For every dollar the world invests in protecting or restoring nature, 30 dollars are spent on activities that degrade it. The report, in which UFZ researchers are involved, shows how this imbalance is accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. »
UFZ researchers, together with external partners, have demonstrated that cyanobacteria, which play a central role in global biogeochemical cycles, can use guanidine as a nitrogen source. This opens up new options for sustainable biotechnological applications. »
Climate change, species loss and inequalities between people require a rethink of sustainable development. Renowned scientists are therefore proposing a new concept for the balanced development of nature, the economy and society.»
Recurring flood events are not the exception but the rule in the Ahr Valley. This is shown by a study, in which UFZ researchers were involved. In addition to the summer floods of 2021, they identified at least three other flood events in the past 1,500 years.»
Chemist Dr. Dušan Materić has been awarded this year's UFZ Research Award, which is endowed with 10,000 euros, for developing and applying a method for detecting nanoplastics. Six further awards were also presented to UFZ employees for their outstanding achievements.»
I am involved in the ENDOMIX project, an EU consortium investigating the health effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In our department we focus on reproductive immunology as a health outcome. This means studying the effects of chemical mixtures on immune cells, their interaction with the placenta and the effects of maternal-fetal chemical exposure on the immune system and the health of the unborn child. More specifically, I am working on the further development of co-cultured 3D models of the human placenta, including barrier models, spheroids and organoids. This will help to answer the question of how EDCs affect the placental barrier.
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Emerging pollutants in water – treatment | prediction | sensors
