About Us

The Division of Environmental Geosciences investigates key processes controlling the natural environment and anthropogenic impacts. Researchers at EDGE combine field observations with experimental work, linking molecular-scale mechanisms at environmental interfaces with complex large-scale environmental processes using quantitative modelling. At EDGE, we accept the challenges posed by the release of known and emerging pollutants and recognise the need to understand their impacts on soils, ground and surface waters, using process-based and mechanistic research.

 News

31.07.2025
 

Human activities are driving rapid environmental change on a global scale, with pollutants playing a critical role in pushing planetary systems beyond...

25.07.2025
 

What do paper straws, drinking water, and human blood have in common? PFAS – the so-called “forever chemicals” – are everywhere. A recent Supreme...

18.07.2025
 

Anika Mikes joined EDGE as a Ph.D. student in June 2025. Her research, supervised by Michael Zumstein, will focus on the biodegradation of selected...

18.07.2025
 

Sam Knapp joined EDGE as a laboratory technician in June 2025. Besides general laboratory operations and responsibilities, he is supporting research...

15.07.2025
 

As part of the SUNDANSE project, REXDAN - Europe's newest and most advanced research vessel -, is set to embark on a significant mission along the...

08.07.2025
 

A new review led by EDGE in cooperation with researchers from the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) challenge the concern that tiny plastic particles...

 EDGE Lecture Series

26.06.2025 16:00
 

Anke Neumann

Paul Scherrer Institute

Eberhard Clar Saal (2B204), UZA II

12.06.2025 16:00
 

Philipp Mayer

DTU

Eberhard Clar Saal (2B204), UZA II

22.05.2025 12:00
 

Ruben Kretzschmar

ETH Zürich

Eberhard Clar Saal (2B204), UZA II

 Publications

Martino, C., Savoca, D., Mauro, M., Byrne, M., Hüffer, T., Chiarelli, R., Badalamenti, R., Maccotta, A., Arizza, V., & Vazzana, M. (2025). Heatwave conditions increase the toxicity of phthalates in marine organisms. Science of the Total Environment, 979, Article 179479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179479