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EDGE members are part of award-winning research consortium

24.11.22

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The Global Monitoring Consortium, involving EDGE members, has received the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Award 2022 in the category “International Collaboration of the Year”. The project, led by the University of York, is a truly global collaboration linking 87 ...
- Paper in PNAS (open access)
- Presse Release University of York
Welcome new group member: Florence Lehutso

04.11.22

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Florence Lehutso joined EDGE as a postdoctoral researcher in October 2022. She will be working as part of the project "OECD test guideline development for nanomaterials: transformation of nanomaterials under environmental conditions” supervised by Frank von der Kammer. Her previous ...
Welcome new group member: Jasmine Thekkumthott Athil

03.11.22

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Jasmine Thekkumthott Athil joined EDGE as a part time technician in October 2022, supporting supporting the lab team. She obtained her BSc in Food Science and Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna. During the summer ...
New project analyses effects of organic soil amendments on the subsurface

03.10.22

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Organic soil amendments such as compost or biochar can change the dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in the soil: Researchers from EDGE partnered up in an international research project that investigates the effects of these soil amendments and networks expertise ...
- TwinSubDyn project on LinkedIn
- TwinSubDyn project on ResearchGate
New publication in Environmental Science and Technology elucidates the leaching process of phthalates from polyvinyl chloride microplastics into the aquatic environment

03.10.22

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Phthalic acid esters (phthalates) are crucial plasticizers for the flexibility of plastic products, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC). They have been detected everywhere in the environment, but data on leaching process remain largely unknown. In this study, Charlotte Henkel, Thorsten Hüffer ...
- Full text at Environmental Science and Technology
New publication in Biogeosciences examines internal tree cycling and atmospheric archiving of mercury with concentration and stable isotope analyses

19.09.22

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Trees predominantly take up mercury (Hg) from the atmosphere via stomatal assimilation of gaseous elemen-tal Hg (GEM). Hg is oxidised in leaves/needles and trans-ported to other tree anatomy including bole wood, where it can be stored long-term. Using Hg associated ...
- Full text at Biogeosciences
Welcome new group member: Jessica Drozdz

19.09.22

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Jessica Drozdz joined EDGE in August 2022 as a student assistant for Thilo Hofmann. She will be involved in various projects in the EDGE department. She obtained her Bachelor degree in Biological Chemistry at the Johannes Kepler University, Austria, and ...
Welcome new group member: Julie Riedel

15.09.22

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Julie Riedel joined EDGE in September 2022 as a student assistant. She will be supporting the research platform „Plastics in the Environment and Society“ (PLENTY). Julie obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Environment and Bioresources Management at the University of Natural ...
Welcome new group member: Katharina Sodnikar

09.09.22

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Katharina Sodnikar has joined EDGE as a senior scientist/lab manager in September 2022. In this role, she will contribute to our research and education in environmental organic chemistry.
Katharina obtained her BSc and MSc in Biotechnology at the University ...
Welcome new group member: Lorenzo Sanjuan Navarro

08.09.22

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Lorenzo Sanjuan Navarro has joined EDGE as a postdoctoral researcher in September 2022 and he will be working as part of the project "OECD test guideline development for nanomaterials: transformation of nanomaterials under environmental conditions” supervised by Frank von der ...