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.
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Occurrence and fate of the antidiabetic drug metformin and its metabolite guanylurea in the environment and during drinking water treatment
Scheurer, M., Michel, A., Brauch, H-J., Ruck, W. & Sacher, F., 01.10.2012, In: Water Research. 46, 15, p. 4790-4802 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occurrence, distribution, and ecotoxicological risk assessment of selected pharmaceutical compounds in water from Lake Victoria, Uganda
Nantaba, F., Wasswa, J., Kylin, H., Palm, W. U., Bouwman, H. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2020, In: Chemosphere. 239, 124642.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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Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient Measurement by a Simple 1H NMR Method
Cumming, H. & Rücker, C., 30.09.2017, In: ACS Omega. 2, 9, p. 6244-6249 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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OH-radical reactivity and direct photolysis of triphenyltin hydroxide in aqueous solution
Palm, W-U., Kopetzky, R. & Ruck, W., 20.03.2003, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. 156, 1-3, p. 105-114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Online-scheduling using past and real-time data: An assessment by discrete event simulation using exponential smoothing
Heger, J., Grundstein, S. & Freitag, M., 19.11.2017, In: CIRP - Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. 19, p. 158-163 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the way to greener ionic liquids: Identification of a fully mineralizable phenylalanine-based ionic liquid
Haiß, A., Jordan, A., Westphal, J., Logunova, E., Gathergood, N. & Kümmerer, K., 2016, In: Green Chemistry . 18, 16, p. 4361-4373 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimization and validation of an HPLC-UV method for determination of tranexamic acid in a dosage form and in human urine.
Hadad, G. M., El-Gindy, A. & Mahmoud, W. M. M., 09.2007, In: Chromatographia. 66, 5-6, p. 311-317 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimization and Validation of an LC Method for the Determination of Cefdinir in Dosage Form and Human Urine
Hadad, G. M., Emara, S. & Mahmoud, W. M. M., 12.2009, In: Chromatographia. 70, 11/12, p. 1593–1598 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the aquatic environment: A case study of the Elbe River, Germany
Wolschke, H., Sühring, R., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 11.2015, In: Environmental Pollution. 206, p. 488-493 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Oxidation-coagulation of β-blockers by K2Fe(VI)O4 in hospital wastewater: Assessment of degradation products and biodegradability
Wilde, M. L., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Kümmerer, K. & Martins, A. F., 01.05.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 452-453, p. 137-147 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Oxygen dependence in the photoreaction of the pesticide metamitron
Palm, W-U., 01.10.2017, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. 347, p. 138-145 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Partitioning Behavior of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds between Pore Water and Sediment in Two Sediment Cores from Tokyo Bay, Japan
Ahrens, L., Yamashita, N., Yeung, L. W. Y., Taniyasu, S., Horii, Y., Lam, P. K. S. & Ebinghaus, R., 15.09.2009, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 43, 18, p. 6969-6975 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-main concerns and regulatory developments in Europe from an environmental point of view
Vierke, L., Staude, C., Biegel-Engler, A., Drost, W. & Schulte, C., 07.05.2012, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 24, 5, 11 p., 16.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance analysis of a thermochemical based heat storage as an addition to cogeneration systems
Fopah Lele, A., Kuznik, F., Opel, O. & Ruck, W. K. L., 01.12.2015, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 106, p. 1327-1344 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance of the Chemcatcher ® passive sampler when used to monitor 10 polar and semi-polar pesticides in 16 Central European streams, and comparison with two other sampling methods
Paschke, A., Vrana, B., Mueller, R., Liess, M. & Schäfer, R. B., 01.05.2008, In: Water Research. 42, 10-11, p. 2707-2717 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pflanzenbehandlungs- und Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel in niedersächsischen Fließgewässern von 1994 bis 2001
Schäfer, R. B., Palm, W-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 06.2004, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 48, 3, p. 117-125 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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PharmCycle: a holistic approach to reduce the contamination of the aquatic environment with antibiotics by developing sustainable antibiotics, improving the environmental risk assessment of antibiotics, and reducing the discharges of antibiotics in the wastewater outlet
Andrae, J., Beyer, F., Cornelissen, G., Einfeldt, J., Heseding, J., Kuemmerer, K., Oelkers, K. & Floeter, C., 01.12.2018, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 30, 1, 15 p., 24.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photochemistry of 9-acridinecarboxaldehyde in aqueous media
Palm, W. U., 01.07.2018, In: Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. 17, 7, p. 964-974 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photodegradation of micropollutants using V-UV/UV-C processes: Triclosan as a model compound
Alfiya, Y., Friedler, E., Westphal, J., Olsson, O. & Dubowski, Y., 01.12.2017, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 601-602, p. 397-404 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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Photodegradation of the UV filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate under ultraviolet light: identification and in silico assessment of photo-transformation products in the context of grey water reuse
Jentzsch, F., Olsson, O., Westphal, J., Reich, M., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2016, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 572, p. 1092-1100 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photodegradation, Photocatalytic and Aerobic Biodegradation of Sulfisomidine and Identification of Transformation Products By LC–UV-MS/MS
