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Archives 2013

[Edition 1/ 2013] [Edition 2/ 2013] [issue 3/ 2013] [issue 4/ 2013]

• Remote transport potential of chemicals
• Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2013
• Announcement of the Paul Crutzen Prize
• In brief:
  Physiological ecology of animals at the Institute of Evolution and Ecology at the University of Tübingen
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Original contributions

Remote transport potential of chemicals - How can this substance property of concern be considered in the PBT assessment under REACH?
J. Ackermann et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.1, p. 2 - 4

From the Division

Minutes of the board meeting of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology on 5 December 2012
New division event: Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2013
Paul Crutzen Prize of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.1, p. 5 - 9

In brief

Physiological ecology of animals at the Institute for Evolution and Ecology at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.1, S. 10 - 11 - 11

Information

Event announcements
Water 2013, Annual Conference of the Water Chemistry Society, 6-8 May 2013, Goslar
Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Nanotechnology - Novel Approaches to Meet Global Challenges, 2-7 June 2013, St. Gallen
.-7 June 2013, Stowe, USA
6th Int. Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, 3-7 June 2013, Koblenz
UBA-Workshop: Pharmaceuticals in Soil, Sludge and Slurry - Hidden Danger or Overestimated Risk? 18-19 June 2013, Dessau-Roßlau
Karlsruher Flussgebietstage: Int. Conference on Solids in River Basins, 20-21 June 2013
EuCheMS Int. Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - ICCE 2013, 25-28 June, Barcelona
8th Int. Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, 3.-5.07.2013, Aix-en- Provence
29th International Conference of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 8.-12.07.2013, Toulouse
Faraday Discussion 165: Tropospheric Aerosol - Formation, Transformation, Fate and Impacts, 22.-24.07.2013, University of Leeds, UK
13th Int. Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2013), 5-7 September 2013, Athens
246th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, 8-12 September 2013, Indianapolis
20th Int. Conference on Environmental Indicators, 16-19 September 2013, Trier
10th Applied Isotope Geochemistry Conference (AIG10), 22.-27.09.2013, Budapest
17th Int. Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, 28.09.-1.10.2013, İstanbul
22nd Chemical Colloquium of the bfg: "Perspectives of Transboundary Waters in Europe", 24-25.10. 2013, Koblenz Brief news Final report: "Extent of the migration of undesirable substances from packaging materials made from waste paper into food"
WHO / UNEP - Report: State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012
UBA Press Release No. 48/2012: New Thru.de website provides information on environmental quality in Germany
UBA Press Release No. 50/2012: Mothers and children tested for pollutants across Europe
Minamata Convention Agreed by Nations Jan 19, 2013
Press release 06/2013: Regulating nanomaterials effectively with the REACH Regulation
UBA press release 07/2013: Pesticides can endanger amphibians - need for action on plant protection products
FP7 Environment 2013 - Water Innovation & Demonstration Projects Call
Ring test: transformation of veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides in liquid manure
Diploma or Master's thesis to be awarded at the Federal Institute of Hydrology Koblenz Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19th year 2013 No.1, p. 10 - 26

Personalities

New specialist group members (joining 24 August to 13 December 2012)
Birthday list 2nd quarter 2013
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, p. 27 - 28

Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
Tel. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth Sciences -
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Tel. and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
E-Mail: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image "Borderline" PBT substances are those for which at least one of the PBT criteria was narrowly missed (shortfall of up to 10 %, Matthies et al., submitted). By additionally considering the long range transport potential (LRTP), these substances can be assessed as PBT substances despite not fulfilling a numerical criterion (see article by J. Ackermann et al.).

