Publications

Ziel des vorliegenden Gutachtens ist es, die Eignung und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten des SPEAR-Indikators für kleine Standgewässer zu überprüfen. Die Auswertungen basieren auf Monitoring-daten zu Makrozoobenthos (MZB) und Pflanzenschutzmittelbelastung des JKI. Der Datensatz umfasst 37 Standgewässer in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Schleswig-Holstein aus den Jahren 2015 und 2016.

The criteria for the assessment of ⁠PBT substances were developed for neutral organic substances. Many chemicals are, however, charged under environmentally relevant pH conditions. The influence of a charge in molecule on its potential to degrade in the environment is unclear and therefore the research question of this project.

Petroleum and coal (PetCo) based substances are usually of complex composition. This makes their analytical characterisation challenging. The aim of this project was to develop an analytical concept to be applied on a selection of five PetCo products, to identify those constituents or constituent groups that might be of concern for the environment and human health.

This conference paper gives a detailed overview of the international online-event ‚Green Cooling Summit‘ which took place from 25. to 27. May 2021. The central issue was the HFC phase down according to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and how it can be implemented with natural refrigerants.

The European Commission recently announced a targeted revision of the REACH Regulation, in view of strengthening the level of protection from hazardous chemicals and simplifying the legal text.

The report summarises and evaluates the current state of knowledge on organic contaminants in polar regions that have become significant concerns because of their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity potential. Climate change can also alter the biogeochemical cycling of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and emerging organic contaminants (EOCs).

Persistente organische Schadstoffe – sog. ⁠POP⁠ (engl. Persistent Organic Pollutants) sind aufgrund ihrer negativen Eigenschaften Gegenstand des Stockholmer Übereinkommens zu POP und des POP-Protokolls. Ziel der internationalen Abkommen ist es, Produktion, Verwendung und Freisetzungen dieser Substanzen soweit wie möglich zu reduzieren bzw. zu beenden.

Biocides that are released into the environment can have unintended negative environmental effects. The aim of this project was to analyse the current agricultural practice related to the use of disinfectants (PT 03) and insecticides (PT 18) in animal husbandry.

Der Bericht untersucht Prozesse des ökologischen Strukturwandels und arbeitet Gemeinsamkeiten, Hindernisse und Erfolgsfaktoren hinaus. Darauf aufbauend werden Handlungsempfehlungen zur erfolgreichen Gestaltung eines ökologischen Strukturwandels abgeleitet. Am Beispiel dreier Fallstudien werden vertiefte Analysen vorgenommen: Automobilwirtschaft, Basischemie und Re-use von Batterien.

Seals and whales are at the end of the food chain and are thus exposed to a high bioaccumulation of pollutants. The aim of the project under the German HELCOM Chairmanship 2020 - 2022 was to screen for potentially hazardous novel contaminants in marine mammals from the Baltic Sea using state-of-the-art analytical methods for wide-scope target and suspect screening.

Das Umweltzeichen Blauer Engel für biologisch abbaubare Schmierstoffe und Hydraulikflüssigkeiten (DE-UZ 178) zeichnet die innerhalb der Produktgruppe umweltschonenderen Produkte aus. Die Kriterien werden regelmäßig überprüft.

Hydrolysis is an abiotic degradation process that influences the fate of many water-soluble substances in the environment. The ability of chemicals to undergo hydrolysis is currently tested in purified lab water in accordance with OECD guideline 111. It has been suggested that the addition of particles such as sediment or microplastic fibers i.e.