2002
Cover image: Large-scale fire experiment
Leading article
Chemicals policy: not a topic for science?; B. Stock
Editorial
New beginnings – continuing what has proved successful: “Mitteilungen” under new editorship
Original articles
Flame retardants under discussion; A. Beard
Recent developments in waste management; H. Schnurer
Briefly introduced
The Fraunhofer Institute in Schmallenberg – continuity and innovation
GALAB – Geesthacht
DECHEMA e.V. and “sustainability through chemistry”
UWSF (ESPR) – Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research
Our next generation of environmental chemists
From the Division
Election of the Division Board
Working Group on Bioindication and AGENDA 21
Prof. Schlottmann on the GDCh Board
Information
Conferences
Reviews
People
Obituary: Ernst Bayer 1927–2002
Karlheinz Ballschmitter turns 65
Birthdays
Cover image:
Determining toxicity and mutagenicity using luminescent bacteria
Editorial
Safety measures for industrial chemicals – a task for society as a whole; G. Schüürmann
Pro and Con
sustainable chemistry vs. Green Chemistry
Original Articles
Effect-based identification of toxic compounds; W. Brack, R. Altenburger
pH-dependent algal toxicity of phenol derivatives; R. Meene, G. Schüürmann, R. Altenburger
In Brief
UFZ – The German Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research
Environmental protection at Wacker-Chemie in Burghausen
German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) “Sustainability in Chemistry”
FFB – Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
Our up-and-coming environmental chemists
From the Division
Research and Teaching Working Group and RUSP Working Group
The Year of Chemistry – Get involved!
GDCh Basic Research Report
Information
Conferences
People
Honours
Birthdays
Editorial
Soil protection in fertilisation and waste recycling – a concept for avoiding individual regulations; W. Kördel
By the way
Nitofren
Original contributions
Ecological chemistry – another 1968 movement; W. Klein
Studies on the behaviour of pharmaceutical residues in soils – a challenge for the design of laboratory environmental chemistry systems; R. Kreuzig
In brief
UFT – an interdisciplinary environmental research centre
EnviroTex GmbH – development of EHS systems
Sächsiche Bildungsgesellschaft für Umweltschutz und Chemieberufe Dresden mbH
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C)
Our young environmental chemists
Information
Conferences
Personal news
Honours
Birthdays
Residues from gold mining after cyanide leaching in Sao Sepé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Photo: M. Bahadir)