Heidi Birch

2023

Biodegradation of chemicals tested in mixtures and individually: mixture effects on biodegradation kinetics and microbial composition

Birch, H., Dechesne, A., Knudsmark Sjøholm, K. & Mayer, P., 2023, In: Biodegradation. 34, p. 139-153 15 p.

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Closed aerobic biodegradation kinetics test with activated sludge and low concentration chemical mixtures

Birch, H., Teixeira, A., van Egmond, R. & Mayer, P., 2023, In: Chemosphere. 330, 8 p., 138752.

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Combining Whole UVCB Degradation Tests with Constituent Specific Analysis Can Yield Biotic and Abiotic Degradation Kinetics

Birch, H., Dyhr, K. S. & Mayer, P., 2023, Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 620-621 2 p. 4.05.P-We304

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Determining Marine Biodegradation Kinetics of Chemical Mixtures Discharged from Offshore Oil Platforms – Mixture Toxicity Inhibited Biodegradation at Low Dilutions

Moller, M., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2023, Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 320-320 1 p. 3.05.P-Th186

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Technical guidance on biodegradation testing of difficult substances and mixtures in surface water

Birch, H., Hammershøj, R., Møller, M. T. & Mayer, P., 2023, In: MethodsX. 10, 11 p., 102138.

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2022

Applying Solid Phase Microextraction to Determine Biodegradation Kinetics of Chemical Mixtures in WWTP Sludge

Birch, H., Teixeira, A., Sparham, C., van Egmond, R. & Mayer, P., 2022, SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting: Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 224 1 p.

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Biodegradation Kinetics of Fragrances, Plasticizers, UV Filters, and PAHs in a Mixture─Changing Test Concentrations over 5 Orders of Magnitude

Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. K., Dechesne, A., Sparham, C., van Egmond, R. & Mayer, P., 2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 56, 1, p. 293–301 9 p.

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In-Tube Passive Dosing for Flow-Through and Large-Volume Experiments

Wang, H., Birch, H., Sjoholm, K. K., Xia, X. & Mayer, P., 2022, SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting: Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 218-219 2 p.

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In-Tube Passive Dosing of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals: Controlling Freely Dissolved Concentrations in Flow-Through and Large-Volume Experiments

Wang, H., Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. K., Xia, X. & Mayer, P., 2022, In: Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9, 4, p. 339-344 6 p.

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Linking biodegradation kinetics, microbial composition and test temperature - Testing 40 petroleum hydrocarbons using inocula collected in winter and summer

Sjøholm, K. K., Dechesne, A., Lyon, D., Saunders, D. M. V., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2022, In: Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts. 24, 1, p. 152-160 9 p.

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Marine biodegradation of discharged chemical components: Approaching actual environmental biodegradation kinetics

Møller, M. T., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2022. 1 p.

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Towards Environmentally Relevant Biodegradation Kinetics for Chemicals Emitted From Offshore Oil Platforms

Møller, M., Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. & Mayer, P., 2022, SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting: Abstract Book . Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 708 1 p.

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2021

Biodegradation Kinetics of Industrial Chemicals in the Presence or Absence of Substrate Mixture

Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2021, SETAC Europe 2021 - Abstract Book: Global Challenges. An Emergency for Environmental Sciences. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 185-185

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Biodegradation Kinetics of Personal Care Chemicals in a Mixture - Changing Test Concentrations 5 Orders of Magnitude

Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. K., Sparham, C., van Egmond, R. & Mayer, P., 2021, SETAC Europe 2021 - Abstract Book: Global Challenges. An Emergency for Environmental Sciences. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 39-39 3.01.01

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Biodegradation of an essential oil UVCB - Whole substance testing and constituent specific analytics yield biodegradation kinetics of mixture constituents

Møller, M. T., Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. K., Hammershøj, R. H., Jenner, K. & Mayer, P., 2021, In: Chemosphere. 278, 10 p., 130409.

