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Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly presented

1	Editorial on European environmental policy	A.-S. Heldele et al.: Transport behaviour of PFAS from paper sludges in large lysimeters U.K.R. Kammann, J.P. Scharsack: Contamination by submerged munitions: TNT metabolites in fish from the North and Baltic Seas R.J. Schneider: Antibody-based on-site analysis for monitoring the removal of trace substances in wastewater treatment plants C.Scherber et. al.: Reduced use of plant protection products in agricultural landscapes: strategies from the perspective of biodiversity research	Ocean Care: Keeping the oceans alive
2	Editorial	F. T. Lange et al.: Are PFAS released into soil through the degradation of side-chain-fluorinated polymers? J. Hahn et al.: Mercury in German rivers: a challenge today and tomorrow A. Weber et al.: The impact of extreme flood events on fluvial sediments and their heavy-metal inventory C. Barkschat et. al.: Too much, too little, never enough? Results of an expert workshop on current strengths and weaknesses in the immission monitoring of persistent chemicals	Environmental Monitoring and Endocrinology Research Group (EME), Faculty of Biology, Technische Universität Dresden Materials Research and Testing Institute (MFPA) Weimar ABF Analytical-Biological Research Laboratory GmbH
3	Editorial	D. Themann et al.: A Systems Approach for Understanding and Managing Chemical Risks to Terrestrial Biodiversity J. Regnery et al.: Effects of anticoagulant rodenticides on the aquatic environment	Environmental Geochemistry Working Group at the Institute of Geoecology of Technische Universität Braunschweig
4	Editorial	V. Mueller et al.: Biomonitoring of PFAS Using Animals and Lichens – A Short Overview of Approaches, Findings, and Perspectives S. Barth, T. Doppler: Insecticides in Swiss flowing waters K. Brotzmann et al.: Fish and antidepressants: neurotoxic effects in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio) following exposure to venlafaxine G. Ernst: Risk assessment of plant protection products for soil organisms within the framework of the new “Central Zone Guidance” G. Lammel, I. Ivančev-Tumbas: Environmental chemistry in degree programmes in Germany	Working Group for Soil Science and Soil Resources at the Institute of Geography of Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) UMW Environmental Monitoring

Issue	Editorial	Original Articles	Featured

1	The Light in the Darkness	J. Zweigle et al.: Prioritisation and identification of PFAS using automated data analysis in non-target screening with PFΔScreen K. L. Hitzfeld et al.: Pesticide residues in small water bodies in agricultural landscapes – action is still needed K. Wiltschka et al.: Contamination of mine water by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) A. R. Vogel et al.: Recovery of tyre wear particles from environmental samples by density separation using NaI heavy liquid as a possible reference material for environmentally relevant process studies – exemplary tests on a water sample H. Wiesinger et al.: Safe and sustainable recycling requires controls and greater transparency – a case study on PVC floor coverings K. G. Steinhäuser et al.: Sewage sludge: from hazardous waste to a valuable resource	ISEGA Umweltanalytik GmbH, Hanau
2	The Division’s programme of events	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 can the hotspots be found? G. Proll et al.: Modern bioanalytical methods for the rapid quantification of micropollutants and pathogens in water	Professorship of Chemical Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg 50 years of the postgraduate course “Analytics & Spectroscopy” in Leipzig
3	Perspectives Days 2024	T. Heberer, S. E. Sander: Antibiotic inputs into the environment and new measures in veterinary medicine to minimise them J. Flottmann et al.: Challenges in developing methods for analysing highly polar substances in water using HILIC and IC-HRMS 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 using 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 Daphnia magna and Asellus aquaticus as examples	Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Research at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change EnJust Network for Environmental Justice
4	Editorial	A. Ramsperger et al.: Nominally identical microplastic models differ considerably in their particle–cell interactions – a reason for contradictory results in microplastic 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 particles in the exhaust plume of an airport S. Carl et al.: Aquatic fungi in the risk assessment of plant protection products – unimportant or merely overlooked? S. Tisler et. al.: Advanced Chromatographic Approaches for the Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Effluents	Professorship of technical chemistry and environmental chemistry, Department of Industrial Engineering, Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena

