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This talk will introduce the concept of wastewater-based epidemiology and its rapid advances. It will also explore new avenues in the utilization of urban water fingerprinting in the assessment of population health and health risk prediction.

The Lecture only takes place online, via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93010452272 Meeting-ID: 930 1045 2272 Kenncode: 958531 Schnelleinwahl mobil +493056795800,,93010452272#,,,,*958531# Deutschland +496938079883,,93010452272#,,,,*958531# Deutschland Host: PD Dr. Werner Brack / Effect-Directed Analysis

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Im März 2021 endet die Arbeit des Projektverbundes bestehend aus dem WWF Deutschland als Verantwortlichen für die Umsetzung und den fünf Forschungsinstituten unter Federführung des Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ). Im Rahmen der Abschlusstagung des Forschungsverbundes soll das Projekt aus Sicht der Forschung reflektiert werden.

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The junior research group MultiplEE cordially invites you to its digital scientific workshop from 14th -16th April, 2021.

After three years of interdisciplinary exchange and joint research on the sustainable deployment of renewable energies (RES), we would like to use this workshop to explore policy strategies governing the sustainable spatial allocation of RES deployment. What kind of spatial impacts and trade-offs arise due to the expansion of RES? How can we design policy instruments to address these spatial trade-offs?

We invite researchers from a broad range of disciplines, including environmental sciences, economics, law, political science, spatial planning, geography, and energy system analysis.

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vortragsreihe_biodiversitaet_2021_programm.pdf

Artenvielfalt und Ökosysteme: generelle Trends und Optionen für die Zukunft – Kernaussagen des Weltbiodiversitätsrates IPBES

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Join Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/91721559502

Meeting-ID: 917 2155 9502

Passcode: 654081

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Join Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/95761309672
Meeting-ID: 957 6130 9672
Passcode: 565950

Host: PD Dr. Werner Brack / Effect-Directed Analysis

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Informationsabend zu Fortschritten und Neuigkeiten im Projekt Lebendige Luppe.

Im Anschluss an den Vortrag zum aktuellen Stand der Maßnahmenplanung zur Revitalisierung des historischen Gewässerlaufs des Zschamperts ist Zeit für Austausch und Rückfragen.

Bitte melden Sie sich über das Anmeldtool auf der UFZ-Website bis zum 3. Mai 2021 an. Sie erhalten rechtzeitig eine E-Mail mit den Link- bzw. Einwahldaten. Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis. Die Veranstaltung wird nicht aufgezeichnet und ist kostenfrei.

Wir freuen uns über Ihre Teilnahme.
Ihr Lebendige Luppe-Team

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• Die Idee einer Wasserstoffstadt Leipzig; Jan Becker, Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung, Stadt Leipzig
• Wasserstoffanwendungen im kommunalen Bereich; Tom Elliger, TÜV Süd
• Zukunftskonzept Fernwärme, der Leipziger Weg aus der Braunkohle; Thomas Brandenburg, Stadtwerke Leipzig

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Abstract The prevalence of obesity (in Germany: 24%) has increased worldwide by pandemic dimensions in recent decades, and it represents a major health challenge to many societies. Besides musculoskeletal or lung disorders caused by being overweight, obesity as a metabolic disorder also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and some types of cancer, thereby contributing to a decline in quality of life and life expectancy. Furthermore, obesity is strongly associated with unemployment, educational disadvantage, and social isolation. Obesity will create an immense economic burden associated with long-term nursing care as well as a reduction in fitness, reproduction rate, and socioeconomic productivity. In Germany, excess body weight costs our society over 16 billion euros per year. In the past years, our understanding of the causes and consequences of obesity improved significantly. However, such progress in understanding pathogenesis and improving therapies for individual patients does not tell us how to reverse obesity at the societal level. Thus, while we are beginning to understand how the craving for food is disturbed in the brains of individuals with obesity and how gut or adipose tissue hormones regulate appetite and satiety, we are currently unable to translate such knowledge into successful prevention. To this end, we need to better understand how environmental factors and our society contribute to the obesity pandemic. We are particularly interested in addressing the question to what extent environmental chemicals that were enriched in our environment over the past decades may play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity.

Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Cell Toxicology

Join us via zoom: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66401337356 Meeting ID: 664 0133 7356 or dial by your location: +49 30 5679 5800 Germany.

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The theme of next conference is “Tipping ecological-economic systems towards sustainability”. Many natural resources around the world are being overexploited for short term economic benefits, leaving ecosystems on the brink of collapse. This is especially true for marine systems where overfishing is a continuous and globally increasing ecological and economic issue, also resulting in impacts on society and culture. Marine ecosystems are threatened to cross tipping points, leading to abrupt changes in recruitment, biomass, and consequently in catches. The aim of the conference is to discuss how to change ecological-economic system dynamics towards long-term sustainability.

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Naturkapital Deutschland: inwieweit kann eine ökonomische
Inwertsetzung der Biodiversität hilfreich sein?

vortragsreihe_biodiversitaet_2021_programm.pdf

Abstract

The Coastal Pollution Toolbox (CPT) is the substance related component of the Coastal Management Toolkit to be developed in Topic 4, “Coastal Transition Zones under Natural and Human Pressure” jointly with strategic partners (UFZ, AWI, GEOMAR).

The CPT is designed as a digital working environment and tool set to study contaminant, nutrient and carbon dynamics in temperate and polar coastal zones. It allows to structure investigations and to provide scientifically sound assessments and products to elucidate origin, effects, and mitigation options. The CPT sustainably seeks to support the implementation of several UN SDGs with SDG 14 and its target 14.1 as one focal point, i.e. to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds by 2025, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution.

CPT consists of 3 main tool compartments containing (i) science tools, (ii) synthesis tools and (iii) management tools.

The presentation will describe the CPT concept and will give examples for tools ready to use for stakeholders involved in the planning and management of coastal and marine issues as well as tools under construction.

Goals are (i) to connect CPT to ongoing related UFZ research within POFIV and strategically (ii) to make it widely visible for the scientific community, decision makers, planners and the public.

https://www.coastalpollutiontoolbox.org

Host: PD Dr. Werner Brack / Effect-Directed Analysis

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98213530678 Meeting-ID: 982 1353 0678 Passcode: 158978 To log in, we do recommend to use the Zoom App rather than an internet browser or when using the browser to best type in the Meeting-ID & Passcode. This way there have been fewer problems with joining the meeting in the past.

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Auf einer Wanderung durch das NSG Brandberge werden wir heimische Tagfalter beobachten und bestimmen sowie Hintergrund und Methode des Citizen Science-Projektes „Tagfalter-Monitoring Deutschland (TMD)“ vorstellen.

Zugang zu den Brandbergen neben der Shell-Tankstel - Halle

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Droughts, Floods & and their emerging Challenges

The 11th Water Research Horizon Conference will bring together national and international scientists, practitioners and policy-makers with diverse backgrounds . Participants will engage in a multilateral and multidisciplinary exchange about the role of research in addressing the emerging challenges of floods and droughts. Main focus will be on the dynamic interplay of extreme events with human processes and ecosystems in river basins as a basis to develop strategies for risk management and adaptation measures.

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Climate change adaptation and mitigation and provision of ecosystem services may be addressed at the same time by preserving and enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration through environmentally sound land management options. While a number of beneficial management options are known and will be presented, managing soil organic carbon requires an understanding of the processes controlling its dynamics. I will focus on the physical protection of soil organic matter, that results from the complex three-dimensional structure in which soil microorganisms live, and is one of the less understood processes explaining the persistence of soil organic matter. I will highlight the current climate-smart sustainable soil management options and frontier solutions or trade-offs that require knowledge development.

https://zoom.us/j/91348252139?pwd=c1hJa0RXWEIwUnRaR1hLY1J6SXhidz09 Meeting-ID: 913 4825 2139 Kenncode: 473724

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Charles Junghanns <charles.junhanns@ufz.de>
Phone: 0341 235 1857

Abstract

Wastewater contains a large range of biological and chemical markers of human activity and exposures. Through systematic collection and analysis of these markers within wastewater samples it is possible to measure the public health of whole populations. The analysis of effluent and biosolids can also be used to understand the release of chemicals from wastewater treatment plants into the environment. Wastewater analysis and comparison with catchment specific data (e.g. demographics) however remains largely unexplored. This presentation discusses a national wastewater monitoring study that combines influent, effluent and biosolids sampling with the Australian Census.

Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Cell Toxicology

Join Zoom Meeting https://ethz.zoom.us/j/69502670129?pwd=YlNydndFa2lRY0VGL0RBa1pJTmRhZz09 Meeting ID: 695 0267 0129 Password: 407267

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Die virtuelle Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema „Klimawandel und Gesundheit“ wird von der Leopoldina gemeinsam mit Scientists4Future (Halle; Kontakt: Dr. Mark Frenzel, Department Bizönoseforschung, UFZ) und dem Nachhaltigkeitsbüro der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg organisiert.

Es diskutieren:

• Prof. Dr. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann (TU München, Umweltmedizin)
• Prof. Dr. Dagmar Haase (HU Berlin, Landschaftsökologie und Biogeographie)
• Boris Palmer (Tübinger Oberbürgermeister)

Die Moderation übernimmt Volkart Wildermuth.

In

ihrem Impulsreferat wird Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann auf die Auswirkungen

des Klimawandels aus gesundheitlicher Perspektive eingehen. In der

anschließenden Diskussion soll es um notwendige Anpassungsstrategien in

deutschen Städten, theoretische Lösungsvorschläge, praktische

Handlungsoptionen und bereits gesammelte Erfahrungen der Umsetzung

gehen.

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Abstract: Chemical pollution has raised global concerns for human health and the environment. Thousands of chemicals are regularly released into the environment from various sources (e.g., households, agriculture) and can enter the environment through different pathways (e.g., wastewater effluent, urban and agricultural runoff). Many of these compounds are designed to be biologically active (i.e., pesticides, pharmaceuticals), hence even at trace concentrations in the ng/L to μg/L range, they may adversely affect non-target organisms when being taken up. Herein, we apply state-of-the-art analytical chemistry techniques to systematically understand the fate processes and toxic effects of emerging organic contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial organisms. I will use diclofenac as an example to elaborate on how biotransformation and elimination processes influence the accumulation and toxicity of chemicals in organisms. Furthermore, I will show how metabolomics and lipidomics provide complementary insights and thus a better mechanistic understanding of the effects of diclofenac in aquatic organisms.

