Green chemistry and sustainable chemistry related to water challenges: Solutions and prospects in a changing climate

Mahjoub, B., Fersi, C., Bouteffeha, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2025, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 52, 11 p., 101000.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

The complex spatio-temporal dynamics of organic micropollutants in tidal rivers

Schneider, J. R. L., Kümmerer, K., Logemann, J. & Radke, M., 01.03.2025, In: Chemosphere. 373, 10 p., 144180.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Accelerating the industrial transition with safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD)

Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., Tickner, J. A., Dierckx, A., Kümmerer, K., Apel, C. & Strömberg, E., 17.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RSC Sustainability. 7 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Eco-pharma dilemma: Navigating environmental sustainability trade-offs within the lifecycle of pharmaceuticals – A comment

Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Pieters, L., Matharu, A., Boone, L., Dobbelaere, M., Proquin, H., Kümmerer, K., Ragas, A. M. J., Vidaurre, R., Venhuis, B. & De Smedt, D., 01.02.2025, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 43, 10 p., 101893.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Inventing a secure future: material stewardship as chemistry's mission for sustainability

Matlin, S. A., Cornell, S. E., Kümmerer, K., Mahaffy, P. G. & Mehta, G., 14.01.2025, In: RSC Sustainability. 3, 2, p. 804-821 18 p., d4su00576g.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Development of environmentally biodegradable drugs: what are the key challenges?

Bertram, M. G., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Jörg, M., 01.2025, In: Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 20, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

Applicability of the European Commission's framework on safe and sustainable by design to the pharmaceutical sector

Puhlmann, N., Abbate, E., Kümmerer, K., Oomen, A. G., Ragas, A. M. J. & Moermond, C., 12.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 42, 15 p., 101845.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Assessing the aquatic biodegradation potential of polymeric excipients for pharmaceutical formulation

Bading, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2024, In: Chemosphere. 368, 9 p., 143739.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Correction to: Determination and risk assessment of UV filters and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in wastewater from a wastewater treatment plant in Lüneburg, Germany (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (2024), 196, 8, (725), 10.1007/s10661-024-12853-2)

Ajibola, A. S., Reich, M. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2024, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196, 11, 1 p., 1095.

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

The safe-and-sustainable-by-design concept: innovating towards a more sustainable future

Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., Apel, C., Nowack, B., Sudheshwar, A., Som, C., Huttunen-Saarivirta, E., Tenhunen-Lunkka, A., Scheper, J., Falk, A., Valsami-Jones, E., Rocca, C., Brennan, M., Igartua, A., Mendoza, G., Midander, K., Strömberg, E. & Kümmerer, K., 24.09.2024, In: Environmental Sustainability. 7, 3, p. 363-368 6 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Safe-and-sustainable-by-design roadmap: identifying research, competencies, and knowledge sharing needs

Apel, C., Sudheshwar, A., Kümmerer, K., Nowack, B., Midander, K., Strömberg, E. & Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., 19.08.2024, In: RSC Sustainability. 2, 10, p. 2833-2838 6 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Determination and risk assessment of UV filters and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in wastewater from a wastewater treatment plant in Lüneburg, Germany

Ajibola, A. S., Reich, M. & Kümmerer, K., 08.2024, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196, 8, 19 p., 725.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Mainstreaming regenerative dynamics for sustainability

Fischer, J., Farny, S., Abson, D. J., Zuin Zeidler, V., von Salisch, M., Schaltegger, S., Martín-López, B., Temperton, V. M. & Kümmerer, K., 08.2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 8, p. 964–972 9 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

The urgent need for designing greener drugs

Brodin, T., Bertram, M. G., Arnold, K. E., Boxall, A. B. A., Brooks, B. W., Cerveny, D., Jörg, M., Kidd, K. A., Lertxundi, U., Martin, J. M., May, L. T., McCallum, E. S., Michelangeli, M., Tyler, C. R., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Orive, G., 08.2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 8, p. 949-951 3 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

Biodegradation of Flavonoids – Influences of structural features

Schnarr, L., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.07.2024, In: Chemosphere. 359, 11 p., 142234.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Design of greener drugs: aligning parameters in pharmaceutical R&D and drivers for environmental impact

