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New publication in Environmental Science and Technology systematically describes the effect of polymer properties on the biodegradation of polyurethane microplastics

30.11.2022 EDGE

Currently available polyurethanes are not (yet) biodegradable and should therefore be recycled, but unintentionally released microplastics from these…

New publication in Water Research on reproducible model freshwater particulate matter analogues

29.11.2022 EDGE

Aquatic fate models and risk assessment require information on contaminants' affinity for riverine suspended particulate matter (SPM). Particulate…

EDGE members are part of award-winning research consortium

24.11.2022 EDGE

The Global Monitoring Consortium, involving EDGE members, has received the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Award 2022 in the category…

CMESS celebrates four Highly Cited Researchers 2022

15.11.2022 CeMESS

Our Centre once again features four scientists listed as most cited researchers worldwide. Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER), Michael Wagner…

Welcome new group member: Florence Lehutso

04.11.2022 EDGE

Florence Lehutso joined EDGE as a postdoctoral researcher in October 2022. She will be working as part of the project "OECD test guideline development…

Welcome new group member: Jasmine Thekkumthott Athil

03.11.2022 EDGE

Jasmine Thekkumthott Athil joined EDGE as a part time technician in October 2022, supporting supporting the lab team. She obtained her BSc in Food…

Start of CMESS Lecture Series – winter 2022/2023 edition

27.10.2022 CeMESS

The CMESS Lecture Series has started with a talk by Peter Fineran from the University of Otago (New Zealand). He granted insights into “The…

New project analyses effects of organic soil amendments on the subsurface

03.10.2022 EDGE

Organic soil amendments such as compost or biochar can change the dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in the soil: Researchers from EDGE partnered up…

New publication in Environmental Science and Technology elucidates the leaching process of phthalates from polyvinyl chloride microplastics into the aquatic environment

03.10.2022 EDGE

Phthalic acid esters (phthalates) are crucial plasticizers for the flexibility of plastic products, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC). They have…