Host: Prof. Thorsten Reemstma / Analytical Chemistry

Join Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94048901418 Meeting ID: 940 4890 1418 Passcode: 684455

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Short CV: Dr. Tewes Tralau is a biologist and toxicologist with a strong background in xenobiotic metabolism, molecular toxicology, biochemistry and biomathematics. Research interests comprise new assessment methodologies, omics, endocrine disruption, molecular sensing and signalling and the toxicological implications of host-microbiome relationships. He heads the German Federal Institute’s for Risk Assessment (BfR) Department for Pesticides Safety. Dr. Tewes Tralau is a biologist and toxicologist with a strong background in xenobiotic metabolism, molecular toxicology, biochemistry and biomathematics. Research interests comprise new assessment methodologies, omics, endocrine disruption, molecular sensing and signalling and the toxicological implications of host-microbiome relationships. He heads the German Federal Institute’s for Risk Assessment (BfR) Department for Pesticides Safety.

Host: Prof. Martin von Bergen / Department of Molecular Systems Biology

Join Zoom-Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/96991810851 Meeting-ID: 969 9181 0851 Passcode: 813291 Search for Phone Login: https://zoom.us/u/acOW9KSuXy

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Wir laden ein, aus dem weiten Themenbereich zwischen klassischer Limnologie, organismischer Biologie und Ökosystemforschung und innovativen, interdisziplinären Ansätzen in Grundlagenforschung und Praxis aktuelle und richtungsweisende Projekte vorzustellen und zu diskutieren

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At the HIGRADE Conference, doctoral researchers in their final year present their projects, more information and registration:

https://www.ufz.de/higrade/index.php?en=41187

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Global environmental change is expected to increase the pressure on vulnerable communities and to interact with already existing migration drivers. Research on the diverse ways in which environmental factors influence migration abilities and outcomes has been expanding rapidly over the past decade. Despite this, the focus here often lies on areas of origin, whereas associated impacts on receiving areas, and potentially resulting risks for migrants themselves, remain little understood.

This webinar aims to contribute to enhancing our understanding of the environment-migration nexus by exploring potential feedback loops. This includes environment-related challenges at migrant hosting areas, which may become out-migration drivers themselves. This virtual event will comprise 3 (tbc) compact input talks by different experts with an emphasis on empirical research and time for questions and discussion.

registration link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtcOCrrzMuG9HWrg0eFkYf9kb__TLEyDpl

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Short CV: Matthias Egger is an environmental scientist and consultant with expertise in plastic pollution, eutrophication, and biogeochemistry of aquatic ecosystems. In his research, he combines a broad range of analytical and numerical techniques at the intersection of biogeochemistry, microbiology, and oceanography. Matthias obtained his BSc and MSc in Environmental Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He further holds a PhD in Marine Biogeochemistry from Utrecht University (the Netherlands), and he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Geomicrobiology at Aarhus University (Denmark). In 2018, he joined The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit organization dedicated to ridding the world’s oceans of plastics, where he is currently leading their offshore research activities. In 2021, he founded his own environmental consultancy in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to support local businesses, governmental institutions, academic research institutes and non-profit organizations dedicated to environmental protection and sustainability.

Host: Prof. Annika Jahnke / Department of Ecological Chemistry

Start: 10 am Join Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/9971348845 Meeting-ID: 997 134 8845 Passcode: 362835

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UFZ Leipzig vor Ort + virtuellI

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Im Spannungsfeld von Starkregen, Dürre und Hitze nimmt eine klimaangepasste blau-grüne Stadt- bzw. Quartiersentwicklung eine wichtige Rolle ein. Mit den BlauGrün Dialogen laden wir alle interessierten Akteure aus Planung, Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Zivilgesellschaft ein, gemeinsam Wege der Umsetzung blau-grüner Stadtentwicklung zu diskutieren. Im Mittelpunkt sollen insbesondere auch Hindernisse und Herausforderung der Umsetzung stehen. Impulse aus angewandter Forschung und Planungspraxis bieten die Grundlage für die Dialoge.

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Digital twins represent the next step in our understanding of complex technical and natural systems. They represent a digital replica of real-life systems on all scales in structure, interactions and evolution over time.

Digital twins are more than models of reality, as they include direct inclusion of sensors and measurements and provide live feedback to their environment and include intelligent systems that interact with the real world. Digital twins thus break the boundary between the pure digital sphere and our daily experience.

Realizing digital twins of complex systems requires utilizing cutting-edge technologies. In this workshop we address the challenges of developing digital twins across scientific domains and in industry, showcasing the most promising approaches and discussing future prospects. We aim for sharing best practices and discuss the potential of technology solutions that cross the boundaries between application areas.

The workshop features key technology areas such as Exascale Computing, Human Machine Interaction, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Real Time Analytics and Feedback, Intelligent Infrastructures, Simulations, Visual Analytics, Streaming I/O, Scalable Online Analysis, Edge Computing, IoT, Autonomous Systems, and more.

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Topic: "Imaging-based phenotypic profiling for high-throughput chemical screening at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"

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Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department of Cell Toxicology
Venue: Zoom
Start: 3 pm

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Short Abstract:
Plastic pollution is one of the most acute environmental topics of our time. While there is a great scientific effort to tackle this problem, it has not always been well-coordinated or properly targeted. This lecture is a wake-up call for scientists to get involved in three crucial topics (threats) underestimated in freshwater systems: (i) macroplastic-species entanglement, (ii) macroplastic as nesting material, and (iii) macroplastic debris coming from mismanaged household solid waste.

Host: Dr. Katrin Wendt-Potthoff / Department of Lake Research
Venue: Zoom
Start: 10 am

Zoom-Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91888379916 Meeting-ID: 918 8837 9916 Passcode: 045452 To log in, we do recommend to use the Zoom App rather than an internet browser or when using the browser to best type in the Meeting-ID & Passcode. This way there have been fewer problems with joining the meeting in the past.

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Topic: "Environmental exposures and children’s health: report from research in California and Bangladesh"

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Host: Prof. Rolf Altenburger / Research Unit CITE
Venue: Zoom
Start: 3 pm

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Topic: “Microplastics and associated organic contaminants in the aquatic environment”

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Host: Prof. Thorsten Reemtsma / Department of Analytical Chemistry

Venue: Zoom
Start: 10 am

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Topic: "Reactivity-directed analysis (RDA): A novel approach for the identification of toxicants in (drinking) water"

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Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department of Cell Toxicology
Venue: Zoom
Start: 3 pm

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Topic: “Nanoplastics measurement by TD-PTR-MS- from the high Alps to the polar regions and deep sea”

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Host: Prof. Thorsten Reemtsma / Department of Analytical Chemistry
Venue: Zoom
Start: 2 pm

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Das Projekt Lebendige Wände erforscht die Effekte von Fassadengrün auf Stadtklima und Wohnqualität und setzt Modellbegrünungen an mehreren Gebäuden in Leipzig um. Die Veranstaltung dient der Diskussion von Hemmnissen bei der Umsetzung von Begrünungen und der Entwicklung angepasster Lösungsansätze.

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Workshop purpose:

• Identify knowledge gaps and key novel developments along the (hydro-meteorological) extreme event chain, including compound events, cascading effects and serial clustering
• Identify interfaces between topics (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7) and centers as basis for collaboration
• Agree on follow-up activities (links to stakeholders, perspective papers, …)

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Anmeldungen bitte Online hier:
https://www.ufz.de/anmeldung_tagfalter-workshop

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am 14./15. März 2022 wird das BonaRes-/Rhizo4Bio-Status-Seminar 2022 als Online-Veranstaltung stattfinden. In 17 Highlight-Präsentationen werden die beteiligten Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler ihre aktuellen Ergebnisse aus der Boden- und Rhizosphärenfoschung vorstellen und diskutieren.

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Hochwasser, Starkregen, Dürren, Sturmfluten – Wasserextremereignisse werden auch in Zukunft das nationale Risikomanagement Deutschlands vor große Herausforderungen stellen. In Anbetracht des fortschreitenden Klimawandels ist zu erwarten, dass solche Extremereignisse in Zukunft häufiger und intensiver auftreten – mit Auswirkungen auf verschiedene Bereiche des privaten und öffentlichen Lebens. Um diesen Herausforderungen begegnen zu können und die gesellschaftliche Resilienz zu erhöhen, ist eine enge Zusammenarbeit von Forschung und Praxis sowie ein interdisziplinärer Austausch der einzelnen Akteur:innen unabdingbar.

Aus diesem Grund richtet das Klimahaus Bremerhaven in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, dem Helmholtz-Forschungsverbund Regionale Klimaänderungen und Mensch (REKLIM) und dem Deutschen Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V. (DKKV) am 28.-29. März 2022 ein Nationales Fachforum zum Thema “Extreme Wasserereignisse” aus.

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich sowohl an das Fachpublikum als auch an die interessierte Öffentlichkeit. Interdisziplinär und praxisnah möchten wir die Ursachen, Präventionsmaßnahmen und das Risikomanagement von extremen Wasserereignissen in den Vordergrund stellen. Dabei werden verschiedene Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Praxis, Politik und Verwaltung berücksichtigt und der Einfluss der globalen Erwärmung auf Extremwetterlagen beleuchtet.

Die Anmeldung zur Veranstaltung erfolgt über die Webseite des Klimahauses.

Programm_Nationales_Fachforum_A4_220210_neu.pdf

Klimahaus Bfemerhaven Am Längengrad 8 27568 Bremerhaven

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Plenarsaal des Neuen Rathauses der Stadt Leipzig, Martin-Luther-Ring 4–6, 04109 Leipzig

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Topic: "Modelling chemical pollution to support a safe and sustainable chemicals management "

Host: PD Dr. Werner Brack / Effect Directed Analysis

Venue: Kubus Hall 2 and via Zoom
Start: 10 am

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The movie deals with one of the biggest environmental scandals in the US, caused by the Teflon production of the chemical company DuPont. The lawyer Robert Bilott uncovered this scandal in several court cases between 1998 and 2017 and was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize (Right Livelihood Award).

Afterwards, the BUND group Chemistry and Environment will address the most important aspects of the movie in a joint discussion with a colleague from the Federal Environment Agency. Unfortunately, the final discussion will be held in German, but a translation of the contents is possible.

https://www.bund-leipzig.de/service/termine-bund-leipzig/detail/event/filmvorfuehrung-und-diskussion-zu-den-ewigen-fluorchemikalien/

naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 46, Leipzig

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Die Veranstaltung beginnt um 17:00 Uhr mit einer Führung durch das Technikum, an die sich ein Vortrag (18:00) und eine Diskussionsrunde anschließt. Die Teilnahme ist nur nach vorheriger Anmeldung möglich.

