Online Journal (E-Paper) ISSN: 1618-3258

Archive 2015

[Issue 1/ 2015] [issue 2/ 2015] [issue 3/ 2015] [issue 4/ 2015]

• Editorial: Microplastics - a challenge
• Antibiotics in urban water systems
• HMMM in surface waters
• Simultaneous SFC-MS analyses for water samples
• Ecological effects in wastewater treatment
• First PhD Students' Day and Young Environmental Scientists' Forum
• In brief: Sustainability in Chemical Engineering at Münster University of Applied Sciences
  and Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

Microplastics - a challenge for the environmental sciences
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.1, p. 2

Original contributions

S. Schubert et al: Determination of frequently prescribed antibiotics in different stages and media in urban wastewater systems using ultrasonic extraction (USE) and SPE as well as LC-MS/MS S. Eberhard et al: High concentrations of hexamethoxymethylmelamine (HMMM) in selected surface waters in southern Hesse S. Bieber and T. Letzel: Supercritical fluid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (SFC-MS): Simultaneous analysis method for polar and non-polar organic molecules in water samples K. Weiß et al: Supercritical fluid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (SFC-MS): Simultaneous analysis method for polar and non-polar organic molecules in water samples Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.1, p. 3 - 18

From the expert group

Minutes of the meeting of the GDCh Division Board on 20 November 2014
Announcement of the Paul Crutzen Prize for 2015
First PhD Students' Day of the Division
Announcement: Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2015
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.1, S. 19 - 21

In brief

Sustainability in chemistry in chemical engineering at Münster University of Applied Sciences
Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.1, S. 22 - 23

Information

Event reports Report on the symposium "Pollutant monitoring with fish and mussels: methods and results", 1 - 2 July 2014, Augsburg
Report on the workshop "Consideration of the bioavailability of metals in water monitoring" on 7 October 2014 at the UBA
10th anniversary of the Institute of Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University Announcements of events Analytical Forum "Water Contaminants", 28-30 April 2015, Koblenz
AquaConSoil, 9-12 June 2015, Copenhagen
14th Int. Conf. Environmental Science and Technology - CEST2015, 3-5 September 2015, Rhodes
9th Int. SedNet Conf, 23-26.09.2015, Krakow
18th Int. Symp. on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, 26-30.09.2015, Crete
2nd EuCheMS Congress on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 4-7.10.2015, Lisbon
11th Langenau Water Forum, 9 and 10.11.2015 Brief news The 2012 European Union (EFSA) Report on pesticide residues in food
Worldwide integrated assessment on systemic pesticides
Costs linked to effects of endocrine disrupting substances
"Declaration without ifs and buts" - water chemists call for disclosure of all
fracking chemicals
Press release on 8 years of REACH
UBA press release on air quality 2014
UBA-Texte 86/2014: Measures to reduce the input of micropollutants into the aquatic environment
UBA Position 12/2014: Biocides
UBA Texts 77/2014: Toxicology of nanomaterials
European Commission: Candidate list for substitution of pesticides
Notification no. 005/2015 of the BfR of 19 February 2015 on bisphenol A exposure
BUA study: Occupational exposure to PAHs and laryngeal carcinoma
Postgraduate studies in analytics & spectroscopy at the University of Leipzig Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.1, p. 24 - 36

Personalia

Joining the FG 25 Nov 2014-23 Feb 2015
Birthdays 2nd quarter 2015
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.1, p. 37

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

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences-
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image Lecture by FG Chairman, Prof. Dr Andreas Schäffer, on the occasion of
the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Institute for Environmental Research
at RWTH Aachen University on 5 December 2014

• Editorial: Visiting environmental research in Germany - ICCE 2015 in Leipzig
• LIFE+ Project PhotoPAQ
• In-vitro bioaccumulation tests
• Passive samplers for monitoring
• In brief: Quantitative Landscape Ecology University of Koblenz-Landau, Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, International POPs Network IPEN
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

