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.
- 2014
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Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation
Lau, K. Y., Pleissner, D. & Lin, C. S. K., 10.2014, In: Bioresource Technology. 170, p. 144-151 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention
Werschkun, B., Banerji, S., Basurko, O. C., David, M., Fuhr, F., Gollasch, S., Grummt, T., Haarich, M., Jha, A. N., Kacan, S., Kehrer, A., Linders, J., Mesbahi, E., Pughiuc, D., Richardson, S. D., Schwarz-Schulz, B., Shah, A., Theobald, N., von Gunten, U., Wieck, S. & Höfer, T., 01.10.2014, In: Chemosphere. 112, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Characterization of photo-transformation products of the antibiotic drug Ciprofloxacin with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in combination with accurate mass determination using an LTQ-Orbitrap
Haddad, T. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2014, In: Chemosphere. 115, 1, p. 40-46 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-economic analysis for the authorisation of chemicals under REACH: a case of very high concern?
Gabbert, S., Scheringer, M., Ng, C. A. & Stolzenberg, H-C., 11.2014, In: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 70, 2, p. 564-571 8 p.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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Brominated flame retardants and Dechloranes in European and American eels from glass to silver life stages
Sühring, R., Byer, J. D., Freese, M., Pohlmann, J. D., Wolschke, H., Möller, A., Hodson, P. V., Alaee, M., Hanel, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.12.2014, In: Chemosphere. 116, p. 104-111 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2015
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Angewandte Methodik bei der separaten Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens
Mousel, D., Bastian, D., Everding, W., Firk, J., Bäumlisberger, M., Herrel, M., Herrmann, M., Menz, J. & Gebhardt, W., 2015, Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens – Charakterisierung, Technologien, Kommunikation und Konzepte: Abschlussbericht des durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Vorhabens "Innovative Konzepte und Technologien für die separate Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens (Sauber+)". Pinnekamp, J., Palmowski, L., Kümmerer, K. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., Vol. 238. p. 117-134 (Gewässerschutz - Wasser - Abwasser; vol. 238).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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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Bewertung und Minderung der Emissionen aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens in die aquatische Umwelt
Pinnekamp, J., Adomßent, M., Bastian, D., Bäumlisberger, M., Dreyer, M., Esser-Schmittmann, W., Fiehn, R., Firk, J., Gebhardt, W., Herrel, M., Herrmann, M., Johne, S., Jonas, D., Kerber, H., Kuhn, R., Kümmerer, K., Meyer, A., Lyko, S., Montag, D., Mousel, D., Nafo, I., Olsson, O., Palmowski, L., Scheele, S., Schmitt, B., Schramm, E., Steube, T. & Winker, M., 2015, Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens – Charakterisierung, Technologien, Kommunikation und Konzepte: Abschlussbericht des durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Vorhabens "Innovative Konzepte und Technologien für die separate Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens (Sauber+)", Förderkennzeichen: 02WRS1280A-J- der Fördermaßnahme "Risikomanagement von neuen Schadstoffen und Krankheitserregern im Wasserkreislauf (RiSKWa)". Pinnekamp, J., Palmowski, L., Kümmerer, K. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., p. 357-366 10 p. (Gewässerschutz - Wasser – Abwasser; vol. 238).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Bilanzierung von Arzneimittelverbräuchen in ausgewählten Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens und Vergleich berechneter mit analytisch bestimmten Abwasserkonzentrationen.