Das Deutsche Biomasseforschungszentrum arbeitet als zentraler und unabhängiger Vordenker im Bereich der energetischen und stofflichen Biomassenutzung an der Frage, wie die begrenzt verfügbaren Biomasseressourcen nachhaltig und mit höchster Effizienz und Effektivität zum bestehenden und zukünftigen Energiesystem beitragen können. Im Rahmen der Forschungstätigkeit identifiziert, entwickelt, begleitet, evaluiert und demonstriert das DBFZ die vielversprechendsten Anwendungsfelder für Bioenergie und die besonders positiv herausragenden Beispiele gemeinsam mit Partnern aus Forschung, Wirtschaft und Öffentlichkeit.

Mit der Arbeit des DBFZ soll das Wissen über die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer energetischen und integrierten stofflichen Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe in einer biobasierten Wirtschaft insgesamt erweitert und die herausragende Stellung des Industriestandortes Deutschland in diesem Sektor dauerhaft abgesichert werden.

Anmeldung unter: gruene.kindertage@lanu.de

Bitte geben Sie in der Anmeldung an, falls Sie mit dem PKW anreisen. Mit Ihrer Anmeldung akzeptieren Sie die Corona-Hinweise des DBFZ (siehe Flyer zum Download).

Corona-Hinweise des DBFZ.pdf

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This is the 10th meeting of the series, which was initiated by Prof. Hans-Curt Flemming in Vienna in 2004.

The conference is renowned for its broad, non-clinical scope, and has brought together biofilm researchers from all over the world ever since.

A key focus of Biofilms 10 will be on the role biofilms play in the environment and biofilm applications but also on tool development for biofilm investigation as well as biofilm modelling. We are also planning a special session on emerging fields in biofilm research.

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Extreme Wetterereignisse treten auch in Deutschland immer häufiger auf. Wir möchten deshalb zum Workshop »Wetterextreme: Perspektiven in Monitoring und Vorhersage« einladen, der vom 31. Mai bis 1. Juni 2022 im Leipziger KUBUS stattfinden wird.

Anlass ist der Betriebsbeginn des neuen Beobachtungssystems MOSES (Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems), das für die Erforschung solcher Extremereignisse entwickelt wurde. Der Workshop soll aber weit darüber hinaus aktuelle Entwicklungen aus Forschung und Praxis zeigen und Impulse für neue Kooperationen geben.

262366_Einladung_Call_MOSES_2022_0203.pdf

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Experimental ecosystem research contributes significantly to better understanding how terrestrial ecosystems respond to human-induced environmental change, to deciphering the mechanisms behind these responses, and to enabling more sustainable land-use practices. During our conference, we will discuss the current status and the progress of field experiments in ecological and environmental research on a global scale. Symposium topics range from the effects of land-use change, climate change, air and soil pollution, and nutrient inputs on ecosystems to changing biodiversity and interactions in the above- and below-ground soil-plant system.

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In weiten Teilen Deutschlands besteht ein Trend zur Zunahme von Trockenheit, Sommerhitze und Dürreperioden. Dieser macht sich etwa durch ausgeprägte Niedrigwasserjahre in vielen Flüssen und niedrige Grundwasserstände bemerkbar. Inzwischen ist unverkennbar, dass der Trend eine Folge des Klimawandels ist, und dass er sich daher langfristig fortsetzen wird.

Die Entwicklung birgt Risiken für Vegetation, Wasserversorgung und Landwirtschaft. Zu beobachten sind zunehmende Spannungen zwischen verschiedenen Nutzungsinteressen. In diesem Zusammenhang bestehen viele offene Fragen: Brauchen wir eine neue Art der mengenbezogenen Bewirtschaftungsplanung? Soll der Grundsatz der ortsnahen Wasserversorgung Bestand haben? Wie können die Wasserbedarfe und -entnahmen der Landwirtschaft sinnvoll reguliert werden?

Der Workshop soll Gelegenheit bieten, diese und weitere Fragen im Austausch von Wissenschaft und Praxis anhand aktueller Forschungsprojekte und Bewirtschaftungsbeispiele im Bundesgebiet diskutieren.

Workshop.Duerre.UFZ.140622.pdf

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At the HIGRADE Conference, doctoral researchers in their final year present their work and there are many possibilities for scientific exchange and networking. All UFZ colleagues and our cooperation partners are invited to join the event!

www.higrade.de/conference

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Topic: „Multidimensional interaction of environmental and health - paving the way towards personalized prevention“

Host: Prof. Ana Zenclussen / Department of Environmental Immunology

Venue: Zoom
Start: 10 am

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As usual, this meeting of the special group cyanobacteria of the VAAM will be, besides invited keynote speakers, mainly composed of talk and poster contributions from young scientists, explicitly including students, with plenty of time for discussions, completed by a social program.

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Die Winterschule wurde corona-bedingt in den September verschoben.
Vermittelt Studierenden und Promovierenden die Grundlagen der ökologischen Modellierung in einem 9-tägigen Intensivkurs.

in Leipzig & Kohren-Sahlis

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Die diesjährige Statuskonferenz wird wieder in Präsenz stattfinden. So bietet sich endlich die Gelegenheit, dass sich die Beteiligten aus den Verbundvorhaben der 1. und 2. Förderrunde persönlich austauschen können und den Wissenstransfer zwischen den Projekten befördern. Ein „Markt der Projekte“ lädt ein, die (Zwischen-)Ergebnisse aus den Verbundvorhaben näher kennenzulernen.

Schwerpunktthema werden die Umsetzung und Verstetigung von Projektergebnissen sein. In einem interaktiven Format sollen die besten Strategien für den Verstetigungsprozess herausgearbeitet und Unterstützungsbedarfe aufgezeigt werden. Am zweiten Konferenztag werden vier unterschiedliche Exkursionen in und um Leipzig mit einem Fokus auf Stadt-Land-Beziehungen angeboten, auf denen die vielfältigen Querverweise zu einzelnen Projekten aus Stadt-Land-Plus vertieft werden.

Felsenkeller Leipzig, Karl-Heine-Straße 32

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Topic: “A South African perspective on effect-based methods for water quality assessment”

Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department Cell Toxicology

Venue: Kubus Hall 2
Start: 10 am

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Thomas W. Hertel, distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University in Indiana, USA. (https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~hertel/)
He will give a talk on "Global to Local to Global Analysis of Systems Sustainability".

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Foraging ecology generates some of the few “successful” predictive models in ecological theory. Despite its mild success, the wide use of this theory and the refining of these models seems to been held back by the difficulties in acquiring sufficient data to test it. This talk focuses on introducing some of the classical methods for generating and testing foraging models.

The event is organized in a hybrid format that includes a videoconferencing tool by Zoom Inc., people interested in the topic have the chance to also join the talk remotely. Please ask for the login details via contact@casus.science.

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Short abstract: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a type of chemicals which can interact with the hormonal system and generate adverse effects. The release of EDCs in aquatic environment can have important impact on wildlife by affecting reproduction, growth, and behaviour. Despite those known impacts, EDCs are still hardly regulated in freshwater around the world. Moreover, there is a need to move from traditional chemical monitoring to effect-based monitoring which uses bioanalytical tools or bioassays. Through this presentation, the use of bioassay for monitoring EDCs will be explored first by focusing on the strategy being developed for wastewater in the province of Quebec, Canada. In this strategy, wastewater sample would be evaluated for EDCs using a two-Tier bioassay-based approach. The first Tier of testing would be completely in vitro and composed of the transactivation assay for the receptor of estrogen (ER) and androgen (AR). The second Tier would be in vivo with the fish short-term reproduction assay in Pimephales promelas, which would only be use if a confirmation of effect is required. Results from current validation study using a municipal and an industrial wastewater will be presented. In the second part of the presentation, the process of developing policy recommendations for EDCs in freshwater for OECD countries will be discussed. Through the evaluation of country case studies, a conceptual framework is currently being created to guide regulators and other stakeholders in the development of a monitoring strategy for EDCs based on their need. The framework aims to inform on available choice for the design of a monitoring strategy, the monitoring methods, the ways to palliate uncertainties and the possible mitigation action. This works also highlights the need for international collaboration on various topics such as the standardization of methods and the development of bioassays for other endpoints.

Venue: KUBUS, Hall 1a and via ZOOM Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department of Cell Toxicology and Prof. Werner Brack / RU CITE Join Zoom Meeting https://ethz.zoom.us/j/65829530572?pwd=ZTVLYUE5c3A5dmhtNnU4V294RHppUT09 Meeting ID: 658 2953 0572 Passcode: 514131 For security reasons, it is necessary to enter the meeting via the waiting room this time.

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Short abstract: The German Centre for Micropollutants is currently being established at the German Environment Agency (UBA). The aim is to advance the comprehensive and precautionary protection of our surface waters from inputs of micropollutants. A key task is the toxicological and ecotoxicological assessment of trace substances in order to classify them as relevant micropollutants. To ensure that substance-related activities are linked to water legislation, we are also responsible for prioritising substances and deriving environmental quality standards in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive and national implementation. For selected relevant micropollutants, stakeholders are brought together in so-called "round tables". Here, all measures to reduce environmental pollution are "put on the table", discussed and decided. Furthermore, we exchange information and experience on downstream measures, i.e. on further wastewater treatment.
Due to the close interlocking of its tasks, the German Centre for Micropollutants takes an overarching view of micropollutants in surface waters. We coordinate within UBA and develop a communication platform for this topic.

Tuesday, February 7, 2 pm. Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2. Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department of Cell Toxicology and Prof. Werner Brack / RU CITE

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Short Abstract: Wastewater systems constitute the primary receiving environment for a vast number of anthropogenic chemicals including ingredients of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. We apply analytical chemical tools to study biotransformation reactions in chemical-receiving environments – with the goal to improve our understanding of the environmental fate and effect of organic chemicals such as antibiotics and polymers. The focus of this presentation will be on extracellular peptidases in wastewater systems and their potential to hydrolyze peptide bond-containing chemicals. For example, work on the activity and specificity of peptidases derived from different treatment stages of several wastewater treatment plants will be presented. Furthermore, biotransformation pathways and kinetics of commercially relevant antibiotics, as well as promising antimicrobial peptides, in wastewater extracts will be discussed. We anticipate research on the activity and specificity of environmental enzymes to inform the design of environmentally benign chemicals.

