Klaus Kümmerer
Prof. Dr.

- Chemistry
Research areas
- 2016
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Scope of the Book Advanced Treatment Technologies for Urban Wastewater Reuse
Kümmerer, K., Dionysiou, D. D. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 2016, Advanced Treatment Technologies for Urban Wastewater Reuse. Fatta-Kassinos, D., Dionysiou, D. D. & Kümmerer, K. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 1-4 4 p. (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; vol. 45).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Scope of the book wastewater reuse and current challenges
Kümmerer, K., Dionysiou, D. D. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 2016, In: Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 44, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Waste Water Reuse and Current Challenges
Fatta-Kassinos, D. (Editor), Dionysiou, D. D. & Kümmerer, K. (Editor), 2016, Cham: Springer Nature AG. 261 p. (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry; vol. 44, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- 2015
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Putting benign by design into practice-novel concepts for green and sustainable pharmacy: Designing green drug derivatives by non-targeted synthesis and screening for biodegradability
Leder, C., Rastogi, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2015, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 2, p. 31-36 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The significance of different health institutions and their respective contributions of active pharmaceutical ingredients to wastewater
Herrmann, M., Olsson, O., Fiehn, R., Herrel, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2015, In: Environmental international. 85, p. 61-76 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Removal of the anti-cancer drug methotrexate from water by advanced oxidation processes: Aerobic biodegradation and toxicity studies after treatment
Lutterbeck, C. A., Baginska, E., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 12.2015, In: Chemosphere. 141, p. 290-296 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identification of phototransformation products of the antiepileptic drug gabapentin: Biodegradability and initial assessment of toxicity
Herrmann, M., Menz, J., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.11.2015, In: Water Research. 85, p. 11-21 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photolytic transformation products and biological stability of the hydrological tracer Uranine
Gutowski, L., Olsson, O., Lange, J. & Kümmerer, K., 15.11.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 533, p. 446-453 8 p.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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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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Physico-chemical characteristics affect the spatial distribution of pesticide and transformation product loss to an agricultural brook
Gassmann, M., Olsson, O., Stamm, C., Weiler, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 532, p. 733-743 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Degradation of 5-FU by means of advanced (photo)oxidation processes: UV/H2O2, UV/Fe(2+)/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 - Comparison of transformation products, ready biodegradability and toxicity
Lutterbeck, C. A., Wilde, M. L., Baginska, E., Leder, C., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 15.09.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 527-528, p. 232-245 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the toxic effects of four anti-cancer drugs in plant bioassays and its potency for screening in the context of waste water reuse for irrigation
Lutterbeck, C. A., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2015, In: Chemosphere. 135, p. 403-410 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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REACH und QSAR: ein Leitfaden für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen
Rücker, C., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Kümmerer, K. & Zipperer, U. (Editor), 06.2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 29 p.Research output: Working paper › Project 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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Transformation products of antibiotic and cytostatic drugs in the aquatic cycle that result from effluent treatment and abiotic/biotic reactions in the environment: An increasing challenge calling for higher emphasis on measures at the beginning of the pipe
Haddad, T., Baginska, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2015, In: Water Research. 72, p. 75-126 52 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
- 2014
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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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Ecotoxicological evaluation of selected anticancer drugs
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S72 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the effects of four cytotoxic compounds against plant seedlings
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S71 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Designing green derivatives of β-blocker Metoprolol: A tiered approach for green and sustainable pharmacy and chemistry
Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2014, In: Chemosphere. 111, p. 493-499 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occurrence of the antidiabetic drug Metformin and its ultimate transformation product Guanylurea in several compartments of the aquatic cycle
Trautwein, C., Berset, J.-D., Wolschke, H. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2014, In: Environmental international. 70, p. 203-212 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know
Vasquez, M. I., Lambrianides, A., Schneider, M., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 30.08.2014, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 279, p. 169-189 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Monitoring of methotrexate chlorination in water
Roig, B., Marquenet, B., Delpla, I., Bessonneau, V., Sellier, A., Leder, C., Thomas, O., Bolek, R. & Kummerer, K., 15.06.2014, In: Water Research. 57, p. 67-75 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fate of phenothiazine pharmaceuticals during Fenton process: experimental design optimization, assessment of transformation products and ready biodegradability
Wilde, M. L. & Kümmerer, K., 04.06.2014, Abstract book of the 2nd international conference on recycling and reuse: June 4-6, 2014-İstanbul/ Türkiye. Bekbölet, M., Selcuk, H., Kavurmaci, S. S., Aydin, I., Yüzer, B. & Yigit Hunce, S. (eds.). Boğaziçi University Press, p. 103-104 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Qualitative environmental risk assessment of photolytic transformation products of iodinated X-ray contrast agent diatrizoic acid
Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.06.2014, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 482-483, 1, p. 378-388 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Germany – Europe –World 2042: A Transformative Longitudinal Study
Bergmann, M., Burandt, S., Heinrichs, H., Kümmerer, K. & Lang, D. J., 05.2014, In: GAIA. 23, 2, p. 132-134 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental risk assessment of anti-cancer drugs and their transformation products: a focus on their genotoxicity characterization-state of knowledge and short comings
Toolaram, A. P., Kümmerer, K. & Schneider, M., 01.04.2014, In: Mutation Research. 760, p. 18-35 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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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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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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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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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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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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