Education:

• Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
• M.S.:  Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
• B.S.:    Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Research Interests:

• Remediation of contaminated soils, sediments
• Fate of pollutants in the environment via laboratory and modeling studies
• Biotic and abiotic degradation of persistent organic pollutants
• Indoor contamination and human exposure assessment
• Semi-volatile organic compounds

Recent publications:

• Demirtepe, H. (2025). Surface sediments as a sink and risk source for legacy POPs during waste management practices. Environmental Pollution, 373, 126128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126128
• Akmermer, Z., & Demirtepe, H. (2025). Understanding the role of a specific microenvironment in personal exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds using silicone wristbands. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 27, 2464–2478. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EM00206K
• Demirtepe, H. (2024). Soil contamination by metals/metalloids around an industrial region and associated human health risk assessment. Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences, 10(1), 91–105. https://doi.org/10.28979/jarnas.1351234
• Nováková, Z., Novák, J., Bittner, M., Čupr, P., Pribylová, P., Kukučka, P., Smutná, M., Escher, B. I., Demirtepe, H., Miralles-Marco, A., & Hilscherová, K. (2022). Toxicity to bronchial cells and endocrine disruptive potentials of indoor air and dust extracts and their association with multiple chemical classes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424(Part A), 127306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127306
• Demirtepe, H., Melymuk, L., Codling, G., Palkovičová Murínová, Ľ., Richterová, D., Rašplová, V., Trnovec, T., & Klánová, J. (2021). Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk. Science of the Total Environment, 781, 146667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146667