Dr. T.L. (Thomas) ter Laak
Faculty of Science
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
Visiting address
- Science Park 904
- Room number: C4.225
Postal address
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Postbus 94240
1090 GE Amsterdam
Contact details
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Publications
- refereed (43)
- academic (1)
- professional (3)
- conference contributions (7)
- recognitions (1)
- supervised theses (2)
- datasets (5)
2025
Davey, C. J. E., Hartelust, A. K., Helmus, R., Praetorius, A., van Wezel, A. P., & ter Laak, T. L. (2025). Presence, removal, and risks of psychopharmaceuticals in wastewater streams. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 44(2), 375–385. https://doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgae042 [details]- Helmus, R., Bagdonaite, I., de Voogt, P., van Bommel, M. R., Schymanski, E. L., van Wezel, A. P., & Ter Laak, T. L. (2025). Comprehensive Mass Spectrometry Workflows to Systematically Elucidate Transformation Processes of Organic Micropollutants: A Case Study on the Photodegradation of Four Pharmaceuticals. Environmental Science and Technology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09121
- ter Laak, T. L., van den Berg, J., Emke, E., Mehlbaum, S., & de Voogt, P. (2025). Estimating illicit production of MDMA from its production waste, a Dutch case study. Forensic Science International, 367, Article 112315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112315 [details]
2024
- Gkika, I. S., Kraak, M. H. S., van Gestel, C. A. M., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., Hardy, R., Sadia, M., & Vonk, J. A. (2024). Bioturbation Affects Bioaccumulation: PFAS Uptake from Sediments by a Rooting Macrophyte and a Benthic Invertebrate. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(46), 20607-20618. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c03868 [details]
- Hoondert, R. P. J., Emke, E., Nagelkerke, E., Roex, E., & ter Laak, T. L. (2024). Impact of reduced sampling frequency of illicit drug wastewater monitoring in the Netherlands. Science of the Total Environment, 953, Article 175767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175767 [details]
- Pronk, T. E., Amato, E. D., Kools, S. A. E., & Ter Laak, T. L. (2024). Linking Clusters of Micropollutants in Surface Water to Emission Sources, Environmental Conditions, and Substance Properties. Environments - MDPI, 11(3), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11030046
- Sadia, M., Beltrán Beut, L., Pranić, M., van Wezel, A. P., & ter Laak, T. L. (2024). Sorption of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and their precursors on activated carbon under realistic drinking water conditions: Insights into sorbent variability and PFAS structural effects. Heliyon, 10(3), Article e25130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25130 [details]
- Sadia, M., ter Laak, T. L., Cornelissen, E. R., & van Wezel, A. P. (2024). Exploring Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Presence and Potential Leaching from Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Implications for Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(35), 15799-15806. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04743
- Ter Laak, T. L., Emke, E., Dolot, N., van Loon, E. E., van der Kooi, M. M. E., van Asten, A. C., & de Voogt, P. (2024). Mapping consumptions and market size of cocaine, amphetamine and MDMA through wastewater analysis: A Dutch case study. Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16649
- Wieringa, N., Droge, S. T. J., Ter Laak, T. L., Nair, A. A. K., Walker, K., Verdonschot, P. F. M., & Kraak, M. H. S. (2024). Combining Passive Sampling and Dosing to Unravel the Contribution of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants to Sediment Ecotoxicity. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(1), 269–279. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c07807 [details]
2023
- Bäuerlein, P. S., Pieke, E. N., Oesterholt, F. I. H. M., Ter Laak, T., & Kools, S. A. E. (2023). Microplastic discharge from a wastewater treatment plant: long term monitoring to compare two analytical techniques, LDIR and optical microscopy while also assessing the removal efficiency of a bubble curtain. Water Science and Technology, 87(1), 39-56. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.419
- Gkika, I. S., Xie, G., van Gestel, C. A. M., Ter Laak, T. L., Vonk, J. A., van Wezel, A. P., & Kraak, M. H. S. (2023). Research Priorities for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 42(11), 2302-2316. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5729
- Sadia, M., Kunz, M., ter Laak, T., De Jonge, M., Schriks, M., & van Wezel, A. P. (2023). Forever legacies? Profiling historical PFAS contamination and current influence on groundwater used for drinking water. Science of the Total Environment, 890, Article 164420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164420 [details]
- Sadia, M., Nollen, I., Helmus, R., ter Laak, T. L., Béen, F., Praetorius, A., & van Wezel, A. P. (2023). Occurrence, Fate, and Related Health Risks of PFAS in Raw and Produced Drinking Water. Environmental Science and Technology, 57(8), 3062-3074. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06015 [details]