Herrmann, M., Olsson, O., Fiehn, R., Herrel, M., Gebhardt, W. & Kümmerer, K., 2015, Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens – Charakterisierung, Technologien, Kommunikation und Konzepte: Abschlussbericht des durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Vorhabens "Innovative Konzepte und Technologien für die separate Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens (Sauber+)". Pinnekamp, J., Palmowski, L., Kümmerer, K. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., p. 29-50 22 p. (Gewässerschutz – Wasser – Abwasser ; vol. 238).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bildungsmaßnahmen für Ärzte und Pflegepersonal bezüglich Arzneimittelrückstände im Wasserkreislauf
Adomßent, M. & Kümmerer, K., 2015, Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens – Charakterisierung, Technologien, Kommunikation und Konzepte: Abschlussbericht des durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Vorhabens "Innovative Konzepte und Technologien für die separate Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens (Sauber+)", Förderkennzeichen: 02WRS1280A-J- der Fördermaßnahme "Risikomanagement von neuen Schadstoffen und Krankheitserregern im Wasserkreislauf (RiSKWa)". Pinnekamp, J., Palmowski, L., Kümmerer, K. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., p. 285-304 20 p. (Gewässerschutz - Wasser – Abwasser; vol. 238).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bioconversion of renewable feedstocks and agri-food residues into lactic acid
Venus, J. & Pleißner, D., 2015, RAMIRAN 2015 - 16th International Conference Rural-Urban-Symbiosis: abstract book : 8th-10th September 2015, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany. TuTech Verlag, p. 131 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Computational modeling of material flow networks
Moeller, A., 2015, ICT Innovations for Sustainability. Hilty, L. M. & Aebischer, B. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, Vol. 310. p. 301-311 11 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 310).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Curriculum and Didaktik in 21st Century: Still Divergent or Converging?
Tahirsylaj, A., Niebert, K. & Duschl, R. A., 2015, In: European Journal of Curriculum Studies. 2, 2, p. 262-281 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Rohstoff-Expedition: Entdecke, was in (d)einem Handy steckt!
Nordmann, J., Welfens, M. J., Fischer, D., Nemnich, C., Bookhagen, B., Bienge, K. & Niebert, K., 2015, 2 ed. Berlin: Springer. 160 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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In Memoriam; Zum Tode von Hans Primas, 1928 bis 2014: Mut zur Ganzheit: Wie ist Naturverständnis möglich ohne Naturbeherrschung?
Scheringer, M. & Jaeger, J., 2015, In: GAIA. 24, 1, p. 7 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measurement Estimation Skills and Strategies of Lower Grade Students
Stinken, L. & Heusler, S., 2015, Science Education Research: Engaging learners for a sustainable future: proceedings of ESERA 2015 ; 31.8.-4.9.2015, Helsinki, Finland / ESERA 2015. Lavonen, J., Juuti, K., Kampiselkä, J., Uitto, A. & Hahl, K. (eds.). European Science Education Research Association, p. 143-149 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Membranbioreaktoren als Vorbehandlung bei der Elimination von Arzneimittelrückständen und Krankheitserregern aus Abwasser von Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens
Mousel, D., Bastian, D., Everding, W., Steube, T., Bäumlisberger, M., Herrmann, M. & Menz, J., 2015, Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens – Charakterisierung, Technologien, Kommunikation und Konzepte: Abschlussbericht des durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Vorhabens "Innovative Konzepte und Technologien für die separate Behandlung von Abwasser aus Einrichtungen des Gesundheitswesens (Sauber+)". Pinnekamp, J., Palmoswki, L., Kümmerer, K. & Schramm, E. (eds.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., Vol. 238. p. 135-156 (Gewässerschutz - Wasser - Abwasser; vol. 238).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › 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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Schätzkompetenz von Schülerinnen und Schülern in der Sekundarstufe I
Stinken, L., 2015, In: PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung. 2015/Wuppertal, 6 p., Beitrag DD 06.02.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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The Education, Research, Society, and Policy Nexus of Sustainable Water Use in Semiarid Regions - A Case Study from Tunisia
Mader, C., Mahjoub, B., Bressler, K., Jebari, S., Kümmerer, K., Bahadir, M. & Leitenberger, A-T., 2015, Sustainable Water Use and Management: examples of new approaches and perspectives. Leal Filho, W. & Sümer, V. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 277-291 15 p. (Green Energy and Technology).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Thermal energy storage systems for heating and hot water in residential buildings
Belz, K., Kuznik, F., Werner, K., Osterland, T. & Ruck, W., 2015, Advances in thermal energy storage systems: Methods and applications. 1 ed. Cambrdge, UK; Waltham, MA, USA: Elsevier B.V., Vol. 66. p. 441-465 25 p. (Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; vol. 66).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Worldwide Trends in Green Chemistry Education
