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    Analysis of biogeochemical processes in plastic-covered soil during establishment period in strawberry cultivation

    Plastic mulching (PM) has become a widely applied agricultural practice to optimize plant growth. However, it is still under debate how PM influences biogeochemical soil processes and thus important factors of...

    M. Meyer, D. Diehl, G. E. Schaumann, K. Muñoz in SN Applied Sciences (2020)

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    Evidence of ochratoxin A conjugates in urine samples from infants and adults

    Ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin with nephrotoxic and carcinogenic properties, is an important contaminant of food and feed. Analysis of OTA in human biological fluids (blood, urine, or breast milk) has documen...

    K. Muñoz, B. Cramer, J. Dopstadt, H.-U. Humpf, G. H. Degen in Mycotoxin Research (2017)

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    Effect of plastic mulching on mycotoxin occurrence and mycobiome abundance in soil samples from asparagus crops

    Plastic mulching (PM) is widely used in modern agriculture because of its advantageous effects on soil temperature and water conservation, factors which strongly influence the microbiology of the soil. The aim...

    K. Muñoz, M. Schmidt-Heydt, D. Stoll, D. Diehl, J. Ziegler, R. Geisen in Mycotoxin Research (2015)

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    Development of phytotoxicity and composition of a soil treated with olive mill wastewater (OMW): an incubation study

    Olive mill wastewater (OMW) generated in Mediterranean countries is partly disposed of on soil. Its underlying fate mechanisms and influences on plant growth are still largely unknown. Our goal was to understa...

    C. Buchmann, A. Felten, B. Peikert, K. Muñoz, N. Bandow, A. Dag in Plant and Soil (2015)

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    Exposure of infants to ochratoxin A with breast milk

    The nephrotoxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is a worldwide contaminant in food commodities and also found frequently in human biological fluids. Dietary contaminants ingested by nursing mothe...

    K. Muñoz, M. Blaszkewicz, V. Campos, M. Vega, G. H. Degen in Archives of Toxicology (2014)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Potential Capabilities of Microwave NDE Methods for Interrogation of Thermal Barrier Coatings

    Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBC’s) are used in applications involving extreme heat. In order for TBC’s to be effective, there must not be any delamination, disbond, and changes in their material parameters or co...

    K. Muñoz, C. Behrens, R. Zoughi in Nondestructive Characterization of Materials XI (2003)