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06.05.2020

Welcome new group member: Andreas Sparer

Andreas Sparer has joined EDGE for a thesis project to conclude his master in environmental management and ecotoxicology from FH Technikum Wien. The...

28.04.2020

New Publication in Science of The Total Environment: Wood-based activated biochar to eliminate organic micropollutants from biologically treated wastewater

Implementing advanced wastewater treatment to eliminate organic micropollutants (OMPs) is a necessary step to protect vulnerable freshwater ecosystems...

23.04.2020

New Publication in Environmental Science and Pollution Research: The removal of lead, copper, zinc and cadmium from aqueous solution by biochar and amended biochars

Motorway runoff can be a key contributor to freshwater degradation. In this study a mixture of biochar and wood ash was tested for the removal of...

21.04.2020

Successful webinar with Fudan University (China) on Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Sciences

The group of Prof. Zimeng Wang from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Fudan University hosted a Special Webinar with our...

14.04.2020

Special webinar: Machine learning approaches to predict the sorption of polar and ionizable organic contaminants to carbonaceous materials

Thursday, April 16, 2020

8:00 pm (Beijing Time)

Dr. Gabriel Sigmund from EDGE and Dr. Mehdi Gharasoo from the University of Waterloo, Canada talk...

03.04.2020

Interview (in German) with Thilo Hofmann for the Corona-Dossier of the University of Vienna

Thilo Hofmann talks about the opportunities this difficult time offers to further understand enviromental systems. He points out the importance of...

01.04.2020

New Publication in Environmental Science and Technology: Redox Heterogeneities Promote Thioarsenate Formation and Release into Groundwater from Low Arsenic Sediments

Arsenic is a global pollutant and a known carcinogen. Fate and mobility of Arsenic in natural environments is primarily controlled by redox processes....

26.03.2020

New publication in Talanta: Accurate quantification of TiO2 nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens using standard materials and orthogonal particle sizing methods for verification

Commercially available sunscreens represent a typical cosmetic emulsion matrix, representative for many different cosmetic products, which often...

12.03.2020

New publication in Environmental Science & Technology: A deep learning neural network approach for predicting the sorption of ionizable and polar organic pollutants to a wide range of carbonaceous materials

Contaminants can be removed from the environment via a range of techniques. One of the most common approaches is the use of carbonaceous materials...

24.02.2020

New Publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials: Enhanced chromium(VI) treatment in electroactive constructed wetlands: Influence of conductive material

Dr. Naresh Kumar from EDGE, participated in a study along with collaborators from University of Tasmania, Macquarie University, and University of New...

21.02.2020

20th International Symposium on Field- and Flow-Based Separations from 23.02.-27.02.2020

From February, 23. to 27. the Department of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE) convenes the 20th International Symposium on Field- and Flow-Based...

12.02.2020

New Publication In Environmental Microbiology: Copper limiting threshold in the terrestrial ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis

Dr. Carolina Reyes and Prof. Stephan Kraemer from EDGE published a new research article together with colleagues in the Archaea Biology and...

01.02.2020

EDGE is part of new research platform MINERVA

The research platform "Mineralogical Preservation of the Human Biome from the Depth of Time (MINERVA)”, linking the research groups of Ron Pinhasi...

31.01.2020

New publication in Particle and Fibre Toxicology: Identifying the reactive sites of hydrogen peroxide decomposition and hydroxyl radical formation on chrysotile asbestos surfaces

Chrysotile asbestos is a carcinogenic mineral that has been abundantly used in different industrial and consumer applications. The fibers’ toxicity is...

23.01.2020

Public seminar on Nanotechnology, Microplastics, and Food Production

lanetarium Vienna, Friday, 24 January 2020, 7 PM

Thilo Hofmann from EDGE is giving a public seminar on Nanotechnology, Microplastics, and Food...

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