The following is a collection of the projects undertaken. You find the publications that published, provided that they are not directly linked, in the below list.
Projects
Waste water treatment investigations of pesticide contaminated waste water from FSA experiments with Ozone
2011
■Studies on distribution, species richness, abundance, and development of invertebrates which have been introduced in artificial stream microcosms by means of artificial substrates
UBA 2008
■Comparative study for the quantification of insect emergence from selected surface waters in the vicinity of the artificial pond and stream mesocosm system and different methodical approaches for estimates on the landing potential in the indoor mesocosms
Free University of Berlin, University of Vechta 2006-2007
■Investigations on the primary colonisation of artificial stream mesocosms
University of Potsdam, University of Vechta, University of Oldenburg, 2005-2007
■Development and application of electrochemical measuring routines for the evaluation of biological, chemical and physical exchange processes in the water-sediment-contact zone in flowing- and stagnant-water mesocosms
University of Applied Sciences in Bingen, UBA 2003
Testing of the plant equipment (test phase) in German
UBA 2001-2003
Analysis of the leaching potential of new softener in PVC under natural-like conditions in a semi-terrestrial environment
UBA Department II 2.5, Germany, 2023
Separation and recovery of microplastic model particles in simple and complex gravel/sediment systems
TU Berlin, 2021-2022
The leaching of phthalates from PVC microplastics into aqueous environments - a mesocosm study
University of Vienna, Department of Environmental Science, 2020
AQUACOSM Project InPaSa - Investigation of passive sampling performance for monitoring of persistent organic contaminants in small water bodies
in cooperation with Dr. Y. Vystavna, Biology Center CAS, Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 2019
AQUACOSM Project WIPE - Weathering of polymeric particles in semi terrestrial environments - a mesocosm study with PVC and optional other polymer materials
in cooperation with the University of Vienna, department of Environmental Geosciences, 2018
AQUACOSM Project TransMet - Transformation of Metformin in a Large Scale Artificial River System in cooperation with the University of Stockholm
Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES) and Leibnitz-Institute of Water Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 2018
BMBF joined research project RUSEKU – Representative sampling strategy for an integrative system knowledge of specific plastic entries into the environment.
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung, 2017-2020
UFOPLAN Project EiGrePass (FKZ 3717674180) – Suitability and limits of passive samplers for monitoring of contaminant loads in small water bodies
Bundesamt für Gewässerkunde (BfG), 2017-2020
BMBF joined research project ENSURE – Development of new plastic materials for a better environment under consideration of relevant entry pathways. Sub-project: mechanistic degradation in semi terrestric environments
Institute of Plastics Engineering, University of Stuttgart, 2017-2018
■Validation of the reliability of antifouling emission scenarios for marinas within the frame of the EU Biocidal Products regulation regarding the current status of German inland waters (in German)
UBA FG IV 1.2; FKZ 3711 67 432 Ufoplan 201, Limnomar, Hamburg, Norderney, 2017
■Retention of pesticides in stream sediments
CAPIM, University of Melbourne, Australia, UBA 2012
Fate of the bacteriocide triclosan in pond mesocosms (in German)
UBA 2011
Influence of particle binding of a lipophile model substance with PBT-like characteristics on hydrolytic degradation (in German)
UBA, University of Potsdam2011
Fate, degradability, and bioaccumulation of potentially persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical (PBT) in aquatic mesocosms under field conditions
UBA 2008-2010 in cooperation with ECT Ökotox and Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, UFOPLAN FKZ 206 67 460/03
Distribution of native and mineral oil in flowing waters
Veolia Environment, Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB) 2008
Investigations on solvent evaporation of volatile substances in surface waters
University of Osnabrück, Veolia Environment, Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB) 2007-2009
Fate of 2 insecticides in artificial stream mesocosms at different light conditions
UBA 2007
Fate and distribution of brominated flame retardants
UBA 2006-2007
Fate of the antifouling biocide irgarol in water and sediment of flowing waters (in German)
UBA 2004-2005
Accumulation and degradation of the herbicide metazachlor in aquatic plants
UBA 2004
■Fate of volatile substances in flowing waters
University of Osnabrück, UBA 2005
Fate of a herbicidal substance in aquatic systems
UBA 2003
AQUACOSM-plus project TebuFun - Unraveling the impact of tebuconazole on aquatic fungal communities and ecosystem functioning
University of Barcelona, Spain, 2023
AQUACOSM-plus project FungERA - Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole on sporulation of fungal communities in stream lake mesocosms
University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy, 2022-2023
AQUACOSM-plus project MyrioRisk - Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole with herbicidal mode of action on sediment-rooted macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum
University of Antwerp, Belgium; Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands, 2022
AQUACOSM-plus project PeriFlush - Effects of flushing events and benthic invertebrate community on periphyton biofilm - structural and functional characteristics
University of Nevada, USA, 2021
AquaFungi at Risk: Aquatic fungi as new non-target organisms in the risk assessment of fungicides – protection of biodiversity
UBA Refoplan project FKZ 3722 67 402 0, 2022-2025
Establishment and evaluation of photometric microtiter assays for activity measurements of lignin-degrading exoenzymes of aquatic fungi in leaf litter
Master thesis Florian Möllmann, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen in coperation with Prof. Köhler, 2019
Effects of the herbicide Mecoprop-p on dicotyledonous macrophytes in microcosms
Umweltbundesamt, 2016-2017
Should aquatic fungi be considered in the risk assessment of pesticides?
