Professorship for Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources
Organisational unit: Section
Organisation profile
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Chair for Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources
We research and train in the field of sustainable chemistry and pharmacy.
We focus on environmental questions as well as on sustainable questions going beyond that such as social and ecological aspects in the context of the life cycle of chemical substances and products. This includes the extraction of raw material, its use as well as the fate after its use. We are also interested in the material flow associated with the extraction and use of the raw material. On top of the experimental work and modeling, we also develop concepts as for example Benign by Design intended dissipation.
Our research and teaching is carried out on an intra- and transdisciplinary scale within the Faculty of Sustainability together with national and international co-operations.
Topics
We are interested in environmental affairs and all questions concerning the sustainability within the context of the life cycle of chemicals, starting with the raw material itself and going on to the synthesis, the use to end up with the environmental fate of chemical substances and products after their use. Beyond the chemical substances and products themselves, we are also interested in the associated material flows, especially when it comes to the so-called strategic resources (e. g. phosphate, seldom metals).
We investigate the fate (e. g. identification of relevant sources) in the environment as well as the spread and the behavior of chemicals (e. g. spread, biological and photochemical degradation) in the aquatic environment in the sense of a sustainable water management. This is why we want to record their effects (e. g. genotoxicity, mutagenity, and bacteria toxicity).At present we are focusing on pesticides, pharmaceuticals, textile auxiliary agents and nanoparticles.
Service offers
Examination of (bio)-degradability of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
according to OECD/DIN/ISO and others:
• Closed Bottle-Test (OECD 301 D)
• Manometric Respirometry (OECD 301 F)
• Zahn-Wellens-Test (OECD 302 B)
• Waste water treatment plant simulation (OECD 303 A)
• Water Sediment Test
• Photochemical degradation
• Photocatalytic degradation
• Electro coalugation
• and other
Toxicity
Acute and chronic toxicity in bacteria:
• Luminescent bacteria test with Vibrio fischeri (30 minutes and 20h)
• Growth-inhibition test with Pseudomonas putida (16h) and Vibrio fischeri (20h)
• Growth-inhibition test with Enteroccus faecalis
Genotoxicity:
• Ames-Test with Salmonella typhimurium TA 98/TA 100
• Umu-Test with Salmonella typhimurium TA 1535/ psK 1002
• Mikronucleus-Test with CHO-Cells by FACS-Analysis
• Green Screen-Assay with TK6-cells
Chemical informatics
Structure property relationships
• Calculation of physicochemical properties of molecules
• Calculation of quantum chemical parameters of molecules
• Calculation of toxicity and mutagenicity
• Calculation of the biological degradation
• Calculation of metabolites (mammalia bacteria)
• Targeted design of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
• Support in purchasing decisions
• Product optimization
• REACH
Water flux based reactive mass transport modelling and assessment
• Spatio-temporal analysis of discharge and water quality (R-Statistics, SigmaPlot, ArcGIS)
• Assessment of water quality by combined water quality and quantity indices (WQI, WQQI, WAI)
• Water quality modelling in lakes and reservoirs in 1D, 2D and 3D (LAC, MOHID Water, Ce-qual)
• Catchment modelling of hydrology, erosion and sedimenttransport, phosphorus discharge, pesticides and transformation product discharge (ZIN-Sed, MOHID Land, reservoir models)
• River channel modelling of water, sediment, phosphorus, pesticide and transformation product discharge (ZIN-Sed, MOHID Stream)
• Scenario modelling and assessment
• System analysis and management assessment
• Integrated water ressources management
Analytics
• Liquid chromatography coupled to ion trap mass spectrometry
• HPLC with UV and fluorescence detection
• Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
• Ion chromatography
- 2014
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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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Identification of phototransformation products of thalidomide and mixture toxicity assessment: An experimental and quantitative structural activity relationships (QSAR) approach
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Toolaram, A. P., Menz, J., Leder, C., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2014, In: Water Research. 49, 1, p. 11-22 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Estimation of phosphorus export from a Mediterranean agricultural catchment with scarce data
Gassmann, M., Brito, D. & Olsson, O., 02.01.2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59, 1, p. 221–233 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mathematical Chemistry and Chemoinformatics: Structure Generation, Elucidation and Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships
Kerber, A., Laue, R., Meringer, M., Rücker, C. & Schymanski, E., 01.01.2014, 1 ed. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. 521 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Metabolites and Transformation Products of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment as Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Michael, I., Vasquez Hadjilyra, M. I., Hapeshi, E., Haddad, T., Baginska, E., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 01.01.2014, Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks. Lambropoulou, D. A. & Nollet, L. M. (eds.). Chichester: Wiley-VCH Verlag, p. 413-458 46 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Uncertainty in the river export modelling of pesticides and transformation products
Gassmann, M., Khodorkovsky, M., Friedler, E., Dubowski, Y. & Olsson, O., 01.2014, In: Environmental Modelling & Software. 51, p. 35-44 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Chemische Stoffe in der Umwelt
