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Kick-Off meeting launches DANUBINA

05.11.2026 EDGE

On 28 and 29 October, the EU-funded DANUBINA project officially launched with a kicked-off meeting in Novi Sad, Serbia. Hosted by the project…

Welcome new group member: Sophie Schumacher

01.10.2026 EDGE

Sophie Schumacher joined EDGE as a PhD student on 1 October 2026. Working with Thorsten Hüffer and Thilo Hofmann, she is part of the EU-funded…

New publication in Environmental Science & Technology finds that chemical structure controls lipopeptide biotransformation in soil

28.09.2026 EDGE

Bacillus lipopeptides are an emerging class of biopesticides, but their fate in agricultural soils and how structural differences affect…

Philipp Martin presents EDGE research at the PFASAN Symposium 2026: Activated biochar as a sustainable sorbent for PFAS

25.09.2026 EDGE

Contamination of soils and water bodies with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is one of today’s major environmental challenges. At the …

New publication in Emerging Contaminants finds lasting microbial responses after rapid dissipation of tire-derived contaminants

22.09.2026 EDGE

6PPD, a widely used tire antioxidant, can be transformed into the highly toxic oxidation product six PPD quinone. A new study led by Hanghai Zhou and…

New publication in ChemRxiv finds rising trifluoroacetic acid concentrations in Austrian groundwater

18.09.2026 EDGE

Trifluoroacetic acid is an extremely persistent and highly mobile substance that is accumulating in the environment as a result of continued emissions…

New publication in Nature Communications explores unequal health risks from tire wear pollution across China

07.09.2026 EDGE

Non-exhaust emissions are rapidly emerging as a major contributor to traffic related particulate pollution, yet their emission patterns and impacts…

New publication in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering explores the fate of tire wear particles and chemicals in wastewater treatment systems

24.08.2026 EDGE

Tire wear particles and tire-associated chemicals are increasingly recognized as important environmental contaminants. A new review examines their…

Stephan Krämer discusses asbestos in serpentinite gravel from recently closed quarries in Burgenland on Ö1 Punkt Eins

21.08.2026 EDGE

Asbestos containing crushed rock from Burgenland has recently caused intense scrutiny in Vienna as well as in Hungary, where it has been used in road…