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Determining the Temperature Dependency of Biodegradation Kinetics for 34 Hydrocarbons while Avoiding Chemical and Microbial Confounding Factors

Knudsmark Sjøholm, K., Birch, H., Hammershøj, R., Saunders, D. M. V., Dechesne, A., Loibner, A. P. & Mayer, P., 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 16, p. 11091-11101

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Determining the Temperature Dependency of Biodegradation Kinetics for 45 Hydrocarbons While Avoiding Chemical and Microbial Confounding Factors

Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H., Hammershøj, R., Saunders, D. M., Dechesne, A., Loibner, A. . P. & Mayer, P., 2021, SETAC Europe 2021 - Abstract Book: Global Challenges. An Emergency for Environmental Sciences. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 47-47 3.04.05

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Inter-laboratory comparison of water solubility methods applied to difficult-to-test substances

Letinski, D. J., Redman, A. D., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2021, In: BMC Chemistry. 15, 1, 10 p., 52.

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Passive Dosing of Petroleum and Essential Oil UVCBs-Whole Mixture Toxicity Testing at Controlled Exposure

Trac, N. L., SjøHolm, K. K., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2021, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 9, p. 6150–6159

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2020

Accelerated Passive Dosing of Hydrophobic Complex Mixtures-Controlling the Level and Composition in Aquatic Tests

Hammershøj, R. H., Birch, H., Sjøholm, K. K. & Mayer, P., 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 8, p. 4974-4983

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Biodegradation kinetics testing of two hydrophobic UVCBs - potential for substrate toxicity supports testing at low concentrations

Hammershøj, R. H., Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H., Brandt, K. K. & Mayer, P., 2020, In: Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts. 22, p. 2172-2180

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Biodegradation testing of volatile hydrophobic chemicals in water-sediment systems – Experimental developments and challenges

Shrestha, P., Meisterjahn, B., Hughes, C. B., Mayer, P., Birch, H. & Hennecke, D., 2020, In: Chemosphere. 238, 9 p., 124516.

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ECO 36 Paving the way for QIVIVE: from nominal to free to cellular concentrations in in vitro assays

Escher, B., Birch, H., Fischer, F. C., Henneberger, L., Kramer, N. & Mayer, P., 2020, Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting: Open Science for Enhanced Global Environmental Protection. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 135-135 1.16P.1

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Temperature dependency of biodegradation kinetics in environmental surface waters across Europe

Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H., Dechesne, A., Loibner, A. . P. & Mayer, P., 2020, Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting: Open Science for Enhanced Global Environmental Protection. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, p. 220-220 3.17P.1

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2019

Biodegradation of volatile chemicals in soil – Separating volatilization and degradation in improved test setup (OECD 307)

Shrestha, P., Meisterjahn, B., Klein, M., Mayer, P., Birch, H., Hughes, C. & Hennecke, D., 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 1, p. 20-28

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Biodegradation testing of volatile chemicals in water-sediment systems (OECD 308)

Shrestha, P., Meisterjahn, B., Hughes, C., Mayer, P., Birch, H., Klein, J., Vaiopoulou, E. & Hennecke, D., 2019, SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting - Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 128-128 585

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Determining the water solubility of difficult-to-test substances: A tutorial review

Birch, H., Redman, A. D., Letinski, D. J., Lyon, D. Y. & Mayer, P., 2019, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1086, p. 16-28

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High Losses and Crossover of Semi-Volatile and Hydrophobic Test Chemicals in In Vitro Assays Conducted in 96 Well Plates

Birch, H., Kramer, N. & Mayer, P., 2019

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High Losses and Crossover of Semi-Volatile and Hydrophobic Test Chemicals in In Vitro Assays Conducted in 96 Well Plates

Birch, H., Kramer, N. & Mayer, P., 2019, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 40th Annual Meeting - abstract book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 120-120 (Annual Meeting).

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Investigating the effect of test concentration on biodegradation kinetics of two hydrophobic complex mixtures

Hammershøj, R. H., Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H., Brandt, K. K. & Mayer, P., 2019, TransCon 2019 - abstract book. Ascona, Switzerland, p. 71-71

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Investigating the effect of test concentration on biodegradation kinetics of two hydrophobic UVCBs

Hammershøj, R. H., Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H., Brandt, K. K. & Mayer, P., 2019, SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting - Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 370-370 TH129

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Mixture Effects on Biodegradation Kinetics of Hydrocarbons in Surface Water: Increasing Concentrations Inhibited Degradation whereas Multiple Substrates Did Not

Hammershøj, R. H., Birch, H., Redman, A. D. & Mayer, P., 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 6, p. 3087-3094

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Partitioning based determinations of water solubility for highly hydrophobic liquid chemicals

Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2019, SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting - Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 366-366

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Partitioning based determinations of water solubility for volatile hydrophobic liquid chemicals

Birch, H., Trac, N. L. & Mayer, P., 2019. 1 p.