European environmental research visiting Germany - the ICCE 2015 in Leipzig in September
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.2, p. 39

Original contributions

M. Gallus et al.: Can photocatalysis help to improve urban air quality? Results from the LIFE+- project PhotoPAQ I. Bischof et al: In-vitro biotransformation tests to predict the bioaccumulation of chemicals in fish B. Becker et al: Application of passive samplers for the monitoring of hydrophobic organic pollutants in rivers Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.2, S. 40 - 51

FG contributions to the ESEU

U. Klaschka: Naturally toxic: natural substances used in personal care products Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.2, p. 52

From the expert group

Invitation to the 2nd Forum of Young Environmental Scientists, 22-24 June 2015, Burghotel Blomberg
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.2, S. 52

In brief

Quantitative Landscape Ecology at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau
The Task Force on Systemic Pesticides
The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.2, S. 53 - 56

Information

Event announcements 6th VDI Conference on Diffuse Emissions, 11-12 June 2015, Düsseldorf
Workshop "Environmental monitoring of biocides in Europe", 25-26 June 2015, Berlin
9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, 5-10 July 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
1st NORMAN workshop on analysis of problematic compounds, 1-2 September 2015, Rhodes, Greece
Annual Meeting SETAC-GLB, 7-10 September 2015, Zurich, Switzerland
.-10.09.2015, Zurich
3rd International Workshop on Antimony in the Environment, 6-9.10.2015, Leipzig
34th Annual AAAR Conference, 12-16.10.2015, Minneapolis, USA
ISEG10 - Int. Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, 19-21.01.2016, Perth, Australia
Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 4-6.04.2016, Berlin Brief news Interlaboratory study for assessing cytotoxicity of nanomaterials
Global water risk from agrochemicals
MPI press release: Climate change will increase the accumulation of DDT in the Arctic
EU proposes global phase-down of HFCs under Montreal Protocol
Nitrogen: too much of a vital resource
German guideline for the assessment of pesticide mixtures
European Commission proposal to ban 4 phthalates in all electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
Press release from the WHORegional Office for Europe on potential exposure to asbestos in the workplace
National reporting "Pesticide residues in food"
EFSA call for new scientific information on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
The European Environment State and Outlook 2015 - SOER 2015
EuCheMS Press Release: Chemists against Chemical Weapons Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st Vol. 2015 No.2, p. 61 - 70

Personalia

Birthdays 3rd quarter 2015
Join the FG 24 February - 12 March 2015
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.2, p. 71

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

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences-
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image ICCE 2015 in Leipzig in September

• Editorial: PhD Students' Day and Young Environmental Scientists' Forum
• Water management effects of maize cultivation
• Benzotriazole degradation and background concentrations of flame retardants
• In brief: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW and Journal Environmental Chemistry
• Event announcements, news in brief and personalia

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Editorial

Doctoral Student Day and Forum for Young Environmental Scientists - Offers of the Division for Young Scientists
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr. 3, S. 73

Original contributions

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 outdoor air
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.3, p. 75 - 86

From the specialist group

Minutes of the FG board meeting on 2 July 2015
Second Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2015 in Blomberg
Invitation to the Division's general meeting
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.3, p. 87 - 89

In brief

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
The Journal "Environmental Chemistry"
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.3, S. 90

Information

Event announcements 4th Int. Conf. on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health, 18-21 October 2015, Sao Paulo
4th Int. Symp. "Effect-related evaluation of anthropogenic trace substances", 22-23 October 2015,
Aachen
11th Aachen Water Technology Conference, 27-28 October 2015
DECHEMA Symposium "Strategies for Soil and Groundwater Remediation", 30 November-1 December 2015, Frankfurt a. M. Brief news Acrylamide in food is a public health problem
European research into chemical mixtures (EuroMix) launched
OECD releases new data on nanomaterials
Data basis of many REACH registration dossiers incomplete
New EU water research project "FRAME" launched
Antifouling agents in water bodies: First investigation in Austrian ports
New ecotoxicological cell culture tests offer the potential to replace tests with juvenile fish
European research programme on microplastics in marine systems launched
International research project investigates effects of chemicals on hormone balance
ChildProtect-Life
UBA-Texte 25/2015: Testing and validation of the possible applications of novel passive samplers
UBA position paper on biocides Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.3, p. 91 - 98