Vidaurre, R., Bramke, I., Puhlmann, N., Owen, S. F., Angst, D., Moermond, C., Venhuis, B., Lombardo, A., Kümmerer, K., Sikanen, T., Ryan, J., Häner, A., Janer, G., Roggo, S. & Perkins, A. N., 01.07.2024, In: Drug Discovery Today. 29, 7, 10 p., 104022.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids

Amsel, A. K., Chakravarti, S., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 22.05.2024, In: Green Chemistry . 26, 12, p. 7363-7376 14 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Impact of green and blue-green light on the growth, pigment concentration, and fatty acid unsaturation in the microalga Monoraphidium braunii

Helamieh, M., Reich, M., Rohne, P., Riebesell, U., Kerner, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.05.2024, In: Photochemistry and Photobiology. 100, 3, p. 587-595 9 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

How data on transformation products can support the redesign of sulfonamides towards better biodegradability in the environment

Puhlmann, N., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.04.2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 921, 13 p., 171027.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Flavonoids as benign substitutes for more harmful synthetic chemicals - effects of flavonoids and their transformation products on algae

Schnarr, L., Olsson, O., Ohls, S., Webersinn, J., Mauch, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 38, 19 p., 101473.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Analysis of environmental biodegradability of cellulose-based pharmaceutical excipients in aqueous media

Bading, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.03.2024, In: Chemosphere. 352, 8 p., 141298.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Safe-and-sustainable-by-design: State of the art approaches and lessons learned from value chain perspectives

Apel, C., Kümmerer, K., Sudheshwar, A., Nowack, B., Som, C., Colin, C., Walter, L., Breukelaar, J., Meeus, M., Ildefonso, B., Petrovykh, D., Elyahmadi, C., Huttunen-Saarivirta, E., Dierckx, A., Devic, A. C., Valsami-Jones, E., Brennan, M., Rocca, C., Scheper, J., Strömberg, E. & Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., 01.02.2024, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 45, 16 p., 100876.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Designing greener active pharmaceutical ingredients: Insights from pharmaceutical industry into drug discovery and development

Puhlmann, N., Vidaurre, R. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2024, In: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 192, 13 p., 106614.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Learning from Safe-by-Design for Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design: Mapping the Current Landscape of Safe-by-Design Reviews, Case Studies, and Frameworks

Sudheshwar, A., Apel, C., Kümmerer, K., Wang, Z., Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., Valsami-Jones, E., Som, C. & Nowack, B., 01.01.2024, In: Environment international. 183, 13 p., 108305.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Spatial trends and ecotoxic risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in sediments from Lake Victoria, Uganda, East Africa

Nantaba, F., Wasswa, J., Kylin, H., Bouwman, H., Palm, W.-U. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 906, 10 p., 167348.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Status quo on identified transformation products of organic ultraviolet filters and their persistence

Jentzsch, F., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 01.10.2023, In: International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 45, S1, p. 101-126 26 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Identification of structure-biodegradability relationships for ionic liquids - clustering of a dataset based on structural similarity

Amsel, A. K., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 29.09.2023, In: Green Chemistry . 25, 22, p. 9226-9250 25 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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

Modernizing persistence–bioaccumulation–toxicity (PBT) assessment with high throughput animal-free methods

Escher, B. I., Altenburger, R., Blüher, M., Colbourne, J. K., Ebinghaus, R., Fantke, P., Hein, M., Köck, W., Kümmerer, K., Leipold, S., Li, X., Scheringer, M., Scholz, S., Schloter, M., Schweizer, P. J., Tal, T., Tetko, I., Traidl-Hoffmann, C., Wick, L. Y. & Fenner, K., 01.05.2023, In: Archives of Toxicology. 97, 5, p. 1267-1283 17 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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

Identification of environmentally biodegradable scaffolds for the benign design of quinolones and related substances

Suk, M., Lorenz, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 31, 100947.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Environmental degradation of human metabolites of cyclophosphamide leads to toxic and non-biodegradable transformation products

Suk, M. & Kümmerer, K., 20.01.2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 857, Part 3, 159454.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

Towards greener and sustainable ionic liquids using naturally occurring and nature-inspired pyridinium structures

