TY - CONF A1 - von der Au, Marcus T1 - SPE HR-CS GF MAS – A New Sum Parameter Method for Extractable Organically Bound Fluorine (EOF) in Surface Water N2 - Introducing fluorine into organic molecules leads to new chemical/physical properties. Up to now, the OECD identified and categorized 4730 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-related CAS numbers. Especially in the field of technical applications (e.g. surface coatings, fire extinguishing foams) as well as pharmaceuticals, fluorinated substances gain in importance. Thus, an increasing release of fluorinated compounds into the environment is expected. The high environmental persistence of perfluorinated compounds leads to the risk of bioaccumulation. Partially fluorinated substances (polyfluorinated compounds) undergo degradation; thus, further possible fluorine species occur, which may exhibit different toxic/chemical properties. However, current target methods (e.g., HPLC/MS-MS) are not applicable for a comprehensive screening as well as assessment of pollution. Thus, the poster presents a new sum parameter method for quantitative determination of extractable organically bound fluorine (EOF) in surface water samples. The method is based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) for fluorinated compounds as well as quantitative separation of interfering inorganic fluoride in combination with high-resolution-continuum source graphite furnace molecular absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GF MAS) for quantitative analysis. By means of this technique, the detection of high resolution molecular absorption spectra (MAS) is enabled upon the addition of a modifier and the formation of a diatomic molecule (e.g. GaF) After successful optimization of the SPE procedure (maximum concentration of extractable organic fluorine), enrichment factors of about 1000 were achieved, allowing for highly sensitive fluorine detection. Next to a species-unspecific response, limits of detection in the low nanogram per liter range were achieved and real surface water samples were analyzed. EOF values in the range of about 50-300 ng/L were detected. The developed method allows for a fast and sensitive as well as selective screening of organically bound fluorine (EOF) in surface water samples, helping to elucidate pollution hotspots as well as discharge routes. T2 - 2020 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry CY - Tucson, AZ, USA DA - 12.01.2020 KW - SPE HR-CS GF MAS KW - Sum parameter KW - Fluorine Detection PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50352 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vogel, Christian T1 - Leaching behavior of Antimony in MSWI bottom ash N2 - Bottom ash (BA) from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) contains harmful substances such as heavy metals, chloride and sulfate which are mobilized in contact with water. Standardized leaching tests are used to measure the extent of mobilization. It is known that fresh bottom ash displays elevated concentrations of various heavy metals such as lead or zinc due to the formation of hydroxo complexes as a result of high pH values of 12 and above. Storage of BA is accompanied by ageing processes, mainly the reaction of CaO and Ca(OH)2 with CO2 leading to lower pH values in contact with water around 11. Usually heavy metals concentrations are minimum at these conditions. Knowledge of the long-term leaching behavior of potentially harmful substances is crucial for the assessment of the environmental compatibility of reusing municipal solid-waste incineration bottom ash (MSWI BA) in construction, i.e., as a road base layer. BA fractions obtained from wet-processing aiming at the improvement of environmental quality were used to investigate the mobility of relevant substances. Eluates from laboratory-scaled leaching procedures (column percolation and lysimeters) were analyzed to learn about the long-term release of substances. Unsaturated conditions and artificial rainwater were used in the lysimeter tests to simulate field conditions. In addition, batch test eluates were generated at usual liquid-to-solid ratios (L/S) for compliance testing purposes. A variety of cations and anions was measured in the eluates. The wet treatment reduces the leaching of chloride and particularly sulfate by more than 60%. The release of typical contaminants for the treated MSWI BA such as the heavy metals Cu and Cr was well below 1% in the conducted leaching tests. An increase in the Sb concentration was observed in the lysimeter experiments starting at L/S 0.75 L/kg and in the column experiment at L/S 4 L/kg is assumed to be related to decreasing concentrations of Ca and thus to the dissolution of sparingly soluble calcium antimonate. The same leaching mechanism applies with V, but the concentration levels observed are less critical regarding relevant limit values. However, on the long term the behavior of Sb could be problematic for the application of MSWI BA as secondary building material. T2 - MINEA Final Conference CY - Bologna, Italy DA - 20.02.2020 KW - Antimony KW - Bottom ash KW - Leaching KW - Solubility PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50450 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - von der Au, Marcus T1 - HR-CS-GF-MAS as a new screening method for emerging pollutants - per- and polyfluorinated substances in the environment N2 - The introduction of fluorine in organic molecules leads to new chemical/physical properties. Especially in the field of pharmaceuticals, fluorinated organic molecules are becoming more and more popular and at present amount up to 25% of market share, with an upward trend. The main benefits of fluorinated pharmaceuticals are: (i) enhanced fat solubility; (ii) enhanced interaction of catalytic-center of enzymes with fluorine-drugs; (iii) a delayed metabolism within the human body. Highly fluorinated organic substances are also used in technical applications (e.g. coatings, fire-extinguishing agents). Due to the broad variety of fluorinated substances and increasing production volumes numerous and up to date unknown fluorine-species are most likely to be present in the (aquatic) environment. Analytical methods to assess the degree of contamination of surface waters with organically bound fluorine are highly needed and up to now only combustion ion chromatography based method is available, which is relatively laborious. Since a few years’ high resolution-continuum source-graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometers (HR-CS-GFAAS) are commercially available from Analytik Jena. By means of this technique, the detection of high resolution molecular absorption spectra (MAS) is enabled. Thus, fluoride is detectable upon the addition of a modifier and the formation of a diatomic molecule (e.g. GaF). Just recently, we applied this technique for total fluorine (mainly dissolved fluoride) analysis in river water samples. In the present work a HR-CS-GFMAS method for extractable organically bound fluorine (EOF) analysis in surface water samples was developed by us. The method is based on SPE extraction of organically bound fluorine even in the presence of high fluoride concentrations followed by HR-CS-GFMAS analysis upon elution. Due to high enrichment factors, LODs in the low ng/L range were achieved. We successfully applied our SPE HR-CS-GFMAS method to Rhine water samples and EOF in the range of about 50-300 ng/L was detectable. T2 - DGMS 2020 CY - Münster, Germany DA - 01.03.2020 KW - SPE HR-CS GF MAS PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50503 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raysyan, Anna T1 - Determination of mycotoxins in food and pharmaceuticals by immunochemical analysis N2 - Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi. The contamination of mycotoxins in food and feed products has been recognized to be an important safety issue for human and animal health. In the context of food safety, medical herbs nowadays are also considered as potential source of mycotoxins. Considering that mycotoxins are generally stable compounds and could not be destroyed completely during food-processing operations, prevention of contamination is identified as main issue. Currently, biochemical, and immunochemical methods based on the use of antibodies as a specific recognition bioreagents are increasingly found to be applied in screening. Along with good common enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), more and more widely used method is fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA). These methods help to monitor of many toxic substances in large number of samples and carried out quickly, easily, cheaply, and give good results in quantifying the one or more substances. That is why the use of immunochemical methods of analysis, such as ELISA and FPIA, is the most promising for solving this problem. Thus, the aim of our work is to optimize the determination of mycotoxins by ELISA and FPIA in medical herbs. We selected antibodies and a tracer for the FPIA, then we constructed obtained a calibration curve and determined the sensitivity of this method for the samples in aqueous media. Then, the optimal sample preparation was elaborated: for spiked nuts samples were selected and prepared and a calibration curve was obtained with respect to the matrix effect. After that, the analysis of spiked nuts samples was performed by ELISA and FPIA and the sensitivity of both methods was compared. T2 - Global Food Science Student Competition CY - Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China DA - 14.11.2018 KW - Mycotoxins KW - FPIA KW - ELISA PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-50048 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Goedecke, Caroline T1 - Heterogeneous photocatalysis - a promising method for the removal of environmental contaminants from water N2 - In recent years advanced oxidation processes have become an important part of research due to their capacity to degrade many environmental pollutants during water treatment. Especially the heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising method because it often results in a full mineralization of many hazardous organic compounds. However incomplete degradation reactions during this process can result in transformation products due to the oxidative conditions. The transformation products may have a higher toxicity than the precursor substances and are often only partly removed during the waste water treatment. Since a lot of these compounds are still unknown, the transformation products are not detected by target analysis used in sewage treatment plants and are often released into the aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, extensive and effective non-target analytical methods are necessary for the monitoring and identification of the transformation products which can be generated during waste water treatment. Among various semiconductors, titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the most frequently used photocatalyst because of its inexpensiveness, non-toxicity, chemical stability and its high photocatalytic activity. If TiO2 is irradiated with light of an energy higher than the band gap of the semiconductor, electron-hole pairs are generated on the surface of the TiO2, resulting in the formation of active oxidized species such as hydroxyl radicals which can react with environmental pollutants. To study photocatalytic reactions, a model system has been developed to simulate environmental relevant conditions for photocatalytic reactions of organic substances on a laboratory scale. The commonly used pharmaceuticals metformin and gabapentin were selected as model substances because of their high input in waste water and the little information about their occurrence, behavior and fate in the environment. Metformin is the drug of choice for treating type 2 diabetes. The drug therapy for diabetes mellitus has increased significantly in recent years. More than half of the total amount of pharmaceuticals in the environment are the antidiabetic agent metformin and its major transformation product guanylurea. Gabapentin is an analogon of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) which is used as antiepileptic drug and for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is found in waste water influent in the high ng/L range. First results of the optimization of the photocatalyst and its application are shown. T2 - NonTarget 2016 CY - Ascona, Switzerland DA - 29.05.2016 KW - photocatalysis KW - transformation KW - non target analysis PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36381 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mülow-Stollin, Ulrike T1 - Extensive study of the fate of triazole fungicides using model systems N2 - In order to provide nutrition for a growing world population pesticides are a necessary tool. Crop protection agents may be considered safe, if handled correctly. Nevertheless, they are subject to transformation processes and metabolisation in the environment and technical installations. Transformation products (TP) and metabolites may exhibit properties other than those of the mother substance. They can be more harmful and thereby pose a threat to environmental and human health. With 19 % market share in 2014, triazole pesticides are the class of organic fungicides which are most commonly used in Germany.1 However, only little data is available concerning their TP and metabolites. During this study the fate of the triazole fungicides propiconazole and difenoconazole in soil and water using model reaction systems mimicking their pathway in the environment and the industrial water treatment is investigated. During application the substances may directly contaminate soil as well as surface waters. Both pesticides are considered persistent in soil and very stable towards aqueous photolysis.2 In this case however, the role of natural organic matter has not yet been examined. Since both pesticides also show moderate mobility in soils they may end up in ground water from which drinking water is produced. During this process, waters are treated with chlorine agents, ozone, and energy-rich UV radiation. Owing to the vigorous conditions the formation of a variety of technical TP can be expected. Additionally, for all environmental compartments the degradation of the fungicides by bacteria is a factor which needs to be taken into account. For this survey, iron-oxidising bacteria of the leptothrix variety were chosen as model organisms. Their potential for the metabolisation of the analytes is investigated. In this work degradation and transformation of the fungicides is monitored using quantitative target analysis. Major components in the reaction mixtures are identified by non-target analysis. GC-EI-MS-spectra, HR-MS-measurements, or the comparison with native standards are utilised for structural elucidation. For identification, products will be isolated and characterised by NMR. Toxicity assessment of these TP is essential to define threshold values in the environment. The model reaction system considering the interaction with organic matter will be presented and possible TP will be shown. T2 - NonTarget 2016 CY - Ascona, Switzerland DA - 29.05.2016 KW - pesticides KW - fungicides KW - non-target KW - environment PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36384 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel T1 - Aktivkohlecharakterisierung von GAK-Filtern bei unterschiedlichen Laufzeiten N2 - Eine umfangreich ausgestaltete Trinkwasseraufbereitung als Multibarrieren-System ist notwendig, wenn das Rohwasser direkt aus Fließgewässern entnommen wird (z. B. für das Mülheimer Verfahren). Eine der Barrieren wird, als gezielte Behandlungs- oder Sicherheitsstufe, oft als Filter mit granulierter Aktivkohle (GAK-Filter) realisiert. Ihre Standzeit kann bei geringer Wasserbelastung (DOC < 2 mg/L), z. B. bei der Landeswasserversorgung Langenau, bis zu 5 Jahre betragen. Bei Rohwasser mit höherem Organikgehalt (DOC > 7 mg/L), wie bei der Nordwasser in Rostock, wird hingegen mindestens alle drei Jahre die GAK in den Filterkolonnen ausgetauscht. Die Rest-Adsorptionskapazität der GAK kann durch verschiedene Verfahren abgeschätzt werden, ist aber nach wie vor Gegenstand aktueller Forschung. Die weitergehende Charakterisierung der beladenen GAK kann hierbei helfen. Auf dem Poster sollen erste Ergebnisse zu den in Langenau und Rostock eingesetzten Aktivkohlen präsentiert werden. Hierzu wurden die frischen und nach unterschiedlichen Laufzeiten beladenen GAK untersucht. Die Zusammensetzung der Anorganik und der adsorbierten Organik, welche mittels Zersetzungs¬gasanalyse charakterisiert wurde, zeigt deutliche Unterschiede. Bspw. nimmt der Calcium-Gehalt der GAK in Langenau kontinuierlich zu, wohingegen dieser in den Proben aus Rostock mit zunehmender Laufzeit zurückgeht. Umgekehrt verhält es sich mit der Organik: Die GAK aus Rostock zeigen Hinweise auf biologische Besiedelung, während diese in Langenau trotz längerer Filterlaufzeit auszubleiben scheint. T2 - 4. Mülheimer Wasseranalytisches Seminar (MWAS2020) CY - Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany DA - 16.09.2020 KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Trinkwasser KW - Wasseraufbereitung KW - Aktivkohle PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51433 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Steinhäuser, Lorin A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - A project to deliver reliable measurements of estrogens for better monitoring surveys and risk assessments N2 - EDC WFD project to deliver reliable measurements of estrogens for better monitoring surveys and risk assessments. Collaboration between National Metrology Institutes and advanced research institutes from 6 European countries A Balance of expertise: development and certification of RM, proficiency tests / interlaboratory comparison design, method development and validation, standardisation A 3 years project: September 2019- August 2022 Strong engagement with stakeholders (Advisory Group) T2 - SETAC 2020 CY - Online meeting DA - 03.05.2020 KW - EDC KW - Endocrine disrupting chemicals PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51739 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - von Törne, Wipert T1 - Structural Investigations of Transformation Products of the Anticoagulant Drug and Rodenticide Warfarin N2 - Herein, we present liquid and gas chromatographic methods coupled to (high-resolution) mass spectrometry for the analysis of warfarin’s transformation products. Methodologies such as UV-irradiation, ozonation, and chlorination were utilised to simulate technical water treatment. Resulting compounds were elucidated and examined by numerous analytical methods. Moreover, the oxidative phase I metabolism was mimicked by an electrochemical flow cell to synthesise and confirm major metabolites. The further aim is the toxicological assessment of all substances formed, as well as, the quantification of warfarin and its TPs under environmentally relevant conditions employing the introduced methods. T2 - SETAC 2020 CY - Online meeting DA - 03.05.2020 KW - Warfarin PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51738 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vogl, Jochen T1 - Metrology for the recycling of Technology Critical Elements to support Europe´s circular economy agenda N2 - Technology critical elements (TCE) are key materials for high-tech products such as smartphones, notebooks and monitors. Their demand is expected to increase exponentially due to the shift towards greener economy through the deployment of renewable energy and electro mobility solutions (European Green Deal). This and the lack of TCE production within the EU, puts the market under pressure and leads to increasing prices. The need to secure TCE supply has become even more pressing under the current health crisis and it is a major objective of the Covid-19 Recovery Plan aimed at reinforcing Europe’s resilience and autonomy. A sustainable solution is effective recycling and finally a circular economy. However, the analysis of waste streams is difficult and requires suitable SI traceable analytical solutions to allow for comparability of measurement results throughout the recycling process. The required reference materials (RMs) certified for TCE in the corresponding waste or secondary raw materials and specific documentary standards for TCE to comply with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, however, are lacking. Furthermore, waste from the so-called “urban mine” is extremely heterogeneous making the estimation of its TCE content difficult. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge at the European level about the TCE stocks and flows in the urban mine. Given the high volume of waste generated and received, fast reliable analytical methods as well as sampling and sample preparation strategies are needed to determine the economic value of the waste and of the final product and to develop and improve recycling procedures. Within this project we focus on TCEs (Co, Ga, Ge, In, Ta, Nd, Pr, Dy, Gd, La, Au, Pt, Pd, Rh), which have been selected from the list of critical elements for Europe established by the EU in 2020. The overall objective of the project is to provide the reliable and SI traceable determination of TCE in urban waste material at µg/g levels to increase the efficiency and accuracy of TCE recycling. This will be realized by developing validated SI-traceable reference methods, developing traceable and validated RMs for the TCEs, validating the use of the routine methods and RMs for real world applications and facilitating the take up of the technology and measurement infrastructure developed in the project by the measurement supply chain, standards developing organizations and end users. This presentation will give an overview of the consortium, the project structure and the planned research. First activities will be presented as well. T2 - International Conference on Raw Materials and Circular Economy CY - Athens, Greece DA - 05.09.2021 KW - TCE KW - Reference material KW - Metrology PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53282 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - An Electrochemical Immunosensor for Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Water N2 - Contamination of drinking water with pharmaceuticals is an emerging problem and a potential health threat. Immunochemical methods based on the binding of the analyte to specific antibodies enable fast & cost-effective on-site analyses. Magnetic bead-based immunoassays allow for implementation into an immunosensor for online testing. Particles are prepared by either coupling the analyte molecule (diclofenac) or the respective antibody (amoxicillin) to the surface. For miniaturization, detection is performed electrochemically (chronoamperometry) on a microfluidic chip. The developed immunosensor will enable detection of pharmaceuticals directly in water supply pipes. T2 - SALSA Make & Measure CY - Online meeting DA - 16.09.2021 KW - Immunosensor KW - Magnetic Beads KW - Amoxicillin KW - Diclofenac KW - Microfluidics KW - Chronoamperometry PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53307 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Roesch, Philipp T1 - Detailed Investigation of Perfluoroalkyl Surfactant Contaminated Soil Samples by Combustion Ion Chromatography - Development of EOF and AOF as Reference Values in Environmental Analysis N2 - Per- and polyfluoralkyl surfactants (PFASs) are industrially produced surface chemicals used in daily applications that have gained public and political attention due their unnaturally high appearance in drinking water, nourishments and soils. Their chemical structures exhibit both lipophilic and hydrophilic properties, leading to a highly inert and persistent character. Various PFASs have shown to be bioaccumulative in plants and animals, and some have been characterized as highly toxic when ingested. When exposed to the environment, PFASs slowly get mobilized by natural water resources, leading to contamination of large areas of soil and natural water sources. While PFASs contamination of drinking water has been investigated intensively, perfluoralkyl contamination of soils has been rarely examined as of yet. At the same time, an increasing amount of PFASs contamination sites are being discovered worldwide, calling for a sophisticated strategy towards analytical characterization. Since the number of known PFASs already exceeds 4700, the established sum parameters like extractable organic fluorine (EOF) and adsorbable organic fluorine (AOF) are key elements to fully survey the impact of exposure. Simultaneously, innovative soil remediation strategies are required to contain environmental destruction and to minimize further spreading of contaminants. Addressing these challenges requires suitable analytical devices that are capable of mobilizing PFASs in the solid as well as in the liquid phase. The use of combustion ion chromatography (CIC) enables analysis of both immobile and volatile PFASs and allows the detection of both total fluorine (TF) and EOF or AOF of a given soil or aqueous sample. Based on preliminary results, the clean-up of a PFAS contaminated solid matrix is monitored via EOF detection over time. Additionally, we demonstrate the pH dependency of hydrogen fluoride absorption on active carbon (AC) and found a simple organic additive to be an effective fluoride scavenger. The presented findings can be contributive with regard to future AOF/EOF sum parameter development and application. T2 - DECHEMA Symposium Strategien zur Boden- und Grundwassersanierung 2020 CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - PFAS KW - SPE extraction KW - Combustion ion chromatography KW - Organo fluorine analysis KW - Soil extraction KW - Sewage extraction PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51978 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. T1 - Flying Ant Robot – Aerial Chemical Trail Detection and Localization N2 - This poster presents first advances in the area of aerial chemical trail following. For that purpose, we equipped a palm-size aerial robot, based on the Crazyflie 2.0 quadrocopter, with a small lightweight metal oxide gas sensor for measuring evaporated ethanol from chemical trails. To detect and localize the chemical trail, a novel detection criterion was developed that uses only relative changes in the transient phase of the sensor response, making it more robust in its application. We tested our setup in first crossing-trail experiments showing that our flying ant robot is able to correlate an odor hit with the chemical trail within 0.14 m. Principally, this could enable aerial chemical trail following in the future. T2 - IEEE Sensors 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 31.10.2021 KW - Nano aerial robot KW - Trail following KW - Trail detection KW - Localization PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53934 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - Magnetic Bead-Based Immunoassays for Online Sensing Applications N2 - The demand for quick and reliable online sensors is rising not only in the field of environmental analysis with new and diversifying sources of pollution. A major aspect of this is the contamination of (drinking) water with pharmaceuticals representing a potential health threat and requiring timely countermeasures in case of contamination. In this regard, antibody-based methods can be helpful as they enable fast and cost-effective on-site and potentially online analyses. The transition from the conventional plate-based formats like ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) to an immunosensor fit for online sensing can be achieved by using magnetic microparticles as a mobile sensing platform. Beads are prepared by either coupling the antibody or the analyte to the surface. Both these strategies are presented using the example of two relevant contaminants in water: diclofenac (DCF) & amoxicillin (AMX), and can be transferred to other analytes. The developed magnetic bead-based assays (MBBAs) exhibit lower LODs, enhanced sensitivity as well as shorter time of analysis than the respective ELISAs and can be integrated into an immunosensor with electrochemical detection on a microfluidic chip. T2 - European Biosensor Symposium 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 09.03.2021 KW - Immunoassay KW - Magnetic Beads KW - Diclofenac KW - Amoxicillin KW - Online Sensing PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52285 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - Magnetpartikelbasierte Immunoassays für die Online-Trinkwasseranalytik N2 - Die zunehmende Kontamination von (Trink)-Wasser mit pharmazeutischen Rückständen stellt ein potenzielles Gesundheitsrisiko dar und verlangt nach schnellen und zuverlässigen Analysemethoden. Hierbei können antikörper-basierte Methoden helfen, da sie schnelle und kostengünstige Vor-Ort-Messungen sowie Onlineanalysen ermöglichen. Der Übergang von konventionellen plattenbasierten Formaten, wie ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay), zu einem Immunosensor für Online-Messungen wird durch den Einsatz magnetischer Mikropartikel als mobile Messplattform ermöglicht. Die Partikel werden dazu entweder mit dem Antikörper oder dem Analyten gekoppelt. Diese beiden Strategien werden am Beispiel zweier relevanter Kontaminanten des Wassers gezeigt: Diclofenac (DCF) & Amoxicillin (AMX), und sind leicht auf andere Analyten übertragbar. Die magnetpartikelbasierten Assays (MBBAs) weisen niedrigere Nachweisgrenzen, breitere Messbereiche sowie kürzere Analysezeiten als die entsprechenden ELISAs auf und können in einen Immunosensor mit elektrochemischer Detektion auf einem mikrofluidischen Chip integriert werden. T2 - Wasser 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 10.05.2021 KW - Immunoassay KW - Immunosensor KW - Magnetpartikel KW - Amoxicillin KW - Diclofenac PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52640 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. T1 - Aerial Chemical-Trail Detection and Localization N2 - This poster presentation presents first advances in the area of aerial chemical trail following. For that purpose, we equipped a palm-size aerial robot, based on the Crazyflie 2.0 quadrocopter, with a small lightweight metal oxide gas sensor for measuring evaporated ethanol from chemical trails. To detect and localize the chemical trail, a novel detection criterion was developed that uses only relative changes in the transient phase of the sensor response, making it more robust in its application. We tested our setup in first crossing-trail experiments showing that our flying ant robot is able to correlate an odor hit with the chemical trail within 0.14 m. Principally, this could enable aerial chemical trail following in the future. T2 - 37th Danubia - Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Linz, Austria DA - 21.09.2021 KW - Nano aerial robot KW - Trail following KW - Trail detection KW - Localization PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53411 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Steinhaeuser, Lorin T1 - EDC-WFD: A project to deliver reliable measurements of estrogens for better monitoring survey and risks assessments N2 - Monitoring programs should generate high-quality data on the concentrations of substances and other pollutants in the aquatic environment to enable reliable risk assessment. Furthermore, the need for comparability over space and time is critical for analysis of trends and evaluation of restoration of natural environment. Additionally, research work and exercises at the European level have highlighted that reliable measurements of estrogenic substances at the PNEC level are still challenging to achieve. The project EDC-WFD Metrology for monitoring endocrine disrupting compounds under the EU Water Framework Directive aims to develop traceable analytical methods for determining endocrine disrupting compounds and their effects, with a specific focus on three estrogens of the first watch list (17-beta-estradiol (17βE2), 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2), and estrone (E1)). Estrogens 17-alpha-estradiol (17αE2) and estriol (E3) will be included to demonstrate the reliability of the developed methods and to support the requirements of Directive 2013/39/EC, Directive 2009/90/EC and Commission Implementation Decision (EU) 2018/840, hence improving the comparability and compatibility of measurement results within Europe. During the EDC-WFD project four selected effect-based methods (EBM) will be deeply investigated in order to improve their rationale use and their support in water quality assessment. In particular, the EBM sensitivity, specificity and accuracy on reference materials with single or mixture solutions of the five substances at a concentration of EQS values will be explored. This project (18NMR01) has received funding from the EMPIR programme co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. T2 - 23rd JCF Frühjahrssymposium 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 29.03.2021 KW - EDC PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52963 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - An Immunosensor for Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Water Supply N2 - Contamination of drinking water with pharmaceuticals is an emerging problem and a potential health threat. Immunochemical methods based on the binding of the analyte to specific antibodies enable fast and cost-effective on-site analyses. Magnetic bead-based immunoassays allow for implementation into an immunosensor for online testing. These particles are prepared by either coupling the analyte molecule (diclofenac) or the respective antibody (amoxicillin) to the surface. For miniaturization, detection is performed electrochemically on a microfluidic chip. The developed immunosensor will enable detection of pharmaceuticals directly in water supply pipes. T2 - GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie CY - Online meeting DA - 29.08.2021 KW - Immunosensor KW - Magnetic Beads KW - Diclofenac KW - Amoxicillin KW - Water Analysis PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53192 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Roesch, Philipp T1 - Investigation of PFAS Contaminated Solid Matrices by Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) - Development of EOF and AOF as Sum Parameters in Environmental Analysis N2 - Per- and polyfluoralkyl surfactants (PFAS) are industrially produced surface chemicals used in daily applications that have gained public and political attention due their unnaturally high appearance in drinking water, nourishments and soils.[1] Their chemical structures exhibit both lipophilic and hydrophilic properties, leading to a highly inert and persistent character.[2] Various PFAS have shown to be bioaccumulative in plants and animals, and some have been characterized as highly toxic when ingested.[3] When exposed to the environment, PFAS slowly get mobilized by natural water resources, leading to contamination of large areas of soil and natural water sources.[4] While PFAS contamination of drinking water has been investigated intensively, perfluoralkyl contamination of soils has been rarely examined as of yet. At the same time, an increasing amount of PFAS contamination sites are being discovered worldwide, calling for a sophisticated strategy towards analytical characterization.[5] Since the number of known PFAS already exceeds 4700, the established sum parameters like extractable organic fluorine (EOF) and adsorbable organic fluorine (AOF) are key elements to fully survey the impact of exposure.[6] Simultaneously, innovative soil remediation strategies are required to contain environmental destruction and to minimize further spreading of contaminants.[7] Addressing these challenges requires suitable analytical devices that are capable of mobilizing PFAS in the solid as well as in the liquid phase. The use of combustion ion chromatography (CIC) enables analysis of both immobile and volatile PFAS and allows the detection of both total fluorine (TF) and EOF or AOF of a given soil or aqueous sample. Based on preliminary results, the clean-up of a PFAS contaminated matrix is monitored via EOF detection over time. Additionally, we tested the effectiveness of urea (CH₄N₂O) as fluoride scavenger with the aim to improve the separation of inorganic and organic fluorine and therefore, to improve AOF accuracy. The presented findings can be contributive with regard to future AOF/EOF sum parameter development and application. T2 - Eurosoil 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 23.08.2021 KW - PFAS KW - Sum parameter analyis KW - Combustion ion chromatography PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53195 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - An Immunosensor for Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Water Supply N2 - Contamination of drinking water with pharmaceuticals is an emerging problem and a potential health threat. Immunochemical methods based on the binding of the analyte to specific antibodies enable fast & cost-effective on-site analyses. Magnetic bead-based immunoassays (MBBAs) allow for implementation into an immunosensor for online testing. Particles are prepared by either coupling the analyte molecule (diclofenac) or the respective antibody (amoxicillin) to the surface. For miniaturization, detection is performed electrochemically (chronoamperometry) on a microfluidic chip. The developed immunosensor will enable detection of pharmaceuticals directly in water supply pipes. T2 - 11th SETAC Young Environmental Scientists Meeting CY - Online meeting DA - 07.03.2022 KW - Immunosensor KW - Magnetic Beads KW - Water Analysis KW - Electrochemistry KW - Microfluidics PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54432 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Brandt, S. T1 - Odour Emissions from Building Products Simplifying the Evaluation of Perceived Intensity N2 - One criterion to evaluate the odour of a sample is perceived intensity П which is evaluated with the aid of a comparative scale. The procedure is well accepted but also time consuming and extensive. The study should help simplify the testing procedure by asking the panel members to only indicate whether a sample is perceived as less to equally intense or of greater intensity in comparison to a given acetone concentration of 7 pi on the comparative scale. In Germany a value of 7 pi is required for products to be suitable for the indoor use. The results show that the simplified test is basically suitable. T2 - Indoor Air Conference 2022 “Healthy people in healthy indoor environment” CY - Kuopio, Finland DA - 12.06.2022 KW - Perceived Intensity KW - Emissions KW - Chamber test KW - Odour KW - VOC KW - Building product PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55623 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilke, Olaf T1 - Chemical characterization of ultra-fine particles released from laser printers N2 - 11 laser printers from 5 manufacturers were purchased in 2017 and tested for their UFP emissions. Size resolved sampling of the emitted particles was done with a 13 stage (30 nm to 10 µm) low pressure cascade impactor. The sampled particles were analysed for their chemical composition by thermal extraction (vaporization at 290°C) followed by GC-MS analysis. High boiling cyclic siloxanes (D10 to D16) were detected as constituents of UFP from laser printers. In comparison to measurements in 2008, aliphatic long-chain alkanes (C22 to C34) were detected additionally as chemical constituents of UFP from most of the tested printers and their amounts were higher than for cyclic siloxanes. Printers of one manufacturer showed very low UPF emissions compared to the other manufacturers. T2 - Indoor Air Conference 2022 CY - Kuopio, Finland DA - 12.06.2022 KW - UFP KW - Thermal extraction KW - Cascade impactor PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55107 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - An Immunosensor for Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Drinking Water N2 - Contamination of drinking water with pharmaceuticals is an emerging problem and a potential health threat. Immunochemical methods based on the binding of the analyte to specific antibodies enable fast & cost-effective on-site analyses. Magnetic bead-based immunoassays (MBBAs) allow for implementation into an immunosensor for online testing. Particles are prepared by either coupling the analyte molecule (diclofenac) or the respective antibody (amoxicillin) to the surface. For miniaturization, detection is performed electrochemically (chronoamperometry) on a microfluidic chip. The developed immunosensor will enable detection of pharmaceuticals directly in water supply pipes. T2 - JCF Frühjahrssymposium 2022 CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 23.03.2022 KW - Immunosensor KW - Electrochemistry KW - Amoxicillin KW - Diclofenac KW - Magnetic Beads PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54627 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lu, Xin A1 - Hicke, Konstantin A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Dual-functionality of WS-COTDR for ground movement monitoring N2 - Wavelength