• Perfluorinated carboxylic acids are a cause for concern

• PBT assessment of pharmaceuticals
• Position paper of the expert group board
• In brief:
  Environmental trace analysis University of Ulm and WSC Scientific GmbH

• In memoriam Friedhelm Korte
  (1923 - 2013)
• Event announcements and news in brief

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Original contributions

Perfluorinated carboxylic acids - not only perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is
of concern
C. Staude and L. Vierke
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.2, p. 30 - 33
Hazardous substance properties: PBT assessment of pharmaceuticals
I. Prutz et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.2, p. 34 - 37

From the specialist group

Position paper of the Division Board
Minutes of the Board Meeting of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of 8 March 2013
Minutes of the Board Meeting of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of 27 May 2013
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.2, p. 38 - 42

In brief

Environmental trace analysis at the Institute for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry at the University of Ulm
WSC Scientific GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.2, S. 43 - 45

Information

Event announcements DanTox Symposium, 10-11 June 2013, Aachen
4th Water Research Horizon Conference, 25-26 June 2013, Berlin
IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, 11-16 August 2013, Istanbul
8th Int. SedNet Conference, 6-9 November 2013, Lisbon
.-9.11.2013, Lisbon,Portugal
10th Langenau Water Forum, 11-12.11.2013, Langenau, Lake Constance
Int. Symposium "Emerging Pollutants in Irrigation Waters", 25-28.11.2013, Tunis Brief news LfU research project on the purification of water containing PFCs
BfR press release 11/2013: Recommendations for the assessment of multiple residues of plant protection products in food
Joint press release by BfR and UBA: Plasticiser DEHP is mainly absorbed via food
UBA press release 23/2013: Global "end" for flame retardant HBCD
EEA press release: Europe's environment now healthier - but new risks emerging Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. vol. 2013 no.2, p. 49 - 52

Personalities

Obituary for Prof Friedhelm Korte
Obituary for Prof Siegmar Gäb
New Division members (joining 13 December 2012 to 4 March 2013)
Birthday list 3rd quarter 2013
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, p. 53 - 57

Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
Tel. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth Sciences -
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Tel. and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
E-Mail: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image Friedhelm Korte (1923-2013)

• Long-lived pollutants in the sea
• Metabolite screening in environmental samples
• Report on the 1st Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2013 in Blomberg
• In brief: Working Group Hydrochemistry (University of Göttingen) and Chair of Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology at ISWA (University of Stuttgart)
• Programme of the 18th SETAC-GLB Annual Meeting from 23-26.09.13 in Essen with the participation of the Division
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Original contributions

Where do long-lived pollutants remain in the ocean? Indications of local recurrence of past pollution maxima
I. Stemmler and G. Lammel
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.3, S. 60 - 62
Metabolite screening in environmental samples using LC-Q-TOF and electrochemistry-
mass spectrometry
M. Zedda and C. Zwiener
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.3, S. 62 - 67

From the specialist group

Invitation to the General Assembly
Report on the first Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2013 in Blomberg
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.3, S. 68 - 69

In brief

Working Group Hydrochemistry, University of Göttingen
Chair of Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology at the ISWA, University of Stuttgart
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.2, S. 70 - 72

Information

Event announcements Conference on air quality at the Federal Environment Agency, 16-17 September 2013, Dessau
18th Annual Conference of SETAC-GLB with the participation of the specialist group, 23-26 September 2013, Essen
Nanosafety 2013, 20-22 November 2013, Saarbrücken
.2013, Saarbrücken
"The Anthropocene", Symposium on the occasion of the 80th birthday of the Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Paul Crutzen, 2 Dec. 2013, Mainz
Int. Conference on Atmospheric Dust (DUST 2014), 1.-6.06.2014, Castellaneta Marina, Italy
AIRMON 2014 - 8th Int. Symposium on Modern Principles for Air Monitoring and Biomonitoring, 15-19.06.2014, Marseille
38th Int. Symposium on Environmental Analytical Chemistry - ISEAC38, 17-20.06.2014, Lausanne
BIOGEOMON 2014: 8th Int. Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, 13-17.07.2014, Bayreuth Brief news EU research project "NanoRem"
EFSA: Scientific Opinion on the identification of pesticides
The 2013 Berlaymont Declaration on Endocrine Disrupters
UBA-Presse-Information 26/2013: Gesundheitliche Bewertung von Perchloratfunden in Lebensmitteln
Health assessment of perchlorate findings in food
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.3, S. 73 - 83