Kümmerer, K. & Ruck, W., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 175-211 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment: A comparative screening study of their occurrence, formation of phototransformation products and their in vitro toxicity
Bergheim, M., Gminski, R., Spangenberg, B., Dȩbiak, M., Bürkle, A., Mersch-Sundermann, V., Kümmerer, K. & Gieré, R., 2014, In: Environmental Chemistry. 11, 4, p. 431-444 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2013
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Tetrabutylammonium prolinate-based ionic liquids: A combined asymmetric catalysis, antimicrobial toxicity and biodegradation assessment
Ferlin, N., Courty, M., Van Nhien, A. N., Gatard, S., Pour, M., Quilty, B., Ghavre, M., Haiß, A., Kümmerer, K., Gathergood, N. & Bouquillon, S., 28.12.2013, In: RSC Advances. 3, 48, p. 26241-26251 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Model-based estimation of pesticides and transformation products and their export pathways in a headwater catchment
Gassmann, M., Stamm, C., Olsson, O., Lange, J., Kümmerer, K. & Weiler, M., 23.12.2013, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 17, 12, p. 5213–5228 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Helical [n]catamantanes and all-trans-perhydroacenic [n]perimantanes: Structures and von Baeyer IUPAC numbering of carbon atoms
Balaban, A. T. & Rücker, C., 19.12.2013, In: Arkivoc. 2014, 2, p. 346-361 16 p., CV-8352NP.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydraulic fracturing wastewater in Germany: Composition, treatment, concerns
Olsson, O., Weichgrebe, D. & Rosenwinkel, K-H., 12.2013, In: Environmental Earth Sciences . 70, 8, p. 3895-3906 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neue Wege
Kümmerer, K., 12.2013, Zukunft Chemie: Perspektiven auf die Welt von morgen. Mohr, R. & Utikal, H. (eds.). Frankfurt: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, p. 214-235 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Gremlin-1 is an inhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and attenuates atherosclerotic plaque growth in ApoE-/- mice
Müller, I., Schönberger, T., Schneider, M., Borst, O., Ziegler, M., Seizer, P., Leder, C., Müller, K., Lang, M., Appenzeller, F., Lunov, O., Büchele, B., Fahrleitner, M., Olbrich, M., Langer, H., Geisler, T., Lang, F., Chatterjee, M., de Boer, J. F., Tietge, U. J., Bernhagen, J., Simmet, T. & Gawaz, M., 01.11.2013, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288, 44, p. 31635-31645 11 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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Toxicity testing with luminescent bacteria - Characterization of an automated method for the combined assessment of acute and chronic effects
Menz, J., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 10.2013, In: Chemosphere. 93, 6, p. 990-996 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fatty Acid Profile of the Initial Oral Biofilm (Pellicle): an In-Situ Study
Reich, M., Kümmerer, K., Al-Ahmad, A. & Hannig, C., 09.2013, In: Lipids. 48, 9, p. 929-937 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to specify the structure of substituted blade-like zigzag diamondoids
Balaban, A. T. & Rücker, C., 09.2013, In: Central European Journal of Chemistry. 11, 9, p. 1423-1430 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simultaneous Determination of 11 Sulfonamides by HPLC–UV and Application for Fast Screening of Their Aerobic Elimination and Biodegradation in a Simple Test
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Khaleel, N. D. H., Hadad, G. M., Abdel-Salam, R. A., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2013, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 41, 9, p. 907-916 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biomass derived ionic liquids: synthesis from natural organic acids, characterization, toxicity, biodegradation and use as solvents for catalytic hydrogenation processes
Ferlin, N., Courty, M., Gatard, S., Spulak, M., Quilty, B., Beadham, I. G., Ghavre, M., Haiß, A., Kümmerer, K., Gathergood, N. & Bouquillon, S., 29.07.2013, In: Tetrahedron. 69, 30, p. 6150 - 6161 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Temporal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in alpine snow
Kirchgeorg, T., Dreyer, A., Gabrieli, J., Kehrwald, N., Sigl, M., Schwikowski, M., Boutron, C., Gambaro, A., Barbante, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.07.2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 178, p. 367-374 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Elution of monomers from three different bonding systems and their antibacterial effect
Polydorou, O., Rogatti, P., Bolek, R., Wolkewitz, M., Kümmerer, K. & Hellwig, E., 07.2013, In: Odontology / the Society of the Nippon Dental University. 101, 2, p. 170-176 7 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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Chronic ecotoxic effects to Pseudomonas putida and Vibrio fischeri, and cytostatic and genotoxic effects to the hepatoma cell line (HepG2) of ofloxacin photo(cata)lytically treated solutions
Vasquez, M., Garcia-Käufer, M., Hapeshi, E., Menz, J., Kostarelos, K., Fatta-Kassinos, D. & Kümmerer, K., 15.04.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 450-451, p. 356-365 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lipids in preventive dentistry
Kensche, A., Reich, M., Kümmerer, K., Hannig, M. & Hannig, C., 04.2013, In: Clinical Oral Investigations. 17, 3, p. 669-685 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Biodegradation potential of ofloxacin and its resulting transformation products during photolytic and photocatalytic treatment
Vasquez, M., Hapeshi, E., Fatta-Kassinos, D. & Kümmerer, K., 03.2013, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20, 3, p. 1302-1309 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparison of an Electrochemical and Luminescence-Based Oxygen Measuring System for Use in the Biodegradability Testing According to Closed Bottle Test (OECD 301D)
Friedrich, J., Längin, A. & Kümmerer, K., 03.2013, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 41, 3, p. 251-257 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do edible oils reduce bacterial colonization of enamel in situ ?
