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Archive 2024

[Issue 1/ 2024] [Edition 2/ 2024] [Edition 3/ 2024] [Edition 4/ 2024]

• Editorial: Light in the dark
• Non-target screening with PFDScreen
• PCB contamination of mine waters
• Tyre abrasion from environmental samples / plastics recycling
• Sewage sludge: from waste to raw material
• Pesticide residues in small bodies of water
• In brief: ISEGA Umweltanalytik GmbH Hanau
• Supplements to the GDCh statement on the PFAS restriction proposal
  Conferences, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

The light in the darkness
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.1, S. 2-3

Original contributions

J. Zweigle et al: Prioritisation and identification of PFAS using automated data analysis in non-target screening by PFΔScreen
K. L. Hitzfeld et al: Pesticide residues in small bodies of water in the agricultural landscape - need for action continues
K. Wiltschka et al.: Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination of mine waters
A. R. Vogel et al.: Recovery of tyre abrasion from environmental samples by density separation with NaI heavy solution as possible reference material for environmentally relevant process studies - Exemplary tests on a water sample
H. Wiesinger et al.: Safe and sustainable recycling needs controls and more transparency - a case study on PVC floor coverings
K. G. Steinhäuser et al.: Sewage sludge: from contaminated waste to recyclable material

Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. vol. 2024 no.1, p. 4-39

In brief

ISEGA Umweltanalytik GmbH, Hanau
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.1, S. 40-41

From the specialist group

Supplements to the GDCh statement on the ECHA's PFAS restriction proposal
News from the jUCÖT
Report from the meeting of the FG working group "Chemical Assessment" on 22 November 2023
Reports from the meetings of the Division Executive Committee in the period August 2023 to February 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29. Jahrg. 2023 Nr.1, p. 15-16

Information

Conferences

"PFAS 2024" - Ubiquitous pollution and new regulatory approaches, 9 - 10 April 2024, Augsburg
UBA conference "Soil indicators in the context of climate adaptation and soil protection", 17 - 18 April 2024, Dessau
AK-Boden-Workshop: "Aktuelle Entwicklungen bei der Untersuchung und Bewertung von PAKelastungen in urbanen Böden", Frankfurt a. M., 03 - 04. 06. 2024
Joint workshop of the FG-AK "Detection and Assessment of Substances in the Environment", 17 - 19. 06. 2024, Schmallenberg
Symposium "International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation", 9. - 12. 09. 2024, Berlin
6th Mühlheim Water Analysis Seminar, 10 - 11. 09. 2024
26th DECHEMA Symposium "Strategies for the Remediation of Soil and Groundwater", 25 - 26. 11. 2024, Frankfurt a. M.

Short news

Fossil fuel phase-out could prevent more than five million deaths
MPI study: It's the shape that counts: How microplastics make it to the Arctic
EU Commission withdraws law on chemical pesticide use after protest
EU Horizon Research Project ENDOMIX
IPA develops new biomonitoring methods for hazard and risk assessment of neonicotinoids
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.1, S. 47 -51

Personalia

Join the FG 25 Nov 2023- 04 Mar 2024
Birthdays 2nd quarter 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30th vol. 2024 no.1, p. 52

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

Allegory of the Love of Truth, Bohuslav Schnirch, Prague 1889
(source: www.kunstbeziehung.de)

• Events organised by the specialist group
• 30 years of moss monitoring
• Organic UV filters
• Modern bioanalytical methods for micropollutants
• In brief: Chemical Ecology at the Institute of Zoology at the University of Regensburg and 50 years of postgraduate studies in "Analytics and Spectroscopy" in Leipzig
• Special: The seven-coloured earth on Mauritius
• Conferences, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

Events organised by the Division
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.2, S. 54

Original contributions

W. Schröder et al: 30 years of moss monitoring in Germany: New developments and long-term trends
A. Zenker, S. Tinguely: Organic UV filters in the aquatic environment - where are the hotspots to be found?
G. Proll et al: Modern bioanalytical methods for the rapid quantification of micropollutants and pathogens in water
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.2, p. 55-70

