In a study published in Science, a research team from the UFZ has shown that chemicals that are found in humans as complex mixtures act together – even if the concentrations of the individual substances are below the effect threshold.»
Geoscientist Andrea Kaim analyses the conflicting goals that can arise during the transformation of agriculture towards more multifunctionality. To this end, she brings together various research disciplines as part of the junior research group AgriScape, which she heads.»
An international UFZ-led team have detected ca. 120 organic micropollutants in the River Oder and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms. They found that high concentrations of these substances amplify the lethal effects of the algal toxin prymnesin.»
UFZ researchers used a combination of molecular biological methods and the zebrafish model to investigate the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the brain. They revealed the mechanism of action and identified the genes involved.»
On 1 September, biologist Prof Katrin Böhning-Gaese will move from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt/Main to the UFZ and become the scientific director. She will take over from Prof Rolf Altenburger, who has headed the centre since 2022.»
Predictors of the long-term fate of assimilated macronutrients in streams
"Current environmental plastic & associated chemicals research & paths forward"
UFZ-Workshop
“One Health Living lab @ Plentzia Marine Station”
