Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox - Communications of the Division -

Editorial

New Division Board – Outlook on the main areas of work for the coming years
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 1–2

Original Articles

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
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 4–7 Bioaccumulation and metabolism studies in fish – current topics in the development of guidelines
C. Schlechtriem, K. Hohgardt, C. Rauert
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 11–13

From the Division

New e-journal Environmental Sciences Europe (ESEU), cooperation between the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology and Springer Verlag
Notes on publishing in "ESEU"
Hello ESEU – Goodbye "Mitteilungen"? The future of the Division journal
Overview by the Working Group Environmental Monitoring of investigations into ‘emerging substances’
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 11–13

Briefly presented

Junior professorship in "Applied Environmental Systems Analysis", University of Osnabrück
Chair of Air Chemistry and Air Pollution Control at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 14–16

Information

Conference announcements 7th Int. SedNet Conference, 6–9 April 2011, Venice
13th Workshop on Progress in Trace Metal Speciation for Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 18–20 May, Pau (France)
Conference "Per- and polyfluorinated compounds and no end in sight", 24–25 May 2011, Munich
15th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference of the ACS, 21–23 June 2011, Washington DC, USA
Enzymes in the Environment: Activity, Ecology, & Applications, 17–21 July 2011, Bad Nauheim
Status seminar "Pharmaceuticals in the environment", 7–8 September 2011, Dresden
1st Int. Conference "Wastes – Solutions, Treatments, Opportunities", 12–14 September 2011, Guimarães, Portugal
20th Chemical Colloquium of the BfG "Pollutant dynamics in river basins", 19–20 September 2011, Koblenz
BfG colloquium "Particulate material flows in river catchments", 20–21 September 2011, Koblenz Conference report Report on the 26th annual conference of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements News in brief Environmental contaminants in food: BfR research project on the intake of heavy metals and dioxins completed
Assessment of a possible cancer risk from nanomaterials and nanoparticles released from products
Doctoral positions available in the ETH-GlazioPOP Project and EMPA/ETH-CityPOP Project
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, pp. 17–25

Personal announcements

Birthday list, 2nd quarter 2011
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 1, p. 26

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 – Geography/ Geosciences –
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 Cover image
Measuring device for recording PFC release from the secondary settling tank of a wastewater treatment plant (source: L. Vierke)

From the Division

Minutes of the Division Executive Committee meeting on 26/01/11
Division Award
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17. Jahrg. 2011 Nr.2, S. 28-30

Briefly introduced

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17. Jahrg. 2011 Nr.2, S. 31

Information

Conference announcements 3rd Int. Workshop Anthropogenic Perfluorinated Compounds, 15-17/06/2011, Amsterdam
3rd Int. Symp. on Metallomics (METALLOMICS 2011), 15-18/06/2011, Münster
10th Int. Conf. on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP), 24-29/07/2011, Halifax, CN
Int. Conf. on Environmental Pollution and Remediation (ICEPR 2011), 17-19/08/2011, Ottawa, CN
25th Int. Applied Geochemistry Symposium 2011, 22-26/08/2011 Rovaniemi, Finland
Status Seminar on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the Environment, 7-8/09/2011, Dresden
EuCheMS ICCE, 11-15/09/2011, Zürich: Programme information
16th Int. Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, 24-27/09/2011, Ioannina, Greece
20th Int. Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB 2011), 27-30/09/2011, Istanbul Conference report Report on the workshop "Co-Evolution of soils and organic substances", 2-4 March 2011, Leinsweiler near Landau News in brief Review of European Community Strategy Concerning Mercury
UBA background information: Preliminary assessment of the air pollution situation in 2010
The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen
UBA-Texte 52/2010: Emission of nanoparticles from selected products during their life cycle
UBA-Texte 12/2011: Standardisation of Emission Factors for the Exposure Assessment under REACH
UBA-Texte 18/2011: Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reproductive-toxic (CMR) and other problematic substances in products
UBA press release 26/2011: Endosulfan becomes "dirty number 22"
UBA press release 27/2011: Grace period for PFOS-containing firefighting foams ends in June 2011
When chemicals disrupt the hormone system - SIN List 2.0
Diploma/Master's dissertation topics at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17. Jahrg. 2011 Nr.2, S. 32 - 46

Personal news

Prof. Dr. Klaus Günther, FZ Jülich, appointed honorary professor at Nanchang University
Obituary: Bernd Scharenberg has passed away
New Division members
Birthday list for the 3rd quarter of 2011
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17. Jahrg. 2011 Nr.2, S. 47-49

