List of Publications (Hirsch factor=38)

1. Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, Methologies for the Analysis of Sucralose in Water, Anaytical Chemistry, v. 85, 9581-9587.

2. Writer, J.H.; Antweiler, R.; Ferrer, I.; Ryan, J.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, In-stream attenuation of neuro-active pharmaceuticals and their metabolites, Environmental Science and Technology, v. 47, 9781-9790 .

3. Keen, O.S.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Dotson, A.D.; Linden, K.G., 2013, Dimer formation during UV photolysis of diclofenac, Chemosphere, v. 93, 1948-1956.

4. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zavitsanos, P.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2013, Identification of imidacloprid metabolites in onion (Allium cepa L.) using high-resolution mass spectrometry and accurate mass tools, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 27, 1891-1903.

5. Writer, J.H.; Ferrer, I.; Barber, L.B.; Thurman, E.M., 2013, Widespread Occurrence of Neuro-Active Pharmaceuticals and Metabolites in 24 Minnesota Wastewaters and Rivers, Science of the Total Environment, v. 461-462, 519-527.

6. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zavitsanos, P.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2013, Analysis of Isobaric Pesticides in Pepper with High Resolution Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry--Complementary or Redundant?, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v.61, 2340-2347.

7. Nuñez, O.; Gallart-Ayala, H.; Ferrer, I.; Moyano, E.; Galceran, M.T., 2012, Strategies for the multi-residue analysis of 100 pesticides by liquid chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1249, 164-180.

8. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2012, Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in Environmental samples with Ultrahigh-Definition LC-QTOF-MS and Accurate Mass, Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry, May issue, 34-39.

9. Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2012, Analysis of 100 pharmaceuticals and their degradates in water samples by liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1259, 148-157.

10. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I., 2012, Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry with Metabolic Profiling of Human Urine as a Tool for Environmental Analysis of Dextromethorphan, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1259, 158-166.

11. Padilla-Sánchez, J.A.; Thurman, E.M.; Plaza-Bolaños, P.; Ferrer, I., 2012, Identification of pesticide transformation products in agricultural soils using liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 26, 1091-1099.

12. Writer, J.H.; Keefe, S.K.; Ryan, J.N.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Barber, L.B., 2011, Methods for Evaluating in-stream attenuation of trace organic compounds, Applied Geochemistry, v. 26, S344-S345.

13. Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Identification of a New Antidepressant and its Glucuronide Metabolite in Water Samples Using Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Chemistry, v. 82, 8161-8168.

14. Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A.; Thurman, E.M., 2010, Analysis of 70 Environmental Protection Agency Priority Pharmaceuticals in Water by EPA Method 1694, Journal of Chromatography A, 1217, 5674-5686.

15. Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Analysis of sucralose and other sweeteners in water and beverage samples by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight-mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1217, 4127-4134.

16. Thurman, E.M., Ferrer, I., 2010, The isotopic mass defect: a tool for limiting molecular formula by accurate mass, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry,v 397, 2807-2816.

17. Ferrer, I., Thurman, E.M., 2010, Environmental Application of a UHPLC System: the Evolution of Chromatography, American Laboratory, v. 42, 22-27.

18. Ferrer, I.; Barber, L.B.; Thurman, E.M., 2009, Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric fragmentation study of phytoestrogens as their trimethylsilyl derivatives: Identification in soy milk and wastewater samples, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1216, 6024-6032.

19. Lambropoulou, D.A.; Hernando, M.D.; Konstantinou, I.K.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Albanis, T.A.; Fernandez-Alba, A.R., 2008, Identification of photocatalytic degradation products of bezafibrate in TiO(2) aqueous suspensions by liquid and gas chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1183, 38-48.

20. Ferrer, C.; Fernández-Alba, A.R.; Ferrer, I., 2007, Analysis of Illegal Dyes in Food by LC/TOF-MS, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, v. 87, 999-1012.

21. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Pozo, O.J.; Sancho, J.V.; Hernández, F., 2007, The even-electron rule in electrospray mass spectra of pesticides, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 21, 3855-3868.

22. Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2007, Screening and Confirmation of 100 pesticides in Food Samples by LC/MS-MS, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 21, 3869-3882.

23. Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2007, Multi-residue Method for the Analysis of 101 pesticides and their degradates in food and water samples by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1175, 24-37.

24. Ferrer I.; Thurman E.M., 2007, Importance of the Electron Mass in the Calculations of Exact Mass by Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 21, 2538-2539.

25. Gómez, M.J.; Malato, O.; Ferrer, I.; Agüera, A.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2007, Solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography–time-of-flight–mass spectrometry to evaluate pharmaceuticals in effluents. A pilot monitoring study, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, v. 9, 718-729.

26. Ferrer, I.; Fernández-Alba, A.R.; Zweigenbaum, J.A.; Thurman, E.M., 2006, Exact-mass library for Pesticides using a molecular-feature database, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 20, 3659-3668.

27. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A., 2006, High Resolution and Accurate Mass Analysis of Xenobiotics in Food, Analytical Chemistry, v. 78, 6702-6708.

28. Thurman, E.M., Ferrer, I.; Malato, O.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2006, Feasibility of LC/TOFMS and elemental database searching as a spectral library for pesticides in food, Food Additives and Contaminants, v. 23, 1169-1178.

29. Mezcua, M.; Ferrer, I.; Hernando, M.D.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2006, Photolysis and photocatalysis of Bisphenol A: identification of degradation products by liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization/time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (LC/ESI/ToF/MS), Food Additives and Contaminants, v. 23, 1242-1251.

30. García-Reyes, J.F.; Ferrer, C.; M.; Thurman, E.M.; Fernández-Alba A.R.; Ferrer, I, 2006, Analysis of Herbicides in Olive Oil by Liquid Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v. 54, 6493-6500.

31. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Matching unknown empirical formulas to chemical structure using LC/MS TOF accurate mass and database searching: examples of unknown pesticides on tomato skins, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1067, 127-134.

32. Ferrer, C.; Gómez, M.J.; García-Reyes, J.F.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Determination of Pesticide Residues in Olives and Olive Oil by Matrix Solid-phase Dispersion Followed by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1069, 183-194.

33. Ferrer, I; Thurman, E.M.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Quantitation and Accurate Mass Analysis of Pesticides in Vegetables by LC/TOF-MS, Analytical Chemistry, v. 77, 2818-2825.

34. Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M., 2005, Measuring the Mass of an Electron by LC/TOF-MS: A Study of “Twin Ions”, Analytical Chemistry, v. 77, 3394-3400.

35. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Zweigenbaum, J.A.; García-Reyes, J.F.; Woodman, M.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Discovering Metabolites of Post-harvest Fungicides in Citrus with Liquid Chromatography/time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry and Ion Trap Tandem Mass Spectromtery, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1082, 71-80.

36. Ferrer, I; García-Reyes, J.F.; Mezcua, M.; Thurman, E.M.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Multi-residue pesticide analysis in fruit and vegetables by liquid chromatography-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 1082, 81-90.

37. Agüera, A.; Pérez Estrada, L.A.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Malato, S.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Application of time-of-flight mass spectrometry to the analysis of phototransformation products of diclofenac in water under natural sunlight, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, v. 40, 908-915.

38. Ferrer, I; García-Reyes, J.F.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Identification and quantitation of pesticides in vegetables by liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TRAC), v.24, 671-682.

39. García-Reyes, J.F.; Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E.M.; Molina-Diaz, A.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Searching for Non-target Chlorinated Pesticides in Food by Liquid Chromatography/Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 19, 2780-2788.

40. Pérez-Estrada, L.A.; Malato, S.; Gernjak, W.; Agüera, A.; Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2005, Photo-Fenton Degradation of Diclofenac: Identification of Main Intermediates and Degradation Pathway, Environmental Science and Technology, v.39, 8300-8306.