Sleman, F., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Schubert, R. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2012, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 40, 11, p. 1244-1249 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photolysis of mixtures of UV filters octocrylene and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate leads to formation of mixed transformation products and different kinetics
Jentzsch, F., Reich, M., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 20.12.2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 697, 9 p., 134048.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photolysis of sulfamethoxypyridazine in various aqueous media: Aerobic biodegradation and identification of photoproducts by LC-UV-MS/MS
Khaleel, N. D. H., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Hadad, G. M., Abdel-Salam, R. A. & Kümmerer, K., 15.01.2013, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 244-245, p. 654-661 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photolytic transformation products and biological stability of the hydrological tracer Uranine
Gutowski, L., Olsson, O., Lange, J. & Kümmerer, K., 15.11.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 533, p. 446-453 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Physico-chemical characteristics affect the spatial distribution of pesticide and transformation product loss to an agricultural brook
Gassmann, M., Olsson, O., Stamm, C., Weiler, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 532, p. 733-743 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plasticizer and Surfactant Formation from Food-Waste- and Algal Biomass-Derived Lipids
Pleissner, D., Lau, K. Y., Zhang, C. & Lin, C. S. K., 22.05.2015, In: ChemSusChem. 8, 10, p. 1686-1691 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls in a Temperate Alpine Glacier: 2. Model Results of Chemical Fate Processes
Steinlin, C., Bogdal, C., Pavlova, P. A., Schwikowski, M., Lüthi, M. P., Scheringer, M., Schmid, P. & Hungerbühler, K., 15.12.2015, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 49, 24, p. 14092-14100 9 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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Polyfluorinated compounds in residential and nonresidential indoor air
Langer, V., Dreyer, A. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.11.2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 21, p. 8075-8081 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polyfluorinated compounds in the atmosphere of the Atlantic and Southern Oceans: Evidence for a global distribution
Dreyer, A., Weinberg, I., Temme, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.09.2009, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 43, 17, p. 6507-6514 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polyfluorinated compounds in waste water treatment plant effluents and surface waters along the River Elbe, Germany
Ahrens, L., Felizeter, S., Sturm, R., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.09.2009, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58, 9, p. 1326-1333 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in landfill leachates
Busch, J., Ahrens, L., Sturm, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 05.2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1467-1471 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the East Greenland Arctic Ocean
Busch, J., Ahrens, L., Xie, Z., Sturm, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 2010, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 12, 6, p. 1242-1246 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Possible underestimations of risks for the environment due to unregulated emissions of biocides from households to wastewater
Wieck, S., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2016, In: Environmental international. 94, p. 695-705 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Potential exposure of German consumers to engineered nanoparticles in cosmetics and personal care products
Lorenz, C., Von Goetz, N., Scheringer, M., Wormuth, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.03.2011, In: Nanotoxicology. 5, 1, p. 12-29 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Prediction of nanoparticle transport behavior from physicochemical properties: Machine learning provides insights to guide the next generation of transport models
Goldberg, E., Scheringer, M., Bucheli, T. D. & Hungerbühler, K., 2015, In: Environmental Sciences: Nano. 2, 4, p. 352-360 9 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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Primary source regions of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) measured in the Arctic
Ubl, S., Scheringer, M., Stohl, A., Burkhart, J. & Hungerbühler, K., 12.2012, In: Atmospheric Environment. 62, p. 391-399 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Priming of CD8+ T-cell responses after DNA immunization is impaired in TLR9- and MyD88-deficient mice.
Pavlenko, M., Leder, C., Moreno, S., Levitsky, V. & Pisa, P., 21.08.2007, In: Vaccine. 25, 34, p. 6341-6347 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden für inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Egger, D., Brauns, S., Sellin, K., Barth, M. & Abels, S., 01.05.2020, In: Journal für Psychologie. 27, 2, p. 50-70 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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„Protonen bei chemischen Reaktionen?“ – didaktische Rekonstruktion des Säure-Base-Konzepts nach Brønsted für die Sekundarstufe II
Krebs, R. E., Hofer, E. & Lembens, A., 12.2023, In: ChemKon. 30, 8, p. 334-340 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Putting benign by design into practice-novel concepts for green and sustainable pharmacy: Designing green drug derivatives by non-targeted synthesis and screening for biodegradability
Leder, C., Rastogi, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2015, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 2, p. 31-36 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Putting sustainable chemistry and resource use into context: The role of temporal diversity
Weiser, A., Lang, D. J. & Kümmerer, K., 01.06.2017, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 5, p. 105-114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › 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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Quantification and analysis of surface macroplastic contamination on arable areas
Stefano, N. & Pleissner, D., 01.03.2022, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 22, 3, p. 757-768 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantification of amino acids in fermentation media by isocratic HPLC analysis of their
Pleissner, D., Wimmer, R. & Eriksen, N. T., 01.01.2011, In: Analytical Chemistry. 83, 1, p. 175-181 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review