Contents

Editorial

Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.1, pp. 2-3

original posts

U. Borchers: PFAS in drinking water - legal regulation, toxicology and overview of findings
M. Maier, T. Opel, M. Letzel: Approaches to the characterization of ultrafine particles from road traffic
J. Hebent et al.: The Federal Trace Substances Center – Goals and Tasks
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.1, pp. 4-13

Introduced briefly

The International Center for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC)
MSU Center for PFAS Research
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.1, p. 14

from the Division

Report from the Division Board
Newly elected Division Board
Board of jUCÖT elected
Report from the meeting of the environmental monitoring working group with the new management election
Report from the jUCÖT Perspectives Day 2022
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.1, pp. 15-16

information

Conferences

LfU Bayern information event: Biocides in building materials, June 29-30, 2023, Augsburg & online
ICOBTE & ICHMET Conference, 6th-10th 09.2023, Wuppertal
Environment 2023, 11.-13. 09. 2023, Muttenz (Switzerland)
ICNTS 2023 - International Conference on Non-Target Screening, October 16-19, 2023, Erding & online
15th Langenau Water Forum 13.-14.11.2023

short messages

Serious environmental disaster in the USA: train crash on February 3, 2023 near East Palestine
The Forever Pollution Project: Journalists tracking PFAS across Europe
Federal Environment Agency Austria: PFAS report
BAuA Press Release: Details on the proposed PFAS ban in the EU published
CVUA-MEL: Maximum levels for per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in food
BVL: National reporting "Pesticide residues in food"
ES&T article: Trends of Total Applied Pesticide Toxicity in German Agriculture
Bisphenol F and Bisphenol AF: ECHA confirms hormonal effects
New report on the determination of ecotoxicological reference values for soil
New publications from the Federal Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.1, pp. 17 - 27

Personalia

Entry into the FG 18.11.2022 - 23.02.2023
Birthdays in the second quarter of 2023
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No. 1, p. 28

imprint

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 -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 implementation:
dr Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
Email: kudra@uni-leipzig.de

cover photo

Participants at the jUCÖT Perspectives Day at ibacon GmbH

Contents

Editorial

Editorial
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No. 2, p. 30

original posts

S. Hauser, K. Leopold: Mercury and its monitoring in the environment
J. Schwaiger et al.: Risk assessment of microplastics in Bavarian rivers and lakes
P. Roesch et al.: Development of PFAS sum parameters using Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC)
D. Schmiemann et al.: Enz4Water – enzymatic filtration for the 4th purification stage
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No. 2, pp. 31-48

Introduced briefly

Reorientation of the Department of Ecological Chemistry (OEC) at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ in Leipzig
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.2, pp. 49-51

from the Division

Report from the meeting of the specialist group board on March 24, 2023
Current information on the Working Group Environmental Monitoring
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No. 2, pp. 52-53

information

Conferences

Gordon Research Conference: Atmospheric Chemistry, July 30 - August 4, 2023, Newry, ME, United States
5th Wageningen Soil Conference, August 28 - September 1, 2023
AquaConSoil, 11 - 15 September 2023, Prague
BAM workshop “Advancements of Analytical Techniques for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)”, September 19, 2023, Berlin
DECHEMA symposium "Strategies for soil and groundwater remediation", November 27 - 28, 2023, Frankfurt am Main

short messages

Berlin statement on legacy and emerging contaminants in polar regions
AWI study: Plastic waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world – including Germany
AWI release: Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics
Over 3000 chemicals detected in food packaging
The Lancet publication: Global estimates of daily ambient fine particulate matter concentrations
Importance of ultrafine particles for human health
Global increase of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons from 2010 to 2020
Research project on ship exhaust gases
Toxicity of drugs in water also depends on acidity
How temperature drives toxicokinetics of organic contaminants in freshwater amphipods
BfN: Glyphosate herbicide can directly damage insects
EU Council reaches agreement on amendments to industrial emissions directive (IED)
New publications from the Federal Environment Agency
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No.2, pp. 53 - 62

Personalia

Entries into the FG 24.02. until 05/23/2023
Birthdays in the third quarter of 2023
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 29th year 2023 No. 2, p. 63

imprint

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 -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 implementation:
dr Matthias Kudra, University of Leipzig
Email: kudra@uni-leipzig.de

cover photo

Biogeochemical Hg cycle (S. Hauser)