Past Research Projects

Mineral Surfaces: Origin and Archive of Biological Information

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

New findings in the fields of microbiome research and anthropology have demonstrated that DNA fragments (so called ‘ancient DNA’ or ‘aDNA’) can…

Standardization of Methods for the Behavior and Fate of Nanomaterials in Environmental Media: Solubility and Dissolution Rate

08.11.2025 Past 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

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

Apart from dissolution nanomaterials undergo chemical transformation and agglomeration in environmental aquatic media. These processes change…

TwinSubDyn

08.11.2025 Past 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…

From Road to Plate (TireTox)

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

Tire wear particles form via mechanical and thermal abrasion of tires while driving, and collect on road surfaces. During rain events they are washed…

Exploring Extracellular Enzymes from Wastewater Microbial Communities to Mitigate Environmental Pollution

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

The input of anthropogenic chemicals into environmental systems is a major concern. For example, the presence of antibiotics in wastewater and…

The Challenge of Urban Futures

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

Given the wide gamut of issues cities are facing, the Research Platform "Urban Futures" focuses on five thematic areas: Society and Culture, Economy…

Mobilization of Chromium by Organic Matter in Reduced Systems (CHROMA)

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

Long-term pollution mitigation requires a better understanding of the biogeochemical processes that regulate the behavior and fate of trace metals,…

Plastics in the Environment and Society (PLENTY)

08.11.2025 Past Projects EDGE

The versatile applicability of plastics in our daily life lead to an increasing demand and production of plastics in the past decades and plastics…