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Temperature dependency of biodegradation kinetics in environmental surface waters

Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2019, SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting - Abstract Book. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 371-371 TH134

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Temperature dependency of biodegradation kinetics in environmental surface waters and biodegradation testing

Sjøholm, K. K., Birch, H. & Mayer, P., 2019. 1 p.

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Time-Resolved Freely Dissolved Concentrations of Semivolatile and Hydrophobic Test Chemicals in In Vitro Assays - Measuring High Losses and Crossover by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction

Birch, H., Kramer, N. I. & Mayer, P., 2019, In: Chemical Research in Toxicology. 32, 9, p. 1780-1790

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2018

Biodegradation of volatile substances in soil - Challenges and optimization of test setups (OECD 307)

Shrestha, P., Meisterjahn, B., Hughes, C., Mayer, P., Birch, H., Klein, K., Vaiopoulou, E. & Hennecke, D., 2018, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting - Abstract book. Brussels, Belgium: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 16-16 67

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Determining Biodegradation Kinetics of Hydrocarbons at Low Concentrations: Covering 5 and 9 Orders of Magnitude of Kow and Kaw

Birch, H., Høst Hammershøj, R. & Mayer, P., 20 Feb 2018, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 4, p. 2143-2151

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New approaches for determining solubility of organic chemicals

Birch, H., Trac, N. L. & Mayer, P., 2018. 1 p.

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New approaches for determining solubility of volatile liquid chemicals

Birch, H., Trac, N. L. & Mayer, P., 2018, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting - Abstract book. Brussels, Belgium: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 235-235 MO436

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Passive dosing for constant concentration and defined composition of hydrophobic organic mixtures

Hammershøj, R. H., Birch, H., Knudsmark Sjøholm, K. & Mayer, P., 2018, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting - abstract book. Brussels, Belgium: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 16-16 66

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2017

Biodegradation of hydrocarbon mixtures in surface waters at environmentally relevant levels - Effect of inoculum origin on kinetics and sequence of degradation

Birch, H., Hammershøj, R. H., Comber, M. & Mayer, P., 2017, In: Chemosphere. 184, p. 400-407 8 p.

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Biodegradation testing of chemicals with high Henry's constants – Separating mass and effective concentration reveals higher rate constants

Birch, H., Andersen, H. R., Comber, M. & Mayer, P., 2017, In: Chemosphere. 174, p. 716-721

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Biodegradation testing of chemicals with high Henry’s constants – separating mass and effective concentration reveals higher rate constants

Birch, H., Andersen, H. R., Comber, M. & Mayer, P., 2017, SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting Abstract Book. 1 p.

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Biodegradation testing of hydrophobic chemicals in mixtures at low concentrations – covering the chemical space of petroleum hydrocarbons

Birch, H., Hammershøj, R. H. & Mayer, P., 2017, SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting Abstract Book. 1 p.

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2016

Biodegradation of volatile hydrocarbons in five surface waters tested as composed mixtures in the µg/L range

Birch, H., Hammershøj, R. H. & Mayer, P., 2016, SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting - abstract book. Nantes, France: SETAC Europe, 2 p.

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Biodegradation of volatile hydrocarbons in five surface waters tested as composed mixtures in the μg/L range

Birch, H., Hammershøj, R. H. & Mayer, P., 2016, SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting - abstract book. Nantes, France: SETAC Europe, p. 119-119

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Effect of climate change on stormwater runoff characteristics and treatment efficiencies of stormwater retention ponds; a case study from Denmark using TSS and Cu as indicator pollutants. SpringerPlus, 5:1984, 1-12.

Sharma, A. K., Vezzaro, L., Birch, H., Arnbjerg-Nielsen, K. & Mikkelsen, P. S., 2016, In: SpringerPlus. 5, 12 p., 1984.

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2014

Risiko for forurening af grundvandet ved vejsaltning

Birch, H., Andreasen, F. & Munch Kristiansen, S., 2014

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