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.

 

 

Topics

Die Schwerpunkte von Forschung und Lehre orientieren sich am Lebenslauf chemischer Stoffe:

  • Stoffliche und energetische Ressourcen (Rohstoffe, Beitrag der Chemie zur nachhaltigen Energienutzung)
  • Nachhaltige Nutzung chemischer Stoffe und Produkte
  • Eintrag chemischer Stoffe in die Umwelt (wie z.B. Arzneimittel, Pestizide, oder Industriechemikalien): Quellen, Nachweis, Verbleib und die damit verbundenen Umweltbelastungen
  • Design nachhaltiger chemischer Stoffe  (Benign by Design)

Ergänzt werden die chemischen Fragestellungen durch im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit über die eigentliche Chemie hinausgehende Fragen zur Nutzung von chemischen  Stoffen. Diese Aspekte werden interdisziplinär in Kooperation mit den anderen Instituten der Fakultät für Nachhaltigkeit an der Leuphana Universität bearbeitet.

  1. Published

    Calibration of the Chemcatcher ® passive sampler for monitoring selected polar and semi-polar pesticides in surface water

    Gunold, R., Schäfer, R. B., Paschke, A., Schüermann, G. & Liess, M., 01.09.2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 155, 1, p. 52-60 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Methodische Behandlung interner Materialkreisläufe in der Materialflusskostenrechnung

    Viere, T., Möller, A. & Schmidt, M., 12.2010, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 18, 3-4, p. 203-208 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Modified dynamic programming approach for offline segmentation of long hydrometeorological time series

    Gedikli, A., Aksoy, H., Unal, N. E. & Kehagias, A., 07.2010, In: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 24, 5, p. 547-557 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published
  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Anaerobic biodegradation of organochlorine pesticides in contaminated soil: Significance of temperature and availability

    Baczynski, T. P., Pleissner, D. & Grotenhuis, T., 01.2010, In: Chemosphere. 78, 1, p. 22-28 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Quantification of sources of PCBs to the atmosphere in urban areas: a comparison of cities in North America, Western Europe and former Yugoslavia

    Gasic, B., MacLeod, M., Klanova, J., Scheringer, M., Ilic, P., Lammel, G., Pajovic, A., Breivik, K., Holoubek, I. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.10.2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 10, p. 3230-3235 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    A framework for evaluating the contribution of transformation products to chemical persistence in the environment

    Ng, C. A., Scheringer, M., Fenner, K. & Hungerbuhler, K., 01.01.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 1, p. 111-117 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The State of Multimedia Mass-Balance Modeling in Environmental science and decision-making

    MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M., McKone, T. E. & Hungerbuhler, K., 15.11.2010, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 44, 22, p. 8360-8364 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Den Klimawandel verstehen. Eine Didaktische Rekonstruktion der globalen Erwärmung: Understanding climate change. An educational reconstruction of global warming

    Niebert, K., 2010, Oldenburg: Didaktisches Zentrum Universität Oldenburg. 199 p. (Beiträge zur didaktischen Rekonstruktion; vol. 31)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Late developers and the inequity of "equitable utilization" and the harm of "do no harm"

    Wegerich, K. & Olsson, O., 11.2010, In: Water International. 35, 6, p. 707-717 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Sources of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Norwegian Sea: Evidence from their spatial distribution in surface water

    Ahrens, L., Gerwinski, W., Theobald, N. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.02.2010, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60, 2, p. 255-260 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Combination of different liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry technologies for the identification of transformation products of rhodamine B in groundwater

    Mueller, A., Weiss, S. C., Seitz, W., Albert, R., Ruck, W. K. L., Weber, W. & Schulz, W., 15.03.2010, In: Rapid Comunications in Mass Spectrometry. 24, 5, p. 659-666 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Material and Energy Flow-Based Cost Accounting

    Möller, A., 01.04.2010, In: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 33, 4, p. 567-572 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Synthesis of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids with the Weakly Coordinating [Al(ORF)(4)](-) Anion (R-F = C(H)(CF3)(2)) and the Determination of Their Principal Physical Properties

    Bulut, S., Klose, P., Huang, M-M., Weingartner, H., Dyson, P. J., Laurenczy, G., Friedrich, C., Menz, J., Kummerer, K. & Krossing, I., 22.11.2010, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 16, 44, p. 13139-13154 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Neuartige Spurenstoffe im Wasser

    Kümmerer, K., 12.2010, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 54, 6, p. 349-359 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    N:P Ratio and the Nature of Nutrient Limitation in Calluna-Dominated Heathlands

    Oheimb, G., Power, S. A., Falk, K., Friedrich, U., Mohamed, A., Krug, A., Boschatzke, N. & Härdtle, W., 01.03.2010, In: Ecosystems. 13, 2, p. 317-327 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  21. Published

    Evolutionäres Management für den ewigen Frühling

    Möller, A., 01.03.2009, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 24, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  22. Published

    KUNTIKUM: Klimatrends und nachhaltige Tourismusentwicklung in Küsten- und Mittelgebirgsregionen: Produkt und Infrastruktur-Innovation durch kooperative Lernprozesse und strategische Entscheidungsfindung

    Heinrichs, H., Jetzkowitz, J., Kreilkamp, E., Matzarakis, A., Möller, A. & Michelsen, G., 2007, Proceedings zur 6. Fachtagung BIOMET des Fachausschusses Biometeorologie der Deutschen Meteorologischen Gesellschaft e.V.. Matzarakis, A. & Mayer, H. (eds.). Freiburg: Meteorologisches Institut der Universität Freiburg, p. 87-93 7 p. (Berichte des Meteorologischen Institutes der Universität Freiburg; vol. 16).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  23. Published

