Contents

Editorial

Editorial on European environmental policy
Mtt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, p. 2

original contributions

A.-S. Heldele et al.: Transport behaviour of PFAS from paper sludge in large lysimeters
UKR Kammann, JP Scharsack: Contamination by dumped ammunition: TNT metabolites in fish from the North and Baltic Seas
RJ Schneider: Antibody-based on-site analysis for monitoring the elimination of trace substances in wastewater treatment plants
C. Scherber et al.: Reduced use of pesticides in the agricultural landscape: Strategies from the perspective of biodiversity research

Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, pp. 3-18

Briefly introduced

Ocean Care: Keeping the Oceans Alive
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, p. 19

From the Division

Report from the FG Board Meeting on January 24, 2025
News from the jUCÖT
call for proposals for the Paul-Crutzen Award 2025
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, pp. 19-20

information

Conferences

Conference “PFAS in soil – forever pollution, forever concern?”, March 25 – 26, 2025, Berlin
AGRIFOODPLAST, 8-9 April 2025, Brussels
ICNTS, 13-16.10.2025, Erding and online
Langenauer Water Forum, November 17-18, 2025

short messages

PFAS pollution in European waters
PFAS measurements of sea foam show high levels
France takes action against eternity chemicals
Forever Lobbying Project exposes tactics of the PFAS lobby
EEA: Health and environmental impacts of air pollution exposure remain high across Europe
EU Court of Auditors calls for more action against air and noise pollution
70,000 deaths annually from fine dust and more than 28,000 from nitrogen dioxide
EU Horizon project MINAGRIS: Micro- and Nano-Plastics in AGRIcultural Soils
Negotiations on UN plastics agreement failed
ECHA adds five hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List and updates one entry
Bioindicators and soil reference values ​​for plant protection products
Pharmaceutical company Bayer again sentenced to pay damages in PCB trial
European initiative to recover old ammunition from the seas
UFZ press release: "Without intact nature, we will not be able to maintain our prosperity..."
Nature article: One-quarter of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction?
Differential biotransformation ability may alter fish biodiversity in polluted waters
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, pp. 23 - 28

personal details

Entries into the FG 23.11.2024- 17.02.2025
Birthdays 2nd quarter 2025
Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 31. Jahrg. 2025 No.1, p. 29

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
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

sinking of Japanese ammunition off Singapore in 1946
( https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altlasten_in_den_Meeren#/media/Quelle:The_British_Reoccupation_of_Singapore_SE7425.jpg)