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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Antimicrobial activity of pharmaceutical cocktails in sewage treatment plant effluent: An experimental and predictive approach to mixture risk assessment
Menz, J., Baginska, E., Arrhenius, Å., Haiß, A., Backhaus, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2017, In: Environmental Pollution. 231, 2, p. 1507-1517 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Antineoplastic compounds in the environment: Substances of special concern
Kümmerer, K., Haiß, A., Schuster, A., Hein, A. & Ebert, I., 01.08.2016, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23, 15, p. 14791–14804 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A path to clean water: Reduced chemicals input must complement wastewater treatment to ensure the safety of water resources
Kümmerer, K., Dionysiou, D. D., Olsson, O. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 20.07.2018, In: Science. 361, 6399, p. 222 - 224 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Application of CEICPMS and CEESIMS in metalloproteomics: challenges, developments, and limitations
Pröfrock, D. & Prange, A., 10.2005, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 383, 3, p. 372-389 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Application of non-target analysis with LC-HRMS for the monitoring of raw and potable water: Strategy and results
Bader, T., Schulz, W., Lucke, T. & Winzenbacher, R., 2016, Assessing Transformation Products of Chemicals by Non-Target and Suspect Screening - Strategies and Workflows Volume 2. Letzel, T. & Drewes, J. E. (eds.). American Chemical Society, p. 49-70 22 p. (ACS Symposium Series; vol. 1242).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Application of titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for the removal of micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals from water
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Rastogi, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.08.2017, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 6, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Applications of the Simultaneous Modular Approach in the Field of Material Flow Analysis
Möller, A., 2013, Environmental Informatics and Renewable Energies: 27th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Page, B., Fleischer, A., J. G. & Wohlgemuth, V. (eds.). 1 ed. Shaker Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 456-464 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Approach for detecting mutagenicity of biodegraded and ozonated pharmaceuticals, metabolites and transformation products from a drinking water perspective
Gartiser, S., Hafner, C., Kronenberger-Schäfer, K., Happel, O., Trautwein, C. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2012, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19, 8, p. 3597-3609 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Aquatic Exposure Predictions of Insecticide Field Concentrations Using a Multimedia Mass-Balance Model
Knäbel, A., Scheringer, M., Stehle, S. & Schulz, R., 05.04.2016, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 50, 7, p. 3721-3728 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Aquatic photochemistry, abiotic and aerobic biodegradability of thalidomide: Identification of stable transformation products by LC-UV-MS(n.)
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Trautwein, C., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464, p. 140-150 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A reference architecture for the integration of EMIS and ERP-Systems
Funk, B., Niemeyer, P. & Möller, A., 2009, Informatik 2009: Im Focus das Leben; Beiträge der 39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik. Fischer, S., Maehle, E. & Reischuk, R. (eds.). Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 436 1 p. (GI-Edition : Lecture Notes in Informatics, Proceedings; vol. 154).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Are Si-C bonds cleaved by microorganisms? A critical review on biodegradation of methylsiloxanes
Rücker, C., Grabitz, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Chemosphere. 321, 137858.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Are Si–C bonds formed in the environment and/or in technical microbiological systems?