scanning coherent optical time domain reflectometer (WS-COTDR) is a good candidate to spatially resolve the environmental information at comparatively low frequency. This paper reveals it can also work as a traditional optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to identify Fresnel reflection by averaging the obtained signal over the wavelength scanning range. Simultaneous distributed vibration sensing and a traditional OTDR measurement are experimentally demonstrated using the WS-COTDR system. T2 - European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2023) CY - Mons, Belgium DA - 23.05.2023 KW - Distributed fiber sensing KW - Acoustic sensing KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57591 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. T1 - The RASEM System: A Technical Overview N2 - Occupational health is an important topic, especially in industry, where workers are exposed to airborne by-products (e.g., dust particles and gases). Therefore, continuous monitoring of the air quality in industrial environments is crucial to meet safety standards. For practical and economic reasons, high-quality, costly measurements are currently only carried out sparsely, both in time and space, i.e., measurement data are collected in single day campaigns at selected locations only. The project “Robot-assisted Environmental Monitoring for Air Quality Assessment in Industrial Scenarios” (RASEM) addresses this issue by bringing together the benefits of both – low- and high-cost – measuring technologies enabling cost-efficient long-term air quality monitoring in realtime: A stationary network of low-cost sensors that is augmented by mobile units carrying high-quality sensors. By mapping the distribution of gases and particles in industrial environments with the proposed RASEM system, measures can be identified to improve on-site working conditions much faster than using traditional methods. In this presentation, we detail the technical aspects of RASEM and introduce the mobile platforms used. T2 - Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (LNDW) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.06.2023 KW - Aerial Robot KW - Dust Sensor KW - Ground Robot KW - Low-cost KW - RASEM KW - Sensor Network PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58139 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Frenzel, Olivia T1 - Identification of Metabolites and Transformation Products of Bisphenols N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in Polycarbonate (PC), polyacrylic resins (PAR), polysulfones (PSU), epoxy resins (ER), and polyetherimides (PEI). It is also applied in recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Many outdoor applications are made from these BPA-based materials which are exposed to a variety of environmental impacts, like temperature, global radiation, rain, and others. This could lead to damaging and aging of the material which might cause leaching or migration of pollutants into the environment. Understanding the fate and behavior of the released pollutants is very important. Therefore, different transformation products (TP) will be generated and analyzed: 1. To investigate the behavior of various bisphenols in wastewater treatment plants, possible technical TP are generated by UV irradiation. Simulation of Industrial wastewater treatment is realized by using the Fenton reaction, an advanced oxidation process. 2. To study the transformation of bisphenols in surface waters, global radiation will be simulated by using UVA lamps. 3. To simulate phase 1 metabolism, an electrochemical cell coupled to a mass selective detector is applied. The analysis of metabolites and TP are achieved by a variety of gas and liquid chromatographic techniques coupled with mass spectrometry. The elucidation of the exact structure of the obtained TP and metabolites are done by 1H- and/or 13C-NMR experiments. T2 - ANAKON23 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 11.04.2023 KW - BPA KW - transformation KW - products KW - waste KW - water PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57767 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - The Fate of the Antibiotic Amoxicillin in the Aquatic Environment N2 - Contamination of the environment with antibiotics is of great concern as it promotes the evolution of antimicrobial resistances. In case of amoxicillin (AMX) in the aquatic environment, further risk arises from hydrolysis products (HPs) which can cause allergy. To assess these risks, a comprehensive investigation and understanding of the degradation of AMX is necessary. We investigated the hydrolysis rate of AMX in different types of water as well as the influence of temperature and irradiation. The content of the heavy metal ions copper and zinc was found to be crucial for the hydrolysis rate of AMX and stability of HPs. Eventually, a new degradation pathway for AMX could be elaborated and confirmed by tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). T2 - Berliner Chemie in Praxis Symposium CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 07.10.2022 KW - Hydrolysis KW - Amoxicillin KW - LC-MS/MS KW - ICP-MS PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56026 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Frenzel, Olivia T1 - Identification of Metabolites and Transformation Products of Bisphenols N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in Polycarbonate, Polyacrylic resins, Polysulfones, Epoxy resins, and Polyetherimides. It is also used in recycled Polyvinyl chloride [1–3]. BPA has been classified as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) under REACH [4] due to its endocrine disrupting properties. The German competent authorities want to reduce the content of BPA in the environment. Possible substitutes for BPA are Bisphenol B (BPB), Bisphenol E (BPE), Bisphenol F (BPF), or Bisphenol S (BPS), as they are similar in structure. BPA-based materials have a wide area of application especially outside. These outdoor applications are exposed to different external influences, including physical, biological, mechanical and chemical influences. This results in damage and aging of the material with leaching or migration into the environment. There, the substance is transformed by various transformation processes. The emerging metabolites and transformation products (TPs) can have different properties than the parent substance. Understanding the fate and behavior of the emerging pollutants is very important. Therefore, different transformation products of selected bisphenols will be generated and analyzed: To investigate the fate of different bisphenols in water treatment plants technical transformation products [5] will be generated by chlorination, ozonization, the Fenton reaction, and UV-radiation. For the investigation of the fate of Bisphenols in surface water global radiation will be simulated with UVA-lamps Simulation of phase-I-metabolism with an electrochemical cell coupled to mass spectrometry (EC-MS). T2 - Anakon 2023 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 11.04.2023 KW - Transformation products KW - Bisphenols KW - Metabolites KW - Wastewater KW - Environment PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57374 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Konthur, Zoltán T1 - Deutschlandweite Bestimmung anthropogener Marker im Abwasser N2 - Die von der Europäischen Kommission im Jahr 2021 empfohlene, systematische Abwasserüberwachung mittels PCR-Techniken wird als ein wirksames Früh-warnsystem für künftige Pandemien durch Viren und andere Krankheitserreger betrachtet. Ein generelles Problem bei jeder quantitativen Messung von Parametern im Abwasser ist die starke Schwankung des Abwasservolumens und seiner Zusammensetzung im Tages- und Jahreszeitenverlauf. Um die Konzentrationsbestimmungen von Krankheitserregern im Abwasser in Korrelation mit menschlichen Einträgen setzen zu können, könnten sog. "anthropogene Marker" eine herausragende Rolle spielen, deren Eintrag ins Abwasser menschlichen Ursprungs sind. Im Projekt werden mittels ELISA die Konzentrationen ausgewählter anthropogener Marker in deutschlandweit gesammelten Abwasserproben erhoben und analysiert. T2 - Spurenstoffe und Krankheitserreger im Wasserkreislauf CY - Frankfurt/Main, Germany DA - 27.03.2023 KW - Carbamazepin KW - Koffein KW - Diclofenac KW - Isolithocholsäure PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57718 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hantschke, Luisa Lamberta T1 - Comparison of three different TOP-Assay approaches for the determination of PFAS concentration in soil N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large, ever-growing and widely used class of chemicals. Due to the strength of the C-F bond, they do not decompose but accumulate in the environment posing a risk for nature and humans alike. While the use of some PFAS, like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is already regulated in the EU, new ‘precursor’ substances are used to replace them. However, these precursors may be equally harmful to the environment. In recent years, many ‘hot spot’ sites with high PFAS contaminations in soil have been distinguished, but no German-wide background values have been determined yet. Knowing these background values is crucial to understand the degree of PFAS contamination, underpinning future regulatory decisions. Due to the complexity and variety of different PFAS compounds, one needs to apply a broad spectrum of different techniques to capture most of the PFAS content in one sample. In the framework of this project, 600 soil samples are taken at different sites all over Germany. The concentration of 30 PFAS - 13 carboxylic acids (C4-C18), 5 sulfonic acids (C4-C10) and 12 precursor substances) - is determined in these soil samples using three different sample preparation approaches: 1) ultrasonic extraction of the soil samples with Methanol; 2) preparation of eluates to test the leaching behaviour of the PFAS and 3) TOP assays following the method published by Houtz & Sedlak. Targeted LC-MS/MS is used to determine PFAS concentration after all three preparation steps. For the TOP-assay, the concentration of all 30 PFAS is compared prior to and after the oxidation reaction. Besides the ‘classic’ TOP-Assay, two other TOP-Assay approaches, the dTOP Assay and the photoTOP-Assay, are tested and the results of all three approaches are compared. First, all three TOP-Assay approaches will be tested on a reference soil spiked with a solution including all 30 PFAS measured in the project. Later, soil samples taken in the frame of the priorly described project will be tested. This poster will focus on the results of the experiments comparing the three different TOP Assay approaches in spiked reference soil. Additionally, some of the results of the other sample preparation methods, extraction and eluate preparation will be presented. T2 - FLUOROS 2023 CY - Idstein, Germany DA - 31.08.2023 KW - PFAS TOP Assay soil contamination PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58267 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Fabian T1 - Development of multi-layer SPE approaches for PFAS determination in surface water samples utilizing HR-CS-GFMAS N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have received global public attention because of their wide distribution in aquatic environments and potential adverse effects to humans and wildlife. Due to the lack of analytical standards and the enormous numbers of these compounds, current target-based methods (e.g., LC-MS/MS) are not suitable for the analysis of new/unknown PFAS and transformation products. Therefore, PFAS sum parameter analysis is becoming increasingly important. For PFAS determination of surface waters, solid phase extraction (SPE) is commonly implemented for clean-up and pre-concentration of samples. Thus, within this work, single-layer SPE methods (based on Strata™-X, Strata™-X-AW, Strata™-NH2 and Oasis-HLB) were investigated for maximum PFAS coverage utilizing extractable organically bound fluorine (EOF) analysis. Thereby, the optimization procedure relied on the analysis of 3 surface water samples in Berlin, Germany, which were affected by the effluent discharge of wastewater treatment plants. To analyse the SPE elution profiles for EOF and inorganic fluorine, high resolution-continuum source-graphite furnace molecular absorption spectroscopy (HR-CS-GFMAS) and ion chromatography (IC) were used, respectively. Highest EOF concentrations were achieved by using Strata-X/Strata-XAW as SPE sorbents and methanol as eluent. Furthermore, combinations of the most promising SPE sorbents were selected (X/XAW, XAW/X, HLB/X and WAX/GCB) to extract a wider range of PFASs. By comparing multi-layer SPE methods, lower EOF concentrations were obtained for all investigated combination phases compared to the analysed single phases. For the commercially available combination phase Strata-PFAS (WAX/GCB) for all three river water samples, lower EOF concentrations (1.5 times lower) were determined compared to Strata-X. The results have shown that single-layer SPE systems are currently superior compared to combination phases for PFAS sum parameter analysis. The multi-layer SPE methods need further optimization regarding appropriate sorbent combinations, loading volumes and elution conditions. The developed single-layer SPE methods can help to elucidate pollutions hotspots and discharge routes. T2 - Analytica Conference 2024 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 09.04.2024 KW - PFAS KW - HR-CS-GFMAS KW - Fluorine KW - SPE PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59890 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cook, Jake Thomas T1 - Assessment of concrete bioreceptivity in algal biofilm green façade systems N2 - Algal biofilm façades are an alternative to traditional green façades which can help to improve biodiversity and air quality within cities. They present a low maintenance approach in which subaerial algae are grown directly on concrete substrates. The intrinsic bioreceptivity of the substrate is a critical factor in successful facade colonisation. Existing research has identified several environmental and material properties which influence concrete bioreceptivity, however a consensus has yet to be made on which properties are most influential and how the interaction between properties may promote algal biofilm growth under specific conditions. T2 - International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 21.06.2023 KW - Concrete KW - Façade KW - Bio-receptive KW - Extracellular polymeric substances KW - Fractional factorial PY - 2023 UR - https://www.rilem.net/agenda/5th-international-conference-on-bio-based-building-materials-1501 AN - OPUS4-58976 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Sorptionsverhalten von Antimon an Eisenoxidverbindungen N2 - Aschen und Schlacken aus der thermischen Abfallbehandlung enthalten eine Vielzahl von Schwermetallverbindungen. Für Antimon, Chrom, Kupfer, Molybdän und Vanadium werden in der neuen Ersatzbaustoffverordnung Eluatgrenzwerte für die Verwertung festgelegt. Aschen und Schlacken werden aus der Abfallverbrennungsanlage nass ausgetragen und vor einer Verwertung in der Regel mehrere Wochen gelagert. Dabei finden hydraulische Reaktionen statt und enthaltenes CaO wird zu einem Großteil in Calciumcarbonat umgewandelt. Während wässrige Eluate von frischen Aschen pH-Werte von 12 und höher aufweisen, sind die Eluate nach einigen Wochen weniger stark alkalisch. Die gemessenen Schwermetallkonzentrationen sind daher dann auch deutlich niedriger, mit Ausnahme von Antimon (Sb) und Vanadium (V). Hier steigen die Konzentration mit der Lagerungsdauer. Grund sind sinkende Konzentrationen von Ca-Ionen, die sonst zu einer Ausfällung von Antimonaten und Vanadaten führen. Zu hohe Eluatwerte von Sb und V können durch Sorption an Eisenoxidverbindungen gemindert werden. Als besonders wirkungsvoll hat sich Schwertmannit (Eisen-Oxyhydroxysulfat) erwiesen. Es entsteht durch Oxidation von pyrithaltigem Material durch Mikroorganismen und wird deshalb in Gebieten gefunden, in denen Braunkohle abgebaut wurde, z.B. in der Lausitz. Weitere untersuchte Eisenoxidverbindungen waren Hämatit und Schlämme aus der Abtrennung von Eisen und Mangan in Wasserwerken. T2 - 5. Internationales Bergbausymposium WISSYM 2023 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 25.09.2023 KW - Rostasche KW - Sorption KW - Ersatzbaustoffe PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58702 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Klewe, Tim T1 - LIBS-ConSort: Sensor-based sorting of construction and demolition waste N2 - In construction and demolition waste (CDW) recycling, the preference to date has been to apply simple but proven techniques to sort and process large quantities of construction rubble in a short time. This contrasts with the increasingly complex composite materials and structures in the mineral building materials industry. An automated, sensor-based sorting of these building materials could complement or replace the practice of manual sorting to improve processing speed, recycling rates, sorting quality, and prevailing health conditions for the executing staff. A joint project of partners from industry and research institutions approaches this task by investigating and testing the combination of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) with near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and visual imaging. Joint processing of information (data fusion) is expected to significantly improve the sorting quality of CDW, and may enable the detection and separation of impurities such as SO3-cotaining building materials (gypsum, aerated concrete, etc.) We present current advances and results about the methodological development combining LIBS with NIR spectroscopy and visual imaging. Here, applying data fusion proves itself beneficial to improve recognition rates. In the future, a laboratory prototype will serve as a fully automated measurement setup to allow real-time classification of CDW on a conveyor belt. T2 - V. International Conference Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment (RILEM VPRE) CY - Weimar, Germany DA - 10.10.2023 KW - NDT KW - Circular economy KW - LIBS KW - Material classification KW - Data fusion PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vogel, Christian T1 - Detection, quantification, and treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater (DFEAT-PFAS) N2 - Over the past century, a range of synthetic compounds have been produced to improve humanity’s quality of life. These include pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other chemical compounds that possess properties making them potentially harmful when released to the environment (e.g., ecological and health impacts to humans and animals). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of chemicals used in the formulations of thousands of consumer goods, including aqueous film-forming foams used to suppress aviation fires in training scenarios, non-stick cookware, fast-food wrappers, water-repellent fabrics, medical equipment, and plastic and leather products. Because of the recent regulations and restrictions on the use of long chain (≥C8) PFAS a significant shift in the industry towards short (C4-C7) and ultrashort (C1-C3) chain alternatives has been recognized the last years. Due to the high polarity and water solubility of ultrashort PFAS, the potential for bioaccumulation is low. However, the high persistence of ultrashort-chain PFAS will result in environmental accumulation, especially in aquatic environments, leading to potential risks for aquatic organisms and increased human external exposure through drinking water. Ultrashort PFAS like trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) are low to moderately toxic to a range of organisms. In addition, ultrashort PFAS can penetrate natural and anthropogenic barriers and eventually reach drinking water sources. Because common drinking water treatment techniques do not sufficiently remove them, they may reach human consumption. In the project we are focusing on detecting and removing PFAS, especially ultrashort-chain PFAS from contaminated groundwater. We are designing passive sampling devices, which can collect and monitor the temporal profile of PFAS species in groundwater. This will allow us to analyze PFAS contaminations in German and Israeli groundwater using state-of-the-art and novel analytical techniques and understand the extent of contamination. In addition to quantification, PFAS contaminated groundwater will be treated via a two-stage process to produce PFAS-free drinking water. As ultrashort-chain PFAS are difficult to analyze with the current target (LC-MS/MS) and sum parameter (AOF, EOF) analysis methods, we additionally using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Therefore, an analytical method based on GC-MS is in development to analyze the volatile ultrashort-chain PFAS (TFA, PFPrA, TFMS, PFEtS, PFPrS, trifluoroethanol, pentafluoropropanol and hexafluoro isopropanol) directly in contaminated groundwater samples with the headspace technique and in eluates of organic solvents from the developed passive sampler after direct injection. Moreover, a two-stages process is designed to increase the low concentrations found in groundwater using novel membranes processes such as closed-circuit reverse osmosis (CCRO) and mixed matrix composite nanofiltration membranes (MMCM). Next, the rejected streams containing higher concentrations of PFAS will be treated by coagulation, and the remaining PFAS adsorbed onto carbonaceous nanomaterials (CNMs). The DEFEAT-PFAS project will result in the development of novel tools to detect, quantify, and remove PFAS, especially ultrashort-chain PFAS from contaminated groundwater, and will acquire a new understanding of the extent of these contaminations. T2 - Dioxin Konferenz CY - Maastricht, Netherlands DA - 10.09.2023 KW - Ground water KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) KW - Remediation PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58346 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - EDC-WFD: A project to deliver reliable measurements for better monitoring survey and risks assessments. N2 - Monitoring programs should generate high-quality data on the concentrations of substances and other pollutants in the aquatic environment to enable reliable risk assessment. Furthermore, the need for comparability over space and time is critical for analysis of trends and evaluation of restoration of natural environment. Additionally, research work and exercises at the European level have highlighted that reliable measurements of estrogenic substances at the PNEC level are still challenging to achieve. The project EDC-WFD Metrology for monitoring endocrine disrupting compounds under the EU Water Framework Directive aims to develop traceable analytical methods for determining endocrine disrupting compounds and their effects, with a specific focus on three estrogens of the first watch list (17-beta-estradiol (17βE2), 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2), and estrone (E1)). Estrogens 17-alpha-estradiol (17E2) and estriol (E3) will be included to demonstrate the reliability of the developed methods and to support the requirements of Directive 2013/39/EC, Directive 2009/90/EC and Commission Implementation Decision (EU) 2018/840, hence improving the comparability and compatibility of measurement results within Europe. During the EDC-WFD project four selected effect-based methods (EBM) will be deeply investigated in order to improve their rationale use and their support in water quality assessment. In particular, the EBM sensitivity, specificity and accuracy on reference materials with single or mixture solutions of the five substances at a concentration of EQS values will be explored. This contribution will present the objectives and methods applied within the EDC-WFD project. T2 - EuChemS CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 29.08.2022 KW - WFD KW - Estrogens KW - Whole water samples KW - EQS PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - A method for monitoring estrogens in whole surface waters by GC-MS/MS N2 - Natural and synthetic estrogens are key endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Despite occurring at ultra-trace levels (below ng L-1), it is believed that they are contributing to an increase in feminized fish and other endocrine disruptive effects, and hence, their inclusion in the Watch list was not unexpected. One of the main sources ofestrogens to surface waters is wastewater effluent. Once in surface waters, they can partition into different compartments, i.e., water and suspended particulate matter. For this reason, there is an urgent need for a methodology to monitor estrogen levels below the environmental quality standards (EQS) set by the Water Framework Directive requirements. In this study, a precise and accurate gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method (GC-MS/MS) for the analysis of estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (17β-E2), 17α-estradiol (17α- E2), 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2), and estriol (E3) in whole water samples with ng L-1 limit of quantification (LOQ) was developed and validated in accordance with CEN/TS 16800:2020 guidelines. T2 - IMSC 2022 CY - Maastricht, Netherlands DA - 27.08.2022 KW - EDC KW - WFD KW - GC-MS PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57097 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chacon Castro, Jose Pablo A1 - Schneider, Rika A1 - Greiner, Andreas A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Flame retardant poly(limonene carbonate): material innovation as a game changer N2 - The global plastic industry relies on fossil-based materials, presenting environmental challenges. A sustainable polymer namely poly(limonene carbonate) (PLimC), made of limonene and CO2 as two monomers from non-food sources, shows advances in various applications where additives such as flame retardants (FRs) are crucial to comply with fire safety measures. The variety of FRs is wide, and therefore the approach involved conducting a comparative study of four different halogen-free flame retardant systems that are conventionally used in polycarbonates and polyolefins to understand which FR enhances the flame resistance of PLimC most effectively. The primary task of the project is to conduct experimental evaluations to analyze the thermal properties, flammability, and fire behavior of each system. This data will offer valuable insights towards the advancement of safer and more sustainable materials. T2 - Polymers for Sustainable Future 2024 CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 24.06.2024 KW - Poly(limonene carbonate) KW - Flame retardancy KW - Fire science PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60556 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schuehle, Florian T1 - Quality assured uptake rates for passive sampling of indoor air VOCs N2 - Generation of experimental uptake rates (UR) for > 70 VOCs (7d /100 μg m-3) Application in German Environmental Survey – VOC exposure assessment Assurance of transparency concerning UR generation and uncertainty creates basis for decision making and comparability of measurement results. Exemplarily the uncertainty u(UR) of toluene UR was modelled and determined statistically with own laboratory data (relative standard deviation of actively sampled test gas atmosphere – RSDa and n = 5 exposed passive samplers – RSDp) in line with EN 838 as well as from variation of literature UR – RSD UR,lit. T2 - Airmon 2022, 10th International Symposium on modern principles of air monitoring and biomonitoring CY - Bristol, UK DA - 06.11.2022 KW - IAQ KW - VOC KW - Diffusive sampling KW - Uptake rate PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56583 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Oelze, Marcus T1 - Metrology for the recycling of Technology Critical Elements to support Europe´s circular economy agenda N2 - Problem: Lack of knowledge about TCE stocks and flows in urban mines. TCE analysis is hindered by extreme heterogeneity of the waste and a lack of suitable CRMs. Analytical procedures providing SI traceable results are not available. Solution: To enable comparability of analytical results and thus finally allow the improved recycling procedures, sampling strategies, analytical procedures, enabling SI traceable values and CRMs for TCE to be developed. T2 - ICP-MS Anwendertreffen CY - Leoben, Austria DA - 05.09.2022 KW - Reference materials KW - Circular economy PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56118 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Frenzel, Olivia T1 - Identification of Metabolites and Transformation Products of Bisphenols N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in Polycarbonate (PC), Polyacrylic resins (PAR), Polysulfones (PSU), Epoxy resins (ER), and Polyetherimides (PEI). It is also used in recycled Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) [1–3]. These BPA-containing materials have a wide area of application, especially outside. All outdoor applications are exposed to a variety of environmental impacts, like temperature, solar radiation (physical influences), chemical influences (rain or ozone), biological influences (microorganisms), and mechanical influences (hail, sand). These impacts are damaging and aging the material which can be followed by leaching or migration of pollutants like Bisphenol A into the environment. Understanding the fate and behavior of the released pollutants is very important. Therefore, different transformation products of selected Bisphenols will be generated and analyzed. T2 - 33rd International Symposium on Chromatography – ISC 2022 CY - Budapest, Hungary DA - 18.09.2022 KW - Environment KW - Transformation products KW - Bisphenols KW - Metabolites KW - Wastewater PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56202 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hauschildt, Charlotte T1 - Development of methods to improve measurements of PFAS using GC-MS N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetically produced chemicals that includes an estimated 10.000 compounds. Known as “forever chemicals”, the characteristic feature is the complete or partial fluorination of the carbon chain. Due to the persistence, toxicity and ubiquitous occurrence, research has focused on the quali- and quantification of the most important compounds as well as on the investigation of toxicity and possible routes of entry over the last 10 years [1, 2]. Since 2022, four perfluorocarboxylic- and sulfonic acids have been regulated in food for the first time [3] . Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry is the analytical standard used to test for PFAS, as the spectrum of detectable compounds is significantly more comprehensive than it is currently the case with gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS). However, to be able to test for PFAS contamination in a more process-independent manner and to make the analysis more widely accessible, methods based on GC-MS are currently being developed. Since GC-MS methods only cover a fraction of the compounds belonging to the PFAS group so far, further development of the corresponding measurement methods is inevitable [2]. The here described project is part of the EU project 23IND13 ScreenFood [4]. The aim is to develop sensitive analytical GC-MS methods that contribute to an improved quali- and quantification of various PFAS (both currently regulated and emerging PFAS) in selected food and food packaging matrices. Of particular interest are native and recycled polymers such as PET. Besides, various techniques, including solvent-free variants such as TD-GC-MS, will be tested for a quick and easy analysis. This poster will present the overall project objectives and first results. The project (23IND13, ScreenFood) has received funding from the European Partnership on Metrology, co-financed from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and by the Participating States. T2 - 11th International Symposium on RECENT ADVANCES IN FOOD ANALYSIS (RAFA) CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 05.11.2024 KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) KW - Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) KW - EU Project KW - Food KW - Food Contact Material (FCM) PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61667 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hauschildt, Charlotte T1 - Method development for improved PFAS quantification using GC-MS N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals”, are a class of man-made chemicals comprising an estimated 10.000 different compounds. The characteristic feature of PFAS is the complete or partial fluorination of the carbon chain. Due to the persistence, toxicity, and ubiquitous presence, research has focused on the identification and quantification of the most significant compounds, as well as exploring their toxicity and potential entry routes over the past decades [1,2]. Since 2022, four perfluorocarboxylic- and sulfonic acids have been regulated in food for the first time [3]. For the detection of PFAS liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is the standard analytical method, as it offers a much broader range of detectable compounds compared to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). However, to enable more versatile testing and make PFAS analysis more widely accessible, new methods based on GC-MS are currently being developed. Since GC-MS methods only cover a fraction of the compounds belonging to the PFAS group so far, further development of the corresponding measurement methods is inevitable [2]. The work described here is part of the EU initiative 23IND13 ScreenFood [4]. Its goal is to develop sensitive GC-MS analytical methods to improve the identification and quantification of various PFAS - both those currently regulated and emerging - within selected food and food packaging matrices. Of particular interest are native and recycled polymers such as PET. Besides, various techniques, including solvent-free variants such as thermal desorption GC-MS, will be tested for a quick and easy analysis. This poster will present the project's main objectives and initial results. The project (23IND13, ScreenFood) has received funding from the European Partnership on Metrology, co-financed from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and by the Participating States. T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum (AFF) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.11.2024 KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) KW - Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) KW - EU Project KW - Food KW - Food Contact Material (FCM) PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61668 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scharek, Vera T1 - Screening for tin-based environmental Pollutants in Sediment via ETV/ICP-MS N2 - Shipping plays a significant role in the global trade. However, it is negatively impacted by the unwanted accumulation of marine organisms on the ship hulls. Antifoulant paints containing the organometallic compound tributyltin (TBT) have been used to prevent the so-called fouling on ship hulls since the 1960s. Compared to the generally considered non-toxic inorganic tin, the endocrine disruptor TBT affects the biological fitness of non-target organisms. The most prominent effects are imposex in snails and shell deformation in oysters. This resulted in a global ban by the International Maritime Organization in 2008, but recent studies have found alarmingly high concentrations in sediment. Once TBT is released from the ship hull, it gets effectively absorbed into the sediment. Under anaerobic conditions and the absence of light, the half-life is extended up to several decades. The resuspension and transport of sediment remobilizes tin organic compounds (OTCs), making them bioavailable even in distant regions. To conduct a comprehensive risk assessment, it is necessary to monitor OTCs in sediment. Conventionally, species-specific analysis of OTCs involves (gas-)chromatographic separation after extraction and pre-concentration of the analytes. However, the sample preparation is time-consuming, chemical-intensive, and prone to species-transformation, respectively incomplete extraction. In this context, electrothermal vaporization coupled with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ETV/ICP-MS) shows potential as a fast and automatable screening tool for OTCs in environmental samples. In this study, an ETV/ICP-MS method for the speciation analysis of OTC in environmental samples has been developed. The method was validated by spiking experiments using an OTC-containing, respectively OTC-free certified reference material. With a single ETV temperature program, the full separation of OTCs, inorganic tin, and potentially interfering major matrix components were achieved in three different sediment matrices. Co-vaporization of the individual OTC species could be observed. However, when used as a screening tool for environmental monitoring sum parameter analysis of OTC is beneficial. In conclusion, ETV/ICP-MS, is a fast and convenient tool for monitoring metal-based pollutants at ppb level in the environment. T2 - Analytica conference 2024 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 09.04.2024 KW - Organotin compounds KW - Sediment KW - Electrothermal Vaporization KW - Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61622 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zuliani, T. T1 - Advancing Stable and Long-lived Radiogenic Isotope Ratio Measurements of Environmental Pollutants N2 - The isotopic compositions of elements vary in the environment due to processes such as radioactive decay, cosmic ray spallation, mass-dependent and mass-independent fractionation, and different anthropogenic sources such as industrial activities, nuclear weapon testing, nuclear accidents, as well as natural phenomena long-range atmospheric and water transport, climate change, etc. Isotope ratio data obtained by mass spectrometry now plays an important role as tracers of a multitude of processes in Earth and environmental sciences. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a widely used technique for detecting variations in isotopic abundances in e.g., environmental samples. Recent advancements in mass spectrometric instrumentation have significantly enhanced sensitivity and precision, enabling the reliable detection of even minute variations in the isotopic composition of most elements with more than one natural isotope. However, to fully realize these new capabilities, a significant analytical challenge remains due to a vast number of analyte/matrix combinations, concomitant matrix effects, spectral interferences, and instrumental isotopic fractionation that must be characterized before and during the measurements. Success in developing new and improved methods for stable and long-lived radiogenic isotope ratio measurements by mass spectrometric methods depends on improvements in the reduction and quantification of uncertainties associated with sample preparation, instrumentation, and external calibration. The goal of this presentation is to show the key findings of the European Partnership on Metrology project “Metrology for the harmonisation of measurements of environmental pollutants in Europe” - MetroPOEM (https://www.npl.co.uk/euramet/metropoem), with a focus on the ICP-MS techniques used for isotope ratio measurements. Several elements were used as model systems for the development and optimisation of sample preparation and measurement procedures, including Li, B, Cr, Cd, Ni, Sb, Pb, and U. Isotope ratios of these elements determined by multi-collector ICP-MS, sector field ICPMS, quadrupole ICP-MS, and ICP-MS/MS will be assessed and compared. Data on their performance will be presented and assessed in terms of accuracy and precision. Comprehensive uncertainty budgets for the determination of the isotope ratios of the selected elements by different calibration approaches will be presented. The presented results will highlight the potential of recent advances in ICP-MS technology. T2 - 11th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry CY - Loen, Norway DA - 09.06.2024 KW - Isotope analysis KW - ICP-MS KW - Measurement uncertainty PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61599 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Leube, Peter T1 - Quantification of ultrashort per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water samples via headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) - a method development N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were classified as a group of highly concerning chemicals over the last decades. Because of the high persistence of PFAS, their previous use led to contamination of the environment and human population. Due to ongoing use and incomplete remediation or destruction methods, the PFAS background in the environment is growing continuously. The presence of ultrashort PFAS (with ≤3 carbon atoms) in the environment is often overlooked despite their contributions to PFAS levels. These compounds may directly contaminate the environment and arise from degradation of polyfluorinated compounds as well as incomplete PFAS destruction in certain industrial processes. Nonetheless, few approaches for targeted analysis of ultrashort PFASs have been developed, except for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Beside liquid (LC-MS/MS), supercritical fluid (SFC-MS/MS), and ion chromatography (IC-MS)-based systems, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a promising method for detection and quantification of ultrashort PFAS. The goal of this study was to develop a simple headspace GC-MS method for the quantification of ultrashort perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and polyfluorinated alcohols (PFOHs) in water samples. In contrast to PFOHs, functionalization of PFCAs was required for quantification. This was done by esterification with methanol at 80 °C, which can be carried out directly in the headspace GC-MS system. Moreover, several parameters were optimized to achieve a low limit of quantification (LOQ) for the analytes used: i) The ratio of the aqueous solution, methanol, and available gas phase within the analysis vessel, ii) the concentration of additional acid in esterification mixtures of PFCAs, iii) shaking frequency and iv) shaking time before analysis. After optimizing the procedure, we were able to quantify ultrashort PFCAs and PFOHs. Thus, our developed headspace GC-MS method has the potential to be used as an alternative target analysis for ultrashort-chain PFCAs and PFOHs in various water samples (groundwater, wastewater). T2 - SETAC Europe 34th Annual Meeting CY - Seville, Spain DA - 05.05.2024 KW - Ultrashort PFAS KW - Headspace GC-MS KW - Perfluorocarboxylic acid (PFCA) KW - Polyfluorinated alcohol (PFOH) PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60042 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ben Efraim, R. T1 - Comparison of PFAS Adsorption and Electro-Sorption Using Pristine and Functionalized MWCNTs N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been extensively utilized in various industrial processes, resulting in elevated concentrations in landfills and drinking water reservoirs. Despite recognizing that shortchained PFAS are harmful, they are often overlooked. Short-chain PFAS are more challenging to remove via adsorption and membrane separation processes, and their detection is complex, thus creating a critical gap in understanding their environmental impact. To improve their environmental monitoring, we aim to improve short-chain PFAS adsorption and electro-sorption on novel carbon-based adsorbers such as pristine and functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and assess their adsorption mechanisms. Based on the obtained result, we aim to develop a PFAS passive sampling device. T2 - German Israeli Water Technology Status Seminar CY - Koblenz, Germany DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Ground water KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) KW - Sorption PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Leube, Peter T1 - Quantification of ultrashort per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water samples via headspace gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS) - a method development N2 - Ultrashort PFAS (≤ 3 carbon atoms) were overlooked for a long time in analytical monitoring. Beside through the use of these substances, they contribute to the PFAS background in the environment through (environmental/ bio-) degradation and incomplete destruction3 of PFAS with longer carbon chains or other fluorinated compounds. As part of the German-Israeli Cooperation in Water Technology Research project „Detection, quantification, and treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater“ (DEFEAT-PFAS), we are developing an as simple as possible direct headspace (HS-)GC-MS method to detect trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and perfluoropropanioc acid (PFPrA), as well as trifluoroethanol (TFEtOH), pentafluoropropanol(PFPrOH) and hexafluoroiospropanol (HFIP) in water samples. Here we present the results of the PFAS mentioned in spiked ultrapure water solutions. T2 - German Israeli Water Technology Status Seminar CY - Koblenz, Germany DA - 18.06.2024 KW - Ground water KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) KW - Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. T1 - Leak detection with linear soil gas sensors under field conditions - First experiences running a new measurement technique N2 - A 400 m² soil test field with gas injection system was built up, which enables an experimental validation of linear gas sensors for specific applications and gases in an application-relevant scale. Several injection and soil watering experiments with carbon dioxide (CO2) at different days with varying boundary conditions were performed indicating the potential of the method for, e.g., rapid leakage detection with respect to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) issues. T2 - IEEE Sensors 2016 CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 30.10.2016 KW - Soil test field KW - Membrane-based linear gas sensor KW - Leak detection KW - Field conditions PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38247 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lehnik-Habrink, Petra T1 - Human influences on forest soil - pollution with PAH, PCB and OCP in Germany N2 - While organic pollutants have been extensively studied in urban and agricultural areas, data from forested regions are relatively rare. Within the framework of a forest soil inventory in Germany polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticides (OCP) were analyzed in 1500 soil samples taken from 3 soil horizons at 447 sites. An analytical protocol was developed and validated for the simultaneous extraction and measurement of all analytes in humic rich soil at trace level range. It included pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and a two step cleanup procedure consisting of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) followed by solid phase extraction (SPE). Quantification was carried out using gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In line with the monitoring campaign a comprehensive quality assurance concept was implemented to guarantee constant analytical measurement conditions for two years. The protocol is applicable for field laboratories with a high level of automation and for analyzing high sample amounts. At most sampling sites pollutant concentrations gradually decrease with depth. Only few spots showed highest concentrations in the upper mineral soil. In the O-horizon the sum concentrations of 16 PAHs range from 104 to 14.000 µg/kg, of 6 PCBs from <1 to 106 µg/kg and the sum of DDT and metabolites range from <1 to ca. 4.000 µg/kg. The observed concentration of PAH, PCB and OCP reflect an ubiquitous background contamination at most sites. Relatively high concentrations of PAH and PCB are related to industrial areas and peak concentrations only of PAH are associated with open cast mining of brown coal areas. The spatial distribution of the contents of DDT and metabolites in German forest soils can clearly be attributed to historic application. A contribution of ubiquitous background pollution derived from long-range atmospheric transport is likely for some compounds in the studied area, e.g., DDT in the western part of Germany. The results generally reflect the distribution of POPs in densely populated and industrialized countries located in temperate regions]. T2 - International network of environmental forensics CY - Oerebro, Sweden DA - 27.06.2016 KW - Forest soil KW - Organic pollution KW - Spatial distribution PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38598 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lehnik-Habrink, Petra T1 - Evaluation of suitability of PLE, soxhlet, and shaking for extraction of POPs from soil N2 - The occurrence of persistent organic pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and organochlorine pesticides (OCP) in the environment is still a matter of concern, even years after their use was abolished. Hence, threshold values are regulated by law which reference a number of national and international standards for determination of said contaminants. In this context, soil is an especially difficult matrix, because several defining parameters can vary in a wide range. Organic matter content in particular has a crucial influence on extractability of contaminants because it largely governs formation of non-extractable or bound residues. For this study, four soils of different total organic carbon (TOC) content were generated from uncontaminated reference soil (RefeSol 01-A) and compost which were spiked to contaminant levels representative of the Bundes-Bodenschutz-Verordnung (BBodSchV). These test materials were extracted using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), Soxhlet extraction, and liquid-liquid extraction. For the latter method, samples were initially extracted for 15 minutes employing acetone. The follow-up extraction step was carried out using cyclohexane and the extraction time varied between 15 minutes and 16 hours. After clean-up, extracts were analysed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC MS) and with a gas chromatograph equipped with an electron capture detector (GC ECD). Statistical analysis of the experimental values showed that recovery was not dependent on matrix TOC content. Also, no clear preference for a single method could be detected. Concerning liquid-liquid-extraction, it is merely observed that prolonged extraction time results in slightly higher recoveries, while moderate extraction times appear to yield the most robust results. Although Soxhlet and ASE show high recoveries, they also lead to larger standard deviations and are not suitable for determination of thermolabile pesticides. In addition to recovery by different extraction methods, the agreement of values obtained by ECD and MS was evaluated. For ECD, standard deviations are generally higher but overall the values obtained by MS and ECD are comparable. T2 - International network of environmental forensics CY - Oerebro, Sweden DA - 27.06.2016 KW - Pesticides KW - PCB KW - Organic matter KW - Comparison extraction methods PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38605 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - Characterization of new disinfection by-products of polycyclic musks (AHTN and HHCB) and their metabolites N2 - The polycyclic musks 6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetraline (AHTN) and 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-ɣ-2-benzopyran (HHCB) are widely used fragrances in cosmetics, products of daily care and cleaning products for households and industry. They are in the focus of interest due to their estrogenic potential. Both compounds can be found at low μg/L concentrations in surface water where they are introduced mainly by sewage treatment plants supplied by municipal wastewater. In order to disinfect wastewater in sewage treatment plants or water in swimming pools, chlorine can be added to water as gas or hypochlorite solution. This disinfectant has a high oxidation potential resulting in the formation of disinfection by-products, the estrogenicity and toxicity of which might differ from their precursor. In this work the behaviour of AHTN and HHCB upon treatment with sodium hypochlorite solution was investigated and chlorinated possible disinfection by-products could be identified as well as a carboxylic acids and lactones derived from AHTN and HHCB. The identified species were characterized by GC-MS, LC-MSn and 1H-NMR. The elucidated structures of potential disinfection by-products are verified by X-ray crystallography. Finally the estrogenicity between the parent analytes and generated transformation products were compared. For that task, MCF-7 assay has been chosen for being most relevant to humans. Moreover metabolism studies were carried out using AHTN, HHCB and their disinfection by-products. T2 - ISEB 2016 CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 30.05.2016 KW - AHTN PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38523 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Stephan T1 - Monoclonal Antibodies against Diclofenac N2 - Mittels Festphasensynthese konnte ein Amid aus Diclofenac und 6-Aminohexansäure synthetisert werden. Dieses Hapten wurde an Trägerproteinen gekoppelt. Diese wurden für Immunisierungen und als Coatingantigene existierender Antikörper eingesetzt. Die Coatingantigene bewirkten eine Verbesserung etablierter indirekter ELISA mit kommerziell verfügbaren Antikörpern. Positive Immunantworten auf Diclofenac in der Immunisierung wurden bereits nachgewiesen. N2 - Diclofenac is a widely used drug against fever, inflammation, pain, and rheumatic diseases. An average of 70 % of the ingested diclofenac is excreted in the urine. Thus, 63 tons are introduced into the water cycle in Germany. Due to insufficient removal of diclofenac in wastewater treatment plants, residues of diclofenac can be found in surface water and sometimes in drinking water It exist a polyclonal against diclofenac and monoclonal antibodies against diclofenac and it`s metabolites. There all based on direct couling of diclofenac on proteins via carboxylic functions. However it was imagined advantageous to introduce a heterobifunctional spacer between the analyte and the carrier protein. Aceclofeac is commercial available. All other spacers can only be introduced with solid phase synthesis. T2 - Wasser 2016 CY - Bamberg, Germany DA - 02.05.2016 KW - Diclofenac KW - Proteinkonjugate KW - Haptensynthese KW - Monoklonale Antikörper KW - Monoclonal antibodies KW - Haptenes KW - Protein conjugates PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36707 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fontana, Patrick T1 - Beton mit funktionalen Oberflächen N2 - Beton ist als Massenbaustoff vielseitig einsetzbar. Eine der neuesten Entwicklungen ist Ultrahochleistungsbeton (UHPC). Seine besonderen Eigenschaften ermöglichen eine zusätzliche Funktionalisierung der Oberflächen, da annähernd beliebige Mikrostrukturen exakt abgeformt werden können. So lassen sich beispielsweise Fassadenelemente aus UHPC bereits bei ihrer Herstellung im Betonfertigteilwerk mit selbstreinigenden Oberflächen ausrüsten. Eine andere Möglichkeit ist eine Anwendung als Datenspeicher. Wie das Beispiel der Schallplatte aus UHPC zeigt, lassen sich Muster, die hier die Schallinformationen enthalten, exakt von einer Matrize kopieren. T2 - Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2016 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.06.2016 KW - UHPC KW - Selbstreinigung KW - Datenträger KW - Betonschallplatte PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36948 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sieksmeyer, Thorben T1 - Beyond nutrition: pathogen infection drives macronutrient dietary preference in the cockroach Blatta orientalis N2 - Diverse animal species consume toxins, minerals or secondary compounds as an adaptive response to pathogen infection – a process termed self-medication. Recent studies have also shown that macronutrients can play an important role in an individual’s infection response. For instance African army worm caterpillars select a diet rich in protein and low in carbohydrate upon baculovirus infection. Here we investigate whether dietary choice of macronutrients also plays a role in immunity in the omnivorous cockroach: Blatta orientalis. After challenging individual cockroaches with a common entomopathogenic soil bacterium, Pseudomonas entomophila, we conducted food-choice experiments using two artificial diets differing in their relative protein to carbohydrate ratio. We show for the first time that cockroaches are able to self-select a protein-enriched diet as a response to bacterial infection. This is driven by a sharp decline in carbohydrate intake rather than an increase in protein intake. Additionally, infected cockroaches reduced their overall nutrient intake, which is consistent with an illness-induced anorexia-like response. The feeding pattern of bacteria-challenged individuals returned to normality approx 4 days after challenge. We also investigate whether cockroach survival and hemolymph immunity are enhanced in individuals when restricted to a protein-rich vs. carbohydrate-rich diet. Overall, our findings demonstrate that macronutrient preferences follow a general pattern independent of pathogen type. Furthermore, we show that interactions between nutrition and immunity are highly conserved in evolution, highlighted by the fact that caterpillars and cockroaches diverged some 386 million years ago. T2 - 109. Jahrestagung der deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft CY - Kiel, Germany DA - 14.09.2016 KW - Self-medication KW - Nutrition KW - Cockroach PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37843 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eisentraut, Paul T1 - Analysis of microplastics in environmental samples using TED-GC-MS N2 - The presence of plastic debris and especially small plastic particles in marine ecosystems has been recognized in the 1970`s. Since then various other environmental systems all over the world, like rivers, lakes and biota have been found to be polluted by plastics. Lately, agriculturally used land, waste-water treatment and biogas facilities come into focus as possibly relevant distribution vectors. To monitor the situation and investigate distribution pathways, the need for fast and reliable analytical procedures is high. Up to now, there is no standard procedure for sampling, concentrating and analyzing plastic particles in environmental samples. Our group recently reported the development of a new analyzing method for microscale plastic particles, thermal extraction desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry (TED-GC-MS). This method consists of thermal extraction of the sample via thermogravimetric analysis, collection of the evolved gaseous decomposition products on a solid-phase adsorber and analysis of the loaded adsorber using Thermal-Desorption-GC-MS. This technique utilizes the characteristic decomposition products of polymers for identification and even quantification of plastics in environmental samples. In the present work we investigated samples of fermentation residues taken from a biogas plant. The results of sample preparation, concentration and analysis are presented as well as a comparison with alternative methods. T2 - MoDeSt 2016 CY - Cracow, Poland DA - 04.09.2016 KW - Microplastic PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37782 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eisentraut, Paul T1 - Analysis of microplastics in environmental samples using TED-GC-MS N2 - The first analysis of environmental samples shows, that the use of TED-GC-MS is suitable to analyse microplastic in environmental samples. Compared to the micro-spectroscopic methods this method is faster and gives good hints to the occurrence of high loadings of MP in environmental samples. In consequence, the method allows the monitoring of the situation and the investigation of MP distribution pathways in environment, to assess the relevance of various inputs. T2 - 7th Late Summer Workshop "Microplastics in the aquatic environment" CY - Haltern am See, Germany DA - 25.09.2016 KW - Microplastic PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37785 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Breitenbach, Romy T1 - The role of c-di-GMP in biofilm formation of the filamentous cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme N2 - The signaling molecule c-di-GMP is a ubiquitous second messenger in bacterial species including cyanobacteria. C-di-GMP stimulates the biosynthesis of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in biofilms and regulates the transition between a motile and a sessile life style in many bacteria. In our study we focus on c-di-GMP function and EPS production associated with biofilm Formation in Nostoc punctiforme, which is known to produce EPS in biofilms and liquid culture. T2 - VAAM-Jahrestagung 2016 CY - Jena, Germany DA - 13.03.2016 KW - Cyanobacteria KW - EPS KW - C-di-GMP PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37974 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Torge, Manfred T1 - Determination of lost paint layers by scanning electron microskopy N2 - The identification of external paint layers on medieval stained glass windows in Lincoln Cathedral is not only of interest for art historians but is also important for the