Issue	Editorial	Original articles	In brief

1	Editorial	U. Borchers: PFAS in drinking water – statutory regulation, toxicology and overview of findings M. Maier, T. Opel, M. Letzel: Approaches to characterising ultrafine particles from road traffic J. Kurbelt et al.: The Federal Trace Substances Centre – objectives and tasks	The International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) MSU Center for PFAS Research
2	Editorial	S. Hauser, K. Leopold: Mercury and its monitoring in the environment J. Schwaiger et al.: Risk assessment of microplastics in Bavarian rivers and lakes P. Roesch et al.: Development of PFAS sum parameters using Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) D. Schmiemann et al.: Enz4Water – enzymatic filtration for the fourth treatment stage	Reorientation of the Department of Ecological Chemistry (OEC) at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ in Leipzig
3	Editorial	W. Körner: Terrestrial environmental monitoring – are we measuring the right substances? A. Kolbe, J. Hölzer: Environmental epidemiological studies on PFAS S. Tisler et al.: Expanding the scope of wastewater monitoring by SFC-HRMS analysis C. Schwaferts: Raman microspectroscopy for the determination of microplastics and nanoplastics	UWAT GmbH – engineering consultancy and laboratory for environmental issues
4	Editorial	A. Grundmann et al.: BayÖkotox project network – “Ecotoxicological assessment of substances in the environment” H. Joerss et al.: Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances along the European west coast – distribution patterns and trends for the replacement substance HFPO-DA	Institute for Analytical Research (IFAR), Hochschule Fresenius, Idstein

Issue	Editorial	Original articles	In brief

1	Editorial	C. Henkel et al.: Polyvinyl chloride microplastics are a long-term source of phthalate release into aqueous media Hildebrandt et al.: Microplastics as a Trojan horse for trace metals L. Gehrenkemper et al.: Rapid and simple extraction of PFAS from soil samples: Optimised EOF determination using HR-CS-GFMAS O. Happel et al.: Organophosphonates in sediment samples from Lower Saxony and their proportion of the organic phosphorus fraction D. Hof et al.: DECIDE – Development and evaluation of an ecotoxicological assessment system compliant with the Water Framework Directive for flowing waters	Working Group Anthropogenic Water Cycles, Hof University of Applied Sciences
2	Editorial	P. Klatt: Ten years of PFAS contamination in Central Baden: A “field experiment” with an unknown outcome? A. Georgi, K. Mackenzie: PFAS – a challenge for environmental technology J. Meierdirks, P. Gratewohl: Release of pesticides on agricultural land – comparison of methods for leaching potential A. Logemann et al.: Development of the “pollution fingerprint” in the North Sea over the last century	PAN – Pesticide Action Network Germany
3	Editorial	T. Bierbaum et al.: Experimental methods for investigating PFAS immobilisation M. Petri et al.: Screening for brominated flame retardants and other persistent organic compounds in filter sludge from drinking water treatment at Lake Constance Zhe Pan et al.: Imaging MALDI-MS and nanodispensing as tools for effect-based HPTLC analysis – an interim report	Professorship of Instrumental Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences Working Group Microplastic Research at CEN, University of Hamburg
4	Editorial	J. S. Strehse, E. Maser: Munitions in the sea: impacts on the marine ecosphere S. Breinlinger, T. H. J. Niedermeyer: Hunting the eagle killer – discovery of a new cyanotoxin D. Jungmann et al.: Pilot application of an in vitro bioassay battery for effect-based monitoring in selected Lower Saxony surface waters F. T. Lange et al.: Significance of applying the Total Oxidizable Precursor (TOP) assay to soil sample extracts and aqueous eluates M. Wietzoreck et al.: Long-term study of nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil samples from two different sites	Professorship of Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Measurement Technology, Offenburg University

Issue	Editorial	Original Articles	In Brief

1	Editorial Obituary for Paul J. Crutzen	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 for the ecotoxicological assessment of pesticide transformation products M. Voigt et al.: Determination of the ecotoxicological potential of antibiotics using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and QSAR analysis	Portrait of the Environmental Chemistry Working Group, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, University of Hildesheim
2	Editorial	N. Tauchnitz et al.: Inputs of plant protection product active substances into surface waters from agricultural and urban sources in the Querne/Weida catchment (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	IPEN - International Pollutants Elimination Network
3	Introducing the Young Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Group (jUCÖT)	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 contamination in a flowing body of water 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	ChemTrust
4	Editorial	C. Engelke et al.: Pollutant monitoring in the coastal waters 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 about microplastics from a plasma	ALAB Analyse Labor in Berlin