41. Kinney, C.A.; Mosier, A.R.; Ferrer, I.; Furlong, E.T.; Mandernack, K.W., 2004, Effects of the fungicides mancozeb and chlorothalonil on fluxes of CO2, N2O, and CH4 in a fertilized Colorado grassland soil, Journal of Geophysical Research-atmospheres, v. 109 (D5), Art. No. D05303.

42. Kinney, C.A.; Mosier, A.R.; Ferrer, I.; Furlong, E.T.; Mandernack, K.W., 2004, Effects of the herbicides prosulfuron and metolachlor on fluxes of CO2, N2O, and CH4 in a fertilized Colorado grassland soil, Journal of Geophysical Research-atmospheres, v. 109 (D5), Art. No. D05304.

43. Ferrer, I.; Mezcua, M.; Gomez, M.J.; Thurman, E.M.; Aguera, A.; Hernando, M.D.; Fernandez-Alba, A.R., 2004, Liquid Chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometric analyses for the Elucidation of the Photodegradation Products of Triclosan in Wastewater Samples, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 18, 443-450.

44. Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Benotti, M.; Heine, C.E., 2004, Intramolecular Isobaric Fragmentation: A Curiosity of Accurate Mass Analysis of Sulfadimethoxine in Pond Water, Analytical Chemistry, v. 76, 1228-1235.

45. Ferrer, I.; Heine, C.E.; Thurman, E.M., Combination of LC/TOF/MS and LC/Ion Trap/MS/MS for the Identification of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) in Sediment Samples, 2004, Analytical Chemistry, v. 76, 1437-1444.

46. Mezcua, M.; Gómez, M.J.; Ferrer, I.; Agüera, A.; Hernando, M.D.; Fernández-Alba, A.R., 2004, Evidence of 2,7/2,8-dibenzodichloro-p-dioxin as a photodegradation product of Triclosan in water and wastewater samples, Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 524, 241-247.

47. Wershaw, R.L.; Rutherford, R.D.; Rostad, C.E.; Garbarino, J.R.; Ferrer, I.; Kennedy, K.R.; Momplaisir, G.M.; Grange, A., 2003, Mass spectrometric identification of an azobenzene derivative produced by smectite-catalyzed conversion of 3-amino-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid, Talanta, v. 59, 1219-1226.

48. Bednar, A.J.; Garbarino, J.R.; Ferrer, I.; Rutherford, D.W.; Wershaw, R.L.; Ranville, J.F. and Wildeman, T.R., 2003, Photodegradation of Roxarsone in Poultry Litter Leachates, Science of the Total Environment, v. 302, 237-245.

49. Ferrer, I. and Thurman, E.M., 2003, Liquid Chromatography/Time-of-Flight/Mass Spectrometry (LC/TOF/MS) for the Analysis of Emerging Contaminants, Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TRAC), v. 22, n 10, 750-756.

50. Ferrer, I and Furlong, E.T., 2002, Accelerated Solvent Extraction Followed by On-line Solid-Phase Extraction Coupled to Ion Trap LC/MS/MS for Analysis of Benzalkonium Chlorides in Sediment Samples, Analytical Chemistry, v. 74, 1275-1280.

51. Thurman E.M.; Ferrer, I. and Parry, R., 2002, Accurate mass analysis of ethanesulfonic acid degradates of acetochlor and alachlor using high-performance liquid chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 957, 3-9.

52. Basile, F.; Ferrer, I.; Furlong, E.T.; Voorhees, K.J., 2002, Simultaneous Multiple Substrate Tag Detection with ESI-Ion Trap MS for in Vivo Bacterial Enzyme Activity Profiling, Analytical Chemistry, v. 74, 4290-4293.

53. Leenheer, J. A.; Rostad, C. E.; Gates, P. M.; Furlong, E. T. and Ferrer, I., 2001, Molecular Resolution and Fragmentation of Fulvic Acid by Electrospray Ionization/Multistage Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Chemistry, v. 73, 1461-1471.