Hannig, C., Kirsch, J., Al-Ahmad, A., Kensche, A., Hannig, M. & Kümmerer, K., 03.2013, In: Clinical Oral Investigations. 17, 2, p. 649-658 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The issue of micropollutants in urban water management
Kümmerer, K., 28.02.2013, Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater Management. Larsen, T. A., Udert, K. M. & Lienert, J. (eds.). London: IWA Publishing, p. 71-84 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradability and genotoxicity of surface functionalized colloidal silica (SiO2) particles in the aquatic environment
Schneider, M., Meder, F., Daberkow, T., Haiß, A., Treccani, L., Rezwan, K. & Kümmerer, K., 02.2013, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie e.V. : Abstracts of the 7 th Annual Meeting March 5 – 7, 2013 Halle/Saale, Germany. 1 ed. Springer, Vol. 386. p. 73 - 73 1 p. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg´s Archives of Pharamcology; vol. 386, no. 1, Supplement).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Fate of Pesticides and Their Transformation Products: First Flush Effects in a Semi-Arid Catchment
Olsson, O., Khodorkovsky, M., Gassmann, M., Friedler, E., Schneider, M. & Dubowski, Y., 02.2013, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 41, 2, p. 134-142 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Species Identification of Bacteria and Fungi from Solid and Liquid Culture Media by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
Reich, M., Bosshard, P. P., Stark, M., Beyser, K. & Borgmann, S., 22.01.2013, In: Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology. 4, S5, 8 p.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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Removal of dexamethasone from aqueous solution and hospital wastewater by electrocoagulation
Arsand, D. R., Kümmerer, K. & Martins, A. F., 15.01.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 443, p. 351-357 7 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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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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Biotic and abiotic degradation of S-metolachlor and its commercial product Mercantor Gold® in aqueous media
Gutowski, L., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 2013, Abstract Book: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 34 th Annual Meeting, Harmonizing Science Across Disciplines Nashville, Tennessee 17–21 November 2013. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 167 1 p. (SETAC annual meeting; no. 34).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Design of new environmentally benign pharmaceutically active compounds
Kümmerer, K., Frei, E. & Marano, G., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment: Book of abstracts. European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) / Division of Chemistry and the Environment (DCE), p. 423 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Emerging pollutants: of old compounds and new ones, of micrograms and tonnes, from the past to the future
Kümmerer, K., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment: ICCE 2013, Barcelona, June 25 - 28, 2013; Book of abstracts. European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) / Division of Chemistry and the Environment (DCE), p. 42 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Identification and initial toxicity assessment of Thalidomide and its phototransformation products
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Toolaram, A. P., Menz, J., Leder, C., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment. European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences / Division of Organic Chemistry, p. 366 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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LED und Ressourcen - kleine Mengen, große Wirkung
Kümmerer, K., 2013, Schutz der Nacht - Lichtverschmutzung, Biodiversität und Nachtlandschaft: Grundlagen, Folgen, Handlungsansätze, Beispiele guter Praxis . Held, M., Hölker, F. & Jessel, B. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 101-104 4 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 336).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review
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Photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxypyridazine with TiO2, FeCl3 and TiO2/FeCl3: Biodegradability, toxicity assessment, and LC-UV-MS/MS identification of the photodegradation products in aqueous and sewage treatment plant effluent
Khaleel, N. D. H., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Hadad, G. M., Abdel-Salam, R. A., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment. European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences / Division of Organic Chemistry, p. 365 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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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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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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Wissen Kompakt: Kunststoffe und ihre Entstehung
Bolek, R., 10.2012, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 56, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Wissen Kompakt: Zur Funktion didaktischer Erklärungsmodelle
Bolek, R. & Landwehr, B., 10.2012, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 56, p. 6-7 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Multivariate Optimization of Analytical Methodology and a First Attempt to an Environmental Risk Assessment of β-Blockers in Hospital Wastewater
Wilde, M. L., Kümmerer, K. & Martins, A. F., 25.09.2012, In: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 23, 9, p. 1732-1740 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modification of the umu-assay (ISO 13829) accounting for cytotoxicity in genotoxicity assessment: A preliminary study
Toolaram, A. P., Gutiérrez, I. R. & Ahlf, W., 18.09.2012, In: Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 747, 2, p. 190-196 7 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., 01.09.2012, 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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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