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Editorial

Agenda 21 and biomass use
Jürgen O. Metzger
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, p. 3

Speaking of ...

APROPOS ... biorefinery
B. Kamm, M. Hempel, and M. Kamm
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, pp. 4 - 5

Original contributions

Compostable Plastics - A new technology is making its way
J. Reske
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, pp. 6 - 8
Dialogue in the smock? - The future of risk assessment in stakeholder democracy
A. Lüth, Ch. Rohloff, St. Schäfers
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, pp. 9 - 11, 20

Briefly introduced

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT Technology Transfer Center, Bremerhaven
INTERSEROH AG Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
Our young people in environmental chemistry

From the Division

New service on the FG homepage - the job exchange
GDCh press release on the Bologna Process
Advanced training courses 2005
New chair in the working group "atmospheric chemistry"

Information, Conferences, personnel

Andrzej Waksmundzki Prize for Prof. Frank, Bayreuth
Upcoming Conferences
Prof. Dr. Harun Parlar turns 60 *
Dr. Heinz Behret turns 65
Our new members
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technical University of Braunschweig
Institute for Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/3915961, fax: 0531/3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Imprint on a plastic bag made of potato starch (from: Erde 2.0, Baden-Württemberg shows Technologies for Tomorrow, BW Ministry for Environment and Transport)

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Editorial

POPs convention and waste
Klaus G. Steinhäuer
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 2, p. 27

Speaking of ...

APROPOS ... POPs in Czech Republic
Ivan Holoubek
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 2, pp. 28-29

Original contribution

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Michael Herrmann, Berlin
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 1, pp. 9 - 11, 20

Briefly introduced

Institute for Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis at the TU Braunschweig
Dr. U. Noack laboratories
Aquatic Toxicology
Our young people in environmental chemistry

From the Division

Postgraduate training in "Ecotoxicology" initiated
GDCh press release

Information, Conferences, personnel

Conference reports (SOLAR '05 and Enpho '05)
Upcoming Conferences in 2005
Reviews (Environmental Biotechnology)
Our new members

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technical University of Braunschweig
Institute for Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/3915961, fax: 0531/3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Field irrigation with sewage containing sewage in Central Anatolia (Turkey) (Photo: M. Bahadir, Braunschweig)

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Editorial

REACH - "SPORT" literally
Wolf-Rüdiger bias
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 3, p. 57

Speaking of ...

APROPOS ... APROPOS ... long-distance transport potential and overall persistence
M. Matthies, M: Scheringer
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 3, pp. 52 - 53

Original contributions

State of knowledge and research needs in the context of the global POP convention
G. Lammel
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 3, pp. 54 - 56, 71
Geo-referenced exposure estimation
M. Matthies, J. Klasmeier
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 3, pp. 57 - 59, 71

Briefly introduced

ZIRN and DIALOGIC
Eurofins I GfA, Robin Wood eV
The Journal of Sustainable Product Design
Our young people in environmental chemistry

From the Division

Member survey
Press release

Information, Conferences, personnel

The GDCh provides information on the sports report
Chemistry - what's "Green" got to do with it?
Upcoming Conferences in 2005
Reviews
Dieter Lenoir turns 70
Our new members
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technical University of Braunschweig
Institute for Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/3915961, fax: 0531/3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

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Dust sampling in Braunschweig with a high-volume sampler to measure the platinum group elements (PGE) from automotive catalytic converters (Photos: M. Wichmann + G. Anquandah, Braunschweig)

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Editorial

A new way for our specialist group journal
G. Schüürmann
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, p. 75

Speaking of ...

APROPOS ... announcements, what's next?
M. Bahadir
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 76 - 77

Original contributions

Emissions and optimization potential of new diesel fuels
J. Krahl
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 78 - 80
New and more sustainable organic chemistry internship (NOP)
B. King
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 11th year 2005 No. 4, pp. 81 - 83

Briefly introduced

Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau campus
Hydrotox GmbH
WEED - World Economy, Ecology & Development eV
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment (JFAE)
Our young people in environmental chemistry

From the Division

New AK Head elected
Working environmental monitoring "New Pollutants"

Information, Conferences, personnel

Annual conference 2006 in Halle
GDCh informs: Further training in 2006
Conference report "The Mediterranean Environment"
Review: Perpene
Birthdays

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

Editorial staff:
Prof. Dr. Müfit Bahadir, Technical University of Braunschweig
Institute for Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis
Hagenring 30, D-38106 Braunschweig
Tel: 0531/3915961, fax: 0531/3915799, e-mail: m.bahadir@tu-bs.de
Abbreviation: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox
Printing: Rheinhessische Druckwerkstätte 55232 Alzey
Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, D-69469 Weinheim

Cover picture Biodiesel sales in Germany 1991-2005 (Source: UTFOP 2005)