Exploring Tire Additives in Surface Water
Current Projects EDGE
The protection of water resources requires effective measures to prevent impacts on ecosystems and human health. River sediments can play a key role…
Research at EDGE
The impact of human activities on planetary systems is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Natural and anthropogenic contaminants can drive systems outside safe operating spaces with far-reaching impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health.
Our mission is to investigate the environmental fate and effects of organic and inorganic contaminants and processes at mineral interfaces. We train the next generation of leaders and societal actors.
Our vision is to inform solutions for the pressing environmental problems of today and tomorrow that sustain communities while stewarding the environment.
Maximizing aDNA Recovery from Sediments
Current Projects EDGE
The discovery of sediments as an additional source of ancient DNA (aDNA) and environmental DNA (eDNA) beyond macrofossils has significantly broadened…
Occurrence and Remediation of PFAS (PFASAN)
Current Projects EDGE
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals that have garnered significant attention due to their widespread…
Role of Mineral Surface Adsorption in the Long-term Preservation of Ancient DNA
Current Projects EDGE
Recent environmental, anthropological and ecological research has demonstrated that ancient DNA (aDNA) can be preserved in sediments over long…
Mineral Surfaces: Origin and Archive of Biological Information
Current Projects EDGE
New findings in the fields of microbiome research and anthropology have demonstrated that DNA fragments (so called ‘ancient DNA’ or ‘aDNA’) can…
Biodegradable Plastics in Compost
Current Projects EDGE
The University of Vienna and BASF have started a research collaboration to better understand the behavior of biodegradable plastics in compost. This…
Standardization of Methods for the Behavior and Fate of Nanomaterials in Environmental Media: Solubility and Dissolution Rate
Current Projects EDGE
The safety testing of chemicals and their risk assessment require standardized and validated methods. For nanomaterials there is a critical lack of…
OECD Test Guideline Development for Nanomaterials: Transformation of Nanomaterials under Environmental Conditions
Current Projects EDGE
Apart from dissolution nanomaterials undergo chemical transformation and agglomeration in environmental aquatic media. These processes change…
TwinSubDyn
Current Projects EDGE
Organic soil amendments such as compost or biochar can change the dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in the soil: Researchers from EDGE partnered up…