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Welcome new group member: Miroslav Brumovský

13.05.2019 EDGE

Miroslav Brumovský joined the EDGE Hofmann group as a postdoctoral researcher involved in the bilateral FWF/Czech Science Foundation project…

Servus TV broadcasts on the work of EDGE on microplastic

13.05.2019 EDGE

The recent debate on effects of plastic debris and microplastics in the aquatic environment has raised the awareness that contaminants reach the…

New publication in Environmental Science Nano: In-situ remediation of subsurface contamination using nanotechnology and advanced materials

26.04.2019 EDGE

Thilo Hofmann from EDGE participated at an international workshop in Nankai, China, where he is honoured as guest professor. Subsurface contamination…

New publication in Trends in Analytical Chemistry: Sorption of organic substances to tire wear materials: Similarities and differences with other types of microplastic

21.03.2019 EDGE

Tire materials are a significant proportion of the (micro)plastics in the environment that until today have been clearly overlooked. These materials…

New publication in Nature Nanotechnology: Legal and practical challenges in classifying nanomaterials according to regulatory definitions

07.03.2019 EDGE

The European Union (EU) has adopted nano-specific provisions for cosmetics, food and biocides, among others, which include binding definitions of the…