2020
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Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, p. 1
C. A. Brühl and J. G. Zaller: Decline in biodiversity: to what extent is inadequate environmental impact assessment of pesticides partly responsible?
Scharmüller, A. et al.: Standartox: Standardised toxicity data
R. Zeumer et al.: Compostability and ecotoxicological assessment of bio-based plastics
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, pp. 3-14
Report from the Board
5th Future Perspectives Day of the Division held at the German Environment Agency
call for proposals for the 2020 Paul Crutzen Prize of the GDCh Division Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, p. 15
Department of Hydrology and Substance Cycling at the University of Kassel
reconsite GmbH
IfUA Umweltberatung und Gutachten GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, pp. 16-21
Announcements of events
Conference “Characterization and Remediation of PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants”, 23.-25.03.2020, Leipzig
"CAMPOS Int. Conf. 2020": Turnover of Diffuse Pollutants on the Catchment Scale, 23.-25.03.2020, Tübingen
Colloquium on Environmental Research Baden-Württemberg, 30.-31.03.2020, Fellbach
Analytica Conference, 31.03.-2.04.2020, Munich
ContaSed - 2nd Int. Conf. on Contaminated Sediments, 14.-18.06.2020, Bern
Workshop of the Working Group Soil on PAH contamination, 24.-25.06.2020, Frankfurt a. M.
EnvChem, 9.-10.07.2020, York, UK
6th Int. Conf. on Water Resource and Environment (WRE 2020), 23.-26.08.2020, Tokyo
32nd Annual Conf. Int. Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), 23.-27.08.2020, Washington, D.C.
DIOXIN 2020, 30.08.-4.09.2020, Nantes
ISEAC, 7.-11.09.2020, Regensburg
Environment 2020, 9.-11.09.2020, Emden
News in brief
DBU funding initiative “Prevention and reduction of pesticides in the environment”
European Call “Aquatic Pollutants”
Establishment of a Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring (ZBM)
“Science” article on neonicotinoids
BfR/EFSA: Derivation of health-based PFAS guideline values
Detection of persistent chemicals
WHO report: Microplastics in drinking-water
Guidance on non-target screening
Current texts and information from the German Environment Agency
Position paper of the BUND Federal Working Group on Environmental Chemicals and Toxicology
DEAL: Open Access agreement for Germany
Obituary for Dr. Tamara Grummt
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, pp. 22 -31
New members joining the Division 26.11.2019.-09.02.2020
Birthdays, 2nd quarter 2020
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No.1, p. 32
Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258
Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry, Faculty VI –Spatial and Environmental Sciences–
Trier University 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 implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, Leipzig University
E-mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de
Cover image
Additivation and composting of printed circuit boards based on polylactic acid (source: article by Zeumer et al. in this issue)
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Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, p. 34
M. Scheurer et al.: Transfer of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soils to plants
N. Markert et al.: Mixture toxicity in the Erft – toxicity drivers and non-detects
H. K. Imhof et al.: The entry of microplastics into food and the aquatic environment and its consequences – current questions and answers
K. Waldschläger: Microplastics = sediment?
K. Altmann et al.: TED-GC/MS: Rapid determination of microplastic mass contents in various samples
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, pp. 35 - 57
Suspension of the Paul-Crutzen Award 2020
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, p. 58
Environmental Biology Section at the Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring (zbm)
Intrapore GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, pp. 58 - 61
News in brief
Recommendation on fish consumption with regard to PFAS levels
Journal MethodsX: New Special Issue: Microplastics Analysis
EU Special Report 05/2020: Sustainable use of plant protection products
Pesticides impair baby bee brain development
Latest ECHA Committee for harmonised classification and labelling
BayÖkotox project consortium
VDI-TECHNICAL RULE 2020-03: Critical dose parameters for ozone
Environmental radioactivity: BfG publishes unique dataset
Considering the coronavirus and climate crises in the EU in a meaningful way
Current texts and information from the German Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, pp. 62 - 67
New members joining Division 10.02. - 28.05.2020
Birthdays, 3rd quarter 2020
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26th year 2020 No. 2, p. 68
Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258
Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry, Faculty VI – Spatial and Environmental 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 implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, Leipzig University
E-mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de
Cover image
TED-GC/MS system for determining microplastic particles (K. Altmann, BAM)
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Teaching in times of coronavirus – the sudden introduction of digital teaching formats at universities
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, p. 70
J.C. Laube, M.K. Vollmer: Perfluorinated alkanes in the atmosphere: An overview
H. Joerss, R. Ebinghaus: Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances along the course of the Rhine – occurrence and distribution in water and sediments
V. Hinnenkamp, P. Balsaa: Investigation of drinking water production processes using non-target analysis
J. Küppers, N. Mitschke: On the anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons in bacteria
F. Weber et al.: Stormwater drainage from a plastics-processing industrial plant as a source of microplastics
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, pp. 71–96
Virtual General Assembly of the Division on 2 October 2020
Report from the Division Board
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, p. 97
CIEL – Center for International Environmental Law
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, p. 97
News in Brief
Coronavirus lockdowns: Cleaner air saves lives
EFSA: Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance sulfoxaflor
Report by UNICEF and Pure Earth: 800 million children affected by lead poisoning
Nitrate levels in groundwater fall slightly
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) backs restricting intentional uses of microplastics
JPI-Oceans International Research Project: MICROPLASTIX
MicroplastiX – Coastal Ecosystems sub-project
Current texts and information from the German Environment Agency
The next pandemic is foreseeable
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, pp. 98–103
New members joining the Division 29 May–13 August 2020
Birthdays, 4th quarter 2020
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox Vol. 26, 2020 No. 3, p. 104
Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258
Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI –Spatial and Environmental Sciences–
Trier University 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 implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, Leipzig University
E-mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de
Cover image
PFAS contamination of the Rhine in a nine-year comparison
(Source: article by H. Joerss in this issue)
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Virtual General Assembly of the Division
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.4, S. 106
M. Klein, K. Blümlein, S. Hahn: Results of an exposure analysis for the health risk assessment of sediment contamination in Lake Rummelsburg
E. Brandes: The role of agriculture in (micro-)plastic pollution in soils and surface waters
P. Bellanova et al.: The organic-geochemical signature of tsunamis
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.4, S.107 - 119
Report from the Division Board
Minutes of the General Assembly on 2 October 2020
Report from the Working Group Chemical Assessment
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.4, S. 120 - 122
Professorship in Water Supply at Hof University of Applied Sciences
Early-career research group for environmental chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.4, S. 123-126
Event Announcements
BfG Symposium: “The Chemical Monitoring Station of the Future”, 13.-15.04.2021, Koblenz
News in Brief
Persistent emerging contaminants in soils and sediments
Publication: Historical record of plant protection products in sediments of a Swiss lake
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
Air quality in Europe
EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
EU microplastics ban
EU Parliament wants the EU to tackle pharmaceutical pollution
EU parliamentarians call for a ban on the export of pesticides not authorised in the EU
Current texts and information from the German Environment Agency
Job vacancy: Professorship in environmental chemistry, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr. 4, S. 127 - 131
New members joining the Division 13.08. - 16.11.2020
Birthdays in the first quarter of 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 26. Jahrg. 2020 Nr.4, S. 132
Published by the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society
ISSN: 1618-3258
Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry, FB VI –Spatial and Environmental Sciences–
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Tel. and fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/Technical implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, Leipzig University
Email: kudra@uni-leipzig.de
Cover image
Rummelsburg Lake / Berlin (source: S. Hahn)