2021
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Editorial
Paul J. Crutzen – brilliant scientist, advocate and visionary
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.1, pp. 2-4
E. Weidemann et al.: Which processes are responsible for the environmental behaviour of PFAS in soil?
P. Janz et al.: Atmospheric deposition of mercury and accumulation in alpine ecosystems
B. Hensen et al.: Development of a multi-stage screening procedure as a guide to the ecotoxicological assessment of pesticide transformation products
M. Voigt et al.: Determination of the ecotoxicological potential of antibiotics using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and QSAR analysis
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2020 No.1, pp. 5-24
Report from the Board
Report from the Working Group Chemical Assessment
Call for proposals for the 2021 Paul Crutzen Prize of the GDCh Division Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.1, p. 25
Portrait of the Environmental Chemistry Working Group, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.1, pp. 26-27
Event announcements
Virtual Symposium: The Chemical Monitoring Station of the Future, 13–15 April 2021, Koblenz
QUO VADIS Life Sciences Conference, 23–27 June 2021, Opole, Poland
Langenau Water Forum, 15–16 November 2021
News in brief
Short-term pollutant concentration peaks in water bodies are greatly underestimated
Agroscope study: Pesticides in Swiss agricultural soils
German Bundestag: Debate on a ban on pesticide exports
New rule on transparency of the EU risk assessment in the food chain
Call for a global scientific 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 German Environment Agency
Book recommendations
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.1, pp. 28 -34
New members joining the Division 06.11.2020 - 08.02.2021
Birthdays, 2nd quarter 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2020 No.1, p. 35
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
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Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Paul J. Crutzen
(Source: Carsten Costard, MPIC)

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Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.2, p. 37
N. Tauchnitz et al.: Inputs of plant protection product active substances into surface waters from agricultural and urban sources in the Querne/Weida catchment area (Central Germany)
S. Schirrmeister et al.: 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 27th year 2021 No.2, pp. 38 - 51
IPEN - International Pollutants Elimination Network
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.2, p. 52
Event Announcements
Online Workshop: Wastewater assessment using biotest methods, 22.06.2021
12th Int. SedNet Conference (online), 28.06. - 2.07.2021
“Environment 2021” (online), 7 and 8 September 2021
Int. Conf. Non-Target Screening (ICNTS 21), 04. – 07. 10. 2021, Erding
Short News
Review of the OECD test guidelines
UNEP report highlights 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-pollution target by 2050
EU project PrecisionTox launches
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
Successful climate lawsuit against Shell
Current texts and information from the German Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No.2, pp. 55 - 63
New members joining FG 08.02. - 16.05.2021
Birthdays, 3rd quarter 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2020 No.1, p. 64
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
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IR microscopic image for evaluating microplastic analysis
(Source: Schirrmeister)

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Young environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) introduces itself
Mtt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2021 No. 3, p. 66
K. G. Steinhäuser et al.: Pharmaceuticals in the environment – an underestimated problem – situation and approaches to solutions for sustainable Management –
N. Bätz et al.: Hormonal pollution in running waters during a rainfall event
K. Furtmann et al.: ECHO: Rapid determination of the relevance of trace substances in the aquatic environment
F. C. Fischer, B. I. Escher: Optimised dosing of chemicals in high-throughput in vitro test systems
Mitt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2021 No. 3, pp. 67 - 81
Report from the Board
Report from the Working Group “chemical assessment
Mitt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2021 No. 3, p. 82
ChemTrust
Mitt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2021 No. 3, p. 82
Event announcements
DUST 2021, 4th Int. Conference on Atmospheric Dust, 4–7 October 2021, Monopoli, Italy
Online Conference of the Bavarian Environment Agency: PFAS 2021 – New assessment and the consequences, 21 October 2021
BfG: 7th Workshop on water quality modelling: Current applications and integrated modelling approaches, 15/16 November 2021
3rd Water JPI Conference: “From Research to Practice: Pollutants, Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistances in the Water Cycle”, 17/18 November 2021, Mühlheim a. d. Ruhr
News in brief
Nature article: The Montreal Protocol protects the terrestrial carbon sink
Alfred Wegener Institute: Climate change leads to major ozone losses over the Arctic
European Commission welcomes CJEU ruling 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
German government's five-year programme for water research
Flooding: Toxins from the riverbed
Science: Special Issue Plastics
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology: Plastics in the environment: emissions into agriculturally used soils
ECHA updated the Candidate List with 8 new chemicals
PFAS in food: BfR confirms critical exposure to industrial chemicals
New BfR concept for identifying potentially health-relevant combinations of chemicals
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht becomes Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Current texts from the German Environment Agency
Mitt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2021 No. 3, pp. 83 - 91
New members joining FG 16.05–25.08.2021
Birthdays, 4th quarter 2021
Mitt environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 27th year 2020 No. 3, p. 92
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
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Logo of “young environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology (jUCÖT)”

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Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, p. 94
C. Engelke et al.: Pollutant monitoring in the coastal waters of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to assess water quality
H. Wackerbarth et al.: Determination of benzotriazole in water bodies 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 monitoring of microplastics in drinking water
C. Sommer et al.: What we can learn from a plasma about microplastics
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, pp. 95 - 118
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 Assembly on 15 October 2021
Session “PFAS monitoring and assessment” at Umwelt 2021
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, pp. 119 - 124
ALAB Analysis Laboratory in Berlin
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, pp. 125 - 126
News in Brief
Update of the WHO Air Quality Guidelines
Results of the ELAPSE project
Long-term development of pollution in the Baltic Sea by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PLoS ONE article: Mapping global inputs and impacts from human sewage in coastal ecosystems
New proposals from the EU Commission against deforestation, for sustainability and healthy soils
EU introduces new maximum levels for lead in foodstuffs
EU-Horizon 2020 Project: PAPILLONS
EU research project ZeroPM
Video clip on ecotoxicology and the “BayÖkotox” project network
Inaugural Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society’s “Section Chemistry and the Environment”
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, pp. 127 - 131
New members joining the Division 26 August - 8 November 2021
Birthdays in the first quarter of 2022
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 27th year 2021 No. 4, p. 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–
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
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Participants in the “Young Environmental Forum (JUF)”, 6 September 2021