Each year, about 800 million tires become waste. As they wear down—from contact with the road or the friction of the brakes—they shed chemical-laden particles, and those chemicals, it turns out, can find their way into crops. buff.ly/4cExWLV
Yesterday, Esther van der Slujis successfully defended her Master's thesis on the "Biodegradation of Polysaccharides by Wastewater Microorganisms: Combining Respirometric Measurements with Complementary Analyses"
Congratulations Esther to the great work!🥳
Breaking News! Austrias Environmental Minister @lgewessler just announced her support for the #EU#NatureRestoration Law. Very important political move, just one day before the final decision! Widely supported by scientists and the Austrian population! orf.at/
Negotiators of an international treaty on plastic pollution just concluded their fourth session, leaving the talks with just one more scheduled session and no agreement on the scope of the future treaty nor any narrowing of options, @joshualinco1n writes.
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Toxic additives in tyre rubber can leach into soil, be taken up by plants and end up in our food, according to the latest study highlighting a major source of pollution that is largely unregulated. newscientist.com/article/242…
EDGE members participated again at the Vienna City Marathon this year. Richard, Natalie, Michael, and Aaron embraced the sunshine and ideal running conditions, crossing the finish line within an impressive 3 hours and 37 minutes! #ViennaCityMarathon 🏅🧪"
A federal court approved the 3M's offer of at least $10 billion to settle PFAS claims of roughly 12,000 public water systems across the US. benvgo.com/rKSOvnY
A unique mix of expertise came together last week to launch the #PFASAN project at the Science Centre in Arsenal! The teams, led by Thomas Reichenauer (@AIT), Thilo Hofmann (@EDGE_Vienna@univienna), Ottavia Zoboli & Heidi Schaar from our institute, w/ support of 2 firms, ...1/2
Three new group members have joined EDGE in February:
Dr. Sarah Pati is our newest assistant #professor and will be working on #organic#contaminants in aquatic systems.
Our new Environment and Climate Research Hub website ech.univie.ac.at has launched this week. It serves as a cornerstone for connecting researchers, policy makers and the public with the latest findings and developments in environment and climate research here at ECH.