In brief

Professorship of Chemical Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg
50 years of the postgraduate programme "Analytics & Spectroscopy" in Leipzig
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.2, S. 71-74

From the specialist group

Report from the meeting of the FG working group "Chemical Assessment" on 18 April 2024
Report on the board video conference on 19 April 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr. 2, S. 74-75

Information

Conferences

LfU workshop OPTIMON - Optimising environmental monitoring, 24-25 June 2024, Wielenbach
Annual conference "Environment 2024", 8-11 September 2024, Gießen & Homberg (Ohm)
6th REACH Congress, 10-11 September 2024, Dessau
.2024, Dessau
QUISS-Symposium: Biogeochemical controls on mercury dynamics in contaminated river systems, 3rd and 5th December, Koblenz
BfG/IKSR-Workshop "(Micro-)plastics in the Rhine", 11th-12th December 2024, Bonn

Short news

Mapping of chemical footprints in European rivers
Citizen Science project FLOW shows: Small streams in Germany are in poor ecological condition
Swiss Ecotox Centre detects UV filters in Lake Geschirner
Nature Water article: Perspectives of compound-specific isotope analysis of organic contaminants
Current PAN report: TFA in surface and groundwater
USA adopts strict PFAS limits for drinking water
ES&T article: Anthropogenic Forcing of the Baltic Sea Thallium Cycle
Micropollutants in water bodies: Many wastewater treatment plants need to be upgraded to remove micropollutants in wastewater
An analytical strategy for challenging members of the microplastic family: Particles from anticorrosion coatings
DZNE study: PFAS in blood are ubiquitous
Deutsches GesundheitsPortal: Insecticides increase risk of intestinal inflammation
Hormonally active chemicals: a question of dose
EU Research Cluster: ZeroPollution4Water
WWF analysis: dirty dozen chemicals
Global Tipping Points Report 2023
"An invaluable contribution to the wellbeing of our planet": Johan Rockström receives Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30th Vol. 2024 No.2, p. 76 -90

Summer special

Matthias Kudra: The seven-coloured earth on Mauritius
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.2, S. 91-92

Personalities

Join the FG 11 March - 24 May 2024
Birthdays 3rd quarter 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.2, p. 93

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

Typical sampling site for moss monitoring (© Schröder et al.)

• Editorial: Perspectives Day 2024
• Antibiotics in the environment
• Analysis of highly polar substances in water
• Mercury environmental monitoring
• In brief: Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Research and EnJust Network for Environmental Justice
• Conferences, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

Perspektiventage 2024
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.3, S. 96

Original contributions

T. Heberer, S. E. Sander: Entries of antibiotics in the environment and new measures in veterinary medicine to minimise them
J. Flottmann et al.: Challenges in the development of methods for analysing highly polar substances in water using HILIC and ICHRMS coupling
L. L. Hohrenk-Danzouma: Potentials and Challenges of Data Processing Strategies in Non-Target Analysis of Water Samples
L. Schwab, J. G. Wiederhold: Mercury Environmental Monitoring with Stable Hg Isotopes:Interpretation of the Hg Cycle in Contaminated River Sediments
V. F. Saalmann et. al: Behavioural endpoints in model organisms as an additional endpoint in ecotoxicological risk assessment - opportunities and limitations using the example of Daphnia magna and Asellus aquaticus
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.3, p. 97-118

In brief

Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Research at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
EnJust Network for Environmental Justice
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.3, S. 119-121

From the expert group

Report from the Executive Board: Video conference on 3 July
First joint workshop of the UCÖT working groups
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr. 3, p. 121

Information

Conferences

14th Water Research Horizon Conference (WRHC) 2024, September 26-27, 2024, Leipzig
Burlington Consensus 3, 27. 09. 2024, London
Advanced training course: The potential of online water monitoring tools, 6.-7. 11. 2024, Dübendorf (CH)
UBA/BfN symposium on the further development of agri-environmental policy, 21.11.2024, Berlin
Contaminants workshop, 11-12.02.2025, Münster

