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New publication in Environmental Sciences Europe: Getting in control of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances to protect water resources: strategies from diverse perspectives

09.03.22

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Safe and clean drinking water is essential for human life. Persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substances and/or very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances are an important group of substances for which additional measures to protect water resources may be ...
- Full Text at Environmental Sciences Europe
CMESS supports Ukrainian scientists and students

27.02.22

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CMESS expresses its solidarity with Ukraine and endorses the plea of “The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities”, which calls for support for Ukrainian academic staff and students. Therefore, our Centre with its four divisions CUBE, DOME, EDGE, and TER ...
Open Senior Scientist Position in Environmental Organic Analytics

24.02.22

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Open Position for a Senior Scientist who leads the management of our organic analytics laboratory and contributes to research and education at the department.

We are looking for a long term engagement with applications beeing considered on a rolling basis ...
New publication in PNAS traces pollutants in rivers worldwide

15.02.22

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Residues of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and lifestyle substances enter rivers via wastewater. A recent study, involving Thilo Hofmann from EDGE, shows that the concentration of such trace pollutants in the Vienna Danube is surprisingly high compared to other
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Open tenure track position in Environmental Systems Toxicology

11.02.22

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We are inviting applications for a tenure track position in Environmental Systems Toxicology. We are seeking an individual with an excellent track record in the investigation of environmental system functions and their disturbances in responses to xenobiotics. We are particularly ...
New publication in Nanosciences: Towards Standardization for Determining Dissolution Kinetics of Nanomaterials in Natural Aquatic Environments: Continuous Flow Dissolution of Ag Nanoparticles

10.02.22

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- Full text at Nanosciences
New publication in Science of the Total Environment: Stormwater management in urban areas using dry gallery infiltration systems

08.02.22

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Extreme precipitation events due to climate change will be more frequent. Surface sealing by grey infrastructure additionally hinders the infiltration of heavy rain events into the subsoil. This leads to the pressing question how to manage stormwater events, which might ...
- Full text at Science of the Total Environment
Welcome new group member: Melanie Vital

02.02.22

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Melanie Vital joined EDGE in January 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher in the project of Frank von der Kammer and will work on the Standardization of Methods for Fate and Behavior of Nanomaterials in Environmental Media - Dissolution and Solubility ...
New publication in Forensic Science International: Rapid Analysis of Gunshot Residues with Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

26.01.22

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A single gunshots produces thousands of micro- and nanoparticles. These particles can be lifted from a suspects skin or clothes and identified via elemental fingerprints to confirm a shooter. Robert Brünjes and colleagues from EDGE have developed a novel approach to collect gunshot residues through surfactant-assisted washing and to analyse ...
- Full text at Forensic Science International
New publication in Environmental Science & Technology: Identifying Functional Groups that Determine Rates of Micropollutant Biotransformations Performed by Wastewater Microbial Communities

19.01.22

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Hundreds of different organic chemicals enter wastewater streams in response to human activities. Microorganisms residing in wastewater treatment plants have been shown to transform and degrade some of these chemicals, but predicting which chemicals are susceptible to such transformations and ...
- Full text at Environmental Science & Technology