Fuhar Dixit

About

Environmental engineer with expertise in emerging contaminants and water treatment technologies. Proven track record leading DoD and USEPA-backed initiatives, with specialization in PFAS transformation, fate and transport, adsorption, and ion exchange. Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting Fellow, focused on translating cutting-edge research into scalable, real-world solutions.

Employment

• University of Tennessee at Knoxville Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• University of California, Berkeley Postdoctoral Scholar
  2022 - 2025

Education

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Publications (24)

• Engineering Metrics for Full-Scale Viability of PFAS Sorbent Regeneration
  ACS ES&T Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.6c00580
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• Evaporative Losses of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamides during PFAS Analysis
  ACS Omega 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c10403
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• Effects of Organic Matter, Iron (Hydr)oxides, and Iron Reductive Dissolution on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Sorption to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam-Impacted Solids
  Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c01155
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• Practical considerations for the optimization of in situ mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids and polyfluoroalkyl substances using persulfate oxidation
  Water Research 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.123015
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• Photodegradation of micropollutants by vacuum-UV (VUV) radiation in potable reuse waters: Promotive and inhibitory effects of free chlorine oxidant
  Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.115095
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• Why You Should Triple-Check Fluoride Data in PFAS Destruction and Environmental Fluorine Balance
  Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 2025 DOI: 10.1039/d5em00502g
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• Closing PFAS analytical gaps: Inter-method evaluation of total organofluorine techniques for AFFF-impacted water
  Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.hazl.2024.100122
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• Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Release from Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Impacted Solids Exposed to Stormwater and Saltwater
  ACS ES&T Water 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00670
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• Ion exchange and advanced oxidation/reduction processes for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment: a mini-review
  Ehsan Banayan Esfahani, Fuhar Dixit, Fatemeh Asadi Zeidabadi

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  • Michael R Johnson
  • Neelaambhigai Mayilswamy
  • Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian
  • Madjid Mohseni
  Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2023.100953
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• Whole-Community Water Management: Inspiration for Water Utilities from Around the Globe
  Molecular Frontiers Journal 2023 DOI: 10.1142/S2529732523400023
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• The Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) Assay as a Forensic Tool for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Source Apportionment
  ACS ES&T Water 2023 DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00106
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• Application of neural network in metal adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): a review
  Amrita Nighojkar, Karl Zimmermann, Mohamed Ateia +5 more
  Environmental Science: Advances 2023 DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00200K
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• Covid-19 Pandemic Lesson Learned- Critical Parameters and Research Needs for UVC Inactivation of Viral Aerosols
  Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100183
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• Removal of Zwitterionic PFAS by MXenes: Comparisons with Anionic, Nonionic, and PFAS-Specific Resins
  Fuhar Dixit, Gabriel Munoz, Mahboubeh Mirzaei +6 more
  Environmental Science & Technology 2022 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03780
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• PFAS and DOM removal using an organic scavenger and PFAS-specific resin: Trade-off between regeneration and faster kinetics
  Science of The Total Environment 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142107
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• Performance of the HSDM to predict competitive uptake of PFAS, NOM and inorganic anions by suspended ion exchange processes
  Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 2021 DOI: 10.1039/D1EW00145K
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• Efficient removal of GenX (HFPO-DA) and other perfluorinated ether acids from drinking and recycled waters using anion exchange resins
  Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121261
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• Impact of natural organic matter characteristics and inorganic anions on the performance of ion exchange resins in natural waters
  Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 2020 DOI: 10.2166/ws.2020.197
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• Removal of legacy PFAS and other fluorotelomers: Optimized regeneration strategies in DOM-rich waters
  Water Research 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116098
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• Microcystin-LR removal by ion exchange: Investigating multicomponent interactions in natural waters
  Environmental Pollution 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.062
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