Suk, M. & Kümmerer, K., 07.01.2023, In: Green Chemistry . 25, 1, p. 365-374 10 p., 25.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Für eine neue Ganzheitlichkeit: Nachhaltige Chemie

Kümmerer, K. & Große Ophoff, M., 28.12.2022, In: Politische Ökologie. 40, 171, p. 90 - 96 7 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer

Designing benign molecules: The influence of O-acetylated glucosamine-substituents on the environmental biodegradability of fluoroquinolones

Lorenz, S., Suaifan, G. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2022, In: Chemosphere. 309, Part 2, 136724.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

One planet: one health. A call to support the initiative on a global science–policy body on chemicals and waste

Brack, W., Barcelo Culleres, D., Boxall, A. B. A., Budzinski, H., Castiglioni, S., Covaci, A., Dulio, V., Escher, B. I., Fantke, P., Kandie, F., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Hernández, F. J., Hilscherová, K., Hollender, J., Hollert, H., Jahnke, A., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Khan, S. J., Kortenkamp, A., Kümmerer, K., Lalonde, B., Lamoree, M. H., Levi, Y., Lara Martín, P. A., Montagner, C. C., Mougin, C., Msagati, T., Oehlmann, J., Posthuma, L., Reid, M., Reinhard, M., Richardson, S. D., Rostkowski, P., Schymanski, E., Schneider, F., Slobodnik, J., Shibata, Y., Snyder, S. A., Fabriz Sodré, F., Teodorovic, I., Thomas, K. V., Umbuzeiro, G. A., Viet, P. H., Yew-Hoong, K. G., Zhang, X. & Zuccato, E., 01.12.2022, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 34, 1, 10 p., 21.

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

Discharge and fate of biocide residuals to ephemeral stormwater retention pond sediments

Linke, F., Olsson, O., Schnarr, L., Kümmerer, K., Preusser, F., Bork, M., Leistert, H. & Lange, J., 01.11.2022, In: Hydrology Research. 53, 11, p. 1441-1453 13 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Improving the end-of-life management of solar panels in Germany

El-Khawad, L., Bartkowiak, D. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 168, 112678.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research

The lipid composition of the in situ pellicle

Reich, M., Hannig, C., Hannig, M., Kümmerer, K. & Kensche, A., 01.10.2022, In: Archives of Oral Biology. 142, 105493.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Ionic liquids vs. ethanol as extraction media of algicidal compounds from mango processing waste

Segatto, M. L., Schnarr, L., Olsson, O., Kümmerer, K. & Zuin, V. G., 16.09.2022, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 10, 13 p., 986987.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

GREENER Pharmaceuticals for More Sustainable Healthcare

Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Brown, A. R., Owen, S. F., Ryan, J., Snape, J., Venhuis, B. J. & Kümmerer, K., 13.09.2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 9, 9, p. 699-705 7 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Repurposing chemical waste: Sustainable chemistry for circularity beyond artificial intelligence

Zuin, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 21.07.2022, In: Cell. 185, 15, p. 2655-2656 2 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research

Transformation products of sulfonamides in aquatic systems: Lessons learned from available environmental fate and behaviour data

Puhlmann, N., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.07.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 830, 16 p., 154744.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

Blue-green light is required for a maximized fatty acid unsaturation and pigment concentration in the microalga Acutodesmus obliquus

Helamieh, M., Reich, M., Bory, S., Rohne, P., Riebesell, U., Kerner, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.07.2022, In: Lipids. 57, 4-5, p. 221-232 12 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Inventory of biodegradation data of ionic liquids

Amsel, A. K., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.07.2022, In: Chemosphere. 299, 134385.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Flavonoids as biopesticides – Systematic assessment of sources, structures, activities and environmental fate

Schnarr, L., Segatto, M. L., Olsson, O., Zuin, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 10.06.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 824, 153781.

Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

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

In search of the Holy Grail of Rodent control: Step-by-step implementation of safe and sustainable-by-design principles on the example of rodenticides

Hohenberger, J., Friesen, A., Wieck, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 25, 19 p., 100602.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

Chemistry and materials science for a sustainable circular polymeric economy

Zuin Zeidler, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2022, In: Nature Reviews Materials. 7, 2, p. 76-78 3 p.

Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research