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22.01.2021

New publication in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry: Methanol-based extraction protocol for insoluble and moderately water-soluble nanoparticles in plants to enable characterization by single particle ICP-MS

The detection and characterization of soluble metal nanoparticles in plant tissues are an analytical challenge, though a scientific necessity for...

08.01.2021

Welcome new group member: Michael Zumstein

Michael Zumstein has joined EDGE as a junior group leader in January 2021. Michael received an M.Sc. in biochemistry and a Ph.D. in environmental...

15.12.2020

EDGE lecturers win the "Corona Award - New Teaching"

Robert Brünjes, Stephanie Castan, and Jan Schüürman from EDGE won the University of Vienna’s Corona Award in the category New Teaching.

Out of over...

05.12.2020

Seminar with Fudan University

Prof. Zimeng Wang from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Fudan University gave a seminar talk on the environmental...

05.12.2020

New publication in Water Research X: Quantification of anthropogenic and geogenic Ce in sewage sludge based on Ce oxidation state and rare earth element patterns

Emissions of Ce from anthropogenic activities (anthropogenic Ce) into urban wastewater systems and the environment result from its widespread...

05.12.2020

New publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials: Sulfidated nano-scale zerovalent iron is able to effectively reduce in situ hexavalent chromium in a contaminated aquifer

In recent laboratory studies, sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI) particles showed increased reactivity, reducing capacity, and electron...

20.11.2020

New publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces: Core–Shell Fe/FeS Nanoparticles with Controlled Shell Thickness for Enhanced Trichloroethylene Removal

Zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) treated by reduced sulfur compounds (i.e., sulfidated nZVI, S-nZVI) have attracted increased attention as...

20.11.2020

New publication in Precambrian Research: Carbonates and cherts as archives of seawater chemistry and habitability on a carbonate platform 3.35 Ga ago: Insights from Sm/Nd dating and trace element analysis from the Strelley Pool Formation, Western Australi

Carbonates and cherts in the 3.35 billion-year-old Strelley Pool Formation (Fm.; Australia) host stromatolites that are among the oldest remnants of...

20.11.2020

Welcome new group member: Paulo Herrera

Paulo joined Hofmann group at EDGE as a Visiting Researcher in November 2020. He is involved in Dr. Hofmann´s groundwater modelling and risk...

20.11.2020

New publication in Water: A Large-Scale 3D Study on Transport of Humic Acid-Coated Goethite Nanoparticles for Aquifer Remediation

Humic acid-coated goethite nanoparticles (HA-GoeNPs) have been recently proposed as an effective reagent for the in situ nanoremediation of...

19.11.2020

New publication in Environmental Science Nano: FeS colloids – formation and mobilization pathways in natural waters

e have used synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (structure of Fe–S clusters), transmission electron microscopy (solid-phase...

19.11.2020

New publication in frontiers: Uranium Budget and Leaching in Swiss Agricultural Systems

Many mineral P fertilizers contain toxic uranium (U) in high concentrations. When the fertilizers are applied to agricultural sites, U can either...

19.11.2020

New publication in Chemosphere: Catalytic effects of photogenerated Fe(II) on the ligand-controlled dissolution of Iron(hydr)oxides by EDTA and DFOB

Low bioavailability of iron due to poor solubility of iron(hydr)oxides limits the growth of microorganisms and plants in soils and aquatic...

19.11.2020

New publication in Springer: Importance of oxidation products in coumarin-mediatedFe(hydr)oxide mineral dissolution

Due to the low iron solubility in alkaline soils, plants have evolved different iron acquisition strategies, which are either based on ferric iron...

19.11.2020

New publication in frontiers: Investigation of Siderophore-Promoted and Reductive Dissolution of Dust in Marine Microenvironments Such as Trichodesmium Colonies

Desert dust is a major source of iron (Fe) to phytoplankton in many Fe-poor ocean regions. However, phytoplankton often struggle to obtain dust-bound...

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