Zuin, V. (ed.) & Mammino, L. (ed.), 2015, 1st ed. ed. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 347 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Zwecke von betrieblichen Umweltinformationssystemen im Rahmen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Moeller, A., 2015, 45. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f�r Informatik - INFORMATIK 2015: Informatik, Energie und Umwelt, Proceedings. Cunningham, D. W., Hofstedt, P., Schmitt, I. & Meer, K. (eds.). Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 281-290 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); vol. 246).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Bilingual (German–English) molecular biology courses in an out-of-school lab on a university campus: Cognitive and affective evaluation
Rodenhauser, A. & Preisfeld, A., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 10, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradation screening of chemicals in an artificial matrix simulating the water-sediment interface
Baginska, E., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2015, In: Chemosphere. 119, p. 1240-1246 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecotoxicological and Genotoxic Assessment of Hospital Laundry Wastewaters
Kern, D. I., de Oliveira Schwaickhardt, R., Lutterbeck, C. A., Kist, L. T., Alcayaga, E. A. L. & Machado, Ê. L., 01.01.2015, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 68, 1, p. 64-73 10 p., 72.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Elution of monomers from provisional composite materials
Schulz, S. D., Laquai, T., Kümmerer, K., Bolek, R., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Polydorou, O., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015, 7 p., 617407.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historical emissions of octachlorodibenzodioxin in a watershed in Queensland, Australia: estimation from field data and an environmental fate model
Camenzuli, L., Scheringer, M., Gaus, C., Grant, S., Zennegg, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.01.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 502, p. 680-687 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multimedia mass-balance models for chemicals in the environment: Reliable tools or bold oversimplifications?
Scheringer, M., 01.01.2015, In: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 11, 1, p. 177-178 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Environmental chemistry of organosiloxanes
Rücker, C. & Kümmerer, K., 14.01.2015, In: Chemical Reviews. 115, 1, p. 466-524 59 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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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The necessity of disinfected toilet brushes - information policy of companies on disinfectants in private homes
Wieck, S., 23.01.2015, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 27, 1, 9 p., 3.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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Biodegradation of the Antituberculosis Drug Isoniazid in the Aquatic Environment
Sasu, S., Metzger, J., Kranert, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2015, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 43, 2, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comment on "Emergence and fate of cyclic volatile polydimethylsiloxanes (D4, D5) in municipal waste streams: release mechanisms, partitioning and persistence in air, water, soil and sediments"
Buser, A. M., Bogdal, C. & Scheringer, M., 01.02.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 505, p. 1225-1227 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Effects of free air CO2 enrichment on root growth of barley, sugar beet and wheat grown in a rotation under different nitrogen supply
Pacholski, A., Manderscheid, R. & Weigel, H-J., 01.02.2015, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 63, p. 36-46 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions
Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbuehler, K., 01.02.2015, In: Environmental international. 75, p. 172-179 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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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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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
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The madrid statement on poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
Blum, A., Balan, S. A., Scheringer, M., Trier, X., Goldenman, G., Cousins, I. T., Diamond, M., Fletcher, T., Higgins, C., Lindeman, A. E., Peaslee, G., Voogt, P. D., Wang, Z. & Weber, R., 01.05.2015, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 123, 5, p. A107-A111 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Usage pattern-based exposure screening as a simple tool for the regional priority-setting in environmental risk assessment of veterinary antibiotics: A case study of north-western Germany
Menz, J., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.05.2015, In: Chemosphere. 127, p. 42-48 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Numerical investigations of a thermochemical heat storage system during the discharging
Fopah Lele, A., Hu, J., Kuznik, F., Osterland, T. & Ruck, W., 19.05.2015, ASME-ATI-UIT 2015 Conference on Thermal Energy Systems: Production, Storage, Utilization and the Environment: Heat and Mass transfer in porous media. Napoli: Unione Italiana Termofluidodinamica, 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review