Venue: KUBUS Hall 2, at 1 pm Host: Beate Escher (ZELLTOX) and Lukas Wick (UMB)

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Plenarsaal des Neuen Rathauses der Stadt Leipzig, Martin-Luther-Ring 4–6, 04109 Leipzig

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Last year, we concluded that the safe operating space of the planetary boundary of novel entities is exceeded. Annual production and releases are increasing at a pace that outstrips the global capacity for assessment and monitoring. The novel entities boundary in the planetary boundaries framework refers to entities that are novel in a geological sense and that could have large-scale impacts that threaten the integrity of Earth system processes. An impact pathway from production of novel entities to impacts on Earth system processes was used to define and apply three complementary control variables to capture the complexity of this boundary, while acknowledging major data limitations. Plastics are novel entities that have exceeded the planetary safe operating space due to extensive and resource-intensive production, uncontrolled environmental releases, and failure to control the chemicals within the materials.

During this talk, I will examine evidence and discuss how plastics pollution affects Earth-system processes along the impact pathway from production, to release, to environmental fate and impacts of plastics and their additives. Multiple lines of evidence are necessary to capture the complex reality of these substances and attempts to quantify a singular boundary would be detrimental to the global governance of plastics. A review of current science allows us to demonstrate causal links between plastics and other major environmental problems at the global scale, exacerbating the consequences of breaching other planetary boundaries, especially climate change and biodiversity loss. We propose ways to translate these assessments into control variables for the globally and biophysically defined planetary boundaries framework that can be utilized to tackle plastics pollution. Efforts should be oriented towards further developing and monitoring a set of control variables that describe the actual state of the system along the impact pathway. We call for experts and policymakers to take urgent action, considering plastics pollution not only as a waste management problem but as an integrative part of climate change, biodiversity and natural resource use policy.

Host: Dr. Eric Carmona Martinez / Department of Effect-Directed Analysis Venue: KUBUS Hall 1A Start: 10 am

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UFZ_6-April-2023_PesticideWorkshop.pdf

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Microplastics are ubiquitous contaminants in rivers, oceans, and soils. In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that microplastics (and nanoplastics) are ubiquitous in the atmosphere. Due to their small size and low density, microplastics can be transported over large distances through the atmosphere. Recent evidence suggests that once deposited in the ocean, microplastics may be emitted back into the atmosphere when waves break, and bubbles burst. Atmosphere-ocean coupling, therefore, plays a complex role in the ‘plastic cycle.’ As well as being damaging to ecosystems and harmful to human health when inhaled, my group’s research shows that airborne microplastics may make a minor contribution to global radiative forcing, particularly in future as their abundance grows.

In this seminar, I will give an overview of how airborne microplastics could contribute to climate change in the 21^st century by known and yet-to-be-quantified pathways. I will also present research carried out by my group on sampling airborne microplastics in remote regions of the Southern Hemisphere – including the Southern Alps of New Zealand, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. I will discuss challenges in airborne microplastic sampling and analysis, and lessons learned by my group in designing our first deposition collection experiment.

Host: Dr. Dusan Materic / Department Analytical Chemistry Venue: KUBUS Hall 1CD Start: 10 am and Zoom

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent and ubiquitous chemicals associated with risk of adverse maternal and child health outcomes. I present two main studies in the United States and in Hamburg, Germany. In the first study, our aim was to examine prenatal levels of PFAS in relation to adverse birth outcomes in a consortium of prenatal cohorts in the US, the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program. We observed smaller birth size with higher concentrations of all PFAS. Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), was associated with lower birthweight-for-gestational-age z-scores. Additionally, we observed a lower odds of large-for-gestational-age associated with higher prenatal levels of PFNA and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). Second, I will present the PRINCE (PRENATAL IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH) Study, a population-based prospective pregnancy cohort study initiated in 2011 at the University Medical Center in Hamburg, Germany. The PRINCE study is focused on the cross-talk between the maternal and fetal immune systems. In an ongoing analysis, we examine prenatal PFAS in relation to maternal, infant and childhood antibody concentrations to several routine vaccines. Our preliminary results have found associations between several PFAS and lower antibody levels to several vaccines. These studies can help inform policy to reduce exposures in the environment and humans.

Thursday, May 11 Venue: KUBUS Hall 1A Start: 11 am Host: Prof. Ana Zenclussen / Department of Environmental Immunology

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We cordially invite you to join the BonaRes Conference 2023 “Soil as a Sustainable Resource” to be held 15 – 17 May 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

A sustainable bioeconomy requires integration of soil productivity with a wide range of other soil functions including nutrient cycling, carbon storage, water retention and filtering as well as being the habitat of a myriad of organisms and enabling their activities. The conference will bring together researchers from various disciplines related to soil and plant sciences and agronomy to discuss strategies towards a (multi)functionality of soil ecosystems taking also constraints of climate and global change into account. The conference aims at providing solutions for a sustainable soil management including climate change adaptation, which requires an understanding of soils at a systemic level and to assess their value in a socio-economic framework.

We are looking forward to welcome interested scientists as well as stakeholders in the field of soil management for inspiring discussions.

The BonaRes 2023 organisers

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At the HIGRADE Conference, doctoral researchers in their final year present their work and there are many possibilities for scientific exchange and networking. All UFZ colleagues and our cooperation partners are invited to join the event!

www.higrade.de/conference

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Transport kinetics and partitioning are fundamental in the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of compounds in physiological systems. Here, we show the importance of the underlying processes in mechanistic modeling, using the example of bioaccumulation in fish. We present our toolbox for obtaining reliable experimental and predicted input parameters, essential for the implementation of a successful model.

Host: Prof. Kai-Uwe Goss / Department of Analytical Environmental Chemistry Venue: Kubus, Hall 2 and Zoom Start: 10 am Join Zoom-Meeting https://ufz-de.zoom.us/j/69200001539?pwd=OTBCblZNdEF6Mmw3MDJMTGFjbXlVQT09 Meeting-ID: 692 0000 1539 Passcode: 670503

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The EuroVis 2023 will be held in Leipzig, Germany in presence. This 25th edition of EuroVis will be hosted by the Leipzig University organized by the Image and Signal Processing Group – BSV in collaboration with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ. EuroVis is the annual Visualization Conference organized by the Eurographics Working Group on Data Visualization. It has been a Eurographics and IEEE co-supported international visualization symposium held in Europe annually since 1999, as a conference since 2012.

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Ecosystems are often exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals. Identifying causative toxicants is essential to mixture risk assessments but there are data gaps among chemicals and bioactivities. In the big data era, scientific decision based on data mining and machine learning has been proposed as a powerful strategy. The collection retrospective risk-related big data can greatly promote scientific decisions on endpoint selection rather than traditional arbitrary decision-making that merely depends on expert judgment. We proposed an event-driven taxonomy (EDT) concept to integrate adverse outcome pathway-based metadata in risk assessments. Using EDT, molecular initiating events and the substances causing the events were fused in a data matrix, which was named an event driver (ED). Results showed narcosis, estrogen receptor- and aryl hydrogen receptor-mediators were the major EDs in aquatic systems across China. Individual regions had distinct ED fingerprints. Subsequently, an EDT-based artificial intelligence-assisted integrated testing strategy (ITS) was constructed for assessing aquatic risk by integrating high-throughput screening bioassays and chemical predictions. This EDT-based ITS was evaluated using complex sediment mixtures eliciting aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation and oxidative stress response. While mixture prediction using expert knowledge-oriented target analysis only explained <10% of observed sediment bioactivity, a big data-driven suspect analysis expanded the fraction explained to >80%. Additionally, deep learning models were developed to extract structure fingerprints of bioactive suspect candidates and then convert these fingerprints to HRMS-recognizable fragment ions for non-target analysis. The EDT-based ITS tool provides a promising strategy for mixture risk assessments in the AI era.

Short CV: Jing You is currently a professor at the School of Environment, Jinan University, China (youjing@jnu.edu.cn) and an associate editor of Environ Toxicol Chem and Rev Environ Contamin Toxicol. Her research interests are in interdisciplinary areas linking chemistry and toxicology techniques to their environmental applications with the objective of understanding aquatic risk of chemical mixtures. Her current projects include investigating TKTD of current-use pesticides and diagnosing key toxicants using AOP-based machine learning and non-target analysis approaches.

Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department of Cell Toxicology

Venue: KUBUS, Hall 2 and via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://ufz-de.zoom.us/j/5137482680?pwd=dHF0RUZPNEN3OHNIYnU2SCtQaDdPZz09 Meeting-ID: 513 748 2680 Passcode: 005570 To log in, we do recommend to use the Zoom App rather than an internet browser or when using the browser to best type in the Meeting-ID & Passcode. This way there have been fewer problems with joining the meeting in the past.

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Host: Prof. Annika Jahnke / Department of Ecological Chemistry

venue: KUBUS Hall 1a and via Zoom Join Zoom Meeting https://ufz-de.zoom.us/j/7156227906?pwd=OHZjK21VZ2lWdmk4aEIvUHhGWmo0QT09 Meeting-ID: 715 622 7906 Passcode: cZ3G3N

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Risk assessment of sediments contaminated with hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) is typically performed by comparing measured or estimated freely dissolved concentrations (C_free) in pore water to toxicity thresholds derived from water-only exposure tests. The underlying assumption is that benthic organisms undergo equivalent exposure through the free fraction of HOCs in pore water as compared to bulk water. Although widely accepted, this concept has not rigorously been evaluated under controlled sediment toxicity tests. In our series of studies, we performed water-only and spiked-sediment toxicity tests using the benthic amphipod Hyalella azteca, measuring C_free in pore and overlying water with a passive sampling method, and analyzed the data with mechanistically based models. We demonstrated that sediment toxicity evaluated with measured pore water C_free is often in close agreement with the toxicity in water-only tests. However, several mechanisms were identified that cause significant differences, including concentration depletion at the sediment-water interface and increased uptake via dissolved organic matter. The results of the project have implications for mechanisms of exposure, extrapolation to field cases, and design of toxicity tests.

Host: Prof. Kai-Uwe Goss / Department of Analytical Environmental Chemistry Venue: Kubus, Hall 1A and Zoom Start: 10 am Join Zoom-Meeting https://ufz-de.zoom.us/j/67839076989?pwd=M2dGL3VOb3k1V1UyZ1BiNWFzcmtGZz09 Meeting-ID: 678 3907 6989 Passcode: 268282

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN TRANSFORMATION – LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACTS OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL

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Seit der letzten Tagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft (DGB) in Halle (Saale) im Jahr 1995 hat sich die Stadt zu einem lebendigen und modernen Zentrum für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft entwickelt. An der Martin-Luther-Universität (MLU) und dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) ist die Bodenforschung mit einem breiten Spektrum fachlicher Expertise vertreten. Die Tagung wird daher in Kooperation beider Institutionen organisiert. Die Räumlichkeiten der MLU auf dem Weinberg Campus bieten gut arrondierte Hörsäle mit kurzen Wegen und viel Raum für entspannte Postersessions.