Issue	Editorial	Original Articles	Introduced Briefly

1	Editorial	C. A. Brühl and J. G. Zaller: Decline in biodiversity: to what extent is inadequate environmental impact assessment of pesticides responsible? Scharmüller, A. et al.: Standartox: Standardised toxicity data R. Zeumer et al.: Compostability and ecotoxicological assessment of bio-based plastics	Department of Hydrology and Substance Balances at the University of Kassel reconsite GmbH IfUA Umweltberatung und Gutachten GmbH
2	Editorial	M. Scheurer et al.: Transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soils to plants N. Markert et al.: Mixture toxicity in the River 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 concentrations in various samples	Environmental Biology Section at the Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring (zbm) Intrapore GmbH
3	Teaching in times of coronavirus – the sudden introduction of digital teaching formats at higher education institutions	J.C. Laube, M.K. Vollmer: Perfluorinated alkanes in the atmosphere: an overview H. Joerss, R. Ebinghaus: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances along the River Rhine – occurrence and distribution in water and sediments V. Hinnenkamp, P. Balsaa: Investigating 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	CIEL – Center for International Environmental Law
4	Virtual general meeting of the members of the Division of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 2020	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	Professorship of Water Supply at Hof University of Applied Sciences Early-Career Research Group for Environmental Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly presented
1		I. Bantz, I. Valentin: Status of the assessment and remediation of PFC contamination in Düsseldorf L. Gehrmann et al.: Activity of oestrogenic and androgenic substances during and after ozonation of hospital wastewater M. Riegel et al.: Pathways of hexavalent chromium entering raw water supplies of drinking water providers I. Mulder et al.: Quaternary ammonium compounds in soil – implications for the development of antibiotic resistance	Junior professorship for environmental systems analysis, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen “Organic Environmental Geochemistry” working group, RWTH Aachen University
2	New Division Board introduces itself	M. Lesch et al.: In situ monitoring of freshly applied plant protection products C. Teuner et al.: A challenge for the regulatory authority for plant protection products: the occurrence of the metabolite 1,2,4-triazole in groundwater A. Focks: Use of mechanistic effect models in the prospective environmental risk assessment of plant protection products T. Frische et al.: “Risk Profiler” in use – a comparison of the environmental risk profiles of insecticides S. Knoll et al.: Relevance of ionic micropollutants – quantification of metformin and its transformation product guanylurea in biota	Institute of Water Chemistry at TU Dresden Laboratory for Biochemistry and sustainable chemistry at Münster University of Applied Sciences
3	(Micro)plastics in the environment	H. Rahm et al.: New life without mine water? W. Seitz et al.: Systematic recording of trace substance contamination in river water upstream of drinking water production J. Funke et al.: Sulfamic acid – quantification of a small, highly polar molecule using reversed-phase LC-MS-MS O. Happel et al.: KOLa – continuous ozonation with slow sand filtration for oxidative and microbiological investigations of organic compounds T. Bader: Data mining of LC-HRMS data for the assessment of water treatment processes	Marine Bioanalytical Chemistry Department of the Coastal Marine Biogeochemistry Division, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Professorship of Instrumental Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hochschule Niederrhein “Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology” working group at iES Landau
4	Looking back at the environmental conference in Landau	V. Hierlmeier et al.: ProtectAlps: the Alps, persistent pollutants and insects L. Zimmermann et al.: In vitro toxicity and chemical composition of plastic products S. Tisler and C. Zwiener: Transformation Products of Fluoxetine Formed by Photodegradation in Water and Biodegradation in Zebrafish Embryos	Common Forum on Contaminated Land in Europe adelphi

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	Welcome to Münster, welcome to "Umwelt 2018"	A. Simon, E. Dopp: Biotest battery: full-scale toxicological effect detection F. Metzelder et al.: Investigation of sorption on carbon nanomaterials using inverse liquid chromatography T. Vockenberg et al.: Influence of ageing processes on the sorption behaviour of micropollutants on microplastics	Dr. Lörcher Institute in Ludwigsburg
2		G. Nürenberg et al.: Detection of polyfluorinated alkyl phosphate esters (PAPs) and perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol-based phosphate esters (SAmPAPs) in soils L. Richters, F. Vietoris: Trifluoroacetate in surface waters and drinking water in North Rhine-Westphalia N. Ulrich, K.-U. Goss: UFZ-LSER database – A useful tool for many physicochemical problems in analytical chemistry	Professorship of Analytical Chemistry, TH Nuremberg GreenFacts – Facts on Health and the Environment
3		S. Bieber et al.: International management strategies for organic micropollutants in surface waters and supporting advanced analytical techniques F. Sacher et al.: Analysis of priority substances in wastewater samples – An important prerequisite for an inventory of German wastewater treatment plants S. Johann, A. Schmohl: Detection and purification of amines in drinking water and complex aqueous matrices	Institute of Water Resources and Water Supply at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and DVGW Research Centre TUHH Professorship of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Applied Natural Sciences, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Rheinbach Campus Analytical Research Institute for Non-Target Screening GmbH (AFIN-TS)
4		M. Jarosch, M. Brunke: Contaminant monitoring in fish and mussels in Schleswig- Holstein waters J. Regnery et al.: Rodenticide residues in fish – Investigating causes and risk mitigation measures R. Söhlmann et al.: Application of the sum parameters EOF and AOF in the investigation of the vertical migration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in contaminated soils in central Baden L. Böhm et al.: Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for the determination of hydrophobic organic chemicals in bioconcentration studies G. Lammel et al.: POP cycling in India - influenced by the monsoon	Department of Wastewater Management at Darmstadt University of Technology

