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Development and application of chemical trace analytical methods for:

  • Detection and identification of emerging organic contaminants
  • Fate processes of organic contaminants
  • (Eco)toxicological effects of organic contaminants and the underlying mechanisms

The working group `Organic Trace Analysis` focuses on the development of innovative and comprehensive analytical methods for trace analysis of emerging organic contaminants in environmental and human matrices. Furthermore, we apply the developed methods to study occurrence, fate processes and (eco)toxicological effects of emerging contaminants in natural and engineered environment.

We apply different state-of-the-art analytical techniques for example liquid, gas, supercritical fluid chromatographic, as well as hydrophilic interaction liquid cinematographic separation methods (LC, GC, SFC, HILIC), in combination with various high resolution mass spectrometric (HRMS/MS) techniques. For data analysis, we apply target, suspect, and non-target screening approaches. Our current interested emerging contaminants include highly persistent and mobile (PM) chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), other industrial chemicals, as well as pesticides and their transformation products.

Group leader:
Dr. Qiuguo Fu

PhD students:
Silvia Hupcejová Dudášová
Laura Fabienne Fröhlich


Technician:
Heidrun Paschke
Anne Röhrig

Alumi:

Urs Berger, PhD
Kenneth Arinaitwe, PhD
Monika Möder, PhD
Steffi Schrader
Virginia Schraps
Stefanie Schulze

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