Original contributions

Bioaccumulation in organisms at a dumping site for dredged material in the German Bight (North Sea)
S. Schäfer et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, p. 2 - 5 Occurrence of selected psychotropic drugs in groundwater influenced by trickling fields in Berlin
U. Hass et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, p. 6 - 8

From the Divisions

Paul-Crutzen Award of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, S. 9

In brief

Junior Professorship for Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Bayreuth
Westfälische Wasser- und Umweltanalytik GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, S. 11 - 12

Information

Event announcements
Workshop "Relevance of transformation products in the urban water cycle", 23-24 April 2012, Koblenz
Colloquium "LC-MS in Environmental Analysis 2012", 11-13 June 2012, Leipzig
8th Summer School of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 26-30 June 2012, Brno, CZ
4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (ECC 2012), 26.-30.08.2012, Prague
3rd SETAC CEE Annual Meeting, 17-19.09.2012, Krakow
International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment (ICHMET), 23-27.09.2012, Rome
SedNet Round-Table-Discussion "Sediments in River Basins", 9.10.2012, Hamburg
15th Magdeburg Water Protection Seminar "The Elbe and its Sediments", 10-11.10.2012, Hamburg Brief news Compilation of monitoring data on environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals (UBATexte 66/2011)
Residues of pharmacologically active substances in foods of plant origin
Amendment of the Plant Protection Act New BMBF joint project: Risk management of new pollutants and pathogens in the water cycle (RiSKWa)
Environmental protection and water: proposal for reducing the risks of water pollution
Insecticides an increasing problem for water bodies in Europe in the future
DFG Research Unit INTERNANO - DFG FOR 1536 Job advertisements PhD project Global Trace Substance Modelling (MPI Mainz)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Analysis of organic compounds in alkaline media (PSI Switzerland)
New PhD topics at Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (Brno, CZ)
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, S. 17 - 25

Personalia

New Division members (joining from 7 September to 5 December 2011)
Birthday list 2nd quarter 2012
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, S. 26 - 27

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

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Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth 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
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E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
The whelk (Buccinum undatum), a bioindicator of North Sea sediment pollution caused by dredged material transport (Source: BIOCONSULT [Schuchardt & Scholle GbR])

Original contributions

Studies on the assessment and avoidance of toxic oxidation by-products in the oxidative wastewater treatment of fluoroquinolones
J. Türk et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, p. 28 - 31
Total dissolution and digestion methods for engineered metal nanoparticles
T. Klawonn et al:
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, S. 32 - 34

From the Divisions

Minutes of the FG Board Meeting on 15 February 2012
Minutes of the FG Board Meeting on 10 May 2012
Joint Annual Meeting GDCh-FG Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology and SETAC GLB, 10-13 September 2012, Leipzig
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, p. 35 - 39

In brief

Institute for Sustainable Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, University of Lüneburg
Working Group Hydrogeology and Landscape Water Balance at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Institute for Water Research GmbH, Schwerte
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, S. 40 - 44

Information

Announcements of events Programme of the colloquium "LC-MS in Environmental Analysis 2012", 11-13.06.2012, Leipzig
Gordon Research Conference: Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products, 5-10.08.2012, South Hadley, USA
Workshop "Wastewater Reuse Applications and Contaminants of Emerging Concern", 13.-14.09.2012, Limassol, Cyprus
Annual Conference of the GDCh Division of Sustainable Chemistry: "Sustainability in Chemical Synthesis", 16-18.09.2012, Kaiserslautern
3rd International Symposium on Green Chemistry for Environment, Health and Development, 3.-5.10.2012, Skiatos, Greece
7th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment, 7-10.10.2012, Porto, Portugal
European and National Resource Forum, 12-14. 11. 2012, Berlin
Workshop "Reactivity and mobility of pedogenic and artificial colloids in soils", 29-30 November 2012, Freiburg
NORMAN workshop "Occurrence, Fate and Effects of Emerging Pollutants in the
Environment", 29-30 November 2012, Amsterdam Brief news New emission reductions for main air pollutants
New brochure: Impacts of air pollution on human health, ecosystems and cultural heritage
Contact allergens in toys: Health assessment of nickel and fragrances
New UBA brochure: Sewage sludge disposal in the Federal Republic of Germany
Position paper of the Soil Protection Commission at the Federal Environment Agency Uranium inputs into agricultural soils through fertilisers
UBA-Texte 84/2011 published: Application of bioassays to characterise exposure pathways for endocrine disrupters from plastics
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.2, S. 50 - 54

Personalia

New Division members (entries 05.12.2011 to 08.05.2012)
Birthday list 3rd quarter 2012
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.1, p. 55 - 56

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth 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
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Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
Air pollution from industrial emissions (Source: Press Release UNECE Air Pollution Convention, 4 May 2012)

Original contributions

Investigating the transformation of organic micropollutants in biological wastewater treatment - Analytical and experimental concepts and challenges
A. Wick, T.A. Ternes
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 58 - 61
Behaviour of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment plants
M. Maier et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 62 - 65
Online sensor system for monitoring water quality for organic bodies
O. Happel et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, S. 66 - 69