development of conservation proposals. For the gradual reduction and removal of corrosion layers conservators have to take care to preserve any remaining paint layers which are hidden underneath these corrosion and weathering crusts. T2 - Aspects of Glass - Stained Glass - Art at the Glass Surface CY - Cambridge, Great Britain DA - 02.09.2017 KW - Medieval glass composition KW - SEM/EDX KW - Glass conservation PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42131 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dorgerloh, Ute T1 - Flüchtige Kohlenwasserstoffe in Boden - Stand der Technik und seine Grenzen N2 - Die inhalative Aufnahme (Wirkungspfad Boden – Mensch) von MKW bestimmt aus toxikologischer Sicht die Festlegung von Prüfwerten. Somit müssen die leichtflüchtigen Fraktionen quantifiziert werden. Die durchgeführte Robustheitsstudie des genormten Verfahrens umfasst die Ermittlung der Kenndaten der Probenahme, der Probenaufarbeitung und der Instrumentalanalytik. T2 - DECHEMA - Symposium Strategien zur Sanierung von Boden und Grundwasser CY - Frankfurt a.M., Germany DA - 20.11.2017 KW - Flüchtige Kohlenwasserstoffe KW - Kohlenwasserstofffraktionen KW - Bodenanalytik PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42943 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Moldenhauer, Laura T1 - Experimental modeling approach for determining the moisture damping exponent of a bluetooth low energy signal in moist building material N2 - We investigated, the damped Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signal, transmitted from the BLE-module embedded in building materials with changing moisture content, Fig. 1. The BLE-module communicates with a mobile Smart Device as tablet via 2.45 GHz-ISM-frequency band where water dipoles start to oscillate, Fig. 2. The damping model demonstrates this damping effect on RSSI by the abstraction of the reality observed in a real system. Through the reproduction of the active relationships, the system behavior is decomposed in such a way that a separate consideration of the required system parameters is possible. T2 - 34th DANUBIA ADRIA SYMPOSIUM on Advances in Experimental Mechanics (DAS 2017) CY - Trieste, Italy DA - 18.09.2017 KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Long-term monitoring KW - Bluetooth Low Energy KW - BLE KW - Moisture KW - Network Communication KW - Experimental study KW - Modellierung PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42966 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - He, Shulin T1 - Defend and disinfect: a flexible role for soldiers in termite society N2 - The first sterile caste to evolve in termites was the soldier. While the importance of soldiers to termite society defense has long been recognized, the contribution of soldiers to other societal functions, such as colony immunity, is less well understood. We explore this issue by examining the role of soldiers in protecting nestmates against pathogen infection. Even though they are unable to engage in grooming behavior, we find that the presence of soldiers of the Darwin termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, significantly improves the survival of nestmates following entomopathogenic infection. We also show that the copious exocrine oral secretions produced by Darwin termite soldiers contain a high concentration of proteins involved in digestion, chemical biosynthesis, and immunity. The oral secretions produced by soldiers are sufficient to protect nestmates against infection, and they have potent inhibitory activity against a broad spectrum of microbes. Our findings support the view that soldiers may play an important role in colony immunity, and broaden our understanding of the possible function of soldiers during the origin of soldier-first societies. T2 - Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology CY - Groningen, Netherlands DA - 20.08.2018 KW - Termite KW - Immunity KW - Social PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-44248 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - He, Shulin A1 - Lokatis, S. A1 - McMahon, Dino Peter T1 - Defend and disinfect: a flexible role for soldiers in termite society N2 - The first sterile caste to evolve in termites was the soldier. While the importance of soldiers to termite society defense has long been recognized, the contribution of soldiers to other societal functions, such as colony immunity, is less well understood. We explore this issue by examining the role of soldiers in protecting nestmates against pathogen infection. Even though they are unable to engage in grooming behavior, we find that the presence of soldiers of the Darwin termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, significantly improves the survival of nestmates following entomopathogenic infection. We also show that the copious exocrine oral secretions produced by Darwin termite soldiers contain a high concentration of proteins involved in digestion, chemical biosynthesis, and immunity. The oral secretions produced by soldiers are sufficient to protect nestmates against infection, and they have potent inhibitory activity against a broad spectrum of microbes. Our findings support the view that soldiers may play an important role in colony immunity, and broaden our understanding of the possible function of soldiers during the origin of soldier-first societies. T2 - 22nd Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology of the German Zoological Society CY - Plön, Germany DA - 12.09.2017 KW - Termite KW - Social KW - Immunity PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-44249 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - He, Shulin T1 - Differentiation of immune response with castes in termites N2 - Effective immunity is essential for maintaining insect society integrity but the mechanisms that connect immunity at the level of the individual to the level of society are poorly understood. Here, we begin to resolve this issue by addressing the interaction between individual immunity and caste identity in the termite Neotermes castaneus. We characterize the transcriptomic responses of different castes to a general immune challenge by sequencing mRNAs from false workers, soldiers and reproductive following injection with a cocktail of heat-killed pathogens. We found many more genes to be differentially regulated in reproductives (1420 and 398 genes down- and upregulated respectively) than soldiers (90 and 108 genes) or false workers (135 and 71 genes). We go on to conduct a quantitative analysis of the specific changes to immune regulation across the castes following pathogen exposure, before discussing the implications of these findings for our understanding of the evolution of immunity in eusocial termites. T2 - Ecological Immunology Workshop 2017 CY - Blossin, Brandenburg, Germany DA - 28.08.2017 KW - Termite KW - Immunity KW - Caste PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-44251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Repräsentative Untersuchungsstrategien für ein integratives Systemverständnis von spezifischen Einträgen von Kunststoffen in die Umwelt (RUSEKU) N2 - Informationsposter zum Projekt RUSEKU T2 - Auftaktveranstaltung Verbundprojekte im Rahmen der Fördermaßnahme Plastik in der Umwelt CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.-18.10.2017 KW - Mikroplastik KW - Analytik KW - Probennnahme PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43805 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Paul, Niels T1 - Concept for an aerial-based landfill monitoring system N2 - Aerial based robots constitute a safe and suitable approach to remote gas-sensing. This paper describes a new concept , incorporating existing UAVs and newly developed gas sensors. The presented autonomous system is able to perform gas source localization and gas distribution mapping. T2 - 34th Danubia-Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Trieste, Italy DA - 19.09.2017 KW - Gassensing KW - Multicopter KW - UAV KW - Olfaction PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42128 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Iznaguen, Hassan T1 - Behaviour and resistance of selected model plastics to accelerated weathering under different environmental conditions N2 - MaUS is an acronym for ”Material und Umweltsimulationen“. Plastics are in the focus of environmental politics due to their long term behaviour and therefore to their persistence. Not only that they appear as visible contaminants in the sea and on the beach, but their unknown behaviour concerning their additives as well as the related transformation products are anxious. Therefore, a certified reference procedure must be established to provide a method for testing plastics. The aim of this project is the development of fast motion standard reference methods for testing plastics regarding to their environmental compatibility. To establish these testing methods polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP) with environmental relevant brominated flame retardants were used, known for their persistent bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) properties. In case of PS the material contains 1 wt.% of 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromo-cyclododecan (HBCD) and in case of PP 0.1 wt.% of a defined bromodiphenylether (BDE-209) were chosen. These additives are known as substances of very high concern (SVHC). Furthermore, polycarbonate (PC), which is still used as material in baby flasks and releases Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenic active substance is used as a model material. Finally PTFE is used regarding to its importance as a source for two ubiquitous environmental substances PFOS and PFOA, whose toxicological effects are still incompletely known. The focus in this current work is set on the transfer of potential pollutants out of the applied materials mentioned above into environmental compartments like water or soil. Here an accelerated aging concept should be developed to shortened time consuming natural processes. For these resulting simulations a programmable weathering chamber with dry and wet periods and with high and low temperatures is used. These programmes run for several weeks and according to a defined sampling schedule water samples were taken. After a distinct clean-up procedure the samples were analysed by HPLC-UV, LC-MS/MS or GC-MS. Of most interest in case of flame retardants are photocatalytic transformation products. Therefore, a non-target-screening resp. a suspected target-screening by LC-MS/MS and HRMS must be applied. T2 - 8th European Weathering Symposium EWS CY - Wien, Austria DA - 20.09.2017 KW - Passive sampling KW - Environmental simulation KW - BFR PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43314 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raysyan, Anna T1 - Fluorescence polarization immunoassay for determination of diclofenac in wastewater N2 - Pharmacologically active compounds are often detected in wastewater and surface waters. The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac was included in the watch list of substances in the EU that requires their environmental monitoring in the member states. DCF may harmfully influence the ecosystem and the natural organization already at concentrations of ≤1 μg/l. The fast and easy quantification of DCF is becoming a subject of global importance. Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) is a homogeneous mix-and-read method, which does not require the immobilization of reagents, they can be performed in one phase, making it possible to analyze wastewater without any complicated pre-treatment, performed within 20–30 min. T2 - Potsdam days on Bioanalysis 2017 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 23.11.2017 KW - Diclofenac KW - DCF KW - FPIA KW - Wastewater PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43127 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raysyan, Anna T1 - Development of a quick test to screen for bisphenol A release from polymer materials N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common industrial chemical that is widely used as a monomer or additive in the production of polymer materials. This substance causes impairment of the childbearing function, acceleration of sexual aging, negatively impacts the brain, and also contributes to the development of certain oncological diseases, as well as increasing the risk of a fetus developing the Down syndrome. But the biggest downside of bisphenol is the fact that it accumulates in the system during its use, as well as after. Many methods have been proposed for the determination of BPA, in particular, gas and liquid chromatography. The main disadvantages of such approaches are the high cost of the equipment, the significant duration of an analysis, and difficulties in screening a large number of samples. Immunoanalytical techniques attributes are high throughput, high specificity and sensitivity, as well as low cost and simplicity. Particularly interesting as a quick test for screenings is the lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), a format widely in use for the detection of pregnancy. LFIA for BPA have been described before, but lack sensitivity. In this work, focuses on the conjugation (by passive adsorption) efficiency of the different monoclonal antibodies with 40 nm gold nanoparticles. The effect of factors such as pH value and concentration of antibody has been quantificationally discussed using spectra methods after adding 10% NaCl which induced gold nanoparticle aggregation. Consequently, 40 nm gold nanoparticles should be labeled with antibody under optimal pH value and optimal concentrations of antibody. It will be helpful for the application of antibody-labeled gold nanoparticles for the determination of bisphenol A in aqueous solutions (water from different sources, leachates and extracts). T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum 2017 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 10.11.2017 KW - Bisphenol A KW - BPA KW - LFIA KW - ELISA KW - GNP KW - Passive absorption PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43125 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chao, Madlen T1 - Influence of moisture and grain sizes on the analysis of nutrients in agricultural soils using LIBS N2 - Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest to apply spectroscopic methods to the agricultural field for better understanding of soil properties and for efficient, sustainable management of arable land. Within the project I4S (intelligence for soil), funded by the BMBF, an integrated system for site-specific soil fertility management is developed, consisting of different sensors like X-Ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). LIBS provides a fast and simultaneous multi-element analysis with little to no sample preparation, which makes it a suitable method for real-time analysis on the field. The quantification of macro and micro nutrients in soils with LIBS is challenging due to matrix effects, different levels of moisture content and varying grain sizes. First studies revealed that the problems with matrix effects can be overcome by using well characterised soils as reference materials and chemometric tools like Partial Least Squares Regression(PLSR) for calibration. The next step was to investigate the influence of moisture and grain sizes on the LIBS signal, which is a big issue when measuring directly on the field. The results showed that the LIBS signal decreases exponentially with increasing moisture content, as most of the laser energy is used for vaporising the water. With moisture contents of 30 % or higher almost no signal can be detected. This decrease is more severe for sandy soils than for clay soils. First tests of different grain size distributions indicate that the variation of the LIBS signal increases with growing amounts of larger grains. This results in a higher standard deviation, because of a poorer reproducibility of the plasma formation and plasma characteristic. With the help of chemometric tools the influence of moisture and grain sizes should be implemented in the calibration model for accurate analysis of nutrient composition in agricultural soils. T2 - 14. Kolloqium Ak Prozessanalytik CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 03.12.2018 KW - Soil KW - LIBS KW - Moisture KW - PLSR KW - Grain size PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-47056 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - Transformation of the antidiabetic drug metformin N2 - For years there have been more and more reports on the presence of drugs in the aquatic environment. Due to the demographic change, the consumption of pharmaceuticals has risen sharply. After taking the drugs, they are partly metabolized in the human body. However, the metabolism is not complete so that both the metabolites and non-metabolized amounts of the parent compounds are excreted. These compounds reach the waste water and afterwards the sewage treatment plants. In sewage treatment plants transformation products can be formed by the oxidative conditions during wastewater treatment processes. The transformation products may have a higher toxicity than the actual environmental pollutants and are often only partly removed during the waste water treatment. Since a lot of these compounds are still unknown, the transformation products are not detected by target analysis used in sewage treatment plants and are often released undetected in the aquatic ecosystems. The released substances may be subject to additional transformation processes in the environment. Pharmaceuticals produced in high amounts can be already detected in the μg/L range in water bodies worldwide. Metformin and its major transformation product guanylurea are one of the main representatives. Metformin is the drug of choice for treating type 2 diabetes. The drug therapy for diabetes mellitus has increased significantly in recent years. In the year 2015 1500 tons of metformin were prescribed in Germany (for statutory insured persons). Metformin is not metabolized in the human body and is excreted unchanged therefore concentrations between 57 μg/L and 129 μg/L are found in German waste water treatment plants influents. In this work the transformation of the antidiabetic drug metformin is investigated. The degradation of metformin is initialize by commercial water treatment techniques like UV-radiation or noncommercial techniques like heterogenous photocatalysis based on titanium dioxide. The degradation of metformin and resulting transformation products are analyzed by LC-MS/MS and LC-HRMS. T2 - SPEA 10 CY - Almeria, Spain DA - 04.06.2018 KW - Metformin KW - Photocatalysis PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-47030 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Büchele, Dominique T1 - Development of a robust calibration model for determination of nutriens in soils using EDXRF N2 - As part of the BonaRes research initiative, funded by the BMBF, strategies are being developed to use soil as a sustainable resource in the bio economy. The interdisciplinary subproject I4S - “Intelligence for soil” - is responsible for the development of an integrated system for site-specific management of soil fertility. For this purpose, a platform is constructed and various sensors are installed. Real-time data will be summarised in models and decision-making algorithms will be used to control fertilisation and accordingly improve soil functions. Aim of the BAM in the frame of I4S is the characterisation of an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) based sensor for robust determination of plant essential nutrients in soil. First a principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify outliers and to observe the largest variance within the German soil samples. It could be monitored that splitting of the samples was due to their iron content. Given that clay samples contain high amounts of iron and sandy samples low amounts, a classification of the samples by their soil texture according to VD LUFA was possible. Considering the complex composition of soil, a matrix-specific calibration was carried out by univariate and multivariate data analysis. The figures of merit demonstrated that a more robust calibration model with negligible matrix effects can be obtained by a multivariate approach using partial least squares regression (PLSR). A better correlation between predicted values compared to reference values for German soil samples was observed for the chemometric calibration model than for the univariate one. Different factors can affect the received calibration models such as moisture and particle size distribution which is especially important due to later online analysis. In first studies the influence of moisture on the detection of plant essential nutrients was investigated. With increasing water content, the characteristic fluorescence peaks decrease and start to increase again at a water content of 15 %. With lower moisture content the soil agglomerates which leads to lower packing of the sample, resulting in a rougher surface which negatively influence the signals. Whereas, agglomerates are not formed at higher water content. This allows the sample to be packed more tightly thus a smoother surface and a better homogeneity is obtained. Furthermore, particle size distribution leads to significantly higher uncertainties and lower signals when comparing grounded (< 500 μm) and not grounded (< 2 mm) samples. This can be explained by amplifying of the already known inhomogeneity of soils. Both factors must be included in the chemometric PLSR to obtain robust calibration models for each macro and micro nutrient. T2 - 14. Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 03.12.2018 KW - Soil KW - Grain size KW - Moisture KW - EDXRF KW - PLSR PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-47057 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herzel, Hannes T1 - Project ASHES – nutrient recycling from the thermo-chemical processing of waste bagasse and straw N2 - Recycling of nutrients from residues of thermo-chemical processing of bagasse/sugar cane straw. The project ASHES is a German-Brazilian collaborative research project and is focused on the recycling of nutrients from residues of thermo-chemical processing of by-products of sugar cane industry (bagasse/straw) in Brazil. The challenge of the project is to increase the energy efficiency of thermal conversion (combustion/gasification) and to enable the recycling of process ashes to close material cycles by gaining adequate and competitive fertilizers as well as (functional) fillers in (bio-)polymer compounds. For this purpose, phosphorus salts are recovered from bagasse, straw, filtercake and vinasse with leaching and precipitation. The AshDec process was used to increase the availability of phosphorus for plant uptake in the ashes. Additives like sewage sludge and chicken manure were also tested. Different fertilizer formulations are granulated/pelletized and tested regarding their storage/handling characteristics. The fertilizing effects are evaluated in plant growth tests and compared with common extraction methods and the new promising diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT)-method. The results of the agronomic investigation of various ashes based products should provide targeted and integrated recommendations for the thermal conversion of bagasse/straw to secondary fertilizers in line with the so-called Next Generation fertilizer strategy. ASHES-partners are Fraunhofer UMSICHT (coordinator), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Fraunhofer IGB, Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), CUTEC Institute, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG), Laboratório Nacional Agropecuario (LANAGRO) and the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), as well as the companies Tecnaro and Outotec. T2 - European nutrient event CY - Basel, Switzerland DA - 18.10.2017 KW - Phosphorus KW - Recycling KW - Thermochemical KW - Bagasse KW - AshDec PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42653 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wander, Lukas T1 - Speeding up microplastics analysis with modern NIR spectroscopy N2 - Annually vast amounts of plastics are produced world-wide. However, recycling and waste management is still insufficient resulting in large quantities of plastics being released into the environment. Degradation by sunlight, mechanical and biological factors lead to the breakdown of this waste into little fragments. By convention particles smaller than 5 mm are referred to as microplastics (MP). The occurrence of MP has been reported by researchers virtually all around the globe. Gaining knowledge on MP is currently a time-consuming process because analysis mainly relies on micro-infrared and micro-Raman methods. Prior to that the particles need to undergo purification and enrichment. Thus, only small numbers and volumes of samples can be investigated. Here we tested NIR spectroscopy combined with a multivariate data analysis as a means of speeding up the process of MP analysis. Experiments were performed using the most abundant polymers polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene. MP samples were obtained by adding the cryomilled and sieved (<125 µm) particles to approximately 1 g of standard soil at 0,5–10 mass%. Spectra were recorded with a fiber optic reflection probe connected to a FT-NIR spectrometer. 5–10 spectra recorded of each sample were used for the calibration of chemometric models (partial least squares regression, PLSR). “Unknown” test samples were then used to test the model’s capability to predict the type and amount of polymer. In samples containing 1–5 % of the polymers the prediction yielded the highest degree of agreement with the gravimetric reference values. At low polymer loads some false positive results in the identification were observed. Large amounts of polymers limited the prediction capability by a nonlinear behaviour of the absorption. Further testing was done with real world samples such as compost and washing machine filters. Even though the calibration did not account for these highly complex sample compositions, satisfactory results could be achieved. T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 10.11.2017 KW - NIR spectroscopy KW - Microplastics KW - Mikroplastik KW - Chemometrics PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42916 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hüllmann, Dino T1 - Gas Source Localisation from the Next Dimension N2 - Leaking methane (CH4) from infrastructures, like pipelines, industrial complexes and landfills, or accidental hazardous goods transports is critical for the environment, but can also pose a risk to human life. To enable a fast detection and localisation of these kind of leaks, we developed a novel robotic platform for aerial remote gas sensing. The platform combines an unmanned micro aircraft (UAV), a 3-axis aerial stabilisation gimbal and an open-path gas detector based on the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). T2 - PhD Poster Session an der Universität Örebro CY - Örebro, Sweden DA - 27.11.2018 KW - Gas Source Localisation KW - Mobile Robot Olfaction KW - UAV KW - TDLAS KW - Gas Spectroscopy PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46869 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Even, Morgane T1 - Investigations on emission properties of VOCs from consumer products made of polymers N2 - There is a need for an assessment of the emission properties of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from consumer products. A method comparison was carried out to evaluate adapted and cost-effective procedures for such items. Smaller and automated emission chambers de-picted similar kinetics compared to a 203 L standard chamber. Toy samples made of PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) emitted more VOCs compared to other tested polymeric products. The emissions from 2 selected samples were studied to allow an evaluation of the resulting room concentration and external exposure of a child. Obtained concentrations were not of concern. T2 - Conference on Indoor Air 2018 CY - Philadelphia, USA DA - 22.07.2018 KW - Emission chamber testing KW - Volatile organic compounds KW - Consumer articles PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45662 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wilke, Olaf T1 - Comparison of Formaldehyde Concentrations in Emission Test Chambers Using EN 717-1 and EN 16516 N2 - For many years EN 717-1 (Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method) is the standard for formaldehyde emission testing of wooden boards. In 2017 EN 16516 (Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into indoor air) was published as a new harmonised standard for the emission testing of construction products. Because test chamber conditions are different, both standards give different concentrations for formaldehyde. For the determination of a conversion factor four test series were set up with different wooden boards. T2 - Conference on Indoor Air CY - Philadelphia, PA, USA DA - 22.07.2018 KW - Loading factor KW - Construction products KW - European standard KW - Air exchange rate PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45631 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Friese, Carmen T1 - AEROMET: Aerosol metrology for atmospheric science and air quality N2 - Air pollution is the leading cause of environmentally related health effects. This project aims at improving air quality monitoring in Europe. T2 - 4th German Staubtag CY - Bremen, Germany DA - 21.11.2017 KW - Aerosol KW - Monitoring KW - Air quality KW - Composition KW - Particle mass PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-46322 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schwibbert, Karin A1 - Menzel, Friederike T1 - Bacterial Adhesion on Different Materials N2 - Biofilm formation on materials leads to high costs in industrial processes, as well as in medical applications. This fact has stimulated interest in the development of new materials with improved surfaces to reduce bacterial adhesion. We present a flow chamber system to test and quantify bacterial adhesion on materials that are part of antifouling concepts. The adhesion process is standardized and can be adapted to different bacteria in subaquatic of subaerial environments. It is combined with a standardized evaluation procedure based on statistical evidence. T2 - AMiCI Workshop Berlin CY - BAM Berlin, Germany DA - 07.06.2018 KW - Bacterial adhesion KW - Flow chamber system KW - Biofilm formation KW - Standardized test and quantification procedure PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46374 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel T1 - Wasseranalytik oberhalb des Siedepunktes N2 - Das Poster fasst die Möglichkeiten gekoppelter thermischer Analyseverfahren mit Zersetzungsgasanalyse (TGA, TGA-FTIR, TGA-MS, TED-GC-MS) zusammen und stellt ihre Anwendungen für Wasserproben an ausgewählten Beispielen vor. T2 - 3. Mülheimer Wasseranalytisches Seminar (MWAS2018) CY - Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany DA - 12.09.2018 KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Zersetzungsgasanalyse KW - Wasseranalytik PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46508 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vandrich, Jasmina T1 - Tampering with ectoine production and excretion in Halomonas elongata using CRISPRi and gene knock-outs N2 - The halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata can tolerate salt concentrations above 10% NaCl and uses the accumulation of the compatible solute ectoine as a major osmoregulatory mechanism. Ectoine can be accumalted inside the cell through import from the medium or de novo synthesis and establishes an osmotic equilibrium with the surrounding1. Ectoine also protects proteins from the effects of freezing, drying and high temperatures4 and DNA from ionizing radiation2. These features make ectoine a valuable compound for cosmetics and medical devices. H. elongata was originally isolated from a solar salt facility, where it thrives under high salt concentrations. It was found that marine prokaryotes, which are exposed to high oxidative stress in their environment, vary glycolytic strategies5. A variation in the use of the glucose metabolic pathways is also assumed for H. elongata. T2 - International Society for Microbial Ecology CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 12.08.2018 KW - Halomonas CRISPR Ectoine PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46080 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vandrich, Jasmina T1 - Establishing CRISPRi in Halomonas elongata to uncover metabolic pathways N2 - The halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata can tolerate salt concentrations above 10% NaCl and uses the accumulation of the compatible solute ectoine as a major osmoregulatory mechanism. Ectoine can be accumalted inside the cell through import from the medium or de novo synthesis and establishes an osmotic equilibrium with the surrounding1. Ectoine also protects proteins from the effects of freezing, drying and high temperatures4 and DNA from ionizing radiation2. These features make ectoine a valuable compound for cosmetics and medical devices. H. elongata was originally isolated from a solar salt facility, where it thrives under high salt concentrations. It was found that marine prokaryotes, which are exposed to high oxidative stress in their environment, vary glycolytic strategies5. A variation in the use of the glucose metabolic pathways is also assumed for H. elongata. T2 - Association for General and Applied Microbiology CY - Wolfsburg, Germany DA - 15.04.2018 KW - Halomonas CRISPR Ectoine PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46081 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Vandrich, Jasmina T1 - CRISPRi for optimized ectoine production in Halomonas elongata N2 - The CRISPR-Cas9 system revolutionized genetic engineering approaches with its simple design and high accuracy. The system comprises only two components – a synthetic guide RNA and the Cas9 protein. Our aim is to use this system to study factors influencing ectoine production. Here, we use the CRISPRinterference variant to downregulate the expression of the ectoine synthesis gene ectA. T2 - Congress of European Microbiologists CY - Valencia, Spain DA - 09.07.2017 KW - Halomonas CRISPR Ectoine PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-46082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kuhlbusch, T. T1 - Test guideline on particle size and size distribution of manufactured nanomaterials N2 - The particle size distribution is considered the most relevant information for nanoscale property identification and material characterization. The current OECD test guideline on particle size and size distribution (TG 110) is not applicable to ‘nano-sized’ objects. In this project we thus develop a new OECD test guideline for the measurement of the size and size distribution of particles and fibers with at least one dimension in the range of 1 - 1000 nm. A fiber is defined as an object having an aspect ratio of length/diameter l/d >3. The width and length of each fiber should be measured concurrently. In order to measure the particle size distributions, many techniques are available. 9 methods for particles and 2 methods for fibres have been tested in a prevalidation study and appropriate methods will be compared in an interlaboratory round robin test starting in February 2019. T2 - Expertenaustausch Nanocluster und Malta-Initiative CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 30.10.2018 KW - Nanopartikel KW - Testguideline KW - Nano KW - Nanomaterial KW - Nano particle PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46669 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raysyan, Anna T1 - An immunochromatographic assay for the determination of bisphenol a releases from plastic materials N2 - Background. The worldwide increase in the use of bisphenol A (BPA), a monomer commonly used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic products and the epoxy resins that line metal cans, has resulted in an increased human exposure because both products come in contact with food and beverages. Since BPA is an endocrine disruptor excessive exposure could affect human reproductive function. In response, various countries have adopted a range of measures, from voluntary reductions to outright bans of BPA in some products, mostly in baby bottles and containers for canned foods. Nonetheless, consumers would certainly appreciate a quick test for their own assessment of contaminations by bisphenol A. Methods. An immunochromatographic test strip was developed. This lateral-flow immunoassay (LFIA) is based on anti-BPA antibodies (from mouse) conjugated with gold nanoparticles as the marker, deposited in an elaborate pad. To form control and test zones, anti-mouse antibody and a BPA-BSA conjugate were spotted on the nitrocellulose membrane, respectively. Results. Negative samples are revealed by red lines both in the test and control zones, respectively, whereas positive samples produce a single red line only in the control zone. The limit of detection (LOD) was found to be 0.05 µg/l, visually detected by the naked eye within 5 minutes. In addition, the intensities at the test line can be read by dedicated lateral flow readers (opTrilyzer® and Cube by opTricon, Berlin) for a more precise and documented determination. Conclusion. Pregnancy-test like strips in combination with hand-held readers provide a simple and versatile tool to determine the presence of bisphenol A quantitatively, making it a very attractive analytical approach especially for on-site applications at critical points, such as environmental analysis, consumer protection, and materials testing. T2 - International Biotech Innovation Days CY - Senftenberg, Germany DA - 22.05.2018 KW - Immunoassay KW - BPA KW - LFIA KW - Plastic PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Isleyen, A. T1 - A joint research project for the sustainable production of certified matrix reference materials for environmental analysis N2 - This project aims to develop capacity to produce certified reference materials (CRMs) for environmental analysis by transferring know-how between the partners and combining their skills to focus on environmental CRM production. The production process includes good manufacturing practices for processing materials, method development, the validation and application of homogeneity, stability and characterisation tests, the calculation of individual uncertainties (between-unit inhomogeneity, long term stability, characterisation) and combination of uncertainties to determine overall uncertainty of the matrix reference materials. An inter laboratory comparison registered as a EURAMET project is set as the ultimate project outcome, confirming the partners’ capabilities in applying newly acquired skills. T2 - BERM-14 CY - National Harbor, Maryland, USA DA - 11.10.2015 KW - Reference material KW - Priority pollutants KW - Toxic metals KW - PFOS KW - PFOA PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-45251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Näykki, Teemu T1 - A joint research project for the sustainable production of certified matrix reference materials for environmental analysis N2 - This project aims to develop capacity to produce certified reference materials (CRMs) for environmental analysis by transferring know-how between the partners and combining their skills to focus on environmental CRM production. The production process includes good manufacturing practices for processing materials, method development, the validation and application of homogeneity, stability and characterisation tests, the calculation of individual uncertainties (between-unit inhomogeneity, long term stability, characterisation) and combination of uncertainties to determine overall uncertainty of the matrix reference materials. An inter laboratory comparison registered as a EURAMET project is set as the ultimate project outcome, confirming the partners’ capabilities in applying newly acquired skills. T2 - EcoBalt 2016 CY - Tartu, Estonia DA - 09.10.2016 KW - Certified reference material KW - Toxic metals KW - PFOS KW - PFOA PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-45254 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Isleyen, A. T1 - Joint research project for the production of certified matrix reference materials for environmental analysis N2 - Reliable analysis of chemical indicators in water, sediment and soil samples for the purpose of environmental pollution assessment poses one of the greatest analytical challenges, having in mind the complexity of sample matrix and low concentrations of pollutants. Organics (pesticides, PAHs, PFOS, etc.) and heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Ni, Pb and As) represent target parameters. Laboratories performing sampling and tests in this field regulated by respective EU directives, need strong support in order to establish a quality system. It is necessary to provide appropriate calibrators i.e. matrix CRMs relates to the unique sample matrices representing typical