INTERNATIONAL SCI INDEX JOURNALS

1)Irem Ozturk, Emel Topuz, Quantification of sustainability index for the wastewater recovery technologies: a decision support approach for circular city adaptations, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20(9), 9963-9980.

2)Irem Ozturk, Fatma Ozkul, Emel Topuz, 2023, The effect of polystyrene microplastic and biosolid application on the toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium for Enchytraeus crypticus. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 19(2), 489-500.

3)Irem Ozturk Ufuk, Emel Topuz, Detection of toxic effects of mixture metal contaminants on Enchytraeus crypticus species - in preparation.

4)Irem Ozturk Ufuk, Fatma Cansu Ulutuğ, Emel Topuz, Effect of microplastics on the toxicity of Cadmium and Nickel, in preparation.

5)Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk Ufuk, and Emel Topuz, Investigation of mixture toxicity of organic emerging pollutants on Enchytraeus crypticus: effects of microplastics and silver nanoparticles, Journal of Environmental Toxicology.

6)Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk Ufuk, and Emel Topuz, Impacts of climate change on the mixture toxicity of emerging organic pollutants in the soil environment: temperature, aging, and organic matter, in preparation.

7)Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk Ufuk, and Emel Topuz, Toxicity of mixture of emerging organic pollutants in the aquatic environment at different temperature and organic matter: effect of microplastics and silver nanoparticles, in preparation.

8)Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Ebubekir Yüksel, and Emel Topuz, Photodegradation of mixture of organic emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment: effect of temperature and organic matter, under review.

9)Ramadan, L., Ozturk-Ufuk, I., Yuksel, E. et al. Development of LC–MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Matrices. Water Air Soil Pollut 235, 537 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07342-8.

INTERNATIONAL BOOK CHAPTER

1) Irem Ozturk and Emel Topuz, 2021, Circular Cities: Challenges in Adaptation of New Waste Management Strategies, in Waste Management: Strategies, Challenges and Future Directions, edited by Nanda Gopal Sahoo, Nova Publishers

2) Derya Ayral Çınar, Dilara Büşra Bartan, İrem Öztürk, Emel Topuz, Wastewater Management in Circular Cities: Challenges of Toxic Emerging Compounds, in Wastewater Management - Pollutants And Recent Trends In Wastewater Treatment edited by Fatma Beduk, Senar Aydin, Mufit Bahadir, Andreas Haarstrick, Springer Nature

3) Eda Ceylan, Dilara Büşra Bartan, İrem Öztürk-Ufuk, Emel Topuz, Derya Ayral Çınar, 2024. Interaction Of Micro-Nano-Plastics and Heavy Metals In Soil Systems: Mechanism And Implication, in Management of Micro and Nano-plastics in Soil and Biosolids edited by Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, Vineet Kumar, Fusheng Li, and Sunil Kumar, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51967-3_7

4) Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Ashna Waseem, Meryem Vasef, Lama Ramadan, Elif Pehlivanoğlu-Mantaş, Emel Topuz, 2024. Toxicological Effects Of Micro And Nano Plastics On Soil Fauna: Current Research, Advances, And Future Outlook in Management of Micro and Nano-plastics in Soil and Biosolids edited by Sartaj Ahmad Bhat, Vineet Kumar, Fusheng Li, and Sunil Kumar, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51967-3_9

5) Pehlivanoglu, E., Gago-Ferrero, P., Ozturk-Ufuk, I., Ramadan, L., Gutiérrez-Martín, D., Restrepo-Montes, E., & Topuz, E. (2024). Insights into the analytical procedures for the detection of emerging contaminants from water, soils, and sediments. In Emerging Contaminants: Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment (pp. 17-67). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18985-2.00016-X

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Full length

1) Fatih Kemal Dinçer, İrem Öztürk, Emel Topuz, Salim Öncel, Pınar Ergenekon, Soil Toxicity Assessment of a Mining Region, 13th National/1st International Environmental Engineering Conference, 5-9 October 2019, Kocaeli, Turkey