FG contributions to the ESEU

Primary NO₂ emissions and their impact on air quality in traffic environments
in Germany (Abstract)
Kurtenbach, R. et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, S. 70 Does spatial auto-correlation call for a revision of latest heavy metal and nitrogen deposition maps?
Schröder, W. et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, S. 70

From the Divisions

The Division's website in a new GDCh look
Programme of the Annual Meeting of the SETAC GLB and the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, 10-13 September 2012, Leipzig
Invitation to the Division General Meeting
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 71 - 74

In brief

Analytical research group at the Chair of Urban Water Management at the Technical University of Munich
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 75

Information

Event announcements 4th International Workshop on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances - PFAS, 7 - 9 November 2012, Idstein
9th Langenau Water Forum (LWF), 12 - 13 November 2012
5th Water Contamination Emergencies: managing the threats, 19 - 21 November 2012, Mühlheim a. d. Ruhr
Workshop "Reactivity and Mobility of Pedogenic and Artificial Colloids in Soils", 29-30 November 2012, Freiburg
Congress BIO-raffiniert VII - Auf dem Weg zur Rohstoff- und Energiewende, 20-21 February 2013, Oberhausen
Micropol & Ecohazard, 16-20 June 2013, Zurich Brief news European Environment Agency (EEA) Technical Report No 6/2012 on Atmospheric Pollutants
DFG press release no. 37 dated 20 July 2012: MAK value for chlorinated biphenyls lowered
UBA background report: Air quality 2011 - fine dust episodes dominated the picture
UBA-Texte 09/2012 published: Strategies to reduce particulate matter pollution: PAREST final report
BfR Opinion No. 030/2012 of 31 May 2012: Health assessment of 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA)
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 76 - 83

Personalities

Prof. Dr Thorsten Reemtsma gives inaugural lecture at Leipzig University
New Division members (joining from 8 May 2012 to 24 August 2012)
Birthday list 4th quarter 2012
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.3, p. 84 - 85

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth 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 realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
Laboratory wastewater treatment plant of the LfU Munich for investigating the behaviour
of nanoparticles in wastewater (source: M. Maier, LfU Munich)

Original contributions

Floodsearch: Floods on a laboratory scale
Brinkmann, M. et al.:S. Schäfer et al.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, p. 88 - 91
New antibiotics in the environment - First results on ecotoxic effects in the water cycle
Brünsing. J. et al:
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, p. 92 - 95

FG - Contributions to the ESEU

A new method to determine the anaerobic degradability of surfactants: the AnBUSDiC test
Bendt, Th. ; Willing, A.
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, S. 95

From the Divisions

Joint Annual Meeting of SETAC-GLB and the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology at the Environmental Research Centre in Leipzig, 10-13 September 2012 - a short report
Minutes of the General Meeting on 12.09.12 in the context of the Annual Meeting in Leipzig
Minutes of the Board Meeting on 10. September 2012 as part of the annual conference in Leipzig
Annual report 2011 / 2012 of the working group Chemical Assessment
Annual report 2011/12 of the working group Environmental Monitoring
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, p. 96 - 103

In brief

Düring working group at the Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation at Justus Liebig University Giessen
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM
RLP AgroScience GmbH - Institute of Agroecology Department of Environmental Chemistry
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, S. 104 - 108

Information

Announcements of events
703rd DECHEMA Colloquium: Trace Substances in the Water Cycle, 7.02.2013, Frankfurt am Main
IsoG 2013 Environmental Geochemistry, 13-15.03.2013, Warsaw
2nd Int. Symposium on Green Chemistry, Renewable Carbon and Eco-Efficient Processes 21-24.05.2013, La Rochelle, France
4th Int. Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning, and Economics (CEMEPE 2013) and SECOTOX Meeting, 24-28 June 2013, Mykonos
ICMGP - International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, 27 July - 2 August 2013, Edinburgh
Gordon Research Conference: Atmospheric Chemistry, 28 July - 2 August 2013, West Dover, VT,USA Conference report UBA/NORMAN Workshop "Environmental Monitoring of Biocides in Europe" Brief news Arsenic in food
Characterisation of nanoscale properties of chemical substances under REACH
UBA-Texts 37/2012: Uranium in soil and water
UBA-Texts 38/2012: Determination of substance-related environmental quality criteria
EEA Press Release: Many Europeans still exposed to harmful air pollutants
UBA Press Release No. 31/2012 of 14.09.2012
UBA background paper on PAHs Review Walter Klöpffer: Behaviour and degradation of environmental chemicals. 2nd edition 2012, Wiley-VCH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, p. 113 - 118

Personalia

Birthday list 1st quarter 2013
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18. Jahrg. 2012 Nr.4, p. 119

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr Dr Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Geotoxicology -
University of Trier Campus II - Behringstr. Klaus Fischer
Analytical and Ecological Chemistry FB VI - Geography/ Earth 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 realisation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-Mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
Presentation of the Paul-Crutzen Award to Manabu Shiraiwa at the annual conference in Leipzig by the chair of the specialist group, Prof Andreas Schäffer