54. Ferrer, I. and Furlong, E. T., 2001, Identification of Alkyl Dimethylbenzylammonium Surfactants in Water Samples by Solid-Phase Extraction Followed by Ion Trap LC/MS and LC/MS/MS, Environmental Science & Technology, v. 35, 2583-2588.

55. Martinez, K.: Ferrer, I.; Hernando, M.D.; Fernandez-Alba, A.R.; Marce, R.M.; Borrull, F. and Barcelo, D., 2001, Occurrence of Antifouling Biocides in the Spanish Mediterranean Marine Environment, Environmental Technology, v. 22 (5), 543-552.

56. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 2001, Identification of a New Degradation Product of the Antifouling Agent Irgarol 1051 in Natural Samples, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 926, 221-228.

57. Thurman, E. M.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 2001, Choosing between Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization and Electrospray Ionization Interfaces for the HPLC/MS Analysis of Pesticides, Analytical Chemistry, v. 73, 5441-5449.

58. Farré, M.; Ferrer, I.; Ginebreda, A.; Figueras, M.; Olivella, L.; Tirapu, L.; Vilanova, M. and Barceló, D., 2001, Determination of Drugs in Surface Water and Wastewater Samples by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Methods and Preliminary Results Including Toxicity Studies with Vibrio Fischeri, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 938, 187-197.

59. Peñuela, G. A.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 2000, Identification of new photodegradation byproducts of the antifouling agent Irgarol in seawater samples, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, v. 78, 25-40.

60. Ferrer, I.; Barceló, D., and Thurman, E. M., 2000, First LC/MS Determination of Cyanazine Amide, Cyanazine Acid and Cyanazine in Groundwater Samples, Environmental Science & Technology, v. 34, 714-718.

61. Martínez, K.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 2000, Part-per-trillion Level Determination of Antifouling Pesticides and their Byproducts in Seawater Samples by off-line Solid-phase Extraction Followed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A., v. 879, 27-37.

62. Ferrer, I.; Lanza, F.; Tolokan, A.; Horvath, V.; Sellergren, B.; Horvai, G., and Barceló, D., 2000, Selective Trace Enrichment of Chlorotriazine Pesticides from Natural Waters and Sediment Samples using Terbuthylazine Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Analytical Chemistry, v. 72, 3934-3941.

63. Madonna, A.; Basile, F.; Ferrer, I.; Meetani, M. A.; Rees, J. C., and Voorhees, K. J., 2000, On-Probe Sample Pretreatment for the Detection of Proteins Above 15kDa from Whole Cell Bacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, v. 14, 2220-2229.

64. Ferrer, I.; Barceló, D., and Thurman, E. M., 1999, Double-Disk Solid-Phase Extraction: Simultaneous Cleanup and Trace Enrichment of Herbicides and Metabolites from Environmental Samples: Analytical Chemistry, v. 71, p. 1009-1015.

65. Aguilar, C.; Ferrer, I.; Borrull, F.; Marcé, R. M., and Barceló, D., 1999, Monitoring of Pesticides in River Water Based on Samples Previously Stored in Polymeric Cartridges Followed by On-line SPE/LC/DAD and Confirmation by APCI/MS, Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 386, 237-248.

66. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 1999, Validation of New Solid-Phase Extraction Materials for the Selective Enrichment of Organic Contaminants from Environmental Samples: Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TRAC), v. 18, 180-192.

67. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 1999, Simultaneous Determination of Antifouling Herbicides in Marina Water Samples by on-line Solid-Phase Extraction followed by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Chromatography A, v. 854, 197-206.

68. M. A. González-Martínez, R. Puchades, A. Maquieiria, I. Ferrer, M-P. Marco, D. Barceló, 1999, Reversible Immunosensor for the Automatic Determination of Atrazine. Selection and Performance of three Polyclonal Antisera, Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 386, 201-210.

69. Aguilar, C.; Ferrer, I.; Borrull, F.; Marcé, R. M., and Barceló, D., 1998, Comparison of automated on-line solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and particle beam mass spectrometry for the determination of a priority group of pesticides in environmental waters: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 794, p. 147-163.

