Publications

2023

Extraction of rare earth elements from aqueous solutions using the ionic liquid trihexyltetradecylphosphonium 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate
Gradwohl, A., Windisch, J., Weissensteiner, M., Keppler, B. K., Kandioller, W. & Jirsa, F.
RSC Advances (2023) 13, 36, 24899-24908

Immobilization of Agaricus bisporus Polyphenol Oxidase 4 on mesoporous silica: Towards mimicking key enzymatic processes in peat soils
Iriarte-Mesa, C., Pretzler, M., von Baeckmann, C., Kählig, H., Krachler, R., Rompel, A. & Kleitz, F.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2023) 646, 413-425

2022

Neglected symbionts and other metazoan invertebrates associated with molluscs from Africa's largest lake: Diversity, biotic interactions and bioindication
Outa, J. O., Hörweg, C., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Freshwater Biology (2022) 67, 12, 2089-2099

Toxic Elements in Sediment and Water of the Crocodile River (West) System, South Africa, Following Acid Mine Drainage
Windisch, J., Gradwohl, A., Gilbert, B. M., Dos Santos, Q. M., Wallner, G., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Applied Sciences (2022), 12, 20, 10531

Unexpected pathways of mercury in an alkaline, biologically productive, saline lake:A mesocosm approach
Windisch, J., Plessl, C., Christian, C., Zechmeister, T. & Jirsa, F.
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2022) 427, 128163

17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2): concentrations in the environment and methods for wastewater treatment - an update
Klaic, M. & Jirsa, F.
RSC Adv.(2022) 12, 12794-12805

The Arsenic-Antimony-Creek at Sauerbrunn/Burgenland/Austria: A Toxic Habitat for Amphibians
Adlassnig, W., Schmidt, B., Jirsa, F., Gradwohl, A., Ivesic, C. & Koller-Peroutka, M.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022) 19, 10, 6010

The role of coupled DNRA-Anammox during nitrate removal in a highly saline lake
Valiente, N., Jirsa, F., Hein, T., Wanek, W., Prommer, J., Bonin, P. & Gomez-Alday, J. J.
Science of the Total Environment (2022), 806, 150726

Saline lakes as barriers against pollution: a multidisciplinary overview
Valiente, N., Jirsa, F. & Jose Gomez-Alday, J.
Limnetica (2022) 41, 2, 281-303

Heavy Metals in Sediments and Greater Flamingo Tissues from a Protected Saline Wetland in Central Spain
Valiente, N., Pangerl, A., Jose Gomez-Alday, J. & Jirsa, F.
Applied sciences (2022) 12, 12, 5769

Combining iron affinity-based fractionation with non-targeted LC-ESI-TOFMS for the study of iron-binding molecules in dissolved organic matter
Rathgeb, A., Causon, T., Krachler, R. & Hann, S.
Metallomics (2022) 14, 10, 079

2021

Helminths of the mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 from Austria, with emphasis on the morphological variability of Polymorphus minutus Goeze, 1782
Jirsa, F., Reier, S. & Smales, L.
Journal of Helminthology (2021) 95, e16

Parasite diversity of introduced fish Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus and endemic Haplochromis spp. of Lake Victoria, Kenya
Outa, J. O., Dos Santos, Q. M., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Parasitology Research (2021)

Ingredient-Dependent Extent of Lipid Oxidation in Margarine
Fruehwirth, S., Egger, S., Kurzbach, D., Windisch, J., Jirsa, F., Flecker, T., Ressler, M., Reiner, A. T., Firat, N. & Pignitter, M.
Antioxidants (2021) 10, 1, 105

2020

Selective liquid phase micro-extraction of metal chloro-complexes from saline waters using ionic liquids
Herce-Sesa, B., Pirkwieser, P., Lopez-Lopez, J. A., Jirsa, F. & Moreno, C.
Journal of cleaner production (2020) 262, 121415

