• press release Limnology paradigm questioned
Shallow lakes can take on two alternative stable states – according to a theory on ecological equilibrium. However a data analysis conducted by a research team with participation by the UFZ revealed no evidence for the existence of two alternative stable states. »
Providing attractive access to all important websites from the Helmholtz Research Field "Earth and Environment" - that's the goal of a central new "landing page" published by the Helmholtz Association. »
As an energy carrier of the future, white hydrogen plays an important role in the energy transition. Scientists at the UFZ are developing processes to produce white ("natural") hydrogen by photosynthesis. More about this here in the video ...»
The geoecologist Christin Müller studies hydrological extremes such as droughts and floods. Through high-resolution monitoring, she wants to help improve models and forecasts. Her research focus is nitrate dynamics in water and groundwater.»
8 March: International Women's Day They are physicists, mathematicians, chemists or biologists. Their video portraits show the exciting topics they deal with and the excellent jobs they do - good role models for young women to pursue a career in science.»
The MiBiTox projects gathers data about the unknown role of the human microbiome in interaction with synthetic chemicals from the environment. Do the chemicals influence the microbiome? Or the other way around? And if yes, is the outcome favorable for our body and us humans, toxification or detoxification? My role is to identify possible transformation products via targeted and untargeted analysis from a simplified human gut microbiome(SIHUMIx)to zebrafish to mice and real human gut samples.
Wege zur Umsetzung der Klimaschutzziele im Umwelt- und Planungsrecht
"The planetary scale of the plastics problem"
The case of Brazil and Vietnam