2022
- Bäuerlein, P. S., Hofman-Caris, R. C. H. M., Pieke, E. N., & ter Laak, T. L. (2022). Fate of microplastics in the drinking water production. Water Research, 221, Article 118790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118790
- Davey, C. J. E., Kraak, M. H. S., Praetorius, A., ter Laak, T. L., & van Wezel, A. P. (2022). Occurrence, hazard, and risk of psychopharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in European surface waters. Water Research, 222, Article 118878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118878 [details]
- Helmus, R., van de Velde, B., Brunner, A. M., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., & Schymanski, E. L. (2022). patRoon 2.0: Improved non-target analysis workflows including automated transformation product screening. The Journal of Open Source Software, 7(71), Article 4029. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.04029 [details]
- Reymond, N., Emke, E., Boucheron, T., Ter Laak, T., de Voogt, P., Esseiva, P., & Been, F. (2022). Retrospective suspect and non-target screening combined with similarity measures to prioritize MDMA and amphetamine synthesis markers in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 811, Article 152139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152139 [details]
- Steenbeek, R., Emke, E., Vughs, D., Matias, J., Boogaerts, T., Castiglioni, S., Campos-Mañas, M., Covaci, A., de Voogt, P., ter Laak, T., Hernández, F., Salgueiro-González, N., Meijer, W. G., Dias, M. J., Simões, S., van Nuijs, A. L. N., Bijlsma, L., & Béen, F. (2022). Spatial and temporal assessment of crack cocaine use in 13 European cities through wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of the Total Environment, 847, Article 157222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157222 [details]
- ter Laak, T. L., Emke, E., Benschop, A., Nabben, T., & Béen, F. (2022). Triangulating Amsterdam's illicit stimulant use trends by wastewater analysis and recreational drug use monitoring. Forensic Science International, 340, Article 111449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111449
2021
- Been, F., Emke, E., Matias, J., Baz-Lomba, J. A., Boogaerts, T., Castiglioni, S., Campos-Mañas, M., Celma, A., Covaci, A., de Voogt, P., Hernández, F., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., ter Laak, T., Reid, M., Salgueiro-González, N., Steenbeek, R., van Nuijs, A. L. N., Zuccato, E., & Bijlsma, L. (2021). Changes in drug use in European cities during early COVID-19 lockdowns – A snapshot from wastewater analysis. Environment International, 153, Article 106540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106540 [details]
- Helmus, R., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., de Voogt, P., & Schymanski, E. L. (2021). patRoon: open source software platform for environmental mass spectrometry based non-target screening. Journal of Cheminformatics, 13, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13321-020-00477-w [details]
- Huizer, M., ter Laak, T. L., de Voogt, P., & van Wezel, A. P. (2021). Wastewater-based epidemiology for illicit drugs: A critical review on global data. Water Research, 207, Article 117789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117789 [details]
- Narain-Ford, D. M., Bartholomeus, R. P., Raterman, B. W., van Zaanen, I., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., & Dekker, S. C. (2021). Shifting the imbalance: Intentional reuse of Dutch sewage effluent in sub-surface irrigation. Science of the Total Environment, 752, Article 142214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142214 [details]
- Pronk, T. E., Hofman-Caris, R. C. H. M., Vries, D., Kools, S. A. E., ter Laak, T. L., & Stroomberg, G. J. (2021). A water quality index for the removal requirement and purification treatment effort of micropollutants. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 21(1), 128-145. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2020.289
2020
- Brunsch, A. F., Zubieta Florez, P., Langenhoff, A. A. M., ter Laak, T. L., & Rijnaarts, H. H. M. (2020). Retention soil filters for the treatment of sewage treatment plant effluent and combined sewer overflow. Science of the Total Environment, 699, Article 134426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134426
2019
- Hernández, F., Bakker, J., Bijlsma, L., de Boer, J., Botero-Coy, A. M., Bruinen de Bruin, Y., Fischer, S., Hollender, J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Lamoree, M., López, F. J., ter Laak, T. L., van Leerdam, J. A., Sancho, J. V., Schymanski, E. L., de Voogt, P., & Hogendoorn, E. A. (2019). The role of analytical chemistry in exposure science: Focus on the aquatic environment. Chemosphere, 222, 564-583. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.118 [details]
2018
- van Wezel, A. P., van den Hurk, F., Sjerps, R. M. A., Meijers, E. M., Roex, E. W. M., & ter Laak, T. L. (2018). Impact of industrial waste water treatment plants on Dutch surface waters and drinking water sources. Science of the Total Environment, 640-641, 1489-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.325
2017