Heavy Metal Extraction under Environmentally Relevant Conditions Using 3-Hydroxy-2-Naphthoate- Based Ionic Liquids: Extraction Capabilities vs. Acute Algal Toxicity
Pirkwieser, P., López-López, J. A., Schagerl, M., Kandioller, W., Keppler, B. K., Moreno, C. & Jirsa, F.
Applied Sciences (2020)10, 9, 3157

Diversity of digenean trematode larvae in snails from Lake Victoria, Kenya: First reports and bioindicative aspects
Outa, J.O., Sattmann, H., Köhsler, M., Walochnik, J. & Jirsa, F.
Acta Tropica (2020) 206, 105437

Trace Elements in Crustaceans, Mollusks and Fish in the Kenyan Part of Lake Victoria: Bioaccumulation, Bioindication and Health Risk Analysis
Outa, J. O., Kowenje, C. O., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2020)

Distribution of arsenic, silver, cadmium, lead and other trace elements in water, sediment and macrophytes in the Kenyan part of Lake Victoria: spatial, temporal and bioindicative aspects
Outa, J. O., Kowenje, C. O., Plessl, C. & Jirsa, F.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2020) 27, 2, 1485-1498

Design of Radiolabeled Analogs of Minigastrin by Multiple Amide-to-Triazole Substitutions
Grob, N. M., Schmid, S., Schibli, R., Behe, M. & Mindt, T. L.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2020) 63, 9, 4496-4505

Triazolo-Peptidomimetics: Novel Radiolabeled Minigastrin Analogs for Improved Tumor Targeting
Grob, N. M., Haussinger, D., Deupi, X., Schibli, R., Behe, M. & Mindt, T. L.
Medicinal Chemistry (2020) 63, 9, 4484-4495

2019

Radionuclide extraction with different ionic liquids
Scheiflinger, F., Habibi, M., Zeynolabedini, E., Plessl, C. & Wallner, G.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2019) 322, 3, 1841-1848

Spectrophotometric determination of nitrate in hypersaline waters after optimization based on the Box-Behnken design
Valiente, N., Gomez-Alday, J. J. & Jirsa, F.
Microchemical Journal (2019) 145, 951-958

Mercury, silver, selenium and other trace elements in three cyprinid fish species from the Vaal Dam, South Africa, including implications for fish consumers
Plessl, C., Gilbert, B. M., Sigmund, M. F., Theiner, S., Avenant-Oldewage, A., Keppler, B. K. & Jirsa, F
Science of the Total Environment (2019) 659, 1158-1167

Natural iron fertilization of the coastal ocean by "blackwater rivers"
Krachler, R., Krachler, R., Valda, A. & Keppler, B. K.
Science of the Total Environment (2019) 656, 952-958

Rapid Water Softening with TEMPO-Oxidized/Phosphorylated Nanopapers
Mautner, A., Kobkeatthawin, T., Mayer, F., Plessl, C., Gorgieva, S., Kokol, V. & Bismarck, A.
Nanomaterials (2019) 9, 2, 136

2018

Solvent bar micro-extraction for greener application of task specific ionic liquids in multi-elemental extraction
Lopez-Lopez, J. A., Pirkwieser, P., Leyma, R., Kandioller, W., Krachler, R., Keppler, B. K., Jirsa, F. & Moreno, C.
Journal of cleaner production (2018) 201, 22-27

Solvent Bar Micro-Extraction of Heavy Metals from Natural Water Samples Using 3-Hydroxy-2-Naphthoate-Based Ionic Liquids
Pirkwieser, P., Lopez-Lopez, J. A., Kandioller, W., Keppler, B. K., Moreno, C. & Jirsa, F.
Molecules (2018) 23, 11, 3011

Uranium concentrations in sediment pore waters of Lake Neusiedl, Austria
Krachler, R., Krachler, R., Guelce, F., Keppler, B. K. & Wallner, G.
Science of the Total Environment (2018) 633, 981-988

