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
- Published
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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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 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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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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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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Comment on "The environmental photolysis of perfluorooctanesulfonate, perfluorooctanoate, and related fluorochemicals"
Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2015, In: Chemosphere. 122, p. 301-303 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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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Transformation products of antibiotic and cytostatic drugs in the aquatic cycle that result from effluent treatment and abiotic/biotic reactions in the environment: An increasing challenge calling for higher emphasis on measures at the beginning of the pipe
Haddad, T., Baginska, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2015, In: Water Research. 72, p. 75-126 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Combining charcoal sediment and molecular markers to infer a Holocene fire history in the Maya Lowlands of Petén, Guatemala
Schüpbach, S., Kirchgeorg, T., Colombaroli, D., Beffa, G., Radaelli, M., Kehrwald, N. & Barbante, C., 01.05.2015, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 115, p. 123-131 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the planetary boundary for chemical pollution
Diamond, M. L., de Wit, C. A., Molander, S., Scheringer, M., Backhaus, T., Lohmann, R., Arvidsson, R., Bergman, Å., Hauschild, M., Holoubek, I., Persson, L., Suzuki, N., Vighi, M. & Zetzsch, C., 01.05.2015, In: Environmental international. 78, p. 8 - 15 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research