Online journal (e-paper) ISSN: 1618-3258

Archives 2021

[Issue 1/ 2021] [Edition 2/ 2021] [Edition 3/ 2021] [Edition 4/ 2021]

• Paul J. Crutzen - brilliant scientist, admonisher and thought leader
• Environmental behaviour of PFAS in soil
• Atmospheric input of mercury in alpine ecosystems
• Evaluation of pesticide transformation products
• Antibiotics and QSAR analysis
• Reports from the Executive Board, the Chemical Assessment Working Group and the announcement of the 2021 Paul Crutzen Prize
• In brief: Environmental Chemistry Working Group, Hildesheim
• Event announcements, news in brief and personnel news

For download of issue 1/ 2021
as an e-paper in PDF format 4.0 MB

Editorial/ obituary

Editorial
Paul J. Crutzen - brilliant scientist, admonisher and thought leader
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.1, S. 2-4

Original contributions

E. Weidemann et al.: Which processes are responsible for the environmental behaviour of PFAS in soil
P. Janz et al.: Atmospheric input of mercury and accumulation in alpine ecosystems
B. Hensen et al.: Development of a multi-stage screening procedure as a guide for the ecotoxicological assessment of pesticide transformation products
M. Voigt et al.: Determination of the ecotoxicological potential of antibiotics using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and QSAR analysis
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.1, p. 5-24

From the specialist group

Report from the Executive Board
Report from the Chemical Assessment Working Group
Announcement of the 2021 Paul Crutzen Prize of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.1, p. 25

In brief

Portrait of the Environmental Chemistry Group, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.1, S. 26-27

Information

Event announcements

Virtual Symposium: The Chemical Monitoring Station of the Future, April 13 - 15, 2021, Koblenz
QUO VADIS Life Sciences Conference, 23 - 27 June 2021, Opole, Poland
Langenau Water Forum, 15 - 16 November 2021

Short news

Short-term pollutant concentration peaks in water bodies are greatly underestimated
Agroscope study: pesticides in Swiss agricultural soils
German Bundestag: Consultation on pesticide export ban
New rule on transparency of the EU risk assessment in the food chain
Call for a global science council for chemicals and waste management
Amendment to the Nature Conservation Act adopted
Court decision in the case of oil pollution of the Niger Delta by Shell
Current texts and information from the Federal Environment Agency
Book recommendations
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Vol. 2021 No.1, p. 28 -34

Personalities

Join the FG 06.11.2020 - 08.02.2021
Birthdays 2nd quarter 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.1, p. 35

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

Editorial team:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II 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

Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr Dr h.c. mult. Paul J. Crutzen
(Source: Carsten Costard, MPIC)

• Pesticide active substances in surface waters
• Analysing methods for microplastics
• Magnetic particle-based immunoassays
• In brief: IPEN
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

For download of issue 2/ 2021
as an e-paper in PDF format 4.1 MB

Editorial/ Obituary

Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. vol.2021 no.2, p. 37

Original contributions

N. Tauchnitz et al.: Discharges of pesticide active substances into surface waters from agricultural and urban sources in the Querne/Weida catchment area (Central Germany)
S. Schirrmeister et al.: The development of an analytical method for microplastics in sediments using electrostatic separation and thermodynamic fingerprinting
A. Ecke et al: Magnetic particle-based immunoassays as a versatile tool for environmental analysis
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.2, p. 38 - 51

In brief

IPEN - International Pollutants Elimination Network
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.2, p. 52

Information

Event announcements

Online workshop: Wastewater assessment with bioassay methods, 22 June 2021
12th Int. SedNet Conference (online), 28 June - 2 July 2021
"Environment 2021" (online), 7 and 8 September 2021
Int. Conf. Non-Target Screening (ICNTS 21), 04 - 07 October 2021, Erding

Short news

Review of OECD test guidelines
UNEP report reveals health risks from water pollution
COVID-19 Air Quality Data Collection
Sign-on Campaign
EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
European Commission presents plan for zero-pollutant target by 2050
EU PrecisionTox project launched
EU research consortium Polyrisk
EU research consortium "PlasticsFaTe"
EU project "Macro- and Microplastic in Agricultural
Soil Systems - SOPLAS"
Cross-border research project
CoMinGreat
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in slaughterhouse
wastewater
"PureAlps" project completed
Toxic chemicals in non-plastic disposable tableware
Anthropogenic ecosystem transformation in the Holocene era
Successful climate lawsuit against Shell
Current texts and information from the Federal Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Vol. 2021 No.2, p. 55 - 63

Personalia

Join the FG 08 February - 16 May 2021
Birthdays 3rd quarter 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th vol. 2020 no.1, p. 64

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

Editorial team:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II 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

IR microscope image for the evaluation of microplastic analysis
(Source: Schirrmeister)

