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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POR UMA ESCOLA PLURAL, INTEGRADA E COM PARTIDOS
Gomes, C. & Zuin, V., 2020, In: Revista da FAEEBA - Educação e Contemporaneidade. 29, 58, p. 78-90 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Robbanásveszélyes terek ellenörzése infravörös optikával
Palocz-Andresen, M., 2008, In: Magyar Èpületgépészet. 57, 9, p. 3-6 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Zurich, Switzerland: Atmospheric Concentrations and Emissions
Diefenbacher, P. S., Bogdal, C., Gerecke, A. C., Glüge, J., Schmid, P., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 18.08.2015, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 49, 16, p. 9778 - 9786 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Sugars in Antarctic aerosol
Barbaro, E., Kirchgeorg, T., Zangrando, R., Vecchiato, M., Piazza, R., Barbante, C. & Gambaro, A., 10.2015, In: Atmospheric Environment. 118, p. 135-144 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Uncharted risk measures for the management of sustainable mining
Watts, B. A., Zago, V. C. P., Gopakumar, L., Ghazaryan, K. & Movsesyan, H., 01.07.2023, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 19, 4, p. 949-960 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Vorkommen von heterocyclischen PAK in niedersächsischen Fließgewässern
Siemers, A-K., Mänz, J. S., Palm, W-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 2011, In: Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. 17, 4, p. 82-85 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Water quantity and quality in the Zerafshan river basin - only an upstream riparian problem?
Olsson, O., Wegerich, K. & Kabilov, F., 01.06.2012, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 28, 3, p. 493-505 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Wie teuer wird die Medizin im Wasser?
Kümmerer, K., 01.2018, In: Zweitausend50. 1, p. 70-73 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zusammenhänge zwischen gemessenen und aufgrund des Gehalts an Fe2+ errechneten Redoxpotentialen in geothermalen Fluiden der thermischen Aquiferenenergiespeicher im Energiesystem der Parlamentsbauten am Spreebogen in Berlin
Opel, O., Novio Liñares, J. A., Eggerichs, T. & Ruck, W., 2008, In: Vom Wasser. 106, 4, p. 14-21 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Abiotic and biotic degradation of five aromatic organosilicon compounds in aqueous media: Structure degradability relationships
Grabitz, E., Olsson, O., Amsel, A-K., Rummel, B., Mitzel, N. W. & Kümmerer, K., 15.06.2020, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 392, 15 p., 122429.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Acknowledging temporal diversity in sustainability transformations at the nexus of interconnected systems
Weiser, A., Lutz, L. M., Lang, D. J. & Kümmerer, K., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 273-285 13 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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A comparative survey of chemistry-driven in silico methods to identify hazardous substances under REACH
Nendza, M., Gabbert, S., Kühne, R., Lombardo, A., Roncaglioni, A., Benfenati, E., Benigni, R., Bossa, C., Strempel, S., Scheringer, M., Fernández, A., Rallo, R., Giralt, F., Dimitrov, S., Mekenyan, O., Bringezu, F. & Schüürmann, G., 01.08.2013, In: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 66, 3, p. 301-314 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A comprehensive method for determination of fatty acids in the initial oral biofilm (pellicle)
Reich, M., Hannig, C., Al-Ahmad, A., Bolek, R. & Kuemmerer, K., 01.10.2012, In: Journal of Lipid Research. 53, 10, p. 2226-2230 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adaptation of the Brine Shrimp Artemia Salina (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) to Filter-Feeding: Effects of Body Size and Temperature on Filtration and Respiration Rates
Riisgard, H. U., Zalacain, D., Jeune, N., Wiersma, J. B., Lueskow, F. & Pleissner, D., 09.2015, In: Journal of Crustacean Biology. 35, 5, p. 650-658 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Addressing the complexity of water chemistry in environmental fate modeling for engineered nanoparticles
Sani-Kast, N., Scheringer, M., Slomberg, D., Labille, J., Praetorius, A., Ollivier, P. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.12.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 535, p. 150 - 159 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A fast sequential injection analysis system for the simultaneous determination of ammonia and phosphate