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly introduced
1		K. Kümmerer et al.: MUTReWa – Measures for more sustainable management of pesticides and their transformation products in regional water management J. B. Thiäner, C. Achten: Analysis of high-molecular-weight, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (6–8-ring PAHs) in various environmental matrices by liquid chromatography – atmospheric-pressure laser ionisation – mass spectrometry (LC-APLI-MS) J. T. Andersson: Farewell to the 16 EPA PAHs? Time to take 40 years of PAH research into account	Professorship of Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Biotechnology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences “Sustainability in Chemistry” Department at the University of Bremen The NABU Federal Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Committee introduces itself
2	Revision of the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance (BBodSchV): Invitation to relaunch the “Soil” Working Group	S. Gonser et all.: Biomonitoring of PCBs and PCDD/F in Bavaria: Results from 18 years of continuous monitoring P. Weller and J. Neitsch: Does the use of modern plant protection products mobilise old DDT residues in agricultural land? S. Merel et all.: Wastewater ozonation and related formation of N-oxides S. Riehm, P. Guhl: Use of modelled data in the application of substance prioritisation procedures
3	It is that time again. Our annual doctoral researchers’ day is just around the corner.	T. Stahl et al.: Anthropogenic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment – a “never-ending story”? D. Thomas et al.: Ageing of synthetic polymers in the marine environment using HDPE, LDPE, PP and PLA as examples M. Weidung et al.: Effects of synthetic and natural microparticles on blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and rockpool prawns (Palaemon varians) J. Müller et al.: Sequential biofiltration for the removal of anthropogenic trace substances from the effluent of municipal wastewater treatment plants D. Wicke et al.: Biocides in Berlin’s stormwater runoff	UEG GmbH Institute of Chemical and Microbiological Analysis ROHA Diox Consult – Dr. Roland Haag
4	Annual review by the Division Executive Board	L.-K. Beuter, K. P. Ebke: Mesocosms as aquatic model ecosystems for the risk assessment of plant protection products F. Junginger et al.: Effect-based analysis based on luminescent bacteria, coupled with flow injection analysis and ion chromatography A. F. Herbort, K. Schuhen: Two perspectives: Plastics – everyday helpers or microplastics – the environmental problem?	Research Group “Water Technology – Cavitation – Renewable Resources”, University of Jena Professorship of Environmental Mineralogy, Institute of Applied Geosciences at Technische Universität Darmstadt

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Featured briefly
1	Invitation to Tübingen	S. Gabbert et al.: On recording the long-term effects of PBT and vPvB substances within the framework of socio-economic analyses under REACH S. Hasenbein et al.: Risk assessment of pesticide mixtures – from standardised single-species tests to model ecosystems	Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich Isodetect GmbH
2	Positions: Plant protection products from the perspective of industry and nature conservation	D. Claßen et al.: Assessment of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties of ionic and ionisable substances H. Ulrich et al.: Decline in PFC contamination in municipal sewage sludge in Bavaria M. Rusch et al.: Effective reduction of the antibacterial activity of the fluoroquinolone danofloxacin through biotransformation with the ascomycete Xylaria longipes V. Stark-Rogel et al.: In-depth chemical analysis and assessment of a broad range of liquid waste from in-vitro diagnostic instruments	SENSATEC Sensorik- und Spezialanlagenbau
3	On dependent and independent experts	C. Apel et al.: Occurrence and distribution of organic UV stabilisers and UV filters in sediments of European river estuaries M. Schaffer et al.: Characterisation of the sorption of organic bases from aqueous solutions: Current results and limitations in the prediction of environmental behaviour D. Kühnel and S. Böhme: Mixture toxicity of nanomaterials and chemicals	Chair of Applied Geology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg Hydroisotop Gmbh
4		M. Scheringer: environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology need better prospects M. Baumann et al.: The special status of antibiotics in the contamination of water bodies by pharmaceuticals LAWA-AG: LAWA report "Micropollutants in water bodies"	LAUS GmbH ecotox consult

