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Welcome new group member: Ronja Kok

Ronja Kok joined EDGE in March 2023 to support our administrative team – she will be responsible for organizing the lecture series, developing the EDGE Wiki, helping with u:cris, and other administrative support projects. She is currently studying International Business ...

EDGE on Ö1

Gabriel Sigmund from EDGE had a chat on PFAS with Sabine Cladrowa from Austrians Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) in the Ö1 "dimensionen.diskussionen" show, discussing the current situation of PFAS in Austria.

The discussion is broadcast on 09.03.2023 at 19:05 and can ...

New Research Project

The teams from Thilo Hofmann (EDGE) won together with Prof. Benny Chefetz (HUJ) the new University of Vienna  - Hebrew University of Jerusalem strategic research partnership grant. In the upcoming 2 years, both teams will investigate the impact of tire ...

New publication in MethodsX: Analytical strategies to measure gadolinium as a wastewater marker in surface and groundwater systems

Gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents, used in magnetic resonance imaging, not only leave the human body virtually unaffected, but also survive treatment in wastewater treatment plants. This recalcitrant behavior of Gd have led to increased concentrations in aquatic environment, making this ...