- Fischer, A., Ter Laak, T., Bronders, J., Desmet, N., Christoffels, E., van Wezel, A., & van der Hoek, J. P. (2017). Decision support for water quality management of contaminants of emerging concern. Journal of Environmental Management, 193, 360-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.002
- Van Wezel, A. P., Ter Laak, T. L., Fischer, A., Bäuerlein, P. S., Munthe, J., & Posthuma, L. (2017). Mitigation options for chemicals of emerging concern in surface waters operationalising solutions-focused risk assessment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 3(3), 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ew00077d
2016
- Sjerps, R. M. A., Vughs, D., van Leerdam, J. A., ter Laak, T. L., & van Wezel, A. P. (2016). Data-driven prioritization of chemicals for various water types using suspect screening LC-HRMS. Water Research, 93, 254-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.034
2015
- Coppens, L. J. C., van Gils, J. A. G., Ter Laak, T. L., Raterman, B. W., & van Wezel, A. P. (2015). Towards spatially smart abatement of human pharmaceuticals in surface waters. Water Research, 81, 356-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.061
- Haftka, JJ.-H., Bäuerlein, P. S., Emke, E., Lammertse, N., Belokhovstova, D., Hilvering, B., de Voogt, P., & ter Laak, T. L. (2015). Colloidal stability of (functionalised) fullerenes in the presence of dissolved organic carbon and electrolytes. Environmental Science: Nano, 2(3), 280-287. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4en00206g [details]
2013
- Kolkman, A., Emke, E., Bäuerlein, P. S., Carboni, A., Tran, D. T., ter Laak, T. L., van Wezel, A. P., & de Voogt, P. (2013). Analysis of (functionalized) fullerenes in water samples by liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 85(12), 5867-5874. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac400619g [details]
2012
- Bäuerlein, P. S., Mansell, J. E., ter Laak, T. L., & de Voogt, P. (2012). Sorption behavior of charged and neutral polar organic compounds on solid phase extraction materials: which functional group governs sorption? Environmental Science and Technology, 46(2), 954-961. https://doi.org/10.1021/es203404x [details]
- Bäuerlein, P. S., ter Laak, T. L., Hofman-Caris, R. C. H. M., de Voogt, P., & Droge, S. T. J. (2012). Removal of charged micropollutants from water by ion-exchange polymers - effects of competing electrolytes. Water Research, 46(16), 5009-5018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.048 [details]
- de Jongh, C. M., Kooij, P. J. F., de Voogt, P., & ter Laak, T. L. (2012). Screening and human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products in Dutch surface waters and drinking water. Science of the Total Environment, 427/428, 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.010 [details]
- ter Laak, T. L., Puijker, L. M., van Leerdam, J. A., Raat, K. J., Kolkman, A., de Voogt, P., & van Wezel, A. P. (2012). Broad target chemical screening approach used as tool for rapid assessment of groundwater quality. Science of the Total Environment, 427/428, 308-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.013 [details]
2011
- Van Wezel, A. P., Morinière, V., Emke, E., ter Laak, T., & Hogenboom, A. C. (2011). Quantifying summed fullerene nC60and related transformation products in water using LC LTQ Orbitrap MS and application to environmental samples. Environment International, 37(6), 1063-1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2011.03.020
2010
- ter Laak, T. L., van der Aa, M., Houtman, C. J., Stoks, P. G., & van Wezel, A. P. (2010). Relating environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals to consumption: A mass balance approach for the river Rhine. Environment International, 36(5), 403-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2010.02.009
2008
- León Paumen, M., Stol, P., ter Laak, T. L., Kraak, M. H. S., van Gestel, C. A. M., & Admiraal, W. (2008). Chronic exposure of the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus to Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs): Bioavailability and effects on reproduction. Environmental Science and Technology, 42(9), 3434-3440. https://doi.org/10.1021/es702500t [details]
2006
- Dekker, T., Greve, G. D., Admiraal, W., ter Laak, T. L., Boivin, M. E., & Veuger, B. (2006). Development and application of a sediment toxicity test using the benthic cladoceran Chydorus sphaericus. Environmental Pollution, 140(2), 231-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.07.015 [details]
2002
- Leslie, H. A., ter Laak, T. L., Busser, F. J. M., Kraak, M. H. S., & Hermens, J. L. M. (2002). Bioconcentration of organic chemicals: is a solid phase microextraction fiber a good surrogate for biota? Environmental Science and Technology, 36, 5399-5404. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0257016 [details]
2021
- Helmus, R. (Author), van de Velde, B. (Developer), Brunner, A. M. (Other), ter Laak, T. L. (Author), van Wezel, A. P. (Other), & Schymanski, E. L. (Other). (2021). patRoon 2.0: Improved non-target analysis workflows including automated transformation product screening. Software, Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5752071
2024
- ter Laak, T. L., de Voogt, W. P., Emke, E., & van Loon, E. E. (2024). Rioolwater: Bron van informatie over de Nederlandse drugsmarkt. H2O - Water Matters, 19, 38-41.