Issue	Editorial	Original articles	Briefly introduced
1	Microplastics – a challenge for environmental sciences	S. Schubert et al.: Antibiotics at various stages and in various media in the urban wastewater system S. Eberhard et al.: HMMM in selected surface waters in southern Hesse S. Bieber and T. Letzel: Simultaneous SFC-MS analytical methods in water samples K. Weiß et al.: Mixtures of substances in wastewater treatment	Sustainability in chemistry in chemical engineering at Münster University of Applied Sciences Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
2	Environmental research in Germany as a guest – ICCE 2015 in Leipzig	M. Gallus et al.: LIFE Project PhotoPAQ I. Bischof et al.: In vitro biotransformation tests B. Becker et al.: Passive samplers for monitoring	Quantitative landscape ecology, University of Koblenz-Landau The Task Force on Systemic Pesticides The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
3	Doctoral students’ day and Forum of Young Environmental Scientists	A. Bayer: Water-management impacts of maize cultivation (plant protection products and nutrients) – monitoring in Bavaria C. Weidauer et al.: Photochemical degradation of benzotriazole under environmentally relevant conditions W. Körner and S. Kastenhofer: Determination of urban background concentrations of brominated flame retardants in ambient air	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The journal „Environmental Chemistry“
4	Chemical persistence – a complex concept	F. Heydebreck et al.: Occurrence and distribution of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in European and Chinese river–estuary systems S. Schmidt et al.: Development of monoclonal antibodies against diclofenac S. Hafermann: HPLC Method development for the detection of H₂O₂ and organic hydroperoxides in the troposphere C. Koch: The environmental behaviour of HBCD and the resulting legal consequences	Self-portrait of OECOS GmbH

Issue	Original articles	Briefly introduced
1	Development of a label-free biosensor for detecting diclofenac in wastewater-contaminated surface waters (S. Rau et. al) Determination of priority organic substances in suspended-solid-containing surface water using solid-phase extraction discs and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (C. Erger)	Environmental Geochemistry working group at the Institute for Geoecology of the Technische Universität Braunschweig Professorship of Environmental Analysis, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
2	Human pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge (Sabine Konradi et. al.) Biodegradability of ionic liquids (J. Neumann and S. Stolte)	Working group “Epidemiology of environmental influences during ageing processes” Professorship “Biomarkers in Occupational Medicine” IBACON GmbH
3	Application of an LC-MS screening method to identify historical and current trace substances in groundwater and surface water of a former sewage farm (F. Wode et al.) Behaviour of selected pesticides in the water–soil–plant system in the lysimeters of the Wagna research station (A. Fuhrmann et al.)	Chair and Experimental Institute for Urban Water Management at the Technische Universität München An institute with bite – Bauhaus Institute for forward-looking infrastructure systems GBA Laboratory Group Alpha Institute – Water and Environmental Analysis
4	Investigations into the chemical pollution of side structures on the Elbe (Susanne Heise) What can modern mass-spectrometric in-situ analysis contribute to environmental and food research? (S. Schulz et all) Planar SPE and microlitre flow injection analysis TOFMS – rapid pesticide screening for fruit and vegetables (C. Oellig, W. Schwack)	Water Management department in the Faculty of Civil Engineering/ Architecture at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden Ecossa

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly presented
1		Long-range transport potential of chemicals – How can this concerning property of substances be taken into account in the PBT assessment under REACH? (J. Ackermann et all)	Physiological ecology of animals at the Institute of Evolution and Ecology of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
2		Perfluorinated carboxylic acids – not only perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a cause for concern (C. Staude uund L. Vierke) Hazardous properties of substances: PBT assessment of pharmaceuticals (I. Prutz, J. Schönfeld, A. Wiemann)	Environmental trace analysis at the Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry at Ulm University WSC Scientific GmbH
3		Where do persistent pollutants remain in the ocean? (I. Stemmler und G. Lammel) Metabolite screening in environmental samples using LC-Q-TOF and electrochemistry–mass spectrometry (M. Zedda und C. Zwiener)	Hydrochemistry working group, University of Göttingen Chair of Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology at ISWA, University of Stuttgart
4	Dispute over endocrine disruptors divides the scientific community	Project “RISK-IDENT” – Assessment of previously unidentified anthropogenic trace substances in the aquatic system (R. Asner) Can Pd nanoparticles as recycled materials aid the degradation of persistent organic pollutants? (R.-Al. Düring und L. Böhm) Do cemeteries emit pharmaceuticals? (S. Fiedler, T. Dame und M. Graw)	Working group for residue analysis at the Institute of food chemistry and food biotechnology at Justus Liebig University Gießen RISK-IDENT project – Assessment of previously unidentified anthropogenic trace substances and action strategies for risk management in the aquatic system