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 - Geography/ Geosciences -
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 implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, Leipzig University
E-mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
Aquariums for the breeding and keeping of zebrafish (Danio rerio) for conducting ecotoxicological testing procedures (Source: T. Knacker)

Original contributions

Evaluation of the persistence of selected priority substances in the aquatic environment
M. Peschka
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year. 2011 No. 3, pp. 52-53 Screening the behaviour of active pharmaceutical ingredients in a water–sediment test system
M. Radke, M. Maier
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year. 2011 No. 3, pp. 54-56

From the Division

Extracts from the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Board of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology on 11 April 2011
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18th year. 2012 No. 3, p. 57

Brief introductions

The field of biocides 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
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year. 2011 No. 3, pp. 58-61

Information

Conference announcements 20th Chemical Colloquium "Pollutant dynamics in river basins – causes, effects and consequences of changes in substances across space and time", 19/20 September 2011 in Koblenz
Colloquium on particulate material flows in river catchments, 20/21 September 2011 in Koblenz Conference reports Workshop report: Interim assessment of the POP Convention and declaration on implementing the agreements of the 2001 Stockholm Convention
Per- and polyfluorinated compounds and no end in sight – data, trends and new findings
Notes from the annual meeting of the Society of Water Chemistry News in brief The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register E-PRTR
Press release: EFSA publishes first practical guidance for assessing nano applications in food & feed
UBA (Vienna) study (REP-0324) "Pollutants in humans – results of a human biomonitoring study in Austria" published
UBA press information 037/2011: Investigation into pollutant exposure of people in Europe German Environment Agency leads the German part of the DEMOCOPHES pilot study
EU bans cadmium in jewellery, soldering alloys and PVC
UBA Texts 15/2011 published: Comparative analysis of estimated and measured BCF data (OECD 305)
Report by CVUA (Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office) Karlsruhe: veterinary drug residues in foods of animal origin – samples of concern from slaughterhouses
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year. 2011 No. 3, pp. 62-78

People

New Division members (joined 24 February–11 July 2011)
Birthday list, 4th quarter 2011
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year. 2011 No. 3, pp. 79-80

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 - Geography/ Geosciences -
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 implementation:
Dr. Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
E-mail: kudra@uni-leipzig.de Cover image
Dependence of the biodegradability of various fluorinated basic structures on the number n of methyl groups (Fig. 1, contribution by M. Peschka)

Original articles

Occurrence of heterocyclic PAHs in Lower Saxony’s rivers and streams
A.-K. Siemers, J. S. Mänz, W.-U. Palm, D. Steffen, W. K. L. Ruck
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 4, pp. 82-85 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
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 4, pp. 86-87 Oxidation of the tolylfluanid metabolite N,N-dimethylsulfamide (DMS)
N. Schatz, O. Happel, D. Richter
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 4, pp. 88-89

From the Division

Presentation of the Division Publication Prize 2011 to Dr. Karolina Nowak and Dr. Andreas Kretschmann
Minutes of the DFG discussion meeting on 08/07/2011 at RWTH Aachen University
Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Board of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology on 15 July and 19 November 2011
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18th year 2012 No. 4, pp. 91-95

Brief introduction

The Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 18th year 2012 No. 4, pp. 96-98

Information

Conference announcements Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors, 3–8 June 2012, West Dover, Vermount, USA
Conference "Urban Environmental Pollution", 17–20 June 2012, Amsterdam
6th Int. Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 25–29 June 2012, Houston, Texas, USA
Eurosoil 2012, 2–6 July 2012, Bari, Italy
4th European Chemical Societies Congress, 26–30 August 2012, Prague
2nd Int. Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, 28–30 August 2012, Montreal, Canada Conference reports Report on the 23rd International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Münster, September 2011 News in brief New VDI guideline on bioindication: sampling of bream (Abramis brama)
UBA press information 56/2011: Mineral-oil-free inks for newspaper printing
UBA Texts 63/2011 published: Prediction of the concentration of plant protection product active substances in groundwater
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 4, pp. 99-105

People

In memoriam Dr. Thomas Knacker
New Division members (joined 12 July–6 September 2011)
Birthdays in the first quarter of 2012
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 17th year 2011 No. 4, pp. 106-108

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 - Geography/ Geosciences -
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 Cover image
As part of ICCE 2011, the Division Chair, Prof. Andreas Schäffer, presents the Division Prize for the best publication by a young environmental scientist to Dr. Karolina Nowak and Dr. Andreas Kretschmann