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"Simple Generation of Suspensible Secondary Microplastic Reference Particles via Ultrasound Treatment" E. von der Esch, M. Lanzinger, A. J. Kohles, C. Schwaferts, J. Weisser, T. Hofmann, K. Glas, M. Elsner & N. P. Ivleva Frontiers in Chemistry (2020) Abstract In the environment the weathering of…

"Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles Induce Pyroptosis in Cells Controlled by the Extracellular pH" Evelyn Ploetz; Andreas Zimpel; Valentina Cauda; David Bauer; Don C. Lamb; Christoph Haisch; Stefan Zahler; Angelika M. Vollmar; Stefan Wuttke; Hanna Engelke Advanced Materials (2020) Abstract Ion…

“Deciphering Chlorohydrocarbon Transformation Mechanisms by Advancing δ37Cl/δ13C Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis” Abstract Contamination of groundwater by chlorinated organic compounds originating from industry (e.g. chlorinated ethenes) or agriculture (e.g. the herbicide atrazine) is a…

"Dual-Element Isotope Analysis of Desphenylchloridazon to Investigate Its Environmental Fate in a Systematic Field Study: A Long-Term Lysimeter Experiment" A. Melsbach, C. Torrentó, V. Ponsin, J. Bolotin, L. Lachat, V. Prasuhn, T. Hofstetter, D. Hunkeler & M. Elsner Environmental Science &…

"Nanoplastic Analysis by Online Coupling of Raman Microscopy and Field-Flow Fractionation Enabled by Optical Tweezers" C. Schwaferts, V. Sogne, R. Welz, F. Meier, T. Klein, R. Niessner, M. Elsner & N. P. Ivleva Analytical Chemistry (2020) Abstract Nanoplastic pollution is an emerging…

"Compound-Specific Chlorine Isotope Fractionation in Biodegradation of Atrazine" C. Lihl, B. Heckel, A. Grzybkowska, A. Dybala-Defratyka, V. Ponsin, C. Torrentó, D. Hunkeler & M. Elsner Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (2020). Abstract Atrazine is a frequently detected groundwater…

"Flow-based regenerable chemiluminescence receptor assay for the detection of tetracyclines" Verena K. Meyer, Claire V. Chatelle, Wilfreid Weber, Reinhard Niessner & Michael Seidel Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2020) Abstract For the first time, a flow-based regenerable…

The Stable Isotope Group has moved into provisional rooms in the Chemistry building of the Technical University of Munich. Goodbye to Helmholtz, and Welcome Garching!