A multi-isotopic approach to investigate the influence of land use on nitrate removal in a highly saline lake-aquifer system
Valiente, N., Carrey, R., Otero, N., Soler, A., Sanz, D., Munoz-Martin, A., Jirsa, F., Wanek, W. & Gomez-Alday, J.
Science of the Total Environment (2018) 631-632, 649-659

Novel 3-Hydroxy-2-Naphthoate-Based Task-Specific Ionic Liquids for an Efficient Extraction of Heavy Metals
Pirkwieser, P., Lopez-Lopez, J. A., Kandioller, W., Keppler, B. K., Moreno, C. & Jirsa, F.
Frontiers in Chemistry (2018) 6, 172

Blei in frühbronzezeitlichen Muschelschalen aus Stillfried
Jirsa, F.
Fundberichte aus Österreich 55, 2016 (2018), D220 – D222

2017

beta-O-4 type dilignol compounds and their iron complexes for modeling of iron binding to humic acids: synthesis, characterization, electrochemical studies and algal growth experiments
Orlowska, E., Enyedy, E. A., Pignitter, M., Jirsa, F., Krachler, R., Kandioller, W. & Keppler, B. K.
New Journal of Chemistry (2017) 41, 20, 11546-11555

Thioglycolate-based task-specific ionic liquids: Metal extraction abilities vs acute algal toxicity
Platzer, S., Leyma, R., Wolske, S., Kandioller, W., Heid, E., Schroeder, C., Schagerl, M., Krachler, R., Jirsa, F. & Keppler, B. K.
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2017) 340, 113-119

From the peat bog to the estuarine mixing zone: Common features and variances in riverine dissolved organic matter determined by non-targeted analysis
Rathgeb, A., Causon, T., Krachler, R. & Hann, S.
Marine Chemistry (2017) 194, 158-167

Fish as bioindicators for trace element pollution from two contrasting lakes in the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya: spatial and temporal aspects
Plessl, C., Otachi, E. O., Koerner, W., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017) 24, 24, 19767-19776

Evaluation of Trace Element and Metal Accumulation and Edibility Risk Associated with Consumption of Labeo umbratus from the Vaal Dam, South Africa
Gilbert, B. M., Hussain , E., Jirsa, F. & Avenant-Oldewage, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2017) 14, 7, 678

Heavy metals in the mallard Anas platyrhynchos from eastern Austria
Plessl, C., Jandrisits, P., Krachler, R., Keppler, B. K. & Jirsa, F.
Science of the Total Environment (2017) 580, 670-676

Task-specific thioglycolate ionic liquids for heavy metal extraction: Synthesis, extraction efficacies and recycling properties
Platzer, S., Kar, M., Leyma, R., Chib, S., Roller, A., Jirsa, F., Krachler, R., MacFarlane, D. R., Kandioller, W. & Keppler, B. K.
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2017) 324, Part B, 241-249

Synthetic iron complexes as models for natural iron-humic compounds: Synthesis, characterization and algal growth experiments
Orlowska, E., Roller, A., Pignitter, M., Jirsa, F., Krachler, R., Kandioller, W. & Keppler, B. K.
Science of the Total Environment (2017) 577, 94-104

2016

Associated effects of storage and mechanical pre-treatments of microalgae biomass on biomethane yields in anaerobic digestion
Gruber-Brunhumer, M. R., Jerney, J., Zohar, E., Nussbaumer, M., Hieger, C., Bromberger, P., Bochmann, G., Jirsa, F., Schagerl, M., Obbard, J. P., Fuchs, W. & Drosg, B.
Biomass & Bioenergy (2016) 93, 259-268

Novel thiosalicylate-based ionic liquids for heavy metal extractions
Leyma, R. M., Platzer, S., Jirsa, F., Kandioller, W., Krachler, R. & Keppler, B.
Journal of Hazardous Materials (2016) 314, 164-171