Dissertation Steffen Carl, Umweltbundesamt, start in 2018
Copper as antifouling biocide in German inland waters – Investigation of effects on aquatic organisms using the model organism Theodoxus fluviatilis.
Disseration Luisa Rothmeier, University of Education Karlsruhe, DBU grant, start in 2018
Effects of repeated pesticide applications in apple crops on aquatic ecosystems
2013-2015
Effects on a fungal leave litter community under pesticide stress
Master thesis Anne Talk, Goethe-University, Frankfurt a.M. in cooperation with Prof. M. Schloter, Helmholtz Institute Munich, 2013
Influence of the biocide terbutryn on photosynthesis rate of Myriophyllum spicatum in different test systems
Master thesis Ireen Werner, Humboldt University Berlin in cooperation with Prof. Hilt, IGB Berlin, 2013
Relevance of effects of repellents (product type 19) and other infochemicals for non-target organisms in surface waters
FKZ 3712674171 AL-Luhnstedt; FKZ 3712674172, Prof. von Elert, Universität Köln
Distribution of morbiferous mosquitos in relation to climate change
in cooperation with Dr. R. Mueller, Goethe-University, Frankfurt a.M., 2012-2013
Effects of triclosan on aquatic communities in pond mesocosms (in German)
UBA 2011
Effects of herbicides with different modes of action on macrophytes in pond microcosms
FU Berlin, UBA, 2010
Effects of BT corn on shredder activity of macrozoobenthos
TU Dresden, UBA, 2010
Effects of light pollution on stream fauna
IGB Berlin, UBA. 2009-2010
Leave-decomposition at different levels of insecticide contamination
Dresden University of Technology, UBA 2009
Structural changes in a macrozoobenthos community following imidacloprid pulses in aquatic field-based microcosms
Free University Berlin, Melbourne Water Australia,UBA 2009
Simulation of insecticide pulses in artificial stream mesocosms
UBA, 2009
Investigations on drift of invertebrates as endpoint in mesocosm studies
UBA 2006-2008
Effects of the biocide irgarol on freshwater snails and the water slater
UBA, LimnoMar, University of Frankfurt am Main, 2005-2009
Pigment analyses of aufwuchs in pond mesososms under the influence of the antifouling biocide irgarol (in German)
UBA, Humboldt University Berlin 2005
Effects of the antifouling biocide irgarol on the biocoenosis of pond mesocosms
UBA 2005
Effects of the herbicide metazachlor on aquatic macrophytes in flowing- and stagnant-water mesocosms
UBA, Free University of Berlin, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, IGB, Berlin 2003
Acute and chronic effects of the herbicide metazachlor on micro-algae in various test systems
UBA, University of Hamburg, UFZ Leipzig 2003
Suitability of the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis for the Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor (MFB)®
UBA, University of Applied Sciences in Mittweida, LimCo International 2003
Methods for detecting deactivation of viruses in bathing water. Investigations for better understanding of virus transport as an important contribution for risk assessment
UBA/II 1.4 2009-2011, project proposal forwarded to the German Research Foundation (DFG))
■Effect of environmental factors on microbial indicators and pathogenic agents
UBA 2002
The importance of wood for vertical water exchange in sandbanks (in German)
Cottbus University of Technology, UBA 2004
Retention of fine organic material in relation to the bed of streams and rivers
Free University of Berlin 2003
Experiments on the retention potential of aquatic plants and biofilms for U-238 in flowing waters
Dresden University of Technology 2002-2003
Retention of substances (sediments, nutrients, pollutants) in river flood meadows
Free University of Berlin 2002