Halle (Saale) befindet sich wie damals in einer Phase des Um- oder besser Aufbruchs. Mit dem Kohleausstieg eröffnen sich neue Perspektiven und Wege mit deutlichen Veränderungen für die Region und ihr Landschaftsbild. Das Exkursionsprogramm mit Unterstützung der TU Dresden, der Uni Jena, dem Landesamt für Geologie und Bergwesen in Halle und der SKW Piesteritz wird an verschiedene, spannende Orte dieser im Umbruch befindlichen Region führen.

Vor der Jahrestagung organisieren Albrecht Bauriegel (LBGR) und Peter Schad (TUM) einen dreitägigen Workshop zu Bodenbeschreibung und Bodenklassifikation (KA6 und WRB), der mit einem Soil Contest abschließt.

Die Anmeldung von Beiträgen muss zusammen mit dem jeweiligen Abstract bis zum 15. Januar 2023 über die Webseite der Tagung in deutscher oder englischer Sprache erfolgen. Dabei sollte beachtet werden, dass der Vortrag bzw. das Poster in der gleichen Sprache präsentiert wird.

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In a world where biodiversity and ecosystem services are at high risk, business as usual is no longer possible. Transformation of how societies deal with natural resources is much needed, but requires a better understanding of how ecological and social-ecological systems respond to change and human intervention. Ecological Modelling thus needs to aim at predicting the response to change and to address multiple scales in time, space and organization that are relevant for management.

The 9th European Conference on Ecological Modelling aims to discuss strategies and models that focus on improving one or more aspects of modelling: representation of response mechanisms, multi-criteria model evaluation, model-data fusion, sensitivity and robustness analyses, upscaling and transferability to new regions, link to management scenarios, social-ecological systems, transparency and reproducibility, implementation and testing of theories and concepts, and multi-modelling synthesis. In general, any contribution advancing ecological modelling is welcome.

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Neues Wasser auf alten Wegen – Zum Stand der Auenrevitalisierung zwischen Leipzig und Schkeuditz

Das Projekt Lebendige Luppe endet am 31. Dezember 2023. Auf dem Weg zum jetzigen Zwischenstand bei der Auenrevitalisierung gab es viele Hürden und Herausforderungen, aber auch viel Unterstützung und fachliche Beratung. Mit einer Vielzahl an Unterstützer*innen und Freund*innen unserer Flusslandschaft standen die Projektpartner*innen im engen Austausch.

Zur Abschlussveranstaltung des Projektes Lebendige Luppe mit dem Titel „Neues Wasser auf alten Wegen – Zum Stand der Auenrevitalisierung zwischen Leipzig und Schkeuditz“ am 17. November 2023 laden wir alle Interessierten herzlich ein. Die Veranstaltung findet im Leipziger Kubus des UFZ statt und beginnt um 9:15 Uhr. Veranstaltungsende ist gegen 17 Uhr.

Bei der Veranstaltung werden die Ergebnisse und Arbeitsstände der Projektbestandteile – Revitalisierung des Zschampert, Revitalisierungsmaßnahmen zwischen Burgaue und Pfingstanger sowie am Burgauenbach, Aufwertungsmaßnahmen an Amphibiengewässern sowie natur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Begleitforschung – vorgestellt.

Für ausreichend Zeit für Fragen aus dem Publikum ist gesorgt.

Die Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ist kostenfrei.

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Short abstract: Humans and environmental organisms are constantly exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals. Extending our knowledge about the combined effects of chemicals is thus essential for assessing the potential consequences of these exposures. We use comprehensive molecular readouts as retrieved by omics techniques to advance our understanding of the diversity of effects upon chemical exposure. Effect patterns, retrieved from single compound exposures, artificial mixtures, and complex environmental mixtures are systematically investigated to distinguish specific from unspecific action, quantify combined effects and derive effect thresholds. We could show, for example, that the mixture concept of concentration addition provided reasonable estimates for the mixture effects induced on the whole transcriptome of the zebrafish embryo, and that combined, that is, multicomponent-driven, effects were found for mixture components with anticipated similar, as well as dissimilar, modes of action (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP7773).
We develop computational tools to support FAIR data management and enable visualization,interpretation, and the generation of data-driven hypothesis on modes of chemical action based on data obtained with the zebrafish embryo model. Furthermore, we curate and make use of exposure and effect data from large monitoring studies or from databases, such as the NORMAN EMPODAT, or the US EPA ECOTOX and invitroDB, to establish approaches for environmental mixture risk assessment based on monitoring and NAM (new approach methods) data. Our curated data is provided for further use and can be applied for specific purposes, such as exposure modelling, grouping of chemicals with similar modes of action, or local and global mixture risk assessments (https://zenodo.org/records/7983817; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108155).

Title: “Dealing with chemical mixtures - hazard assessment with toxicogenomics, monitoring data, and data-driven approaches” Venue: KUBUS, Hall 1A.

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UFZ Leipzig / HVHS Kohren-Sahlis

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Digitalisation is rapidly transforming the agri-food sector. In my talk, I investigate emerging opportunities, challenges and policy options, with a particular focus on European agriculture. Digital innovations can contribute to more sustainable agricultural systems. For example, digital innovations enable increased productivity, reduced environmental footprints and higher resilience of farms and farming systems, along the entire efficiency-substitution-redesign gradient. Moreover, digital innovations can contribute to more efficient agricultural policies as well as improved risk management solutions. However, these optimistic outcomes of increasing digitalisation of the agricultural sector will not emerge on their own, but this development comes with several challenges, costs and risks, e.g. in economic, social and ethical dimensions. I provide policy recommendations to explore opportunities and avoid risks. Moreover, I discuss implications for future research in agricultural economics.

Robert Finger is professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. His research lies at the intersection of agricultural sciences and economics, aiming to enhance the resilience and sustainability of agricultural and food systems. The primary focus is on farm-level decisions and their connections with the environment, markets, societies, and policies, particularly within the context of European agriculture. The spectrum of research activities encompasses various topics related to agricultural practices and systems, with a special emphasis on the evaluation and design of agricultural policies and the economics of policy of pest management and risk management. Robert and his team are strongly engaged in outreach and science communication. For example, they established a blog on agricultural policy that synthesizes academic papers into non-technical blog posts in German or French targeting at non-academic stakeholders (https://agrarpolitik-blog.com). Robert currently serves as Chair of the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich https://worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/, and as editor and editorial board member of several agricultural economic and interdisciplinary journals, e.g. AJAE, AEPP, and Agricultural Systems.

Main Building Lecture Hall (Vortragssaal)

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Einladung 36 LUST 20240318 NMZB.pdf

Bundesamt für Naturschutz Alte Messe 6 04103 Leipzig (Tagungsraum Monitoringzentrum, 2. OG)

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Die Umsetzung des European Green Deal in der EU und in Deutschland – Stand und Perspektiven

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Flyer_Symposion 2024 Stand 08.02.2024.pdf

Sitzungssaal des Neuen Rathauses, Leipzig

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Mädchen und Jungen ab Klassenstufe 7 aufgepasst: Der 25. April 2024 ist euer Tag in Magdeburg!

• Die Umwelt ist euch wichtig?
• Ihr möchtet erfahren, wie Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler dazu beitragen können, die natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen für kommende Generationen zu erhalten?

Dann herzlich willkommen zum diesjährigen Girls' Day und Boys' Day am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ).

Taucht für kurze Zeit in den Alltag der Umweltforscher:innen ein und macht euch ein Bild vom Berufsfeld der Naturwissenschaftler:innen, Techniker:innen und Laborant:innen.

Das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) gibt es seit 1991. Es ist eine Forschungseinrichtung der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft. An den UFZ-Standorten Leipzig, Halle und Magdeburg sowie der Versuchsstation Bad Lauchstädt arbeiten rund 1.100 Beschäftigte; davon 51 Prozent Frauen. In Magdeburg arbeiten insgesamt 92 Mitarbeiter:innen.

In der Zeit von 9:00 Uhr bis 15:00 Uhr könnt ihr Forschung live erleben, selber mitmachen und alle Fragen zu Studium, Beruf und Karriere loswerden.

Bitte seid pünktlich 8:45 Uhr am zentralen Treffpunkt in der Eingangshalle des Magdeburger UFZ, Brückstraße 3a, damit Ihr von Anfang an alles miterleben könnt.

Bevor es in die Labore geht, möchten wir euch erzählen, wer/was das UFZ ist, was in der Gewässerforschung untersucht wird und warum Umweltforschung für unsere Flüsse und Seen wichtig ist. Doch zuvor müsst ihr euch entscheiden, welchen Expert:innen ihr bei der Arbeit zuschauen möchtet. Schaut euch unsere Angebote unten dem angeboten Link an und informiert Euch!

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Jeannette Hortig <jeannette.hortig@ufz.de>
Phone: 0341 / 6025 1269

Short abstract: Conservative estimates suggest that between 92-220 million people world-wide are chronically exposed to the environmental toxicant arsenic in drinking water. This is a global public health concern because arsenic is a proven human carcinogen, and causes a myriad of other adverse health effects. The essential trace element selenium, has been proposed as a therapeutic to prevent and treat arenic-induced disease. In laboratory animals, arsenic and selenium, can undergo mutual detoxification through the formation of the seleno-bis(S-glutathionyl) arsinium ion [(GS)₂AsSe]⁻, which undergoes biliary and fecal elimination. Despite the current use of selenium in supplementation of humans in arsenic-endemic regions, until recently the influence of selenium on human arsenic hepatobiliary transport had not been thoroughly studied. Work from the Leslie lab, using a combination of sandwich cultured primary human hepatocytes, HepaRG cells (a surrogate for primary human hepatocytes), and plasma membrane enriched vesicles, has shown that the human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2/ABCC2) and multidrug resistance protein 4 (MRP4/ABCC4) are important for the selenium dependent and independent hepatobiliary transport of arsenic. The form of selenium appears critical for its influence on arsenic export by MRP2 and MRP4. Recent progress in the understanding of how selenium influences arsenic hepatobiliary transport, with a focus on MRP2 and MRP4, will be presented.

