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Meet the Faculty

Paul Hartmann

Paul Hartmann

Visiting Assistant Professor
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Education

  • B.S., Southern Connecticut Sate University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1996
  • Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 2001

Courses

  • Physical Geology
  • Oceanography
  • Geomorphology

Research Interests/Current Projects

My research focuses on the sources, transport and fate of organic contaminants in the environment. Among the chemical groups that I study are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alkyl phenols. They all have a certain degree of toxicity and most are ubiquitous in estuarine and fresh water.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles:

Hartmann, P.C., P. Burkhardt-Holm and W. Giger. Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in fish bile and livers from Swiss rivers. In Press Environmental Pollution.

A.C. Gerecke, P.C. Hartmann, W.G., Norbert V. Heeb, H.-P.E. Kohler, P. Schmid, M. Zennegg, and M. Kohler. 2006. Anaerobic Degradation of Decabromodiphenyl Ether. Environmental Science & Technology 39(4), 1078-1083.

A.C. Gerecke, W. Giger, P.C. Hartmann, N.V. Heeb, H.-P.E. Kohler, P. Schmid, M. Zennegg, and M. Kohler. 2006. Anaerobic Degradation of Brominated Flame Retardants in Sewage Sludge. Chemosphere (64), 311-317.

Hartmann, P.C., J.G. Quinn, R.W. Cairns and J.W. King. 2005. Depositional history of organic contaminants in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Marine Pollution Bulletin, (50) 388-395.

Hartmann, P.C., D. Bürgi and W. Giger. 2004. Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Indoor Air. Chemosphere (57) 781-787.

Hartmann, P.C., J.G. Quinn, R.W. Cairns and J.W. King. 2004. The Distribution and Sources of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides in Narragansett Bay Sediments. Chemosphere, Volume 57, Pages 9-20.

Hartmann, P.C., J.G. Quinn, R.W. Cairns and J.W. King. 2004. The Distribution and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay Surface Sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Volume 48, Issues 3-4, 351-358.

L.A. Currie, B.A. Benner, Jr., H. Cachier, R. Cary, J.C. Chow, E.R.M. Druffel, T.I. Eglinton, O. Gustafsson, P.C. Hartmann, J.I. Hedges, J.D. Kessler, T.W. Kirchstetter, D.B. Klinedinst, G.A. Klouda, J.V. Marolf, C.A. Masiello, T. Novakov, A. Pearson, K.M. Prentice, H. Puxbaum, J.G. Quinn, C.M. Reddy, H. Schmid, J.F. Slater, J. Watson, and S.A. Wise. 2002. A Critical Evaluation of Interlaboratory Data on Total, Elemental, and Isotopic Carbon in the Carbonaceous Particle Reference Material, NIST SRM 1649a. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, (107) 279-298.

Hartmann, P.C. Sources, Transport and Fate of Organic Contaminants in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. 2001. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882.

Hartmann, P.C., Quinn, J.G., King, J.W., Tsutsumi, S, Takada, H. 2000. Intercalibration of LABs in Marine Sediment SRM 1941a and Their Application as a Molecular Marker in Narragansett Bay Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology, 34:5, p 900-906.

Reports:

King, J., Gibson, C., Peck, J., Quinn, J.G., Cairns, R.W., and Hartmann, P.C. 1999. Results of a 1998 Survey of the physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Surface Sediments in the Quonset Point Area of Narragansett Bay. University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882.  Final Report, p.26.

Quinn, J.G., Cairns, R.W., Hartmann, P.C., Kittredge, M.W., and Aukerman, A.R. 1998. Organic Contaminants in the Sediments of Narragansett Bay. University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882. Final Report, p. 51.

Quinn, J.G., Cairns, R.W., Hartmann, P.C., Kittredge, M.W., and Aukerman, A.R. 1998. Nature and Extent of Organic Contaminants in the Sediments and Elutriate Samples from the Old Fire Fighting Training Area, Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island. University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882. Final Report, p. 32.

Presentations:

Hartmann Paul, Walter Giger, Patricia Burkhardt-Holm. Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants: preliminary results in fish from Swiss rivers. Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society. Zürich, Switzerland, October 2003.

Paul Hartmann. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in fish from Swiss rivers: analyses of tissue, liver and bile of Brown Trout from the test areas of the Fishnet project. Flammschutzmittel-Workshop an der EAWAG am Freitag, 29. August 2003.

Hartmann, P.C., P. Burkhardt-Holm and W. Giger. Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in fish bile and livers from Swiss rivers. European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry. Geneva, Switzerland, December 2002.

Hartmann, P.C., P. Burkhardt-Holm and W. Giger. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants: Methods and First Assessment in Fish from Swiss Rivers. Workshop on The Analysis of Brominated Flame Retardants in Environmental Samples. CSIC Barcelona, Spain. October 2002.

Hartmann, P.C., P. Burkhardt-Holm and W. Giger. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants: Methods and First Assessment in Fish from Swiss Rivers. Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society. Basel, Switzerland, October 2002.

Christopher M. Reddy, Li Xu, James G. Quinn, and Paul C. Hartmann, Investigating the radiocarbon content of the unresolved complex mixture. 222nd ACS National Meeting, Boston MA. August 2002.

Hartmann, P.C., Quinn, J.G., King, J.W., Tsutsumi, S, Takada, H. 2000. Intercalibration of LABs in  Marine Sediment SRM 1941a and Their Application as a Molecular Marker in Narragansett Bay Sediments. 220th ACS National Meeting, Washington D.C. August 2000.

P.C. Hartmann and J.G.Quinn (1999) Partitioning of Pyrogenic and Petrogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay Sediments. In Ninth Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, p.117. LPI Contribution No. 971, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston.

P.C. Hartmann, J.G.Quinn, and E. Chen. Partitioning of Pyrogenic and Petrogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay Sediments. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North Atlantic Chapter, May 29, 1998, Saratoga Springs, NY.

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