2) Irem Ozturk, Fatma Cansu Ulutug, Emel Topuz, Suggestions for Water Management in Terms of Infrastructural Adaptation in Resilient Cities, Resilient Cities and Transformation, Kartepe Symposium, 24-27 March 2022, Izmit, Turkey

Abstract

3) Emel Topuz, Irem Ozturk, Didem Okutman Tas, Quantification of Sustainability Index for the resource recovery technologies based on the recovered resource and wastewater stream, 3rd IWA Resource Recovery Conference, IWA RR 2019, September 8-12, Venice/ITALY

4) Irem Ozturk, Emel Topuz, Development of the Sustainability Index (SI) as a Decision Method for Resource Recovery from Wastewater in the Circular City Concept, 14th National/2nd International Environmental Engineering Conference, 9-11 December 2021, Turkey

5) Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk, Emel Topuz, The Effect of Mixing Priority Contaminants in Soil with Microplastic And Silver Nanoparticle On Adsorption, 4th Al Farabi International Conference on Applied Sciences, 25-28 August 2022, Erzurum Turkey (virtual presentation)

6) Irem Ozturk, Fatma Cansu Ulutug, Emel Topuz, Alteration potential of Propylene microplastic on soil toxicity: impact of organic matter and aging of microplastics, International Conference Plastic Pollution from Macro to Nano, MICRO 2022 Online Atlas Edition, 14-18 November 2022, https://zenodo.org/record/7216717

7) Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk, Duygu Akkoc, Sinem Handırı, Emel Topuz, Impact of microplastics and aged microplastics on the toxicity of emerging contaminants in the soil, International Conference Plastic Pollution from Macro to Nano, MICRO 2022 Online Atlas Edition, 14-18 November 2022, https://zenodo.org/record/7216723

8) Maryam Vasef , Sena Ayas , Seren Tusun , Irem Ozturk , Emel Topuz, Integration of Environmental Impact Assessment to Product Design Stage for Waste Management: Case of Automative Industry, 6th EuroAsia Waste Management Symposium, 24-26 October 2022, Istanbul Turkey (virtual presentation)

9) Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk, Emel Topuz, Impact of Temperature and Soil Organic Content on the Mixture Toxicity of Emerging Contaminants on E. Crypticus, International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment – ICCE 2023, 11-15 June 2023, Venice Italy (platform presentation).

10) Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk, Cengiz Yatmaz, Ebubekir Yüksel, Emel Topuz, The effect of organic matter on the photolysis of Emerging Compounds (ECs): mixture of organic ECs, microplastics and nanoparticles, International Conference on Chemistry, and the Environment – ICCE 2023, 11-15 June 2023, Venice Italy (platform presentation).

11) Emel Topuz, Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk, Ebubekir Yüksel, Adsorption of emerging contaminants on soil at environmental relevant conditions: presence of microplastics and mixture of contaminants, 18th Annual Workshop on Emerging High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) And LC-MS/MSApplications In Environmental Analysis And Food Safety, 10-11 October 2023, Barcelona, Spain

12)Irem Ozturk Ufuk, Ashna Waseem, Emel Topuz, Effect of Climate Change on the Toxicity of Emerging Pollutants to Aquatic Organism, 16-19 May 2024, Harran University (platform presentation)

13) Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, H. Cengiz Yatmaz, Ebubekir Yuksel, Emel Topuz How Could The Presence Of Microplastics And Nanoparticles Affect The Photolysis Of Mixture Of Emerging Contaminants? 31 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (platform presentation)

14) Lama Ramadan, Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Ebubekir Yuksel, Emel Topuz Development Of Spe-LC-MS-MS Method For The Simultaneous Detection Of Emerging Pollutants İn Aquatic Matrices 30 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (platform presentation)

15) Maryam Vasef, Nesibe Baş, Aysima Arslan, Sena Ayas, Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Emel Topuz, An Approach To Quantıfy Cırcularıty Index For Waste-Wastewater To Resource Concept: From The Aspect Of Envıronmental Impacts, 30 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (online presentation)

16) Maryam Vasef, Nesibe Baş, Aysima Arslan, Zeynep Karaoğlu, Saadet Nur Coşkun, Lama Ramadan, Ashna Waseem, Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Emel Topuz, An Approach For The Modıfıcatıon Of Fate And Toxıcıty Parameters In The Context Of Clımate Change Outcomes, 30 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (online presentation)

