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New letter in Science urges to consider a broader range of chemicals that threaten biodiversity

17.06.2022 EDGE

Environmental chemical pollution threatens biodiversity. In the most recent issue of “Science” international researchers led by Gabriel Sigmund from…

New paper systemises knowledge on freshwater suspended particular matter

02.06.2022 EDGE

It is not merely the turbidity in water, but a habitat and food for various organisms: Freshwater suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays a crucial…

Long Night of Research 2022 – Our DocSchool on Campus

31.05.2022 CeMESS

Exciting insights into research have been provided by the Long Night of Research on Friday, May 20. Our Doctoral School in Microbiology and…

Thilo Hofmann awarded honorary member of German Water Chemistry Society

24.05.2022 EDGE

For his contributions to the German Water Chemistry Society, Thilo Hofmann has been appointed honorary life member. He has been a member of the…

MSCA Fellowships awarded to CMESS: Three projects start in 2023

20.05.2022 CeMESS

Three current and future CMESS researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen and…

Raising awareness for plastic pollution – impressions of "cleandanube" event on May 6

11.05.2022 EDGE

The first batch of samples has arrived, the analysis begins: the EDGE team led by Thorsten Hüffer and Thilo Hofmann spoke about the research behind…

New publication in Environmental Science and Technology: Ligand-Induced U Mobilization from Chemogenic Uraninite and Biogenic Noncrystalline U(IV) under Anoxic Conditions

09.05.2022 EDGE

Microbial reduction of soluble hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) to sparingly soluble tetravalent uranium (U(IV)) has been explored as an in situ strategy to…