Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox - Communications of the Division -

Editorial

Agenda 21 and biomass utilisation
Jürgen O. Metzger
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.1, p. 3

Apropos ...

APROPOS ... Biorefinery
B. Kamm, M. Hempel and M. Kamm
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.1, pp. 4 - 5

Original Articles

Compostable plastics - A new technology is making its way
J. Reske
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.1, pp. 6 - 8
Dialogue in a lab coat? - The future of risk assessment in stakeholder democracy
A. Lüth, Ch. Rohloff, St. Schäfers
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.1, pp. 9 - 11, 20

Briefly Introduced

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT Technology Transfer Centre, Bremerhaven
INTERSEROH AGJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
Our young environmental chemists

From the Division

New service on the Division homepage - the jobs board
GDCh press release on the Bologna Process
Training courses 2005
New Chair of the "Atmospheric Chemistry" Working Group

Information, Conferences, Personal Announcements

Andrzej Waksmundzki Prize for Prof. Frank, Bayreuth
Upcoming Conferences
Prof. Dr. Harun Parlar turns 60*
Dr. Heinz Behret turns 65
Our new members
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/ 3915961, Fax: 0531/ 3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Printing on a plastic bag made from potato starch (from: Erde 2.0, Baden-Württemberg zeigt Technologien für Morgen, BW Ministry of the Environment and Transport)

Editorial

POPs Convention and Waste
Klaus G. Steinhäuer
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 2, p. 27

Apropos ...

APROPOS ... POPs in Czech Republic
Ivan Holoubek
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 2, pp. 28 - 29

Original contribution

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Michael Herrmann, Berlin
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, pp. 9 - 11, 20

Briefly introduced

Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis at TU Braunschweig
Dr U.-Noack Laboratories
Aquatic Toxicology
Our young environmental chemists

From the Division

Postgraduate vocational training in "Ecotoxicology" launched
GDCh press release

Information, Conferences, Personal details

Conference reports (SOLAR '05 and Enpho '05 )
Upcoming Conferences in 2005
Reviews (Environmental Biotechnology)
Our new members

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/ 3915961, Fax: 0531/ 3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Field irrigation with wastewater-containing canal water in Central Anatolia (Turkey) (Photo: M. Bahadir, Braunschweig)

Editorial

REACH - "SPORT"y
Wolf-Rüdiger Bias
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.3, p. 57

Apropos ...

APROPOS ... APROPOS ... Long-range Transport Potential and Overall Persistence
M. Matthies, M: Scheringer
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.3, pp. 52 - 53

Original Contributions

State of Knowledge and Research Needs in the Context of the Global POP Convention
G. Lammel
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.3, pp. 54 - 56, 71
Georeferenced Exposure Assessment
M. Matthies, J. Klasmeier
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11. Jahrg. 2005 Nr.3, pp. 57 - 59, 71

In Brief

ZIRN and DIALOGIK
Eurofins I GfA, Robin Wood e.V.
The Journal of Sustainable Product Design
Our Environmental Chemistry Early-Career Researchers

From the Division

Member survey
Press release

Information, Conferences, Personal Details

The GDCh reports on the Sport Report
Chemistry - what's "Green" got to do with it?
Upcoming Conferences in 2005
Reviews
Dieter Lenoir turns 70
Our new members
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/ 3915961, Fax: 0531/ 3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Dust sampling in Braunschweig using a high-volume sampler to measure platinum-group elements (PGE) from catalytic converters (Photos: M. Wichmann + G. Anquandah, Braunschweig)

Editorial

A new direction for our Division newsletter
G. Schüürmann
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 75

Apropos ...

APROPOS ... News, what happens next?
M. Bahadir
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 76 - 77

Original contributions

Emissions and optimisation potential of new diesel fuels
J. Krahl
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 78 - 80
New and more sustainable organic chemistry practical course (NOP)
B. König
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 81 - 83

In brief

Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau campus
Hydrotox GmbH
WEED - World Economy, Ecology & Development e.V.
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment (JFAE)
Our young environmental chemists

From the Division

New Working Group Heads elected
Working Group Environmental Monitoring "New contaminants"

Information, Conferences, personalia

2006 annual conference in Halle
GDCh informs: Continuing education courses in 2006
Conference report "The Mediterranean environment"
Review: Perpene
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/ 3915961, Fax: 0531/ 3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

Cover image: Biodiesel sales in Germany 1991–2005 (Source: UTFOP 2005)