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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Long-Range and Regional Atmospheric Transport of POPs and Implications for Global Cycling
Hageman, K., Bogdal, C. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2015, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate and Biological Effects. Zeng, E. (ed.). 1 ed. Elsevier B.V., Vol. 67. p. 363-387 25 p. (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry; vol. 67).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Development and application of a simultaneous SPE-method for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), alkylated PAHs, heterocyclic PAHs (NSO-HET) and phenols in aqueous samples from German Rivers and the North Sea
Siemers, A.-K., Mänz, J. S., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W. K. L., 03.2015, In: Chemosphere. 122, 3, p. 105-114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls in Switzerland: a combination of long-term measurements and modeling
Diefenbacher, P. S., Bogdal, C., Gerecke, A. C., Glüge, J., Schmid, P., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 17.02.2015, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 49, 4, p. 2199 - 2206 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A comparative assessment of the transformation products of S-metolachlor and its commercial product Mercantor Gold® and their fate in the aquatic environment by employing a combination of experimental and in silico methods
Gutowski, L., Olsson, O., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 15.02.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 506-507, p. 369-379 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Celebrating Bidleman's 1988 "atmospheric processes"
Galarneau, E., Arey, J., Atkinson, R., Dachs, J., Eisenreich, S., Harner, T., Hites, R. A., Lammel, G., Lohmann, R., Mackay, D., Odabasi, M., Pankow, J. F., Scheringer, M., Swackhamer, D., Tasdemir, Y. & Wania, F., 03.02.2015, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 49, 3, p. 1235 - 1236 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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A modeling assessment of the physicochemical properties and environmental fate of emerging and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Gomis, M. I., Wang, Z., Scheringer, M. & Cousins, I. T., 01.02.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 505, p. 981-991 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradation of the Antituberculosis Drug Isoniazid in the Aquatic Environment
Sasu, S., Metzger, J., Kranert, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2015, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 43, 2, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comment on "Emergence and fate of cyclic volatile polydimethylsiloxanes (D4, D5) in municipal waste streams: release mechanisms, partitioning and persistence in air, water, soil and sediments"
Buser, A. M., Bogdal, C. & Scheringer, M., 01.02.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 505, p. 1225-1227 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Effects of free air CO2 enrichment on root growth of barley, sugar beet and wheat grown in a rotation under different nitrogen supply
Pacholski, A., Manderscheid, R. & Weigel, H.-J., 01.02.2015, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 63, p. 36-46 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions
Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbuehler, K., 01.02.2015, In: Environmental international. 75, p. 172-179 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photodegradation of the antineoplastic cyclophosphamide: A comparative study of the efficiencies of UV/H2O2, UV/Fe(2+)/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 processes
Lutterbeck, C. A., Machado, E. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2015, In: Chemosphere. 120, p. 538-546 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The necessity of disinfected toilet brushes - information policy of companies on disinfectants in private homes
Wieck, S., 23.01.2015, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 27, 1, 9 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A review on the use of calcium chloride in applied thermal engineering
N'Tsoukpoe, K. E., Rammelberg, H., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Watts, B. A., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 22.01.2015, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 75, p. 513-531 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Environmental chemistry of organosiloxanes
Rücker, C. & Kümmerer, K., 14.01.2015, In: Chemical Reviews. 115, 1, p. 466-524 59 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Bilingual (German–English) molecular biology courses in an out-of-school lab on a university campus: Cognitive and affective evaluation
Rodenhauser, A. & Preisfeld, A., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 10, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradation screening of chemicals in an artificial matrix simulating the water-sediment interface
Baginska, E., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2015, In: Chemosphere. 119, p. 1240-1246 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecotoxicological and Genotoxic Assessment of Hospital Laundry Wastewaters
Kern, D. I., de Oliveira Schwaickhardt, R., Lutterbeck, C. A., Kist, L. T., Alcayaga, E. A. L. & Machado, Ê. L., 01.01.2015, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 68, 1, p. 64-73 10 p., 72.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Elution of monomers from provisional composite materials
Schulz, S. D., Laquai, T., Kümmerer, K., Bolek, R., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Polydorou, O., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015, 7 p., 617407.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historical emissions of octachlorodibenzodioxin in a watershed in Queensland, Australia: estimation from field data and an environmental fate model
Camenzuli, L., Scheringer, M., Gaus, C., Grant, S., Zennegg, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.01.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 502, p. 680-687 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multimedia mass-balance models for chemicals in the environment: Reliable tools or bold oversimplifications?
Scheringer, M., 01.01.2015, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 11, 1, p. 177-178 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research