• The young environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology team introduces itself
• Pharmaceuticals in the environment
• Hormonal pollution in watercourses
• Trace substances in the aquatic environment
• Chemicals in in-vitro test systems
• In brief: ChemTrust
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

For download of issue 3/ 2021
as an e-paper in PDF format 3.9 MB

Editorial

The Young Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) introduces itself
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.3, S. 66

Original contributions

K. G. Steinhäuser et al.: Pharmaceuticals in the environment - an underestimated problem - Situation and approaches for sustainable management
N. Bätz et al.: Hormonal pollution in watercourses during a rain event
K. Furtmann et al: ECHO: Rapid relevance determination for trace substances in the aquatic environment
F. C. Fischer, B. I. Escher: Optimised dosing of chemicals in high-throughput in vitro test systems
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.3, p. 67 - 81

From the specialist group

Report from the Executive Board
Report from the "Chemical Assessment" working group
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.3, p. 82

In brief

ChemTrust
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.3, p. 82

Information

Event announcements

DUST 2021, 4th Int. Conference on Atmospheric Dust, 4-7 October 2021, Monopoli, Italy
Online conference of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment: PFAS 2021 - New assessment and the consequences, 21 October 2021
BfG: 7. Workshop Gewässergütemodellierung: Aktuelle Anwendungen und integrative Modellansätze, 15./16. 11. 2021
3rd Water JPI Conference: "From Research to Practice: Pollutants, Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistances in the Water Cycle", 17./18.11.2021, Mühlheim a. d. Ruhr

Short news

Nature article: The Montreal Protocol protects the terrestrial carbon sink
Alfred Wegener Institute: Climate change leads to large ozone losses over the Arctic
EU Commission welcomes ECJ judgement on air pollution in Germany
JPI Oceans: Policy paper published: Knowledge hub on the integrated assessment of chemical contaminants and their effects on the marine environment
Federal Government's five-year programme for water research
Floods: Poison from the riverbed
Science: Special Issue Plastics
Fraunhofer Umsicht: Kunststoffe in der Umwelt: Emissionen in landwirtschaftlich genutzte Böden
ECHA updated the Candidate List with 8 new chemicals
PFAS in Lebensmittel: BfR confirms critical exposure to industrial chemicals
New BfR concept to identify possible health-relevant combinations of chemicals
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht becomes Helmholtz Centre Hereon
Current texts from the Federal Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.3, p. 83 - 91

Personalia

Join the FG 16.05 - 25.08.2021
Birthdays 4th quarter 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.3, p. 92

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

Editorial team:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II 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

Logo of the "Young Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (jUCÖT)"

• Pollutant monitoring in coastal waters
• Analysis of benzotriazole
• Hyalella azteca bioconcentration test (HYBIT)
• New methods of microplastic analysis
• Oxidative degradation of phosphonates
• Reports from the board meeting, the general meeting and the annual conference

For download of issue 4/ 2021
as an e-paper in PDF format 5.1 MB

Editorial

Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. vol.2021 no.4, p. 94

Original contributions

C. Engelke et al.: The monitoring of pollutants in the coastal waters of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to assess water quality
H. Wackerbarth et al.: Determination of benzotriazole in waters using plasmonic on-site analysis
C. Schlechtriem, V. Kosfeld: The Hyalella azteca bioconcentration test (HYBIT) as an alternative method for bioaccumulation assessment
R. Martin et al.: Substance-specific isotope analysis to investigate the oxidative degradation of amino(poly)phosphonates on manganese dioxide
A.-K. Kniggendorf, B. Roth: Optical analysis system for real-time drinking water monitoring of microplastics
C. Sommer et al: What we can learn about microplastics from a plasma
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.4, p. 95 - 118

From the specialist group

Report on the "Young Environmental Chemistry Forum (JUF)" on 6 September 2021
Award of the division's Paul Crutzen Prize
Report from the division board
Minutes of the division board meeting on 8 October 2021
Minutes of the division general meeting on 15 October 2021
Session "PFAS detection and assessment" at Umwelt 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.4,p. 119 - 124

In brief

ALAB analysis laboratory in Berlin
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Jahrg. 2021 Nr.4, S. 125 - 126

Information

Short news

Update of the WHO Air Quality Guidelines
Results of the ELAPSE project
Long-term development of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution in the Baltic Sea
PLoS ONE article: Mapping global inputs and impacts from human sewage in coastal ecosystems
New EU Commission proposals against deforestation, for sustainability and healthy soils
EU introduces new limits for lead in food
EU Horizon 2020 Project: PAPILLONS
EU research project ZeroPM
Video clip about ecotoxicology and the project network "BayÖkotox"
Inaugural Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society's "Section Chemistry and the Environment"
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27. Vol. 2021 No.4, p. 127 - 131

Personalia

Join the FG 26 August - 8 November 2021
Birthdays 1st quarter 2022
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th vol. 2021 no.4, p. 132

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

Editorial team:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II 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 in the "Young Environmental Forum (JUF)", 6 September 2021