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From the road to the plate: lettuce takes up toxic additives from tyre wear

Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows: The pollutants contained in the...

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Thilo Hofmann awarded honorary member of German water chemistry society

For his contributions to the German Water Chemistry Society, Thilo Hofmann has been appointed honorary life member. He has been a member of the...

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Raising awareness for plastic pollution – impressions of "cleandanube" event on May 6

The first batch of samples has arrived, the analysis begins: the EDGE team led by Thorsten Hüffer and Thilo Hofmann spoke about the research behind...

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Discussion about creating a climate-friendly urban policy

Ilkim Erdost (AK Vienna) and Thilo Hofmann (University of Vienna) will discuss climate-friendly urban policy on Thursday, 05 May 2022, 7-21 pm at the...

Event

CMESS seminar "The habits of microplastic"

In the context of the CMESS seminar series, Prof. Bart Koelmans (Wageningen University) talks about the habits of microplastic at 26.01.21 (17pm). His...

Event

CMESS seminar "The role of human behaviour in plastic pollution"

In the context of the CMESS seminar series, Prof. Sabine Pahl talks about recent work on human dimensions in plastic pollution at 21.01.21 (17pm). Her...