Sphagnum-dominated bog systems are highly effective yet variable sources of bio-available iron to marine waters
Krachler, R., Krachler, R., Wallner, G., Steier, P., El Abiead, Y., Wiesinger, H., Jirsa, F. & Keppler, B.
Science of the Total Environment (2016) 556, 53-62

Photoreduction of Terrigenous Fe-Humic Substances Leads to Bioavailable Iron in Oceans
Blazevic, A., Orlowska, E., Kandioller, W., Jirsa, F., Keppler, B. K., Tafili-Kryeziu, M., Linert, W., Krachler, R. F., Krachler, R. & Rompel, A.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) (2016) 55, 22, 6417-6422

Determination of size-dependent metal distribution in dissolved organic matter by SEC-UV/VIS-ICP-MS with special focus on changes in seawater
Rathgeb, A., Causon, T., Krachler, R. & Hann, S.
Electrophoresis (2016) 37, 7-8, 1063-1071

Trace element accumulation and human health risk assessment of Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841) from the Vaal Dam reservoir, South Africa
Lynch, L. P., Jirsa, F. & Avenant-Oldewage, A.
Water SA (2016) 42, 2, 328-336

European roe deer antlers as an environmental archive for fallout U-236 and Pu-239
Froehlich, M. B., Steier, P., Wallner, G. & Fifield, L. K.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2016) 151, 587-592

Benzoic hydroxamate-based iron complexes as model compounds for humic substances: synthesis, characterization and algal growth experiments
Orlowska, E., Roller, A., Wiesinger, H., Pignitter, M., Jirsa, F., Krachler, R., Kandioller, W. & Keppler, B.
RSC Advances (2016) 6, 46, 40238-40249

2015

Effect of Copper on Fatty Acid Profiles in Non- and Semifermented Teas Analyzed by LC-MS-Based Nontargeted Screening
Pignitter, M., Stolze, K., Jirsa, F., Gille, L., Goodman, B. A. & Somoza, V.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2015) 63, 38, 8519-8526

Trace Elements in Water, Sediments and the Elongate Tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) from Lake Turkana, Kenya Including a Comprehensive Health Risk Analysis
Otachi, E. O., Plessl, C., Koerner, W., Avenant-Oldewage, A. & Jirsa, F.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2015) 95, 3, 286-291

River-derived humic substances as iron chelators in seawater
Krachler, R., Krachler, R. F., Wallner, G., Hann, S., Laux, M., Recalde, M. F. C., Jirsa, F., Neubauer, E., von der Kammer, F., Hofmann, T. & Keppler, B. K.
Marine Chemistry (2015) 174, 85-93

Carbon-Supported Copper Nanomaterials: Recyclable Catalysts for Huisgen [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions
Nia, A. S., Rana, S., Doehler, D., Jirsa, F., Meister, A., Guadagno, L., Koslowski, E., Bron, M. & Binder, W. H.
Chemistry: A European Journal (2015) 21, 30, 10763-10770

Morphometric and molecular analyses of Tylodelphys sp metacercariae (Digenea: Diplostomidae) from the vitreous humour of four fish species from Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Otachi, E. O., Locke, S. A., Jirsa, F., Fellner, C. & Marcogliese, D. J.
Journal of Helminthology (2015) 89, 4, 404-414

Site-directed mutagenesis around the CuA site of a polyphenol oxidase from Coreopsis grandiflora (cgAUS1)
Kaintz, C., Mayer, R. L., Jirsa, F., Halbwirth, H. & Rompel, A.
FEBS Letters (2015) 589, 7, 789-797

Extraction of natural radionuclides from aqueous solutions by novel maltolate-based task-specific ionic liquids
Platzer, S., Sap, O., Leyma, R., Wallner, G., Jirsa, F., Kandioller, W., Krachler, R. & Keppler, B. K.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry: an international journal dealing with all aspects and applications of nuclear chemistry (2015) 303, 3, 2483-2488