Issue	Original articles	In brief
1	Bioaccumulation in organisms at a disposal site for dredged material in the German Bight (North Sea) S. Schäfer et al. Occurrence of selected psychotropic drugs in groundwater influenced by sewage farms in Berlin U. Hass et al.	Junior professorship for Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth Westphalian Water and Environmental Analytics GmbH
2	Studies on the assessment and prevention of toxic oxidation by-products during the oxidative wastewater treatment of fluoroquinolones J. Türk et al. Total dissolution and digestion methods for engineered metal nanoparticles T. Klawonn et al.	Institute of Sustainable Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, University of Lüneburg Hydrogeology and Landscape Water Balance working group at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg Institute for Water Research GmbH, Schwerte
3	Study of the transformation of organic micropollutants ... A. Wick, T. A. Ternes Behaviour of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment plants M. Maier et al. Online sensor system for monitoring water quality for organic compounds O. Happel et al.	Analytical research group at the Chair of Urban Water Management at TU Munich
4	Floodsearch: Flooding on a laboratory scale M. Brinkmann et al. New antibiotics in the environment – Initial results on ecotoxic effects in the water cycle J. Brünsing et al.	Düring working group at the Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation of Justus Liebig University Gießen Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM RLP AgroScience GmbH – Institute for Agroecology, Environmental Chemistry Department