70. Fernández-Alba, A.; Agüera, A.; Contreras, M.; Peñuela, G.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 1998, Comparison of Various Sample Handling and Analytical Procedures for the Monitoring of Pesticides and Metabolites in Ground Waters: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 823, p. 35-47.

71. Kalkhoff, S. J.; Kolpin, D. W.; Thurman, E. M.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 1998, Degradation of Chloroacetanilide Herbicides: the Prevalence of Sulfonic and Oxanilic Acid Metabolites in Iowa Groundwaters and Surface Waters: Environmental. Science & Technology, v. 32, p. 1738-1740.

72. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 1998, LC-MS Methods for Trace Determination of Pesticides in Environmental Samples: Analusis, v. 26, p. M118-M122.

73. Pérez, S.; Ferrer, I.; Hennion, M-C., and Barceló, D., 1998, Isolation of Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Natural Sediments and Sludge Reference Materials by an Anti-fluorene Immunosorbent Followed by Liquid Chromatography and Diode Array Detection: Analytical Chemistry, v. 70, p. 4996-5001.

74. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 1997, Stability of Pesticides Stored on Polymeric Solid-Phase Extraction Cartridges: Journal of Chromatography A, v.778, p. 161-170.

75. Ferrer, I.; Pichon, V.; Hennion, M-C, and Barceló, D., 1997, Automated Sample Preparation with Extraction Columns by means of Anti-isoproturon Immunosorbents for the Determination of Phenylurea Herbicides in Water Followed by LC-DAD and LC-APCI-MS: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 777, p. 91-98.

76. Ferrer, I.; Hennion, M-C., and Barceló, D., 1997, Immunosorbents Coupled On-line with Liquid Chromatography- Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization- Mass Spectrometry for the Part per Trillion Level Determination of Pesticides in Sediments and Natural Waters Using Low Preconcentration Volumes: Analytical Chemistry (Accelerated Paper), v. 69, p. 4508-4514.

77. Ferrer, I.; Thurman, E. M., and Barceló, D., 1997, Identification of Ionic Chloroacetanilide-Herbicides Metabolites in Surface Water and Groundwater by HPLC/MS Using Negative Ion Spray: Analytical Chemistry, v. 69, p. 4547-4553.

78. Ferrer, I.; Ballesteros, B.; Marco, M-P., and Barceló, D., 1997, Pilot Survey for Determination of the Antifouling Agent Irgarol 1051 in Enclosed Seawater Samples by a Direct Enzyme-Linked-Immunosorbent Assay and Solid-Phase-Extraction Followed by Liquid Chromatography-Diode Array Detection: Environmental. Science & Technology, v. 31, p. 3530-3535.

79. Oubiña, A.; Gascón, J.; Ferrer, I., and Barceló, D., 1996, Evaluation of a Magnetic Particle-Based ELISA for the Determination of Chlorpyrifos-ethyl in Natural Waters and Soil Samples: Environmental. Science and Technology, v. 30, p. 509-512.

80. Ferrer, I. and Barceló, D., 1996, Determination and Stability of Pesticides in Freeze-dried Water Samples by Automated On-line Solid-Phase Extraction Followed by Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection: Journal of Chromatography A, v. 737, p. 93-99.

81. Gascón, J.; Oubiña, A.; Ferrer, I.; Önnerfjord, P.; Marko-Varga, G.; Hammock, B. D.; Marco, M-P., and Barceló, D., 1996, Performance of two Immunoassays for the Determination of Atrazine in Sea Water Samples as Compared with On-line Solid Phase Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Diode Array Detection: Analytica Chimica Acta, v. 330, p. 41-51.

82. Oubiña, A.; Ferrer, I.; Gascón, J., and Barceló, D., 1996, Disappearance of Aerially Applied Fenitrothion in Rice Crop Waters: Environmental. Science & Technology, v. 30, p. 3551-3557.