News

New paper systemises knowledge on freshwater suspended particular matter

02.06.22

Publication

It is not merely the turbidity in water, but a habitat and food for various organisms: Freshwater suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays a crucial role in biogeochemical cycles. It is highly complex and therefore studied by different disciplines. A new ...
- Full text at Water Research
Thilo Hofmann awarded honorary member of German Water Chemistry Society

24.05.22

News

For his contributions to the German Water Chemistry Society, Thilo Hofmann has been appointed honorary life member. He has been a member of the society since 1999 and was its vice-chairman from 2013 to 2021. The expert association attributes
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- Thilo Hofmann - Research Profile
Raising awareness for plastic pollution – impressions of "cleandanube" event on May 6

11.05.22

Event

The first batch of samples has arrived, the analysis begins: the EDGE team led by Thorsten Hüffer and Thilo Hofmann spoke about the research behind the project “cleandanube” during an event in Vienna on May 6. There they received ...
- Research Platform PLENTY
- Project "cleandanube"
New publication in Environmental Science and Technology: Ligand-Induced U Mobilization from Chemogenic Uraninite and Biogenic Noncrystalline U(IV) under Anoxic Conditions

09.05.22

Publication

Microbial reduction of soluble hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) to sparingly soluble tetravalent uranium (U(IV)) has been explored as an in situ strategy to immobilize U. Organic ligands might pose a potential hindrance to the success of such remediation efforts. In the current study, ...
- Full text at Environmental Science and Technology
Welcome new group member: Richard Gruseck

09.05.22

Personal

Richard Gruseck has joined EDGE as a Ph.D. student in May 2022. They will be supervised by Michael Zumstein and Thilo Hofmann.
Richard obtained their B.Sc and M.Sc. degree in Interdisciplinary Science from ETH Zurich, where they worked on the ...
EDGE-Project monitors plastic pollutants in the Danube river

02.05.22

Event

German chemistry professor Andreas Fath swims the Danube, collecting water samples - and an EDGE team does the analysis. Researchers led by Thorsten Hüffer and Thilo Hofmann are scientific partners in the “cleandanube” project. The team analyses the water ...
Join the discussion on shaping climate-friendly urban policy

02.05.22

Event

Ilkim Erdost (AK Wien) and Thilo Hofmann (University of Vienna) will discuss climate-friendly urban policy on Thursday, 05 May 2022, 7-9 PM at VHS Wiener Urania.

Cities have historically pioneered important societal changes on many fronts. Regarding climate change, they ...
- Registration
- Live Stream
New publication in ACS Earth & Space Chemistry: Exploring Nanogeochemical Environments: New Insights from Single Particle ICP-TOFMS and AF4-ICPMS

14.04.22

News

The influence of nanoparticles in Earth systems increasingly comes into focus and lays ground for the emerging field of Nanogeochemistry. These particles are especially important in regards to pollutant transport and ecotoxicology and take different roles depending on their size. ...
- Full text at ACS Earth & Space Chemistry
New publication in Environmental Science and Technology: "Sorption and Mobility of Charged Organic Compounds: How to Confront and Overcome Limitations in Their Assessment"

31.03.22

News

Gabriel Sigmund from EDGE led this international collaboration on how we can move forward to better assess and predict sorption of charged and ionizable organic compounds (IOC). The Feature will help guide future research and discussions on the ...
- Full Text at Environmental Science and Techlology
New publication in Environmental Sciences & Technology: Iron Nitride Nanoparticles for Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Trichloroethylene

17.03.22

Publication

In this study we show that nitriding, used for decades to improve the corrosion resistance of iron and steel materials, substantially enhances the selectivity and longevity of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) in the remediation of trichloroethylene (TCE). Nitriding of nZVI ...
- Full text at Environmental Science & Technology