Rücker, C., Winkelmann, M. & Kümmerer, K., 08.2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 39, p. 91492-91500 9 p.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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Are you teaching "distillation" correctly in your chemistry classes? An educational reconstruction
Abels, S., Koliander, B. & Plotz, T., 07.2023, In: Chemistry Teacher International. 5, 2, p. 229-237 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arzneimittelrückstände in Trinkwasser und Gewässern: Endbericht zum TA-Projekt
Klauer, B., Aicher, C., Bratan, T., Eberle, U., Hillenbrand, T., Kümmerer, K., Reuter, W., Schiller, J., Schulte-Römer, N., Schramm, E., Tettenborn, F., Völker, C. & Walz, A., 09.01.2020, Köln: Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 146 p. (TAB-Arbeitsbericht ; no. 183)(Verhandlungen des Deutschen Bundestages. Drucksachen; no. 19/16430).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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A scale-up procedure to dialkyl carbonates; evaluation of their properties, biodegradability, and toxicity
Trapasso, G., Salaris, C., Reich, M., Logunova, E., Salata, C., Kümmerer, K., Figoli, A. & Aricò, F., 01.05.2022, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 26, 100639.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing the environmental fate of S-metolachlor, its commercial product Mercantor Gold® and their photoproducts using a water-sediment test and in silico methods
Gutowski, L., Baginska, E., Olsson, O., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2015, In: Chemosphere. 138, p. 847-855 9 p., 16405.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of model uncertainty during the river export modelling of pesticides and transformation products
Gassmann, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 2013, 10th EGU General Assembly. European Geosciences Union (EGU), p. 2753 1 p. (Geophysical Research Abstracts; no. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of pharmaceutical waste management at selected hospitals and homes in Ghana
Sasu, S., Kümmerer, K. & Kranert, M., 06.2012, In: Waste Management & Research. 30, 6, p. 625-630 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of the biotic and abiotic elimination processes of five micropollutants during cultivation of the green microalgae Acutodesmus obliquus
Reymann, T., Kerner, M. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2020, In: Bioresource Technology Reports. 11, 100512.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of the environmental persistence and long-range transport of endosulfan
Becker, L., Scheringer, M., Schenker, U. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.06.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 6, p. 1737-1743 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of upstream bioprocessing
Pleißner, D., 01.07.2019, In: 3 Biotech. 9, 7, 7 p., 260.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A strategy for an initial assessment of the ecotoxicological effects of transformation products of pesticides in aquatic systems following a tiered approach
Hensen, B., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2020, In: Environment international. 137, 12 p., 105533.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A sustainable chemistry solution to the presence of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in the aquatic environment-the example of re-designing β-blocker Atenolol
Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kummerer, K., 2015, In: RSC Advances. 5, 1, p. 27-32 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 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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Atlas mit CD-ROM
Landwehr, B. & Pries, M., 2008, 1. ed. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett. 52 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Atmospheric concentrations and air-sea exchanges of nonylphenol, tertiary octylphenol and nonylphenol monoethoxylate in the North Sea
Xie, ZY., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A., Ruck, W. & Lakaschus, S., 01.07.2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 142, 1, p. 170-180 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric concentrations and air-sea exchanges of phthalates in the North Sea (German Bight)
Xie, Z., Ebinghaus, R., Temme, C., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 06.2005, In: Atmospheric Environment. 39, 18, p. 3209-3219 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric fate of poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs): II. Emission source strength in summer in Zurich, Switzerland
Wang, Z., Scheringer, M., MacLeod, M., Bogdal, C., Müller, C., Gerecke, A. & Hungerbuehler, K., 10.2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 169, p. 204-209 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric fate of poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs): I. Day-night patterns of air concentrations in summer in Zurich, Switzerland
Müller, C., Gerecke, A., Bogdal, C., Wang, Z., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 10.2012, In: Environmental Pollution. 169, p. 196-203 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric gas-particle partitioning versus gaseous/particle-bound deposition of SVOCs: Why they are not equivalent