Short CV: Dr. Elaine M. Leslie received her BSc in Toxicology from the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada and her PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.Dr. Leslie completed postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA and at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Leslie is currently a Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and a member of the Membrane Protein Disease Research Group at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Dr. Leslie’s research has most recently been funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Dr. Leslie has served as a reviewer or scientific officer on the Pharmacology and Toxicology Panel at CIHR since 2019 and is Chair-Elect for the Division of Toxicology within the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Dr. Leslie has a long-standing interest in the involvement of transporter proteins and conjugating enzymes in detoxification. The Leslie laboratory has made significant contributions to understanding how ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins are involved in protecting tissues from xenobiotic induced injury. The major focus of Dr. Leslie’s research is the biotransformation and transport of the environmental human carcinogen arsenic.

Host: Dr. Till Luckenbach / Department Ecotoxicology

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Short abstract: The recent report that the planetary boundary for novel entities has been exceeded, highlights the urgent need to regulate consumer products in order to protect human health and reduce impacts on ecosystems. In this presentation, I will present an overview of research undertaken in the Environmental Group at the University of Canterbury (NZ) to understand how products we use in our everyday life contribute to widespread environmental contamination.

Short CV: Professor Sally Gaw is an environmental chemist at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her research is interdisciplinary encompassing environmental toxicology, chemistry and assessment of human exposure to chemical contaminants. Her passion for environmental chemistry was ignited as a child when she lived in developing countries. She has a particular interest in understanding how products we use in everyday life lead to environmental contamination and identifying how we can reduce the associated environmental burden.

Host: Dr. Dusan Materic / Department Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Start: 1 pm Venue: KUBUS Hall 2 Join Zoom Meeting https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/4607886582?pwd=MFBhNDZwUEc1NjNQV09XVTRtcHgzZz09&omn=63086527486 Meeting ID: 460 788 6582 Passcode: 764330

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Short abstract: The long-term, overarching vision of Dr. Volz’ research program is to identify the potential human health risks of chemical exposure and, as a result, promote population-wide intervention and/or prevention strategies for mitigating human exposure to certain high-risk chemicals within California and across the country.Consistent with this long-term vision, the primary goals of his research program are to 1) uncover the mechanisms of developmental toxicity for two high-production volume organophosphate-based flame retardants (OPFRs) frequently detected at elevated concentrations within pregnant mothers, mother-toddler pairs, and human placental samples and 2) reveal the potential health risks of in-vehicle OPFR exposure to Inland Southern California commuters that, relative to the general population, spend an excess amount of time within their personal vehicles.Within this seminar, Dr. Volz’ will discuss key findings and discoveries that were generated from his research group over the last 13 years, including how their findings may provide the basis for regulatory agencies and industry to begin pivoting toward alternative, lower-risk OPFRs that can be used to comply with furniture- and vehicle-specific flammability standards at the California- and federal-level, respectively.

Host: Prof. Tamara Tal / Dept. Ecotoxicology

Host: Prof. Tamara Tal / Department Ecotoxicology Venue: Kubus, Hall 1A Start: 10 am

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Abstract: Seit 30 Jahren ist das Staatsziel Umweltschutz im Grundgesetz verankert. Bis zum berühmten Klimaschutzbeschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 24. März 2021 galt es primär als eine Abwägungsdirektive, die den demokratischen Gesetzgeber ermächtigt, im Interesse des Schutzes der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen sowie des Schutzes von Leben und Gesundheit des Menschen weitreichende Schutzregelungen zu treffen und nötigenfalls wirtschaftliche Freiheitsrechte einzuschränken.

Der Umweltschutz galt aber zugleich als schwacher verfassungsrechtlicher Hebel, Umweltschutzanliegen gegen die Politik des Gesetzgebers durchzusetzen, denn das BVerfG hatte den demokratisch legitimierten Institutionen stets einen großen Spielraum für ihr Handeln zugestanden. Vor diesem Hintergrund sahen nicht nur die Politikinstitutionen, sondern auch Rechtsexperten geringe Chancen, dass die Klimaklage vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht erfolgreich sein könnte. Es ist anders gekommen. Mit Blick auf die Klimaschutzaufgabe steht nun fest, dass auf wirkungsvolle Umweltschutzmaßnahmen unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen auch ein grundrechtlicher Anspruch besteht. Was daraus folgt ist Gegenstand des Vortrags.

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Zur Person: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Köck, geboren 1958, ist seit 2001 Professor für Umweltrecht an der Juristenfakultät der Universität Leipzig. Bis zum 31. März 2024 leitete er über einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren das Department Umwelt- und Planungsrecht am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ. Prof. Köck ist Mitglied des Rates von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen (SRU), der die Bundesregierung in umweltpolitischen Fragen berät, und des Wissenschaftlichen Beirates Natürlicher Klimaschutz (WBNK) beim Bundesumweltministerium. Er ist seit über 20 Jahren Herausgeber und Schriftleiter der „Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht“ (ZUR) und Vorstandsvorsitzender des Deutschen Naturschutzrechtstages (DNRT).

Universität Leipzig 04109 Leipzig Hörsaalgebäude / Audimax

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Böden stehen am Anfang vieler landwirtschaftlicher Wertschöpfungsketten. Damit sind sie eine für den Menschen essenzielle Lebensgrundlage. Gleichzeitig erfüllen sie noch weitere wichtige Ökosystemleistungen: Sie tragen als größter terrestrischer Kohlenstoffspeicher aktiv zum Klimaschutz bei, sie dienen als Wasserspeicher dem Hochwasserschutz und sie sorgen für sauberes Trinkwasser. Weiterhin sind Böden Lebensraum für eine Vielzahl von Bodenorganismen, welche Nährstoffe umsetzen und pflanzenverfügbar machen. Heute wissen wir, dass landwirtschaftliche Maßnahmen und der Klimawandel diese Bodenfunktionen und die natürliche Ertragsfähigkeit von Böden beeinträchtigen können – oft mit negativen Folgen für Umwelt und Klima.

Die Frage ist nun: Wie können wir langfristig hohe Erträge erzielen und gleichzeitig die lebenswichtigen Ökosystemfunktionen schützen? Bei der Fachtagung "Böden als Grundlage einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft" wollen wir diese Themen mit Ihnen diskutieren:

• Wie können wir den Wasser- und Nährstoffhaushalt unserer Böden verbessern?
• Wie können wir das Potenzial biologischer Gemeinschaften in unseren Böden gezielt einsetzen?
• Wie können wir die Ressourceneffizienz mit technischen Innovationen steigern?
• Wie können wir die sozioökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen gestalten?
• Wie können wir vorhersagefähige Modellwerkzeuge zur Entscheidungsunterstützung nutzen?

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich auch an Landwirt:innen, landwirtschaftliche Berater:innen, Verwaltungsangestellte und Naturschutzverbände, um gemeinsam ins Gespräch zu kommen und Netzwerke zu knüpfen. Im Anschluss an die Konferenz besteht am 30.5.2024 die Möglichkeit, die UFZ-Forschungsstation Bad Lauchstädt zu besuchen.

Anmeldung bis zum 14.05. über die Konferenz-Webseite: https://www.bonares.de/bodentagung2024

Flyer_Bonares2024_2604a.pdf

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At the HIGRADE Conference, doctoral researchers in their final year present their work and there are many possibilities for scientific exchange and networking. All UFZ colleagues and our cooperation partners are invited to join the event!

www.higrade.de/conference

www.higrade.de/conference

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Das Memorandum „Urbane Resilienz“ (BMI 2021) ruft alle deutschen Städte und Gemeinden dazu auf, urbane Resilienz künftig als zentralen Bestandteil der nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung zu verstehen und als Querschnittsthema zu berücksichtigen. Es wird als ein Lösungsansatz präsentiert, um auf aktuelle und zukünftige Krisen und die Folgen des Klimawandels besser reagieren zu können. Doch was bedeutet Resilienz, welcher Mehrwert ist damit für die Stadtentwicklung verbunden ist und wie lässt sich das Konzept in die Praxis übersetzen?

Der vhw – Bundesverband für Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung e. V. und das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ GmbH laden vor diesem Hintergrund zu einer Tagung nach Leipzig ein. Die Tagung sucht Antworten auf diese Fragen.

Die Tagung richtet sich an Akteure aus Verwaltung, Politik, Zivilgesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft sowie Studierende. Anhand ausgewählter Konzepte und Praxisprojekte möchte sie den fachübergreifenden Dialog zu Fragen der urbanen Resilienz weiterführen und vertiefen.

Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ) Torgauer Straße 116 04347 Leipzig

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Die Leipziger Nacht der Ausbildung richtet sich an alle Schülerinnen und Schüler ab Klassenstufe 7 aller Schularten sowie explizit an Eltern/Familienangehörige.

Eine vorherige Platzbuchung ist erforderlich.

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Impulse aus Forschung und Planungspraxis - Digital Twins für blaugrüne Stadtentwicklung

Es diskutieren:

• Prof. Dr. Roland Müller (UFZ, Leitung BMBF-Vorhaben Leipziger BlauGrün)
• Anja Eimer (Siemens General Manager Global Water Business, GWP e.V.)
• Anne-Marie Kilpert (Department Head Smart City Design; IESE Fraunhofer)
• Dr. Ulrich Meyer (GF, tbc) / Dr. Uwe Winkler (Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig)

Um an der Veranstaltung teilzunehmen, benutzen Sie bitte den folgenden Link: https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/7736694492?omn=62435509...

Einladung_4. BlauGrüner Dialog 19.06.2024 II.pdf

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Die Konferenz zielt darauf ab, Rewilding als Naturschutzansatz bekannt zu machen und seine Möglichkeiten und Grenzen zu diskutieren. Dazu werden einerseits Vertreter*innen der Global Rewilding Alliance, von Rewilding Europe und auch dem deutschen Rewilding-Modellgebiet „Oder-Delta“ aus der Rewilding-Praxis berichten. Andererseits gibt es Raum, sich in vertiefenden Workshops zu vernetzten und sich zur praktischen Umsetzung von Rewilding in Deutschland auszutauschen. Die Konferenzsprache ist deutsch, die Teilnahme kostenlos.

Sie finden alle Informationen zur Rewilding Konferenz 2024 auf unserer Konferenz-Homepage.

Link zur Anmeldung: https://events.hifis.net/e/rewilding

288465_Programm Rewilding Konferenz 26. & 27.06.2024 Leipzig.pdf

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Short abstract: The bioaccumulative potential of a chemical is a crucial parameter for assessing its ecotoxicological properties. Conventionally, it is evaluated based on tests with fish as model species (OECD Guideline 305). Due to the high number of fish required, their exposure time and the high costs, there is a strong interest in introducing the 3R principle (reduce, replace and refine) in these animal experiments.