    Simulation and optimization of material and energy flow systems

    Möller, A., Schmidt, M., Lambrecht, H. & Prox, M., 01.12.2009, Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1444-1455 12 p. 5429292. (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  24. Published

    Which function describes the species-area relationship best? A review and empirical evaluation

    Dengler, J., 01.04.2009, In: Journal of Biogeography. 36, 4, p. 728-744 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Determination of octanol-air partition coefficients (KOA) of fluorotelomer acrylates, perfluoroalkyl sulfonamids, and perfluoroalkylsulfonamido ethanols

    Dreyer, A., Langer, V. & Ebinghaus, R., 11.2009, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 54, 11, p. 3022-3025 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Der Kohlenstoffkreislauf im Klimawandel

    Niebert, K., 2009, In: Unterricht Biologie. 33, 349, p. 34-40 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  28. Published

    EPOCHENWECHSEL - Plädoyer für einen grünen New Deal

    Müller, M. & Niebert, K., 2009, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 279 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

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  30. Published

    Applicability of adapted reservoir operation for water stress mitigation under dry year conditions

    Olsson, O., Ikramova, M., Bauer, M. & Froebrich, J., 01.2010, In: Water Resources Management. 24, 2, p. 277-297 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight, 1999-2008

    Ahrens, L., Siebert, U. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.06.2009, In: Chemosphere. 76, 2, p. 151-158 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Total body burden and tissue distribution of polyfluorinated compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight

    Ahrens, L., Siebert, U. & Ebinghaus, R., 04.2009, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58, 4, p. 520-525 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Longitudinal and Latitudinal Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Surface Water of the Atlantic Ocean

    Ahrens, L., Barber, J. L., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.05.2009, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 43, 9, p. 3122-3127 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Spatial distribution of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in seawater of the German Bight

    Ahrens, L., Felizeter, S. & Ebinghaus, R., 06.2009, In: Chemosphere. 76, 2, p. 179-184 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Determination of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in water and suspended particulate matter in the river Elbe and North Sea, Germany

    Ahrens, L., Plassmann, M., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 06.2009, In: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China. 3, 2, p. 152-170 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Technology Options Tested on the German Coast for Addressing a Munitions Hot Spot In Situ

    Koch, M. & Ruck, W., 12.2009, In: Marine Technology Society Journal. 43, 4, p. 105-115 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Nachwachsende Rohstoffe zur Substitution von Mineralkraftstoffen -Möglichkeiten und Grenzen-: Eine Bewertung der Herstellung von Biokraftstoffen unter nachhaltigen Aspekten

    Lutzenberger, A., 2009, Saarbrücken: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. 270 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  40. Published

    Determination of environmental impact of products along the supply chain - an integration scenario

    Funk, B., Möller, A. & Niemeyer, P., 2009, Sessions: Sessions. Wohlgemuth, V., Page, B. & Vogt, K. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 367-374 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Isotopic composition of nitrate in five German rivers discharging into the North Sea

    Johannsen, A., Dähnke, K. & Emeis, K., 12.2008, In: Organic Geochemistry. 39, 12, p. 1678-1689 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Determination of the octanol-air partition coefficients (KOA) of fluorotelomer alcohols

    Thuens, S., Dreyer, A., Sturm, R., Temme, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.2008, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 53, 1, p. 223-227 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Stability and selectivity of alkaline proteases in hydrophilic solvents

    Pedersen, L. H., Ritthitham, S. & Pleißner, D., 2008, Fourth International Congress on Biocatalysis: Biocat 2008: book of abstracts. Grote, R. (ed.). Harburg: TuTech Verlag, 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    A synthesis of atmospheric mercury depletion event chemistry in the atmosphere and snow

    Steffen, A., Douglas, T., Amyot, M., Ariya, P., Aspmo, K., Berg, T., Bottenheim, J., Brooks, S., Cobbett, F., Dastoor, A., Dommergue, A., Ebinghaus, R., Ferrari, C. P., Gardfeldt, K., Goodsite, M. E., Lean, D. R. S., Poulain, A. J., Scherz, C., Skov, H., Sommar, J. & Temme, C., 12.03.2008, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 8, 6, p. 1445-1482 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Determination of 10 particle-associated multiclass polar and semi-polar pesticides from small streams using accelerated solvent extraction

    Mueller, R., Brack, W., Wenzel, K-D., Streck, G., Ruck, W., Liess, M. & Schäfer, R. B., 02.2008, In: Chemosphere. 70, 11, p. 1952-1960 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Umweltchemie 2007: Trendbericht

    Lammel, G., Feichter, J., Kurtenbach, R., Wiesen, P., Kreuzig, R., Mueller, S., Zachmann, D. W., Knocker, T., Lamshöft, M., Schaeffer, A., Endres, F., Goss, K-U., Palm, W-U. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2008, In: Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 56, 3, p. 346-352 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  47. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Long-term stream invertebrate community alterations induced by the insecticide thiacloprid: Effect concentrations and recovery dynamics

    Beketov, M. A., Marwitz, A., Paschke, A., Liess, M. & Schäfer, R. B., 01.11.2008, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 405, 1-3, p. 96-108 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Identification, quantification and distribution of PAC-metabolites, heterocyclic PAC and substituted PAC in groundwater samples of tar-contaminated sites from Germany

    Schlanges, I., Meyer, D., Palm, W-U. & Ruck, W., 08.2008, In: Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. 28, 4-5, p. 320-338 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    The footprint of pesticide stress in communities-Species traits reveal community effects of toxicants

    Liess, M., Schäfer, R. B. & Schriever, C. A., 01.12.2008, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 406, 3, p. 484-490 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review