Wolfgang Körner

University of Augsburg

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Hanspaul Hagenmaier

University of Tübingen

Volker Hanf

Klinikum Fürth

Ulrike Bolz

University of Tübingen

Jörg W. Metzger

University of Stuttgart

Winfried Schuller

University of Tübingen

Peter Spengler

Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik

Márcia de Souza Pereira

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Karl‐Werner Schramm

Helmholtz Zentrum München

Gottfried Arnold

Klaus Günter Steinhäuser

German Environment Agency

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University of Tübingen

German Environment Agency

Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt

Helmholtz Zentrum München

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

University Children's Hospital Tübingen

Technical University of Munich

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Environment Agency Austria

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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Validation and application of a rapid in vitro assay for assessing the estrogenic potency of halogenated phenolic chemicals

Chemosphere (1998)

Wolfgang Körner Volker Hanf Winfiied Schuller Hella Bartsch M. Zwirner

In vitro toxicology

10.1016/s0045-6535(98)00297-5

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Persistent, mobile and toxic substances in the environment: a spotlight on current research and regulatory activities

Environmental Sciences Europe (2020)

Heinz Rüdel Wolfgang Körner Thomas Letzel Michael Neumann Karsten Nödler

Abstract Certain persistent and polar substances may pose a hazard to drinking water resources. To foster the knowledge exchange in this field the Working Group Environmental Monitoring of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) Division Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology discussed at their meeting in December 2018 the significance and relevance of persistent, mobile and toxic chemicals (PMT substances) in the environment. Five oral contributions highlighted not only various aspects such as the identification of potential PMT substances based on certain properties and their possible regulation under the European REACH regulation, but also current developments in the analysis of PMT substances and results from environmental monitoring. The data presented prove that many persistent and mobile substances can be detected in surface waters. Once detected, it can be complex and costly to identify sources and reduce inputs, as a case study on 1,4-dioxane in Bavarian surface waters shows. The same applies to the removal of polar substances from raw water for drinking water production. Today, scientific advances in analytical methods make it easier to identify and quantify even very polar substances in water samples. In addition to the targeted analysis of critical chemicals, non-target screening is playing an increasingly important role. This opens up the possibility of detecting substances in water samples that have not previously been investigated in routine monitoring and testing their relevance for humans and the environment. However, the list of potentially occurring PM substances that have not yet been investigated is still very long. Further methodological improvements seem necessary here. In view of the evidence for the presence of PMT substances in the environment (e.g., trifluoroacetic acid and 1,4-dioxane) and the potential risks for drinking water abstraction, it seems important under consideration of the precautionary principle to identify and prioritise relevant REACH-registered substances. The assessment should be based on the intrinsic properties and the emission potential of the compounds. The implementation of a detailed proposal made at European level to regulate PMT and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances in the context of REACH would ensure that chemicals identified as being substances of very high concern according to the PMT and vPvM criteria are subject to authorisation in future.

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10.1186/s12302-019-0286-x

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Hanspaul Hagenmaier (1934–2013)

Chemosphere (2013)

Wolfgang Körner Roland Haag Roland Weber Peter Behnisch

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.07.004

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Persistent organic pollutants in atmospheric deposition and biomonitoring with Tillandsia Usneoides (L.) in an industrialized area in Rio de Janeiro state, south east Brazil – Part I: PCDD and PCDF

Chemosphere (2007)

Márcia de Souza Pereira Ulrich Waller Werner Reifenhäuser João Paulo Machado Torres Olaf Malm

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10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.145

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Concentration-effect analyses with TCDD, H7CDD and OCDD in female Wistar rats

Chemosphere (1992)

Georg Golor Elisabeth Koch Thomas Schulz‐Schalge Keisuke Yamashita Thomas Wiesmüller

10.1016/0045-6535(92)90086-7

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New developments in the trace analysis of organic water pollutants

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2012)

Klaus Fischer Elke Fries Wolfgang Körner Christina Schmalz Christian Zwiener

Orbitrap

Environmental Analysis

10.1007/s00253-012-3929-z

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Air concentrations and deposition of chlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) at three high alpine monitoring stations: Trends and dependence on air masses

Atmospheric Environment (2019)

Michal Kirchner Korbinian P. Freier Monika Denner Gabriela Ratz Gert Jakobi

Deposition

10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117199

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Temporal trends and spatial distribution of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB in pine and spruce shoots

Chemosphere (2007)

Marianne Rappolder Christa Schröter‐Kermani Silke Schädel Ulrich Waller Wolfgang Körner

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.079

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Biomonitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls in Bavaria/Germany—long-term observations and standardization

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017)

Roland Weber Stefan Gonser Jutta Köhler Wolfgang Körner Christine Herold

Bioindicator

10.1007/s11356-017-1108-6

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SUBSTANCES WITH ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY IN EFFLUENTS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN SOUTHWESTERN GERMANY. 1. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2001)

Peter Spengler Wolfgang Körner Jörg W. Metzger

A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantitative determination of natural and synthetic estrogens (17β-estradiol, estrone, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and mestranol), phytoestrogens (genistein and β-sitosterol), and xenoestrogens (benzyl butyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, bisphenol A, 4-nonylphenol [NP], 4-nonylphenoxyacetic acid [NP1EC], 4-nonyl-phenol diethoxylate [NP2EO], and α-endosulfan) in effluents of sewage treatment plants (STPs) was developed. Identification and quantification were carried out with the standard addition method using analyte-specific and, in some cases, deuterium-labeled internal standards. The effluents of 18 STPs were investigated. Apart from α-endosulfan and mestranol, all selected substances were detected in the majority of samples. The median concentrations of steroidal estrogens were between 0.4 ng/L (17α-ethiny-lestradiol) and 1.6 ng/L (17β-estradiol). The metabolites of the nonylphenol polyethoxylates, NP, NP1EC, and NP2EO were found in concentrations ranging from the upper-ng/L-range (NP) to the lower-μg/L range (NP1EC). For all substances except mestranol and α-endosulfan, median values were calculated and compared to the results of other investigations in Europe and the United States. Possible dependencies of measured concentrations on the geographical location, the capacity, the influent composition, and the technical fitting of the STPs are discussed.

10.1897/1551-5028(2001)020<2133:sweaie>2.0.co;2

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