Frank, C., Schroeder, F., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 04.2006, In: Microchimica acta. 154, 1-2, p. 31-38 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A gene marker panel covering the Wnt and the Ras-Raf-MEK-MAPK signalling pathways allows to detect gene mutations in 80% of early (UICC I) colon cancer stages in humans
Scholtka, B., Schneider, M., Melcher, R., Katzenberger, T., Friedrich, D., Berghof-Jäger, K., Scheppach, W. & Steinberg, P., 08.2009, In: Cancer Epidemiology. 33, 2, p. 123-129 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Air-sea exchange fluxes of synthetic polycyclic musks in the North Sea and the Arctic
Xie, Z., Ebinghaus, R., Temme, C., Heemken, O. & Ruck, W., 15.08.2007, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 41, 16, p. 5654-5659 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A kinetic study of the photolysis of sulfamethoxazole with special emphasis on the photoisomer
Palm, W. U., Schmidt, N., Stahn, M. & Grimme, S., 01.03.2023, In: Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. 22, 3, p. 615-630 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Algae Cultivation as Measure for the Sanitation of Organic Waste—A Case Study Based on the Alga Galdieria sulphuraria Grown on Food Waste Hydrolysate in a Continuous Flow Culture
Pleissner, D. & Händel, N., 01.10.2023, In: Sustainability. 15, 19, 7 p., 14313.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ammonia volatilization after application of urea to winter wheat over 3 years affected by novel urease and nitrification inhibitors
Ni, K., Pacholski, A. S. & Kage, H., 01.12.2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 197, p. 184-194 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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A modified epitope identified for generation and monitoring of PSA-specific T cells in patients on early phases of PSA-based immunotherapeutic protocols
Lundberg, K., Roos, A-K., Pavlenko, M., Leder, C., Wehrum, D., Guevara-Patiño, J., Andersen, R. S. & Pisa, P., 04.03.2009, In: Vaccine. 27, 10, p. 1557-1565 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of estrogenic activity in coastal surface waters of the Baltic Sea using the yeast estrogen screen
Beck, I. C., Bruhn, R. & Gandrass, J., 01.06.2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 11, p. 1870-1878 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An automated, modular system for organic waste utilization using Hermetia illucens larvae: Design, sustainability, and economics
Pahmeyer, M. J., Siddiqui, S. A., Pleissner, D., Gołaszewski, J., Heinz, V. & Smetana, S., 15.12.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 379, Part 2, 8 p., 134727.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An automated, modular system for organic waste utilization using heterotrophic alga Galdieria sulphuraria: Design considerations and sustainability
Julius Pahmeyer, M., Anusha Siddiqui, S., Pleissner, D., Gołaszewski, J., Heinz, V. & Smetana, S., 01.03.2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 348, 7 p., 126800.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A new approach to data evaluation in the non-target screening of organic trace substances in water analysis
Müller, A., Ruck, W., Weber, W. H. & Schulz, W., 11.2011, In: Chemosphere. 85, 8, p. 1211–1219 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An improved method for the analysis of volatile polyfluorinated alkyl substances in environmental air samples
Jahnke, A., Ahrens, L., Ebinghaus, R., Berger, U., Barber, J. L. & Temme, C., 02.2007, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 387, 3, p. 965-975 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An integrated, modular biorefinery for the treatment of food waste in urban areas
Laibach, N., Müller, B., Pleissner, D., Raber, W. & Smetana, S., 01.12.2021, In: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. 4, 4 p., 100118.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Antibiotic residues in livestock manure: Does the EU risk assessment sufficiently protect against microbial toxicity and selection of resistant bacteria in the environment?
Menz, J., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 05.11.2019, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 379, 120807.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Antibiotics and sweeteners in the aquatic environment: biodegradability, formation of phototransformation products, and in vitro toxicity
Bergheim, M., Gminski, R., Spangenberg, B., Debiak, M., Bürkle, A., Mersch-Sundermann, V., Kümmerer, K. & Gieré, R., 01.11.2015, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22, 22, p. 18017-18030 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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