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

19.11.2020 EDGE

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

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

19.11.2020 EDGE

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

New publication in Environ. Sci. Technol.: Linking Isotope Exchange with Fe(II)-Catalyzed Dissolution ofIron(hydr)oxides in the Presence of the Bacterial SiderophoreDesferrioxamine‑B

19.11.2020 EDGE

Dissolution of Fe(III) phases is a key process in making iron available to biota and in the mobilization ofassociated trace elements. Recently, we…

New publication in Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts: The molecular interactions of organic compounds with tire crumb materials differ substantially from those with other microplastics

19.11.2020 EDGE

Tire materials are introduced into the environment by various pathways and they account for a significant fraction of microplastic pollution. In the…

New publication in Environmental Science: Nano: Strategies for determining heteroaggregation attachment efficiencies of engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environments

19.11.2020 EDGE

Heteroaggregation has been identified as a key process for the fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in aquatic environments. However, experimental…

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

19.11.2020 EDGE

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…

Highly cited research in Environmental Science and Technology

29.10.2020 EDGE

Two papers from EDGE by Thorsten Hüffer, Gabriel Sigmund and Thilo Hofmann have been selected as European high-impact research published in the most…

Welcome new group member: Richard Kimber

27.10.2020 EDGE

Richard Kimber has joined the EDGE Krämer group as a University Assistant. Richard comes from the University of Manchester where he worked as a…

Welcome new group member: Miguel Angel Marazuela

09.10.2020 EDGE

Miguel Angel joined the EDGE Hofmann group in October 2020, as a postdoctoral researcher involved in a groundwater modelling project. He obtained his…