Parasite communities of the elongate tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819) and redbelly tilapia Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) from Lake Turkana, Kenya: influence of host sex and size
Otachi, E. O., Szostakowska, B., Jirsa, F. & Fellner, C.
Acta Parasitologica (2015) 60, 1, 9-20

Settling the Half-Life of Fe-60: Fundamental for a Versatile Astrophysical Chronometer
Wallner, A., Bichler, M., Buczak, K., Dressler, R., Fifield, L. K., Schumann, D., Sterba, J. H., Tims, S. G., Wallner, G. & Kutschera, W.
Physical Review Letters (2015) 114, 4, 6, 041101

2014

Total Mercury in Sediments, Macrophytes, and Fish from a Shallow Steppe Lake in Eastern Austria
Jirsa, F., Pirker, D., Krachler, R. & Keppler, B. K. Aug
Chemistry & Biodiversity (2014) 11, 8, 1263-1275

Vitamin A Is Rapidly Degraded in Retinyl Palmitate-Fortified Soybean Oil Stored under Household Conditions
Pignitter, M., Dumhart, B., Gartner, S., Jirsa, F., Steiger, G., Kraemer, K. & Somoza, V.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2014) 62, 30, 7559-7566

Trace elements in sediments, blue spotted tilapia Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas, 1933) and its parasite Contracaecum multipapillatum from Lake Naivasha, Kenya, including a comprehensive health risk analysis
Otachi, E. O., Koerner, W., Avenant-Oldewage, A., Fellner, C. & Jirsa, F.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2014) 21, 12, 7339-7349

Radioactivity in drinking water supplies in Western Australia
Walsh, M., Wallner, G. & Jennings, P.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2014) 130, 56-62

Parasites of commercially important fish from Lake Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya
Otachi, E. O., Magana, A. E. M., Jirsa, F. & Fellner, C.
Parasitology Research (2014) 113, 3, 1057-1067

First limnological records of highly threatened tropical high-mountain crater lakes in Ethiopia
Degefu, F., Herzig, A., Jirsa, F. & Schagerl, M.
Tropical Conservation Science (2014) 7, 3, 365-381

2013

Major and trace element geochemistry of Lake Bogoria and Lake Nakuru, Kenya, during extreme draught
Jirsa, F., Gruber, M., Stojanovic, A., Oduor, S. O., Mader, D., Körner, W. & Schagerl, M.
Chemie der Erde / Geochemistry (2013) 73, 3, 275-282

Natural organic matter and iron export from the Tanner Moor, Austria
Jirsa, F., Neubauer, E., Kittinger, R., Hofmann, T., Krachler, R., von der Kammer, F. & Keppler, B.
Limnologica (2013) 43, 4, 239-244

Investigation of the isotopic ratio I-129/I in petrified wood
Jabbar, T., Steier, P., Wallner, G., Cichocki, O. & Sterba, J. H.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2013) 120, 33-38

U-236/U-238 and Pu-240/Pu-239 isotopic ratios in small (2 L) sea and river water samples
Eigl, R., Srncik, M., Steier, P. & Wallner, G.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2013) 116, 54-58

AMS of the Minor Plutonium Isotopes
Steier, P., Hrnecek, E., Priller, A., Quinto, F., Srncik, M., Wallner, A., Wallner, G. & Winkler, S.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B. Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (2013) 294, 160-164

Hexanuclear and undecanuclear iron(III) carboxylates as catalyst precursors for cyclohexane oxidation
Milunovic, M. N. M., Martins, L. M. D. R. S., Alegria, E. C. B. A., Pombeiro, A. J. L., Krachler, R., Trettenhahn, G., Turta, C., Shova, S. & Arion, V. B.
Dalton Transactions (Print Edition): a journal of inorganic chemistry (2013) 42, 40, 14388-14401

A review on I-129 analysis in air
Jabbar, T., Wallner, G. & Steier, P.
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2013) 126, 45-54