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20.01.2025

Welcome New Group Member: Elena Tiis

Elena Tiis joined EDGE as a PhD candidate in January 2025. In the frame of the Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health” and with the...

16.01.2025

Naresh Kumar received James J. Morgan Early Career Award 2025

Naresh Kumar, current senior research fellow and former postdoctoral researcher of EDGE, has been awarded the prestigious James J. Morgan Early Career...

08.01.2025

New Publication in Water Research Explores the Sorption of Persistent and Mobile Contaminants to Activated Carbon

Persistent, mobile, and potentially toxic organic contaminants (PMs and PMTs) pose a growing threat to drinking water safety as they bypass natural...

27.11.2024

New Publication in Journal of Risk Research Reveals Perspectives on Microplastics Pollution Along the "Farm-to-Fork" Foodchain

While concerns about the impact of microplastics on human health are growing, there are still significant knowledge gaps, especially concerning the...

14.11.2024

EDGE Featured in ZDF Frontal Magazin

EDGE's Anya Sherman and Thilo Hofmann were featured in German TV station ZDF's magazine "Frontal" on tire wear particles and their dangers to human...

08.11.2024

New Publication in Environmental Research Outlines Priority Areas for Future Research in the Field of Tire Derived Compounds

Recent research into the harmful impacts of tire particles and their chemical leachates has raised concerns over the ecological impacts of urban road...

18.10.2024

Umwelt im Gespräch: Climate Change in the Alps

On October 8, over 200 guests attended the 12th edition of the Environment & Climate Hub discussion series "Umwelt im Gespräch" (Environment in...

17.10.2024

Welcome New Group Member: Leoni Mäurer

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

14.10.2024

New Project: EDGE joins international consortium exploring tire additives in surface water

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

09.10.2024

Welcome New Group Member: Stella Spanlang

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

30.09.2024

Welcome New Group Member: Alban Beanjean

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...

30.09.2024

New Publication in Nature Communications Chemistry Explores the Effects of Photoaging on the Leaching of Phtalates

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...

27.09.2024

New Publication in MethodsX on the Quantification of Guanidine in Environmental Matrices.

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

27.09.2024

EDGE Retreat

After our annual retreat at Knofeleben mountain hut in the beautiful environment of the Rax-Schneeberg area we are motivated for another year of doing...

23.09.2024

Welcome New Group Member: Madeleine Lomax-Vogt

Madeleine Lomax-Vogt joined EDGE in September as a Postdoctoral Researcher. She will be working on elucidating the transportation, transformations,...

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