In this line, alternative methodologies with zebrafish embryos and cell lines (ZFL and ZF4) for the evaluation of the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants will be presented. Both methodologies were designed around the study of the bioaccumulation and biotransformation kinetics of the substances with an exposure time of 72h, the experimental analytical determination of the concentrations both inside the organism and the exposure medium and the consideration of the free bioavailable concentration.

In addition, this developed methodology and the results obtained in cell lines were used to refine the limitations of the 319OECD guidance and the OECD 2018 model, based on empirical models by determining intrinsic clearance in vitro through the substrate depletion approach in cryopreserved hepatocytes (RT-HEP) or subcellular liver fractions S9 (RT-S9) of rainbow trout and their extrapolation in vivo.

Short CV: Paloma de Oro-Carretero graduated in Chemical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid in July 2019. In July 2020, she completed her master's degree in Chemical Sciences and Technology with mention in instrumental techniques at the same university.

After finishing, she was employed for two years as a researcher at the Public Health Laboratory of the Madrid City Council, working on the determination of organic contaminants in drinking water and food contact materials by Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry techniques (LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS).

At present, since September 2022, she has a pre-doctoral contract from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Research, within the PhD programme in Advanced Chemistry at the Complutense University of Madrid. Her line of research focuses on the development of analytical methods for the determination of emerging contaminants in biological and environmental samples and their application in the study of their bioaccumulation and metabolization, performing in vitro assays with cell lines and in vivo assays with zebrafish larvae.

Due to his background in analytical chemistry, she is extending his knowledge in the field of cellular toxicity with stays at the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine in Barcelona (Spain) or, currently, at the Department of Cell Toxicology at the UFZ under the supervision of Dr. Luise Henneberger.

Host: Dr. Luise Henneberger / Department Cell Toxicology

Wednesday, August 14, 1 pm. Venue: KUBUS Hall 1A.

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Die Fachkonferenz „Governance und Recht zur Blau-Grünen Stadtentwicklung” zielt darauf ab, den bundesweiten fachlichen Austausch über politische, steuerungsrelevante und rechtliche Fragen Blaugrüner Stadtentwicklung zu befördern.

Tag 1: Politik und Governance: Perspektiven und Praxisbeispiele

Am ersten Tag erwarten Sie Vorträge und Diskussionen zu den Perspektiven und Herausforderungen BlauGrüner Infrastrukturen von Vertretern aus Politik, Verwaltung und Forschung. Am Nachmittag präsentieren Experten praxisnahe Beispiele aus verschiedenen Städten zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung und integrierten Klimaanpassung.

Tag 2: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen

Der zweite Tag widmet sich den rechtlichen Aspekten BlauGrüner Infrastrukturen: Juristen und Fachleute stellen aktuelle Entwicklungen und praktische Lösungen zur Planung und Umsetzung vor. Themen wie Baurecht, Flächennutzungsplanung und Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten werden vertieft behandelt.

Diese zwei Tage bieten eine ideale Plattform für den Austausch von Wissen und Erfahrungen sowie die Entwicklung neuer Ansätze für eine nachhaltige (BlauGrüne) Stadtentwicklung.

Um Anmeldung wird gebeten unter: https://conference.ufz.de/frontend/index.php?sub=1...

2024-08-13_Programm_Fachkonferenz_Governance und Recht zur blaugrünen Stadtentwicklung.pdf

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Am 20. September 2024 lädt der AK Chemie und Umwelt des BUND Leipzig im Rahmen des Globalisierungskritischen Filmfestivals "globaleLE" zu einer besonderen Filmvorführung in den Clara-Zetkin-Park in Leipzig ein. Gezeigt wird der Film "Dark Waters - Vergiftete Wahrheit" (Spielfilm, USA, 2019, Regie: Todd Haynes, original mit UT), der sich mit der Problematik der sogenannten "Ewigkeitschemikalien" PFAS beschäftigt.

"Dark Waters" thematisiert den Umweltskandal des US-Chemiegiganten Dupont im Jahr 1998. Während der Teflonherstellung durch das Unternehmen gelangte Perfluoroktansäure (PFOA) in großem Ausmaß in Wasser und Luft. Dies führte zum Anstieg verschiedener Krebsarten und anderer schwerwiegender Gesundheitsfolgen am Dupont-Standort in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Der Film erzählt die wahre Geschichte des erfolgreichen Wirtschaftsanwalts, der es im Alleingang mit einem der weltweit größten Chemiekonzerne aufnahm und den sogenannten „Teflon-Skandal“ ans Licht brachte.

Die "globaLE" ist ein politisches Filmfestival in Leipzig, das an verschiedenen Orten des Stadtgebietes über mehrere Monate stattfindet. Weitere Informationen: http://www.globale-leipzig.de/

Der Eintritt ist frei.

Clara-Zetkin-Park Wiese vor dem Musikpavillon (https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.3305&mlon=12.3584#map=17/51.33003/12.35978)

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Our conference, themed "Geosciences Without Borders" invites geoscientists from Europe and worldwide to convene for a dynamic exchange of knowledge.

2024, the vibrant city of Dresden plays host to GeoSaxonia, embracing its historical significance and cutting-edge research landscape. Organized in partnership with the Technical University of Dresden and Senckenberg, and bolstered by the collective expertise of TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Charles University in Prague, GeoSaxonia 2024 promises to be a convergence of ideas and innovation.

The event features insightful plenary and keynote lectures, a comprehensive poster and industry exhibition, extensive field trips and thought-provoking discussions, aiming to foster cross-border collaborations and inspire new projects and a lively exchange.

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Die zweitägige Veranstaltung setzt sich mit der Umsetzung von BNE in Kommunalverwaltungen und Bildungslandschaften auseinander und legt den Fokus auf konkrete Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Seit Jahrzehnten liegen umfassende Erkenntnisse über die sozialen, ökonomischen und ökologischen Auswirkungen nicht-nachhaltigen gesellschaftlichen Verhaltens vor. Gleichzeitig gibt es eine Vielzahl von politischen Beschlüssen, Vereinbarungen und vor allem Absichtserklärungen. Zu selten mündet all das jedoch in konkretes, wirksames Handeln – auch auf Ebene der Bildungslandschaften. Vor diesem Hintergrund ist die Frage nach den Motiven individuellen und organisationalen Handelns bzw. Nicht-Handelns zentral für gesellschaftliche Transformations- und Veränderungsprozesse.

Ausgehend von einer psychologischen Perspektive auf nachhaltiges Handeln wird am ersten Tag in thematisch fokussierten Sessions ein Übertrag auf konkrete und praktische Dimensionen des Handelns in den kommunalen BNE-Landschaften erarbeitet. Der zweite Veranstaltungstag wird diese Ansätze in einen Zusammenhang mit den BNE-Handlungsfeldern setzen.

Das vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderte Verbundprojekt "Bildung – Nachhaltigkeit – Kommune: BNE-Kompetenzzentrum für Prozessbegleitung und Prozessevaluation (BiNaKom)" begleitet circa 50 Modellkommunen bundesweit bei der systematischen Weiterentwicklung und Implementierung von BNE auf lokaler Ebene.

Weitere Informationen zum Projekt und den Projektpartnern: https://www.bne-portal.de/bne/de/bne-kompetenzzent...

Um Anmeldung wird gebeten unter: https://www.bne-kompetenzzentrum.de/de/herbstkonfe...

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The Water Research Horizon Conference 2024 marks a starting point for the "Water Science Community" to promote strategic thinking and to discuss potentials and obstacles with stakeholders from different sectors along the lines of key themes and to establish "valorization initiatives".

Leipziger KUBUS | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Permoserstraße 15 | 04318 Leipzig | Germany

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Short CV: Scientist, consultant and speaker, Prof. Dr. Heather Leslie is best known for her pioneering research showing that plastic particles are present in the human bloodstream. For more than 20 years, she has been researching bioaccumulation and toxicological aspects of plastic and chemical pollution on an international level. Her research stems from her deep interest in building a new way of doing things, so that our ‘stuff’ no longer poses a risk to humans and nature.

Host: Prof. Annika Jahnke / Department Exposure Science

Tuesday, October 22, 1.10 pm. Venue: Zoom. https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/7156227906?pwd=OHZjK21VZ2lWdmk4aEIvUHhGWmo0QT09&omn=63045358716 Meeting-ID: 715 622 7906 Passcode: cZ3G3N

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The aim is to connect existing UFZ research related to pesticides and foster collaborative discussion as well as increasing the policy-relevance of further research.

Workshop will start with two external keynote speakers - Jörn Wogram (Umweltbundesamt) who will address the pesticide regulatory landscape and Mark Winter (Industrieverband Agrar) whose focus is the perspective of pesticide users and producers.

Followed by a short introduction of existing research projects at UFZ there will be room for exchange and discussion in the afternoon.

Research areas to be presented and/or discussed include: land-users’ decisions on pesticide application, innovative methods for determining pesticide exposures and risks, evaluation and design of pesticide policies, or pesticides' effects on human and environmental health.

Registration: https://events.hifis.net/event/1632/registrations/...

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Short CV: Nestor Etxebarria Loizate, PhD in chemical sciences (1993), and since 2011 Professor at the Dept. of Analytical Chemistry of the UPV/EHU. Currently he is a member of the IBeA Research Group (www.ehu.eus/Ibea), a high-performance research group including 16 PhD staff members and more than 20 researchers, and one of the main groups supporting the Plentzia Marine Station (PiE-UPV/EHU).

Host: Dr. Iker Alvarez Mora / Department Exposure Science

Wednesday, October 23, 1 pm. Venue: KUBUS Hall 1CD and via Zoom. https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/7156227906?pwd=OHZjK21VZ2lWdmk4aEIvUHhGWmo0QT09&omn=69093380761 Meeting-ID: 715 622 7906 Passcode: cZ3G3N

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Global change has triggered a number of environmental changes, such as alterations in climate, land productivity, water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems. Finding solutions to the impact of global change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. TERENO is embarking on new paths with an interdisciplinary and long-term research programme across Germany that extends from North German lowlands to the Bavarian Alps. This unique large-scale project aims to catalogue the longterm ecological, social and economic impact of global change at regional level. Scientists and researches want to use their findings to show how humankind can best respond to these changes.

