About Us

The Division of Environmental Geosciences investigates key processes controlling the natural environment and anthropogenic impacts. Researchers at EDGE combine field observations with experimental work, linking molecular-scale mechanisms at environmental interfaces with complex large-scale environmental processes using quantitative modelling. At EDGE, we accept the challenges posed by the release of known and emerging pollutants and recognise the need to understand their impacts on soils, ground and surface waters, using process-based and mechanistic research.

 News

17.10.2024
 

Leoni Mäurer joined EDGE in September as an M.Sc. student. Her master’s thesis explores PFAS sorption on selected biochars, focusing on biochar...
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14.10.2024
 

The protection of water resources requires effective measures to prevent impacts on ecosystems and human health. River sediments can play a key role...
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09.10.2024
 

Stella Maria Spanlang has joined EDGE in October 2024 as the new institute coordinator. With previous work experience within the University of Vienna,...
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30.09.2024
 

Alban Beaujean joined EDGE as an M.Sc. student in August. His master’s thesis focuses on the extraction of flavonoids from orange peels using deep...
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30.09.2024
 

Hundreds of tons of plastic are released into the environment every year, and the trend is set to increase exponentially in the future. In the...
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27.09.2024
 

Recent discoveries have raised interest in the biological and environmental role of guanidine – a small, nitrogen-rich compound. Because little is...
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 EDGE Lecture Series

27.06.2024 16:00
 

Laurel Thomas Arrigo

Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Eberhard Clar Saal, UZA II
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13.06.2024 16:00
 

Markus Holzner

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)

HS 1, UZA II
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06.06.2024 16:00
 

Prof. Thomas Borch

Professor at Colorado State University, USA

Eberhard Clar Saal, UZA II
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 Publications

Protsak, I., Stockhausen, M., Brewer, A., Owton, M., Hofmann, T., & Kleitz, F. (2024). Enhanced selective extraction of indium and gallium using mesoporous sorbents. Chemical engineering journal, 498, [154468]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154468
Henkel, C., Hüffer, T., Peng, R., Gao, X., Ghoshal, S., & Hofmann, T. (2024). Photoaging enhances the leaching of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and transformation products from polyvinyl chloride microplastics into aquatic environments. Communications Chemistry, 7(1), [218]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01310-3
Gruseck, R. J., Palatinszky, M., Wagner, M., Hofmann, T., & Zumstein, M. (Accepted/In press). Quantification of Guanidine in Environmental Samples using Benzoin Derivatization and LC-MS Analysis. MethodsX, [102972]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102972
Palatinszky, M., Herbold, C. W., Sedlacek, C. J., Pühringer, D., Kitzinger, K., Giguere, A. T., Wasmund, K., Nielsen, P. H., Dueholm, M. K. D., Jehmlich, N., Gruseck, R., Legin, A., Kostan, J., Krasnici, N., Schreiner, C., Palmetzhofer, J., Hofmann, T., Zumstein, M., Djinović-Carugo, K., ... Wagner, M. (2024). Growth of complete ammonia oxidizers on guanidine. Nature, 633, 646-653. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07832-z
Rodler-Rørbo, A., Brøns, C., Tepe, N., Van Ham-Meert, A., Artioli, G., Frei, R., Hofmann, T., & Koeberl, C. (2024). Analytical methodological adaptations for sampling ancient pigments in provenance research. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 69, 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.08.004