Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
At the Institute of Sustainable Chemistry the research and teaching activities focus on Environmental Chemistry as well as Sustainable Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry focuses on studies regarding the environmental fate and behaviour of already existing chemicals, Sustainable Chemistry develops in a more holistic approach solutions that meet the criteria of sustainability.
In addition, the Institute for Sustainable Chemistry is also home to the didactics of natural sciences with its research and teaching activities in the profession of chemistry, biology and science education with the reference subject of natural sciences.
Main research areas
Key topics of our research field are as follows:
- Sustainable Chemistry and Sustainable Pharmacy
- Inclusive science education
- Efficient use of biogenic resources
- 2015
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Thermal energy storage systems for heating and hot water in residential buildings
Belz, K., Kuznik, F., Werner, K., Osterland, T. & Ruck, W., 2015, Advances in thermal energy storage systems: Methods and applications. 1 ed. Cambrdge, UK; Waltham, MA, USA: Elsevier B.V., Vol. 66. p. 441-465 25 p. (Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; vol. 66).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Worldwide Trends in Green Chemistry Education
Zuin, V. (Editor) & Mammino, L. (Editor), 2015, 1st ed. ed. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 347 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Zwecke von betrieblichen Umweltinformationssystemen im Rahmen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Moeller, A., 2015, 45. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f�r Informatik - INFORMATIK 2015: Informatik, Energie und Umwelt, Proceedings. Cunningham, D. W., Hofstedt, P., Schmitt, I. & Meer, K. (eds.). Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 281-290 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); vol. 246).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- 2014
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Ammonia volatilization after application of urea to winter wheat over 3 years affected by novel urease and nitrification inhibitors
Ni, K., Pacholski, A. S. & Kage, H., 01.12.2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 197, p. 184-194 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Brominated flame retardants and Dechloranes in European and American eels from glass to silver life stages
Sühring, R., Byer, J. D., Freese, M., Pohlmann, J. D., Wolschke, H., Möller, A., Hodson, P. V., Alaee, M., Hanel, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.12.2014, In: Chemosphere. 116, p. 104-111 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Characterization of photo-transformation products of the antibiotic drug Ciprofloxacin with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in combination with accurate mass determination using an LTQ-Orbitrap
Haddad, T. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2014, In: Chemosphere. 115, 1, p. 40-46 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-economic analysis for the authorisation of chemicals under REACH: a case of very high concern?
Gabbert, S., Scheringer, M., Ng, C. A. & Stolzenberg, H.-C., 11.2014, In: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 70, 2, p. 564-571 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention
Werschkun, B., Banerji, S., Basurko, O. C., David, M., Fuhr, F., Gollasch, S., Grummt, T., Haarich, M., Jha, A. N., Kacan, S., Kehrer, A., Linders, J., Mesbahi, E., Pughiuc, D., Richardson, S. D., Schwarz-Schulz, B., Shah, A., Theobald, N., von Gunten, U., Wieck, S. & Höfer, T., 01.10.2014, In: Chemosphere. 112, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation
Lau, K. Y., Pleissner, D. & Lin, C. S. K., 10.2014, In: Bioresource Technology. 170, p. 144-151 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Heteroaggregation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with model natural colloids under environmentally relevant conditions
Praetorius, A., Labille, J., Scheringer, M., Thill, A., Hungerbühler, K. & Bottero, J.-Y., 16.09.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 18, p. 10690-10698 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecotoxicological evaluation of selected anticancer drugs
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S72 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the effects of four cytotoxic compounds against plant seedlings
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S71 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Comparing measured and modelled PFOS concentrations in a UK freshwater catchment and estimating emission rates
Earnshaw, M. R., Paul, A. G., Loos, R., Tavazzi, S., Paracchini, B., Scheringer, M., Hungerbühler, K., Jones, K. C. & Sweetman, A. J., 01.09.2014, In: Environmental international. 70, p. 25-31 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Designing green derivatives of β-blocker Metoprolol: A tiered approach for green and sustainable pharmacy and chemistry
Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2014, In: Chemosphere. 111, p. 493-499 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Estimation of physicochemical properties of 52 non-PBDE brominated flame retardants and evaluation of their overall persistence and long-range transport potential
Kuramochi, H., Takigami, H., Scheringer, M. & Sakai, S.-I., 01.09.2014, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 491-492, 9, p. 108-117 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occurrence of the antidiabetic drug Metformin and its ultimate transformation product Guanylurea in several compartments of the aquatic cycle
Trautwein, C., Berset, J.-D., Wolschke, H. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2014, In: Environmental international. 70, p. 203-212 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know
Vasquez, M. I., Lambrianides, A., Schneider, M., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 30.08.2014, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 279, p. 169-189 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, part II: the remaining pieces of the puzzle
Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M., Buck, R. C. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.08.2014, In: Environmental international. 69, p. 166-176 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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River flow regime and snow cover of the Pamir Alay (Central Asia) in a changing climate
Chevallier, P., Pouyaud, B., Mojaisky, M., Bolgov, M., Olsson, O., Bauer, M. & Froebrich, J., 08.2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59, 8, p. 1491-1506 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polychlorinated biphenyls in glaciers: 2. Model results of deposition and incorporation processes
Steinlin, C., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Pavlova, P. A., Schwikowski, M., Schmid, P. & Hungerbühler, K., 15.07.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 14, p. 7849-7857 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A systematic multi-step screening of numerous salt hydrates for low temperature thermochemical energy storage
N'Tsoukpoe, K. E., Schmidt, T., Rammelberg, H. U., Watts, B. A. & Ruck, W. K. L., 01.07.2014, In: Applied Energy. 124, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emissions of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane from Chicago
Buser, A. M., Bogdal, C., MacLeod, M. & Scheringer, M., 01.07.2014, In: Chemosphere. 107, p. 473-475 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Food packaging and migration of food contact materials: will epidemiologists rise to the neotoxic challenge?
Muncke, J., Myers, J. P., Scheringer, M. & Porta, M., 01.07.2014, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 68, 7, p. 592-594 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interdependencies between Biotic and Abiotic Ferrous Iron Oxidation and Influence of pH, Oxygen and Ferric Iron Deposits
Eggerichs, T., Opel, O., Otte, T. & Ruck, W., 07.2014, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 31, 6, p. 461-472 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Monitoring of methotrexate chlorination in water
Roig, B., Marquenet, B., Delpla, I., Bessonneau, V., Sellier, A., Leder, C., Thomas, O., Bolek, R. & Kummerer, K., 15.06.2014, In: Water Research. 57, p. 67-75 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fate of phenothiazine pharmaceuticals during Fenton process: experimental design optimization, assessment of transformation products and ready biodegradability
Wilde, M. L. & Kümmerer, K., 04.06.2014, Abstract book of the 2nd international conference on recycling and reuse: June 4-6, 2014-İstanbul/ Türkiye. Bekbölet, M., Selcuk, H., Kavurmaci, S. S., Aydin, I., Yüzer, B. & Yigit Hunce, S. (eds.). Boğaziçi University Press, p. 103-104 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Qualitative environmental risk assessment of photolytic transformation products of iodinated X-ray contrast agent diatrizoic acid
Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.06.2014, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 482-483, 1, p. 378-388 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Method for the determination of specific molecular markers of biomass burning in lake sediments
Kirchgeorg, T., Schüpbach, S., Kehrwald, N., McWethy, D. B. & Barbante, C., 06.2014, In: Organic Geochemistry. 71, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Monitoring of microbially mediated corrosion and scaling processes using redox potential measurements
Opel, O., Eggerichs, T., Otte, T. & Ruck, W., 06.2014, In: Bioelectrochemistry. 97, Special Issue, p. 137-144 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do persistent organic pollutants reach a thermodynamic equilibrium in the global environment?