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Short abstract: Toxicology is traditionally divided between human and eco-toxicology. However, in the shared pursuit of environmental health, this separation is artificial and does not account for discoveries made in the comparative studies of animal genomes. At the same time, there are significantly growing concerns about the merits and ethics of using mammals for chemical safety testing. PrecisionTox is an EU-funded project that provides evidence on the feasibility of understanding the health impact of chemicals on all animals, including ecological keystone species and humans, based on the evolutionary conservation of pathways to toxicity. UFZ is a crucial member of this PrecisionTox Consortium. The anticipated result is New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for chemical safety testing using a mix of comparative genomics, metabolomics, evolutionary theory, quantitative genetics, data science, toxicology, and law. PrecisionTox employs six model species/cells, i.e., human cell lines, zebrafish, frog, fruit fly, water flea, and the nematode, which together represent significant branches of animal evolution and are recognised biomedical model systems. PrecisionTox builds a case for One Health Toxicology, allowing for a concerted effort to protect people and the environment from the harmful effects of chemical pollution.

Short CV: John specialises in applying omics in environmental research and pursuing Precision Toxicology. He is known internationally for his work at establishing genomics-enabled model species. For example, his work resulted in Daphnia's designation as a biomedical model species by the US National Institutes of Health. John holds the Chair of Environmental Genomics at the University of Birmingham (UoB) in the United Kingdom. He is the co-founder of Michabo Health Science Limited, co-founder of the international Environment Care Consortium, and the Solve Pollution Network. He is the Director of the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice at UoB and advises the UK government through his Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee membership. Finally, he coordinates the H2020-funded PrecisionTox project (www.precisiontox.org), which is part of the ASPIS cluster (aspis-cluster.eu) and he serves on the UK steering group for the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (www.eu-parc.eu).

Host: Dr. Stefan Scholz / Department Ecotoxicology

Tuesday, November 12, 10 am. Venue: KUBUS Hall 1B.

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We are pleased to invite you to the 8th iDiv conference, which will take place as a fully in-person event at the Leipziger KUBUS on 14 and 15 November in Leipzig. This event brings together idiv scientists from all locations and scientists across all career stages. The conference provides an interactive forum for scientific exchange with colleagues you know well, and an opportunity to establish new contacts and collaborations within the iDiv consortium.

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Vortrag und Diskussion mit Dr. Tilmann Schenk, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe

Wir alle sind täglich mobil – etwa 40 km legt jede(r) Deutsche pro Tag zurück. Über kaum ein Themenfeld wird so leidenschaftlich und emotional diskutiert wie die Mobilität, gerade auch in Bezug auf den Klimawandel. Berührt werden aber noch weitere Themen, wie etwa die Frage, wie wir unsere Städte lebenswert(er) gestalten können und dennoch Mobilität ermöglichen. Der Vortrag bereitet einige Fakten zum Mobilitätsgeschehen in Deutschland auf und geht dann der Frage nach, wie wir Mobilität in Zukunft gestalten wollen, und welche Beiträge ein kommunaler Mobilitätsdienstleister dazu leisten kann.

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FLOW ist ein Citizen Science-Projekt zum ökologischen Monitoring kleiner Fließgewässer. Ziel des FLOW-Projekts ist es, gemeinsam mit interessierten Bürger:innen den ökologischen Zustand kleiner Bäche zu untersuchen und zu bewerten. Mit Ihnen zusammen wollen wir folgende Fragen beantworten:

• Wie ist die Gewässerstrukturgüte (u.a. Gewässerverlauf, Uferstruktur, Gewässersohle, Strömungsbild, umgebende Landnutzung) der untersuchten Bäche ausgeprägt?
• Werden die Richtwerte für Nährstoffbelastung (z.B. durch Nitrit, Nitrat, Phosphat) in den untersuchten Bächen überschritten?
• Welche wirbellose Tiere (u.a. Köcherfliegen-, Eintagsfliegen-, Steinfliegen-, Libellenlarven, Bachflohkrebse und Wasserschnecken) kommen in welcher Häufigkeit im Bach vor und wie ist vor diesem Hintergrund die Pestizidbelastung des Baches zu bewerten?

Die mit den Teilnehmenden erhobenen Gewässerdaten fließen in ökologische Studien ein. Darauf aufbauend möchten wir zukünftig lokale und regionale Strategien zum Gewässerschutz entwickeln und mit teilnehmenden Gruppen und relevanten Akteuren vor Ort umsetzen.

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Pesticide monitoring programs of Australia's waterways have been limited in scale due to challenges associated with the large geographical area. A knowledge gap exists in the understanding of spatial and temporal pesticide prevalence in Australian waterways. To address this monitoring challenge a citizen science water sampling network from 110 locations was created (Pesticide Watch, Brady Hamilton). Monthly water samples were collected and sent to Deakin University for pesticide analysis using a targeted workflow which quantified approximately 340 pesticides at ng L^-1 concentrations and screened from a library of approximately 800 compounds.

From the pesticides detected, 47 of the 50 most concentrated pesticides from this study did not have any Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) specified default guideline values and so current understanding of their risks to aquatic ecosystems in Australia is limited. The insect repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) was detected in 49% of samples and had the highest median concentration of any pesticide detected (5.2 μg L^-1). The insecticide imidacloprid recorded the highest measured concentration of any pesticide by more than an order of magnitude (434 μg L^-1). At some sampling sites, simazine, diazinon, dimethoate and fipronil exceeded concentration thresholds beyond which toxic effects are expected to occur and fungicides represented some of the most frequently detected pesticides. Pesticide Watch is now expanding to a multi-year, comprehensive pesticide monitoring program.

Short CV

Dr Damien Callahan is an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia). His research spans analytical mass spectrometry, metabolomics, persistent and emerging contaminants. More recently his work has expanded to chemical ecology with field-based projects including a campaign on the RV Investigator, the CSIRO marine research vessel and a national pesticide monitoring project. His laboratory comprises a suite of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry equipment enabling elemental, small molecule and protein analysis.

Topic: Pesticide Watch: findings from an Australian river monitoring program supported by citizen scientists Venue: Building 1.0, room 254 Host: Dr. Martin Krauss / Department Exposure Science

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Short CV: Gisela de Aragão Umbuzeiro is a full professor at School of Technology – UNICAMP, Brazil. Is the coordinator of the Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Genotoxicity (LAEG). She graduated in Biology at UNICAMP (1979), Ph.D. in Genetics also at UNICAMP (1990). Worked for 22 years at the Environmental Protection Agency of São Paulo State (CETESB). Has experience in Environmental Toxicology in the fields of Environmental Mutagenesis, Ecotoxicology and Regulatory Toxicology with focus on synthetic and natural dyes. Since 2010 her group is developing eco/genotoxicological protocols using a new model organism, the tropical amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis.

Short Abstract: In this talk Gisela de Aragao Umbuzeiro will introduce a new ecotox testing platform using the amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis. It has a circumtropical distribution and inhabits coastal areas. Its genome (3.6 giga bases) has been already sequenced and the animal is well explored as a model in EVO-DEVO studies. In 2010, she started a culture from organisms collected from the field (coastal area in São Paulo state, Brazil). Adult animals can reach around 10 mm and can be easily cultivated in the lab. Miniaturised assays were developed to verify mortality, reproduction, regeneration capacity and genotoxicity in hemocytes and sperm cells. Toxicokinetics studies were performed using hemolymph internal doses for metals, dyes and are now being conducted for PFAS. For field studies, adult organisms cultivated in the lab were accommodated in cages and placed in sites with different contamination levels and, we are now the next challenge will be to analyze the hemolymph and whole bodies for emerging contaminants. She believes that P. hawaiensis can be an attractive ECOTOX model as it is already for EVO-DEVO.

“The promising model amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis: From EVO-DEVO to Ecotoxicology“ Venue: hybrid - KUBUS Hall 1 A and via Zoom (login details below) Host: Prof. Werner Brack / Department Exposure Science Zoom-Login Lecture Gisela de Aragao Umbuzeiro: https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/69055216288?pwd=IpbdE4w5JAHsnFoZ68tqItXD3iDPxD.1 Meeting-ID: 690 5521 6288 Passcode: 704040

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In this presentation Bruno Campos will present and discuss challenges and opportunities for the use of New approach Methodologies within Environmental safety assessment. He will showcase some of the work he has been developing in collaboration with external partners on how to address data requirements on current regulations and frameworks as well as an overview of three case studies demonstrating how mechanistic data benchmarks against more traditional endpoints. He will finalize by discussing opportunities to bring Human Health and Environmental assessments into a common framework which could substantially increase the data availability for safety assessments through cross talk between these two fields through a mechanistic based process where Toxicology and Biology are considered.

Short CV:

Bruno Campos is an environmental scientist with over 15 years’ experience in Academia and Industry, holding a degree in Biology and a Ph.D. in ecotoxicology and stress ecology. He works in the Safety, Environment and Regulatory Science (SERS) within Unilever R&D, where he supports environmental safety assurance of the company ingredient portfolio and leads the Environmental New Approaches Methodologies (NAMs)- based safety agenda, besides having an active role in several trade associations. He is also the immediate Past President of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry- EUROPE. Through his multiple activities, he is actively involved in the translation of science to policy, engaging relevant regional, national and International stakeholders to ensure robust science is at the core of regulations with a goal of delivering improved environmental safety.

Host: Prof. Beate Escher / Department Cell Toxicology

TOPIC: "Challenges and opportunities for the use of NAMS within NextGen environmental risk assessment of cosmetic ingredients" Wednesday, February 5, 3.15 pm. Venue: Building 1.0, room 254 and via Zoom https://ufz-de.zoom-x.de/j/66959287488?pwd=u3uOG4mavQjGeP0ZFceW8ehfsVWsUg.1 Meeting-ID: 669 5928 7488 Passcode: 521083

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At UFZ, many different models such as simulation, accounting, or data-driven models but also AI and optimization approaches are used in various contexts. While previous workshops focused on linkages between different research fields, the UFZ-wide workshop "Big Data and Modelling" will focus purely on the methods used. The workshop will take place on February 10th, 2025 in KUBUS.

This workshop aims to map available tools/methodologies and databases that can be transferred to other UFZ-relevant research areas (e.g. land-use optimization methods that could be applied to different sectors such as agriculture, energy, or nature conservation). This exchange aims to support discovering and possibly strengthen interactions between UFZ researchers from different fields through transferring existing methods or coupling collaborations.

In this context, we invite contributions from simulation, accounting, or data-driven models, as well as AI and optimization approaches or coupled versions. The focus should be on the scalability and transferability of the method and - if applicable - on the potential of coupling.

The workshop will be organized in four major (i.e., Simulation, AI, Optimization, and Accounting models) and four coupling sessions (AI+Opt, AI+Sim, Acc+Opt, and Opt+Sim). Two major sessions will run in parallel in the morning, followed by the other major sessions, and four coupling sessions in the afternoon. Also, based on your research, please select a major or a coupling session for your presentation.

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