Issue	Editorial	Original Contributions	Briefly Introduced
1	New Division Board – outlook on the key areas of work for the coming years	Wastewater treatment plants as a source of polyfluorinated compounds in the atmosphere L. Vierke, L. Ahrens, M. Shoeib, T. Harner, W.-U. Palm, R. Ebinghaus Bioaccumulation and metabolism studies in fish − current topics in guideline development C. Schlechtriem, K. Hohgardt, C. Rauert	Junior Professorship in "Applied Environmental Systems Analysis", Osnabrück University Chair of Air Chemistry and Air Pollution Control at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus
2			ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH
3		Evaluation of the persistence of selected priority substances in the aquatic environment M. Peschka Screening the behaviour of active pharmaceutical ingredients in a water–sediment test system M. Radke, M. Maier	The Biocides Division at the German Environment Agency Chair of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen and IWW Water Centre, Mülheim an der Ruhr Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (Springer) An International Journal
4		Occurrence of heterocyclic PAHs in Lower Saxony’s running waters A.-K. Siemers, J. S. Mänz, W.-U. Palm, D. Steffen, W. K. L. Ruck Non-extractable residues formed during biodegradation of 2,4-D in soil are biogenic K. M. Nowaka; A. Miltnera, M. Gehreb, A. Schäffer, M. Kästnera Oxidation of the tolylfluanid metabolite N,N-dimethylsulfamide (DMS) N. Schatz, O. Happel, D. Richter	The Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly presented
1		Non-target analysis in ecology T.L.H. Pham in cooperation with H. Weisshoff, C. Mügge, E. Krause, W. Rotard, A. Preiss and I. Zaspel Antibiotic transfer from soil to crops M. Grote, D. H. Meric Detection of aircraft and airfield de-icing agents in surface runoff from Hannover-Langenhagen Airport by means of solid-phase microextraction E. Fries, S. Ernesti, J. Klasmeier, H. Fletemeyer	Junior professorship in environmental geochemistry, University of Bayreuth Master’s degree programme in environmental protection at the Faculty of Angewandte Chemie at Reutlingen University
2		Volatile polyfluorinated compounds in indoor air V. Langer, A. Dreyer, R. Ebinghaus Antibiotic residues in slurry and soils M. Lamshöft, S. Zühlke, P. Sukul, S. Kusari, M. Spiteller	Pollutant hydrology working group at the Chair of Hydrology at the University of Bayreuth Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technologies (UFT) at the University of Bremen
3	Preprint of the welcome address by the Division Chair, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lammel, at the opening of the "Umwelt 2010" Conference in Dessau G. Lammel	Retrospective monitoring of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in archived herring gull eggs H. Rüdel, J. Müller, H. Jürling, M. Paulus and C. Schröter-Kermani Integrating bioavailability into soil protection K. Terytze, I. Vogel and R. Wagner Assessment of the availability of non-extractable PAH residues in soil A. Eschenbach, B. Mahro, B. and R. Wienberg	Analytical chemistry and instrumental analysis in the Department of Applied Natural Sciences at Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Research focus on environmental analysis and ecotoxicology at the Faculty of Life Sciences at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
4	Position How can the link between research in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology and decision-making processes in public authorities and industry be strengthened? M. Scheringer	Pharmaceuticals and their metabolites in the water cycle M. Letzel, K. Weiß, W. Schüßler, M. Sengl Trend monitoring of pollutants in sediments and suspended matter in the inland Elbe E. Claus, J. Pelzer, J, P. Heininger Long-range transport of organic substances in water C. Zarfl, M. Scheringer, M. Matthies	The National Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1		Reconstruction of the contamination of the German Bight with polyfluorinated organic substances based on seal tissue samples L. Ahrens, U. Siebert and R. Ebinghaus Corrosion inhibitors in the aquatic environment: benzotriazoles in the Main, Hengstbach and Hegbach E. Fries, A. Kiss The use of (P450-transgenic) plant cell suspension cultures as model systems for investigating the metabolizability of environmental pollutants M. A. Breuer, A. Schäffer, I. Schuphan, B. Schmidt	Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Koblenz − Department of "Qualitative Hydrology Institute for Aquatic Protection MESOCOSM GmbH
2	Current overview of the status and activities of our Division G. Lammel	Emission inventories as a basis for identifying the causes of and recording air pollution J. Theloke et al. Arsenic species and plant transfer Arsenite exchange by plant roots: comparison of plants grown in hydroponic culture and in soil D. Vetterlein and J. Mattusch	Journal of Environmental Medicine in Research and Practice
3	Mille viae ducunt hominem per Augustam Treverorum K. Fischer	Urban air pollution using an African metropolis as an example S. Henninger A brief insight into the chemistry of secondary organic aerosols L. Müller, M.-C. Reinnig and Th. Hoffmann	"Analysis in Health-Related Consumer Protection" Working group Prof. Dr. Manfred Grote: Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Paderborn University Professorship of Waste and Resource Management at the Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resource Management of Justus Liebig University in Gießen
4		Assessment of chemicals relevant to drinking water within the framework of the REACH Regulation A. Klein, M. Neumann Sampling of VOCs in groundwater: comparison of active and passive sampling U. Dogerloh, H. Theißen, R. Becker, I. Nehls	Department of Chemistry and Environmental Analysis at the Faculty of Environmental Protection of Weihenstephan-Troisdorf University of Applied Sciences Journal "Regional Environmental Change"

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	Briefly introduced
1	Editorial: Greetings from the Executive Board G. Lammel, R. V. Battersby, W. Lorenz, A. Schäffer, M. Scheringer, B. Schwarz-Schulz, J. Tolls	Data problems and data requirements in the environmental risk assessment of chemicals M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler Background levels and heavy metal contamination of sediments in the area of flowing waters, using the Oder Lagoon as an example D. W. Zachmann, C. Tripke, S. Müller Composition of organic soil matter and its effect on the hydrophobicity of three forest soil samples R.H. Ellerbrock, H.H. Gerke, J. Bachmann, M.-O. Goebel	Research Centre for Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Brno Working group on organic environmental pollutants at the Department of Environmental Geosciences at the University of Vienna The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP)
2		Consumer exposure to PFOS and PFOA M. Scheringer, D. Trudel, L. Horowitz, M. Wormuth, I. T. Cousins, K. Hungerbühler Multimedia modelling to identify persistent substances with long-range transport potential M. Matthies, J. Klasmeier Toxicity modelling with commercial (Q)SAR systems: practical aspects for regulatory application B. Simon-Hettich	Luhnstedt Analytical Laboratory Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Frankfurt am Main
3	Welcome address for the 3rd Joint Conference of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology and SETAC-GLB	The urban "nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) problem" What influence do direct traffic emissions have? R. Kurtenbach, K-H. Becker, P. Bruckmann, J. Kleffmann, A. Niedojadlo, P. Wiesen QSAR approaches for the toxicological assessment of industrial chemicals E. Jacob	Department of Landscape Ecology at Vechta University
4		Transport of the antibiotic sulfadiazine in soils: what effect does slurry have? M. Unold, R. Kasteel, J. Groeneweg, H. Vereecken Determination of methylmercury in fish samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank J. Kösters, H. Rüdel, Chr. Schröter-Kermani Concentration and distribution of anthropogenic platinum metal emissions (Pt, Pd and Rh) in soil and airborne dust F. Zereini	Institute for Energy and Environmental Technology IUTA e.V., Duisburg