Schenker, S., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 06.05.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 9, p. 5017-5024 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Electrooxidation Combined with Ozonation in Hospital Laundry Effluents Treatment
Lutterbeck, C. A., de Oliveira Schwaickhardt, R., Straatmann, A., Kist, L. T., Lobo, E. A. & Machado, Ê. L., 05.2014, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 42, 5, p. 601-608 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Germany – Europe –World 2042: A Transformative Longitudinal Study
Bergmann, M., Burandt, S., Heinrichs, H., Kümmerer, K. & Lang, D. J., 05.2014, In: GAIA. 23, 2, p. 132-134 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers
Koutinas, A. A., Vlysidis, A., Pleissner, D., Kopsahelis, N., Lopez Garcia, I., Kookos, I. K., Papanikolaou, S., Kwan, T. H. & Lin, C. S. K., 21.04.2014, In: Chemical Society Reviews. 43, 8, p. 2587-2627 41 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Die nachhaltigen Zwillinge: Keine soziale Gerechtigkeit ohne ökologische Gerechtigkeit
Niebert, K., 01.04.2014, In: Theorie und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit. 65, 2, p. 102-113 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Environmental risk assessment of anti-cancer drugs and their transformation products: a focus on their genotoxicity characterization-state of knowledge and short comings
Toolaram, A. P., Kümmerer, K. & Schneider, M., 01.04.2014, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 760, p. 18-35 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Fungal hydrolysis in submerged fermentation for food waste treatment and fermentation feedstock preparation
Pleissner, D., Kwan, T. H. & Lin, C. S. K., 04.2014, In: Bioresource Technology. 158, p. 48-54 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric mercury speciation and mercury in snow over time at Alert, Canada
Steffen, A., Bottenheim, J. W., Cole, A. S., Ebinghaus, R., Lawson, G. S. & Leaitch, W. R., 03.03.2014, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 14, 5, p. 2219-2231 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transport of perfluoroalkyl acids in a water-saturated sediment column investigated under near-natural conditions
Vierke, L., Möller, A. & Klitzke, S., 01.03.2014, In: Environmental Pollution. 186, p. 7-13 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erdsystem, Klima und globale Stoffkreisläufe
Palm, W.-U. & Urban, B., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 213-257 45 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Physicochemical properties and biodegradability of organically functionalized colloidal silica particles in aqueous environment
Schneider, M., Meder, F., Haiß, A., Treccani, L., Rezwan, K. & Kümmerer, K., 03.2014, In: Chemosphere. 99, p. 96-101 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identification of phototransformation products of thalidomide and mixture toxicity assessment: An experimental and quantitative structural activity relationships (QSAR) approach
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Toolaram, A. P., Menz, J., Leder, C., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2014, In: Water Research. 49, 1, p. 11-22 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pressure effects on activity and selectivity of Candida rugosa lipase in organic solvents
Herbst, D., Peper, S., Fernández, J. F., Ruck, W. & Niemeyer, B., 02.2014, In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 100, p. 104-110 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wende zur Nachhaltigkeit: Warum wir mehr Forschung für die Menschen mit den Menschen brauchen
Niebert, K., 02.2014, In: Umwelt Aktuell. 2, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Understanding the Greenhouse Effect by Embodiment: Analysing and Using Students' and Scientists' Conceptual Resources
Niebert, K. & Gropengießer, H., 22.01.2014, In: International Journal of Science Education. 36, 2, p. 277-303 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measurement of vapor pressures of selected PBDEs, hexabromobenzene, and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane at elevated temperatures
Kuramochi, H., Takigami, H., Scheringer, M. & Sakai, S.-I., 09.01.2014, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 59, 1, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans during 2010 and 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland
Bogdal, C., Müller, C. E., Buser, A. M., Wang, Z., Scheringer, M., Gerecke, A. C., Schmid, P., Zennegg, M., Macleod, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 07.01.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 1, p. 482-490 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Estimation of phosphorus export from a Mediterranean agricultural catchment with scarce data
Gassmann, M., Brito, D. & Olsson, O., 02.01.2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59, 1, p. 221–233 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Degradation of β-blockers in hospital wastewater by means of ozonation and Fe2+/ozonation
Wilde, M. L., Montipó, S. & Martins, A. F., 01.01.2014, In: Water Research. 48, 1, p. 280-295 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developed materials for thermal energy storage: synthesis and characterization
Druske, M.-M., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Rammelberg, H., Wegscheider, N., Ruck, W. & Schmidt, T., 01.01.2014, In: Energy Procedia. 61, p. 96-99 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Influences of entrainers to engine oil to improve the drag-out of biodiesel: Experiments and simulations
Mäder, A., Zimon, A., Fleischmann, A., Munack, A., Ruck, W. & Krahl, J., 01.01.2014, In: Fuel. 117, PART A, p. 488-498 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