- ter Laak, T. L., de Voogt, W. P., Emke, E., & van Loon, E. E. (2024). Wastewater: information source for the Dutch illicit drug market. Web publication or website, Water Matters H2O.
2022
- Barrera, J., Dávalos, L., Emke, E., Kamminga, J., ter Laak, T., Magliocca, N., Ortega, M., & de Voogt, P. (2022). World Drug Report 2022. - Booklet 5: Drugs and the environment. United Nations. https://www.unodc.org/res/wdr2022/MS/WDR22_Booklet_5.pdf [details]
2023
- ter Laak, T. L., Emke, E., Dolot, N., van Loon, E. E., & de Voogt, W. P. (2023). Mapping the market of illicit stimulants through wastewater analysis: a Dutch case study. Poster session presented at Testing The Waters 6, Cranfield, United Kingdom.
2021
- Helmus, R., van de Velde, B., ter Laak, T. L., & Schymanski, E. L. (2021). patRoon 2.0: Comprehensive non-target screening workflows including automated transformation product screening and other major improvements. Abstract from International Conference on Non-Target Screening, Erding, Bavaria, Germany.
2019
- Béen, F., Emke, E., ter Laak, T. L., & de Voogt, W. P. (2019). Advancing wastewater-based epidemiology towards a comprehensive community-wide monitoring and early-warning system. Paper presented at NPS Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Helmus, R., Schymanski, E. L., ter Laak, T. L., & de Voogt, W. P. (2019). Open source software platform for mass spectrometry based non-target screening in the environment. Poster session presented at Metabolomics 2019, Den Haag, Netherlands.
2012
- Bäuerlein, P. S., Mansell, J. E., Droge, S. T. J., Hofman-Caris, R. C. H. M., ter Laak, T. L., & de Voogt, P. (2012). Polar (un)charged micropollutants on SPE materials - which factors control the adsorption?. 22. Abstract from 6th SETAC World Congress/SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 2012.
- Bäuerlein, P. S., ter Laak, T. L., Droge, S. T. J., & de Voogt, P. (2012). Ionic compounds and SPE materials - What do you have to bear in mind?. 148. Abstract from 6th SETAC World Congress/SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 2012.
2008
- Leon Paumen, M., Stol, P., ter Laak, T. L., Kraak, M. H. S., van Gestel, C. A. M., & Admiraal, W. (2008). Chronic exposure of the Oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus to PACs: bioavailability and effects of reproduction. Poster session presented at 18th SETAC-Europe Annual Meeting.
Talk / presentation
- Helmus, R. (speaker), Bagdonaite, I. (speaker), de Voogt, P. (speaker), van Bommel, M. (speaker), Schymanski, E. L. (speaker), van Wezel, A. (speaker) & ter Laak, T. (speaker) (5-5-2024). Development of an automated workflow for conducting degradation experiments and elucidating transformation products, SETAC europe 34th annual meeting, Seville.
2025
2021
- Helmus, R., van de Velde, B., Brunner, A. M., ter Laak, T., van Wezel, A. & Schymanski, E. L. (3-12-2021). patRoon 2.0: Improved non-target analysis workflows including automated transformation product screening. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5752071
- Helmus, R., Schymanski, E. L., ter Laak, T., van Wezel, A. P. & de Voogt, P. (2021). Additional file 6 of patRoon: open source software platform for environmental mass spectrometry based non-target screening. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13535204.v1
- Helmus, R., Schymanski, E. L., ter Laak, T., van Wezel, A. P. & de Voogt, P. (2021). Additional file 5 of patRoon: open source software platform for environmental mass spectrometry based non-target screening. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13535201.v1
- Helmus, R., Schymanski, E. L., ter Laak, T., van Wezel, A. P. & de Voogt, P. (2021). Additional file 4 of patRoon: open source software platform for environmental mass spectrometry based non-target screening. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13535198.v1
- Helmus, R., Schymanski, E. L., ter Laak, T., van Wezel, A. P. & de Voogt, P. (2021). Additional file 1 of patRoon: open source software platform for environmental mass spectrometry based non-target screening. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13535189.v1
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Davey, C. J. E., Hartelust, A. K., Helmus, R., Praetorius, A., van Wezel, A. P., & ter Laak, T. L. (2025). Presence, removal, and risks of psychopharmaceuticals in wastewater streams. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 44(2), 375–385.