Issue	Editorial	Original contributions	In brief
1	environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology − Sub-disciplines of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary environmental science G. Lammel, R. V. Battersby, W. Lorenz, A. Schäffer, M. Scheringer, B. Schwarz-Schulz, J. Tolls	Data problems and data requirements in the environmental risk assessment of chemicals M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler Background levels and heavy metal contamination of sediments in the area of flowing waters, using the Oder Lagoon as an example D. W. Zachmann, C. Tripke, S. Müll The photolysis of nitrous acid (HONO) − an important source of OH radicals in the atmosphere J. Kleffmann, P. Wiesen	Soil science in Department VI of the University of Trier Environmental Chemistry Department of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) CLEAN − Soil, Air, Water: New journal published by Wiley-VCH New Journal: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
2	Annual meeting of the GDCh Division of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 2007 in Osnabrück M. Matthies	Modelling pollutant dispersion during extreme flooding in the Bitterfeld area M. Schulz, O. Büttner, M. Matthies, M. Böhme, W. von Tümpling Position paper on substance-related environmental monitoring (Part 1 of 2) H. Rüdel et al.	FoBiG − Research and Consulting Institute for Hazardous Substances GmbH
3	On the debate surrounding controversial positions M. Scheringer, A. Schäffer, B. Schwarz-Schulz	The Arctic: an environmental chemistry field laboratory of global significance R. Kallenborn Influence of lipophilicity and molecular size on the bioconcentration potential of environmental chemicals M. Nendza, M. Müller Position paper on substance-related environmental monitoring (Part 2 of 2) H. Rüdel et al. Global environmental protection − is it feasible? R. Kallenborn
4		Gen-DarT − a predictive model for chronic toxicity through analysis of altered gene expression in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio)? D. Völker, Ch. Veß, K. Schirmer, St. Scholz Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the polar regions − model studies G. Lammel, A. M. Sehili, Semeena V.S. Selection and use of reference matrices to determine substance properties and the environmental behaviour of substances W. Kördel, K.H. Weinfurtner	Institute of Environmental Physics at the University of Bremen Environmental Process Engineering, Institute of Environmental Protection, TU Berlin

Issue	Editorial	Original articles	Featured
1	Everything flows H. Frank	Decline of freshwater pearl mussels − analysis of possible ecotoxicological causes S. Gerstmann, K. Poxleitner, H. Frank The German Environmental Specimen Bank as an instrument for investigating the relevance of “new contaminants” in water bodies H. Rüdel, C. Schröter-Kermani	EU Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (J.R.C. Ispra) Ökometric GmbH − Bayreuth Institute for Environmental Research BBK - German Association for Biogenic and Renewable Fuels e.V. Elsevier Book Series: Developments in Environmental Science Our environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology young researchers
2	Editorial - The Soil Chemistry and Soil Ecology Working Group is back R. Kreuzig	THE MANURE PROJECT − Development of a catalogue of methods for investigating the residue behaviour of veterinary medicinal products in manure and manure-fertilised soils R. Kreuzig, J. Heise, S. Höltge	Institute for Environmental Studies - Vrije University Amsterdam UNEP Chemicals Branch, DTIE, in Geneva, Switzerland Environment International Our environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology young researchers
3	Editorial − Change in the Editorial staff of the “Mitteilungen” completed K. Fischer	Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances in the EU − aspirations and reality Ch. Schulte Risk assessment of PBT substances J. Tolls, M. Holt, Ian Malcomber, Dan Salvito, P. Thomas Beyond Oil and Gas: Proposals for a future energy economy J. O. Metzger, A. Hüttermann
4	Annual Conference of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology 2006 in Halle W. Lorenz	Multiple contaminant sources in groundwater − a challenge for risk assessment and remediation S. Russold, K. Schirmer Consumer exposure to phthalates in Europe: identification of the important sources M. Wormuth, M. Scheringer, K. Hungerbühler The umu genotoxicity test − application potential and automation capability A. Eisenträger, C. Brinkmann	Organic chemistry and environmental chemistry at the Institute of Integrated Natural Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau Ecotoxicology and toxicology at the University of Trier

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