17) İrem Öztürk Ufuk, Ashna Waseem, Emel Topuz, Individual and Mixture Toxicity Assessment Of Emerging Contaminants On Enchytraeus Crypticus, 30 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (platform presentation) best presentation award

18) İrem Öztürk Ufuk, Zeynep Karaoğlu, Saadet Nur Coşkun, Zehra Hazal Kılınç, Emel Topuz, Comprehensıve Assessment Of Mıxture Toxıcıty Of Emergıng Contamınants On Raphıdocelıs Subcapıtata, 30 May- 1 Jun 2024, Bursa Technical University ICAEH (platform presentation)

19) Chavoshi N., Dogruel S., Bilgin-Saritas N., Karaoglu Z., Ozturk-Ufuk I., Keyikoglu R., Khataee A., Topuz E., and Pehlivanoglu-Mantas E. 2024: The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024 on Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE). International Congress - Removal Of Favipiravir And Oseltamivir İn Domestic Wastewater Effluents Using Ozonation And Catalytic Ozonation, April 14-19, 2024 Vienna, Austria. (platform presentation)

20) İ.Öztürk Ufuk, Z.Göktepe, B.Emanet, E.Topuz, Toxicity assessment of metal mixtures on E. crypticus: effect of Polyethylene microplastic, SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain, 5 - 9 May 2024, poster presentation

21) Irem Ozturk-Ufuk, Zeynep Karaoglu, Emel Topuz, Determination of toxic effects of organic pollutants found in mixture with heavy metals in soil on E. Crypticus: Example of Favipiravir, Oseltamivir, Ag, Cr, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni, 6. International Environmental Chemistry Congress, 05-08 November 2024, Trabzon, Turkiye. (platform presentation)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

1)İrem Öztürk, Büşra Açikyol, Emel Topuz, Metallerin Karışım Halinde Toprakta Yaşayan E. Crypticus Üzerindeki Zehirliliği, Türkiye’de Katı Atık Yönetimi ve Çevre Sorunları Sempozyumu,24-26 Ekim 2022, İstanbul Turkey (platform presentation)

Master thesis

A Decision Support Approach to Implement Wastewater Recovery Technologies Through the Concept of Circular City at Full Scale

• Doktora: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü (2023-)
• Yüksek lisans: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü (2020-2023)
• Lisans: İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü (2015-2020)

PROJECTS
1)Determination of the toxic effects of metal mixtures in biosolids to Enchytraeus crypticus, Investigator, 2021-2022, GTU Research Projects.

2)Integration of Waste Design to Product Design Stage: Proposal of an Environmental Impact Assessment Approach that minimize the environmental impact during the life cycle, Fellow, 2021-2024, Tübitak BİDEB 2247-A National Outstanding Young Researchers.

3)Fate and Toxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Transformation Products in Soil Applied with Biosolids “TESNinSAB”, Voluntary Intern, 2017-2019, Horizon 2020 MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS.

4)Adsorption of emerging contaminants on soil environment and their effects on CO2 emission from soil surface: effect of temperature and organic matter variation due to climate change, Tübitak Project.

5)The impact of climate change and emerging contaminants on the soil-dwelling organism E. crypticus: analyzing the effects of temperature increase and dry soil conditions, Tübitak Project.

6)Xenofunctional Microbiome: Developing Progenobiotic against Illnesses Caused by Chemicals, Researcher, 2024-2027, Bogaziçi Research Projects (ARDEB).

7)The impact of climate change and emerging contaminants on soil dwelling organism E. crypticus: analyzing the effect of temperature increase and dry soil conditions, Researcher, 2024-2025, GTU Research Projects.

8)Investigation of the Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals in Soil in the Presence of Microplastic Mixtures, Supervisor, 2024-2025, TÜBİTAK 2209-A.

9)Toxicity Prediction of Environmental Pollutants Based on Machine Learning, Supervisor, 2023-2024, TÜBİTAK 2209-A.