Glüge, J., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 08.2015, In: Atmospheric Environment. 115, p. 317-324 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric mercury over sea ice during the OASIS-2009 campaign
Steffen, A., Bottenheim, J., Cole, A., Douglas, T. A., Ebinghaus, R., Friess, U., Netcheva, S., Nghiem, S., Sihler, H. & Staebler, R., 24.07.2013, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13, 14, p. 7007-7021 15 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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Atmospheric occurrence and fate of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizer at the German coast
Wolschke, H., Sühring, R., Mi, W., Möller, A., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 07.2016, In: Atmospheric Environment. 137, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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At the Limit: Introducing Energy with Human Senses
Stinken, L., Carmesin, H-O. & Heusler, S., 01.12.2016, In: The Physics Teacher. 54, 9, p. 552-555 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Auf die Temperatur kommt es an! Untersuchung der Temperaturtoleranz mit der Wärmebildkamera
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Rodenhauser, A., 15.09.2021, In: Digital unterrichten. Biologie. 2021, 7, p. 8-9 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Education
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Auf die Temperatur kommt es an! Untersuchung der Temperaturtoleranz mit der Wärmebildkamera
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Rodenhauser, A., 01.11.2022, Digitale Medien für den Unterricht: Biologie: 30 innovative Unterrichtsideen . Meier, M. & Thyssen, C. (eds.). Hannover: Friedrich Verlag GmbH, p. 50-51 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Auswirkungen des kontrollierten Brennens auf die pflanzenverfügbaren Nährstoffe in Podsol-Böden (NSG "Lüneburger Heide")
Falk, K., Härdtle, W. & Mohamed, A., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 108-111 4 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Auswirkungen von Brand und Mahd auf die Ernährungssituation von Calluna vulgaris und Deschampsia flexuosa in Heideökosystemen
Jirjahn, B., Härdtle, W. & Mohamed, A., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 112-115 4 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Autotrophic and heterotrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation for food and feed: life cycle assessment
Smetana, S., Sandmann, M., Rohn, S., Pleißner, D. & Heinz, V., 01.12.2017, In: Bioresource Technology. 245, Part A, p. 162-170 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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B7-H1 Selectively Controls TH17 Differentiation and Central Nervous System Autoimmunity via a Novel Non-PD-1-Mediated Pathway
Herold, M., Posevitz, V., Chudyka, D., Hucke, S., Groß, C., Kurth, F., Leder, C., Loser, K., Kurts, C., Knolle, P., Klotz, L. & Wiendl, H., 15.10.2015, In: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 195, 8, p. 3584-3595 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Basin efficiency approach and its effect on streamflow quality, Zerafshan River Uzbekistan
Olsson, O., Gassmann, M., Manig, N., Ikramova, M. & Wegerich, K., 07.01.2013, In: Journal of Hydrology. 476, 7, p. 128–135 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Benign by design: Benign by Design
Kümmerer, K., 14.03.2016, Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. Summerton, L., Sneddon, H. F., Jones, L. C. & Clark, J. H. (eds.). Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 73-81 9 p. (RSC Green Chemistry; vol. 2016-January, no. 46).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Berechnung von Eisengehalten und Verockerungspotential von Schluckbrunnen mithilfe von Temperatur-, Redoxpotential-, pH-Wert-, Leitfähigkeits- und Sauerstoffsättigungsdaten
Opel, O. & Novio Liñares, J. A., 2007, Der Geothermiekongress 2007 - Energie für alle Fälle: 29.-31.10.2007 in Bochum. Tagungsband. CD-ROM. Geeste: Bundesverband Geothermie e.V.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Berechnung von Eisen(III)hydroxid-Bildungsraten aus Redoxpotentialmessungem - Vergleich mit Untersuchungen zum Eisen-Schwefel-Redoxsystem in den thermischen Energiespeicheranlagen der Parlamentsbauten am Berliner Spreebogen
Opel, O., Otte, T., Eggerichs, T. & Ruck, W., 2011, Wasser 2011: Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft ; Kurzreferate. GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 221-225 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Besondere Aspekte mittelflüchtiger und schwer abbaubarer organischer Spurenstoffe
Palm, W-U., 2003, In: Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. 9, 2, p. 12,23 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Bestimmung der abiotischen Wasserstoffbildung von Abfällen und deren Mischungen als Datengrundlage zur Kontrolle des Gashaushaltes von Deponien und zur Gefährdungsabschätzung
Schulz, W., 2003, Berlin: Weißensee Verlag. 236 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research