Personalia

Joining the FG 12 March - 28 May 2015
Birthdays 4th quarter 2015
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.3, p. 99

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

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences-
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
The participants of the Forum of Young Environmental Scientists 2015 in Blomberg

• Editorial: Chemical persistence
• Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in river-estuary systems
• Antibodies against diclofenac
• Detection of peroxides in the troposphere
• Environmental behaviour of HBCD
• Report from the general meeting and presentation of the Paul Crutzen Prize
• Event announcements, newsflashes and personalia

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Editorial

A. Schäffer: Chemical persistence - a complex term
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr. 4, S. 102

Original contributions

F. Heydebreck et al: Occurrence and Distribution of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in
European and Chinese River Estuarine 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 Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.4, p. 103 - 115

From the specialist group

Report from the Section General Meeting on 21 September 2015
Report from the Atmospheric Chemistry Working Group
Annual Report 2015 from the Environmental Monitoring Working Group
Second PhD Day of the Section
Paul Crutzen Prize 2015 awarded to Dr Sebastian Scheinhardt and call for applications for 2016
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.4, p. 116 - 121

In brief

Self-portrait of OECOS GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.4, S. 122 - 123

Information

Announcements of events Workshop "Application of passive samplers in water monitoring", 23. 02. 2016, Berlin
251st ACS National Meeting, 13.-17.03.2016, San Diego
Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 3.-6.04.2016, Berlin
Water 2016 - Annual Meeting of the German Water Chemistry Society, 2.-4.05.2016, Bamberg
Analytica Conference, 10-12.05.2016, Munich
CEM 2016 - Int. Conference and Exhibition on Emissions Monitoring, 18-20.05.2016, Lisbon
Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Environmental Endocrine Disruptors, 19-24 June 2016, Sunday River, Newry, ME, USA
Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Environmental Sciences: Water, 26/06 - 1/07/2016, Holderness, NH, USA Brief news Air quality: Members of European Parliament approve new national caps on pollutants
Recent International Developments under the Montreal Protocol concerning hydrofluorocarbons
UBA-Texte 28/2015: Umweltprobleme der Landwirtschaft
Nationale Bodenbeobachtung in der Schweiz (NABO) 1985 - 2009
European Food Safety Agency (EFSA): Nano in food and agriculture
Protecting Water Resources from Mobile Trace Chemicals (PROMOTE)
Neuer Forschungsverbund Eff-Net
JRC report: First Watch List for emerging water pollutants
Drinking water check Germany - Every sixth sample exceeds limit value
European Commission - Press release: More efficient monitoring of drinking water
New findings in the assessment of health effects of cosmetic products
EC-Consultation on possible restriction of hazardous substances in textiles and clothes Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21st vol. 2015 no.4, p. 124 - 132

Personalia

Joining the FG 28 May - 24 November 2015
Birthdays 1st quarter 2016
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 21. Jahrg. 2015 Nr.3, p. 133 - 134

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

Editor:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Chemistry-
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. 21 D-542929 Trier
. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Spatial and Environmental Sciences-
University of Trier Campus II, Behringstr. 21, D-54296 Trier
Phone and Fax: 0651/ 201-3617 Secretariat: 0651/ 201-2243
Email: fischerk@uni-trier.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Design/ Technical realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image The FG Chairman, Prof Reemtsma, presents Dr Sebastian Scheinhardt from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) with the Paul Crutzen Prize 2015.
Photo: Tilo Arnhold/ TROPOS