. 10.5702/massspectrometry.S0019.
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Wong, F., P. Kurt-Karakus and T.F. Bidleman, 2012. Fate of brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pesticides in urban soil: Volatility and degradation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 46: 2668-2674.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., 2012. Determination of heavy metals in indoor dust from Istanbul, Turkey: Estimation of the health risk. Environ. Int., 50: 47-55.
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Bidleman, T.F., L.M. Jantunen, P.B. Kurt-Karakus and F. Wong, 2012. Chiral persistent organic pollutants as tracers of sources and fate: Review and prospects for investigating climate change influences. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 3: 371-382.
Wong, F., P.B. Kurt-Karakus and T.F. Bidleman, 2011. Fate of chiral brominated flame retardants in soils: Enantioselective degradation and volatilization. Organohalogen Compounds, 73: 174-177.
Kurt-Karakus, P.B., C. Teixeira, J. Small, D. Muir and T.F. Bidleman, 2011. Current-use pesticides in inland lake waters, precipitation and air from Ontario, Canada. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 30: 1539-1548.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman, D.C.G. Muir, S. Cagampan and J. Struger et al., 2010. Chiral currently used pesticides in ontario streams in 2003-2004. Organohalogen Compounds, 70: 337-340.
Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman, D.C. Muir, J. Struger and E. Sverko et al., 2010. Comparison of concentrations and stereoisomer ratios of mecoprop, dichlorprop and metolachlor in Ontario streams, 2006-2007 vs. 2003-2004. Environ. Pollut., 158: 1842-1849.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., D.C.G. Muir, T.F. Bidleman, C. Teixeira and J. Small, 2010. Atrazine and metolachlor in ontario small lakes and precipitation. Organohalogen Compounds, 72: 526-529.
Kurt-Karakus, P.B., D.C. Muir, T.F. Bidleman, J. Small, S. Backus and A. Dove, 2010. Metolachlor and atrazine in the great lakes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 44: 4678-4684.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B. and D.C.G. Muir, 2010. Persistent organic pollutants in the arctic and Canada's Northern Contaminants Program (NCP), 2010. Organohalogen Compounds, 70: 1068-1071.
Nam, J.J., O. Gustafsson, P. Kurt-Karakus, K. Breivik, E. Steinnes and K.C. Jones, 2008. Relationships between organic matter, black carbon and persistent organic pollutants in European background soils: Implications for sources and environmental fate. Environ. Pollut., 156: 809-817.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman, K.C. Jones and R. Staebler, 2008. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Air-soil exchange: Case studies for DDTs. In: The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment, Mehmetli, E. And B. Koumanova (Eds.). Springer, The Netherlands, pp: 315-331.
Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman, D.C. Muir, S.J. Cagampan and J. Struger et al., 2008. Chiral current-use herbicides in Ontario streams. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42: 8452-8458.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., J.L. Stroud, T. Bidleman, K.T. Semple, L. Jantunen adn K.C. Jones, 2007. Enantioselective degradation of organochlorine pesticides in background soils: Variability in field and laboratory studies. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41: 4965-4971.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman, R.M. Staebler and K.C. Jones, 2006. Measurement of DDT fluxes from a historically treated agricultural soil in Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol., 40: 4578-4585.
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Kurt-Karakus, P. and K.C. Jones, 2006. Microcosm studies on the Air-soil exchange of hexachlorobenzene and polychlorinated biphenyls. J. Environ. Monitor., 8: 1227-1234.
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Kurt-Karakus, P.B., T.F. Bidleman and K.C. Jones, 2005. Chiral organochlorine pesticide signatures in global background soils. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39: 8671-8677.
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Kurt, P.B. and H.B. Ozkoc, 2004. A survey to determine levels of chlorinated pesticides and PCBs in mussels and seawater from the Mid-Black Sea Coast of Turkey. Marine Pollut. Bull., 48: 1076-1083.
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Barber, J.L., P.B. Kurt, G.O. Thomas, G. Kerstiens and K.C. Jones, 2002. Investigation into the importance of the stomatal pathway in the exchange of PCBs between air and plants. Environ. Sci. Technol., 36: 4282-4287.
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