Personalia

New members of the specialist group (entries 04 March to 10 June 2013)
Birthday list 4th quarter 2013
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 84 - 85

Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
Tel. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences -
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image Participants of the first Forum of Young Environmental Scientists
at Blomberg Castle (Source: C. Achten)

• Dispute over endocrine disruptors
• Evaluation of unidentified anthropogenic trace substances
• Pd nanoparticles as recyclates
• Do cemeteries emit pharmaceuticals?
• Reports on the 2013 annual meeting with SETAC-GLB
• In brief: Residue analysis working group (University of Giessen) and the "RISK-IDENT" project
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

Dispute over endocrine disruptors divides the scientific community
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 87

Original contributions

Project "RISK-IDENT" - Assessment of previously unidentified
anthropogenic trace substances in the aquatic system
R. Asner
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 89 - 91
Do Pd nanoparticles as recyclates help to degrade persistent
organic pollutants?
R.-A. Düring and L. Böhm
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 92 - 95 Do cemeteries emit pharmaceuticals?
R.-A. Düring and L. Böhm
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 96 - 98

FG contributions to the ESEU

C. Eadsforth et al: Ring testing of the AnBUSDiC test; a new screening method for the anaerobic degradability of surfactants
M. Nendza et al: Suitable test substances for proof of concept regarding infochemical effects in surface waters
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 99 - 100

From the expert group

Report on the 2013 Annual Meeting of SETAC-GLB and the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
Annual Report of the Environmental Monitoring Working Group
The Chemical Assessment Working Group of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and
Ecotoxicology - Main Activities 2013
Report from the Atmospheric Chemistry Working Group
Minutes of the Division Board Meeting on 2 October 2013
Announcement: Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 22 - 24 June 2015
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 101 - 106

In brief

Residue analysis working group at the Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology at Justus Liebig University Giessen
Project RISK-IDENT - Evaluation of previously unidentified anthropogenic trace substances
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 107 - 110

Information

Announcements of events Conference "Non-Target-Screening and STOFFIDENT", 27 and 28 March 2014, Augsburg
5th Int. Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2014), 11-16 May 2014; Buenos Aires
GRC: Environmental Endocrine Disruptors, 11-16 May 2014, Lucca (Barga), Italy
Annual Meeting of the Wasserchem. Gesellschaft, 26-28.05.2014, Haltern am See
Colloquium "LC-MS in der Umweltanalytik 2014", 16-18.06.2014, Leipzig
GRC: Environmental Sciences: Water, 22-27.06.2014, Holderness, USA
Int. Conference ACEM14, 24.-29.08.2014, Busan, Korea
5th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, 31.08.-04.09.2014, Istanbul
TraceSpec-Conference, 31.08.-4.09.2014
Aberdeen, Scotland
CLEAR-Conference, 5.-8.10.2014, Chuncheon, Korea Brief news Green Cross and Blacksmith Institute: The world's ten worst polluted places
Controversy surrounding "Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC)"

• Comment on EC recommendations on EDC regulation
• Open Letter to Prof. Anne Glover

EEA Press Release: Air pollution still harming health across Europe
New limit value for lead in drinking water
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, S. 117 - 123

Personalia

New members of the specialist group (entries 06/06 to 18/11/2013)
Birthday list 1st quarter 2014
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 19. Jahrg. 2013 Nr.4, p. 124

Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
Tel. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences -
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image Presentation of the Paul Crutzen Prize 2013 to Christoph Moschet
by Prof A. Schäffer at this year's SETAC-GLB /
GDCh-FG conference in Essen