Short news

The sky over Los Angeles: Rising temperatures affect air quality
Emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide have risen by 40 per cent since 1980
Environmental agreement shows effect: Decrease in ozone-depleting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Effect of the Swiss action plan
Plant protection products on watercourses
Pesticide residues in Swiss drinking water
Over 150.000 people call for export ban on banned pesticides
Harmful effect of neonicotinoids on frog embryos proven
iDiv: Agriculture without fertilisers and pesticides brings more benefits for all
EAWAG: Predicting the toxicity of chemicals with AI
Luxembourg study on the link between cardiovascular disease and exposure to pollutants
Federal Cabinet adopts transformation report "Pollutant-free environment"
Current publications from the Federal Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Vol. 2024 No.3, p. 125-133

Personalia

Join the FG 25 May to 13 August 2024
Birthdays 4th quarter 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.3, p. 134

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 at the expert group workshop in Schmallenberg (© Fraunhofer IME)

• This was "Environment 2024" and a review of the Young Environmental Forum
• Microplastic models
• Toxicogenomic analysis in Lemna minor
• Ultra-fine particulate matter near airports
• Aquatic fungi
• Emerging contaminants in wastewater
• In brief: Professorship of Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Jena University of Applied Sciences
• Winter Special: Volcanoes in the Gulf of Naples

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Editorial

Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.4, S. 137

Original contributions

A. Ramsperger et al.: Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions - a reason for contradictory results in microplastics research?
A. Loll et al.: Short-Term Test for Toxicogenomic Analysis of Ecotoxic Modes of Action in Lemna minor
F. Ungeheuer, A. L. Vogel: Chemical characterisation of ultrafine particulate matter in the exhaust plume of an airport
S. Carl et al.: Aquatic fungi in the risk assessment of plant protection products - unimportant or just ignored?
S. Tisler et. al: Advanced Chromatographic Approaches for the Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Effluents
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.4, p. 138-163

In brief

Professorship for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Industrial Engineering, Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.4, S. 164-165

From the specialist group

This was the "Environment 2024"
Review of the Young Environmental Forum 2024
Report from the Executive Board: Meeting on 17 October 2024
Minutes of the Division's General Assembly on 7 November 2024
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr. 4, p. 166-169

Information

Conferences

6th Hannover Symposium on Plant Protection Products and their Metabolites - Importance for Water Supply, 6 February 2025
10th German Pharm-Tox Summit (GPTS), 25-28 March 2025, Hannover
Workshop on Molecular Methods in Environmental Monitoring, 26-28 March 2025, Essen
7th International Conference "Advanced Oxidation Processes", 8.-10.04.2025, Frankfurt a.M.
Annual Meeting of the Water Chemistry Society, 26-28 May 2025, Münster
19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (ICCE), June 8-12, 2025, Belgrade, Serbia
Gordon Research Conference: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 13-18.07.2025, South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Short news

Air quality: Council gives final green light to strengthen standards in the EU
Less air pollution - fewer children with lung diseases
Urban wastewater: Council adopts new rules for more efficient treatment
High PFAS level found in Muskegon Lake foam University of Southern California (USC) study finds link between PFAS, kidney function and gut health
European Commission publishes entry restricting the use of PFHxA and PFHxA-related substances
Federal Chancellor Scholz does not want to ban PFAS-permanent chemicals
BUND petition to Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on PFAS restriction launched
Science article on neurotoxic mixing effects of environmental chemicals
Drinking water contamination by chlorothalonil
Protection against endocrine disruptors still inadequate
JHM article: Screening the release of chemicals and microplastic particles from diverse plastic consumer products
Commentary on the UN Plastics Summit in Busan: Less plastic - or more?
Tyre abrasion threatens freshwaters
EuChemS-DCE survey on representation of Environmental Chemistry in programmes of higher education
Anja Ramsperger receives the Bavarian Culture Prize

Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30th year 2024 No.4, p. 170-181

Winter special

Matthias Kudra: How dangerous are the volcanoes in the Gulf of Naples?
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.4, S. 182-183

Personalia

Accessions to the FG 14 August to 22 November 2024
Birthdays 1st quarter 2025
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 30. Jahrg. 2024 Nr.4, p. 184

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

The winners of the Paul Crutzen Prize 2024: Dr Anja Ramsperger (left) and Alexandra Loll