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

03.04.2020 EDGE

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

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

01.04.2020 EDGE

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

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

26.03.2020 EDGE

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

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

12.03.2020 EDGE

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

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

24.02.2020 EDGE

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

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

21.02.2020 EDGE

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

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

12.02.2020 EDGE

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

EDGE is part of new research platform MINERVA

01.02.2020 EDGE

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

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

31.01.2020 EDGE

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