samples in the geomorphological and anthropological sense. In addition to that, bearing in mind the complexity and instability of environmental samples, it is very difficult to obtain appropriate referents materials with no local providers. Our project is aiming to develop capacity to produce CRMs for environmental analysis by transferring the theoretical and practical know-how between the partners and combining their skills to focus on environmental CRM production in accordance with ISO Guide 34. Our project will have an impact on environmental monitoring in the partnering countries and on the scientific community, who will use the newly developed reference materials. Furthermore, partners will develop strategies for producing new CRMs either on their own or in cooperation. This will lead to regional CRM producers serving scientific and official laboratories. T2 - 2nd International Congress of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of B&H CY - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina DA - 21.10.2016 KW - CRM KW - Environmental analysis KW - CRM producer KW - Quality system PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-45257 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Determination of tire wear particles based on elemental composition N2 - In this presentation the use of ICP-MS for the analysis of tire wear particles in environmental samples is presented. T2 - Wassertagung der GdCh CY - Papenburg, Germany DA - 07.05.2018 KW - ICP-MS KW - Mikroplastik KW - Analytik KW - Reifenabrieb PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45201 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Approach for analysis of environmental impact of geosynthetics in aquatic systems by example of the Baltic Sea N2 - Whereas the behavior of geosynthetics in landfill engineering is well studied and documented since decades, little is known on application in applications such as coastal protection or ballast layers for wind energy plants. However, due to the rapid expansion of offshore wind energy, rising water levels and more extreme weather conditions as a result of climate change more and more hydraulic engineering projects will be realized in the future. Construction with geosynthetics has various advantages, but it has to be ensured that there is no negative environmental impact from the application of geosynthetics in hydraulic engineering. It is expected that any effect will be visible only on the long-term. Therefore, accelerated testing is needed to derive requirements for geosynthetics in hydraulic engineering. T2 - 7th IEEE/OES Baltic Symposium, Clean and Safe Baltic Sea and Energy Security for the Baltic countries CY - Klaipeda, Lithuania DA - 12.06.2018 KW - Geosynthetics KW - Artificial ageing KW - Micro plastic PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45206 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wander, Lukas T1 - Mikroplastikanalyse: Nahinfrarotspektroskopie und chemometrische Auswertung N2 - Für die Erfassung der Verbreitung von Mikroplastik (MP) in der Umwelt ist die zeit- und kostenaufwendige Analysestrategie und der damit verbundene geringe Probendurchsatz eine limitierende Größe. Eine große Zahl verschiedener Studien dokumentriet das Auftreten von MP über den gesamten Globus. Meist sind die Studien aufgrund des großen analytischen Aufwands auf exemplarische, stichpunktartige Untersuchungen kleiner Umweltaliquoten und zahlenmäßig kleiner Probenumfänge begrenzt. Um die Verbreitung, die Eintragspfade und den Verbleib von MP in der Umwelt besser zu verstehen und effektive Vermeidungsstrategien abzuleiten, ist es jedoch notwendig, analytisch mehr Proben erfassen zu können. Bildgebende mikro-spektroskopische Methoden wie das Raman- und FTIR-Imaging ermöglichen eine zeitaufwendige, umfassende Charakterisierung kleiner Umweltaliquoten. Neben der Partikelanzahl sind zusätzlich Informationen zu Partikelgröße, Größenverteilung und Oberflächenmorphologie zugänglich. Chemische und thermische Extraktionsverfahren sind bereits deutlich schneller und können diese Informationen durch eine Massenbilanz vervollständigen. Die analysierbare Probenmenge ist jedoch auf Milligramm Mengen beschränkt. Wir schlagen daher vor, die Analyse von Proben auf MP durch ein vorangestelltes Screening mit der Nahinfrarot-Spektroskopie (NIRS) zur komplementieren. In diesem wird bereits eine erste Einschätzung über die Präsenz von MP in einer Probe gefällt und dadurch die wertvolle Messzeit anderer Methoden effizienter genutzt. NIR zur Analyse von Polymeren wird seit langem eingesetzt, jedoch bisher lediglich im Rahmen einer Studie zur Mikroplastikuntersuchung mittels Hyperspektraler Bildgebung beschrieben. Der NIR Spektralbereich findet sich zwischen dem sichtbaren Licht und dem mittleren Infrarot (MIR). MIR Spektren sind durch klar definierte Banden charakterisiert, welche mehrheitlich von den Grundschwingungen der Moleküle stammen. Die höheren Energien im nahen Infrarot regen hingegen Kombinations- und Oberschwingungen der Streck und Biegeschwingungen an. Die resultierenden Absorptionsbanden sind oft breit und relativ unspezifisch. Erst mit Hilfe einer computergestützten Datenauswertung lassen sich aus diesen Spektren nützliche Informationen gewinnen. Dies erklärt die steigende Popularität der NIR-Spektroskopie in der jüngeren Vergangenheit mit einem Schwerpunkt als prozessanalytische Methode. NIR Spektrometer für das industrielle Prozessmonitoring zeichnen sich durch eine kompakte und robuste Konstruktionsweise aus. Die verfügbaren faseroptischen Reflexionssonden eignen sich gut um pulverförmige Proben zu untersuchen. Der räumlich erfassbare Messbereich kann durch die Sondengeometrie variiert werden. Sind die untersuchten Partikel im Verhältnis zur abgetasteten Fläche klein, wird als spektrale Information die Summe der Absorption aller Partikel im Sichtfeld erfasst. Die Methode ist deshalb nicht für Detailuntersuchungen von MP geeignet, erlaubt es jedoch innerhalb weniger Minuten eine Einschätzung über das Vorkommen von Mikroplastik in einer Probe zu treffen. Exemplarisch wurden für diese Untersuchungen vier der am weitesten verbreiteten Kunststoffe Polyethylen (PE), Polyethylenterephthalat (PET), Polypropylen (PP) und Polystyrol (PS) gewählt. Aus den additivfreien Polymeren wurden nach einer Kryo-vermahlung und anschließender Siebung (< 125 µm) Modellproben generiert. Die Polymere wurden dafür zu einem Massenanteil von 1 % mit einem Standardboden (LUFA2.3, gesiebt < 125 µm) vermischt. Die Gesamtmenge von 1 g je Probe wurde in Aluminiumbehältern präpariert und 8 Messungen an unterschiedlichen, zufällig gewählten Positionen vorgenommen. Die erhaltenen Spektren wurden zur Kalibrierung chemometrischer Modelle genutzt. In einem hierarchischen Ansatz wurde anhand der NIR-Spektren eine Klassifizierung vorgenommen: 1. Bestimmung ob eine Probe MP enthält (Ja/Nein). 2. Identifikation der Polymere in der Probe. Eine aussagekräftige Klassifizierung beruht auf einer Vorbehandlung der Spektren. Hierdurch werden die Unterschiede zwischen den einzelnen Polymerbanden hervorgehoben. Die Eignung der so erstellten Modelle wurde anhand eines Referenzmaterials und am Beispiel von Realproben erfolgreich getestet. Dabei zeigte sich, dass nicht nur in den erstellten Polymer-Bodenmischungen, sondern auch in den Rückständen von fermentiertem Bioabfall und in Filterrückständen einer Waschmaschine, MP richtig erkannt wurde. Weiterhin zeigten Tests mit Mikroplastik-freien Bodenproben unterschiedlicher Herkunft, dass keine falsch-positive Resultate erzeugt wurden. Alle vier untersuchten Polymere, d.h. PE, PET, PS und PP mit einem Massenanteil von 1 % in einer Bodenmatrix werden auch bei einer gemischten Polymerzusammensetzung mit der NIR-Spektroskopie erkannt. Der kombinierte Einsatz von NIRS und Chemometrie ermöglicht die Entscheidung über ein potenzielles Vorkommen sowie die Zuordnung des Materials der enthaltenen Polymerpartikel für eine Massefraktion ≥ 1 % in einer (trockenen) Probenmenge von 1 g innerhalb von 10–15 min. Der zeitaufwendige Schritt der Methode liegt hier in der Erstellung geeigneter chemometrischer Modelle sowie deren Validierung. Wesentliche Voraussetzung ist dabei, dass bei der Kalibrierung die Varianz der zu erwartenden Partikel und der Matrix realistisch abgebildet wird. T2 - GDCh Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft CY - Papenburg, Ems, Germany DA - 07.05.2018 KW - Mikroplastik KW - Nahinfrarotspektroskopie KW - Chemometrie KW - Boden PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44887 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eitzen, L. T1 - Einfluss von Dispergiermitteln auf Polystyrol- Mikroplastikdispersionen N2 - Es wird Herstellung definierter Dispersionen mit Partikeln aus Polystyrol (PS) zur beschrieben:für die Simulation natürlicher Stabilisierung, die Untersuchung des Partikelverhaltens und die effizienteren Klassierung der Partikel durch Filtration. T2 - Wasser Tagung der GdCh CY - Papenburg, Germany DA - 07.05.2018 KW - Mikroplastik KW - Analytik KW - Modellmaterialien PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45032 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dittmann, Daniel T1 - Thermoanalytische Verfahren in der Umweltanalytik: Neue Methoden für die weitergehende Abwasserbehandlung mit Aktivkohle N2 - Motivation: > Zunehmender Einsatz von Pulveraktivkohle (PAK) zur Spurenstoffelimination in kommunalen Kläranlagen > Bisher keine analytische Methode zur Quantifizierung von PAK in Belebungsbecken, bzw. in Gegenwart von Belebtschlamm > Anwendung der Thermogravimetrischen Analyse (TGA) zur Feststoffcharakterisierung auf Umweltfragestellungen Ergebnisse: > Quantifizierung von PAK in Belebtschlamm ist möglich und kann über unterschiedliche zweistufige TGA-Methoden erfolgen > Zersetzungsgasanalyse zeigt veränderte und verzögerte Freisetzung aliphatischer Produkte des Belebtschlamms T2 - Wasser 2018 CY - Papenburg, Germany DA - 07.05.2018 KW - Thermogravimetrie KW - Belebtschlamm KW - Infrarotspektroskopie KW - Thermoanalyse KW - Pulveraktivkohle PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44974 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Oberpaul, M. A1 - Spohn, M. A1 - Fracowiak, J. A1 - Plarre, Rüdiger A1 - McMahon, Dino Peter A1 - Hammann, P. A1 - Vilcinskas, A. A1 - Gläser, J. T1 - Exploiting termite nest microbiomes for antibiotic discovery by using an ultra-high throughput Microfluidics/FACS driven pipeline combined with a microtiter plate based cultivation strategy N2 - Infections with multi-resistant Gram negative pathogens are a major threat to our health system. In order to serve the needs in antibiotics development we selected untapped bioresources and implemented high throughput approaches suitable for the discovery of strains producing antibiotics with anti-Gram negative activity. Our approaches rely on the hypothesis that Termite associated bacteria are likely to produce potent antibiotics to defend their hosts against entomopathogenic microorganisms. Termite nests and guts harbor suitable, highly diverse microbiomes in which bacterial taxa are present known to potentially produce natural compounds. In a first step the diversity of Coptotermes species nest microbiomes was assessed carefully by using 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq platform and nest material was selected to retrieve viable cells by using Nycodenz density gradient centrifugation. In order to analyze the diversity of the culturable termite nest microbiome, bacterial cells were either distributed in 384-well plates (approach 1) or encapsulated in small spheric agarose beads by an high throughput microfluidics technique (approach 2). Cultures obtained from approach 1 were scaled-up in 96-well Duetz-systems for characterization of diversity and for rapid supernatant screening using the bioluminescence-labeled E. coli pFU166. The generated droplets of approach 2 simultaneously received a small population of GFP-tagged Gram negative screening cells and were sorted for low fluorescence using FACS. After elimination of redundancy we performed a fast scale-up of active strains. Implementation of this pipeline allows us to prioritize antibiotics producing strains in a ultra-high throughput fashion and by cultivation of broad diversity in our approches. T2 - Annual Conference of the Society for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) CY - Wolfsburg, Germany DA - 15.04.18 KW - Biotechnology KW - Termites KW - Anti-microbial effects PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44987 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mueller, Axel T1 - Analysing microplastics in samples of terrestrial systems N2 - The presence, fate and effects of microplastics (MP) in terrestrial systems are largely unknown. The few existing studies investigated either agricultural or industrial sites. Several techniques were used for analysis, primarly spectroscopic methods such as FTIR or Raman. Sample pretreatments like density separations are common to reduce matrix. A lack of harmonised and standardised sampling instructions for microplastic investigations in the terrestrial area was identified as particular critical, because different studies are barely comparable. The aim of the project is to develop a proposal for a harmonized procedure for sampling, sample preparation and the detection of microplastics in terrestrial matrices for total content determination. By detecting specific degradation products the thermal extraction desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry (TED-GC-MS) allows a direct determination of mass content of MP in environmental samples. T2 - SETAC 2018 CY - Rome, Italy DA - 13.05.2018 KW - Microplastics KW - Soil sample KW - TED-GC-MS KW - Analysis PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44988 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bandow, Nicole T1 - Leachiing tests - a useful tool for the environmental impact assessment of construction products? N2 - Construction products and waste materials used for construction can be in contact with the environment and may release potential harmful compounds. Information on the total content of these substances in the product is not sufficient to assess its envrionmental impact since it does not consider realistic exposure conditions.The impact of these compounds is often assessed by using the total content in the product. This estimation lacks realistic exposure conditions. Concerning the pathway to soil and groundwater by contact with rain or seepage water leaching tests, which were developed and standardized by the European Committee for Standardization, are available. While for secondary construction products and waste this investigation of the leaching behaviour is standard procedure and is already part of regulation in Germany (draft ordinance on reuse of mineral waste) and within Europe (landfill directive) the release from primary construction products got in the focus more recently. Several monitoring studies found unexpected high concentrations of substances used as herbicides and fungicides in surface water and stormwater originating from urban areas. As some of these compounds are even banned for the use in agricultural applications in Europe alternative sources as roof materials and façade coatings exposed to rain were suggested. Further field and laboratory tests confirmed construction products as sources of these substances in water. The aim of this presentation is to show exemplary results of existing leaching methods and underline the strength and weaknesses of the test system with selected examples from our work. We especially draw the attention to the research which is still needed to close the gap between the results of leaching experiments and the subsequent risk assessment of the products. T2 - SETAC Europe CY - Rome, Italy DA - 13.05.2018 KW - Leaching KW - DSLT KW - Construction products PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44949 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kämpf, K. T1 - OECD Test Guideline on particle size and particle size distribution of manufactured nanomaterials: simultaneous measurement of length and diameter of fibers N2 - The new OECD test guideline will address the following four main steps in the determination of the length and width distributions of fibers: sample preparation, image acquisition, data evaluation and uncertainty analysis. As the sample preparation has to be optimized for each material, general quality criteria will be given in the protocol. For full visibility of a fiber the appropriate resolution has to be chosen. In the data evaluation the length and diameter of each fiber will be determined concurrently to allow for application of different regulatory definitions. The quality of the results critically depends on the sample preparation as well as the data evaluation. In this step the classification rules have to be formulated and followed accurately in order to optimize reproducibility of the method. The SOP will be validated in an international round robin test, which is planned for 2018/2019. T2 - BAM-PTB-Workshop 2018 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.05.2018 KW - Nano KW - Fibre KW - Fiber KW - OECD KW - Size distribution PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45107 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schwirn, K. T1 - OECD Test Guidelines development for chemicals safety assessment of nanomaterials N2 - The OECD test guidelines (TGs) for testing chemicals have been widely used for regulatory purposes all over the world since the establishment of the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) principle in 1984. This MAD principle ensures that, if a chemical is tested under the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) conditions accordingly to an OECD TG, the data should be accepted in all OECD countries. The TGs have been developed, harmonized, internationally validated (round robin tests) and adopted by OECD countries to be used for the physical-chemical characterisation, fate estimation, and hazard identification for risk assessment of various chemicals. In addition to the TGs, OECD Guidance Documents (GDs) usually provide guidance on how to use TGs and how to interpret the results. These GDs do not have to be fully experimentally validated, and hence they are not under MAD, but they are based on relevant published scientific research. But are the existing TGs and the related GDs applicable and adequate for the regulatory testing of nanomaterials? In general, it is accepted that most of the "endpoints" or more precisely measurement variables are applicable also for nanomaterials. However, for some endpoints new or amended TGs are needed. In addition, several GDs are needed to give more precise advice on the test performance in order to gain regulatory relevant data on nanomaterials. The poster will present the status quo on recent TGs and GDs development for nanomaterials at OECD level with relevance for physical-chemical characterisation. Emphasis will be given to the proposed OECD TG on particle size and size distribution for manufactured nanomaterials. The development of such a TG is of special importance as particle size and size distribution is considered as major information for nanomaterial identification and characterization. A reliable and reproducible characterisation of particle size and size distribution is also needed for chemicals risk assessment of nanomaterials, for instance to interpret and compare test results and - in future – to forecast interaction and effects of nanomaterials. The presented poster will illustrate the way from the idea for a new TG and new GD to an accepted OECD TG/GD. T2 - BAM-PTB Workshop 2018 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.05.2018 KW - Nano KW - OECD KW - Nanomaterials KW - Test Guideline KW - Prüfrichtlinie PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45108 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Almeida, Â. T1 - Pharmaceutical drugs under an ocean acidification scenario: the biochemical and transcriptomic effects on the clam Ruditapes philippinarum N2 - Carbamazepine (CBZ) and cetirizine (CTZ) are pharmaceutical drugs detected in the aquatic environment. However, the effects to marine invertebrates derived from the combination of these drugs with decreased pH conditions due to ocean acidification are poorly explored. This study investigated the biochemical parameters related to metabolic capacity and oxidative stress response and the transcription of genes related to the mode of action (MoA) of CBZ (1.0 μg/L) and CTZ (0.6 μg/L) in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum chronically exposed (28 days) to control (7.8) and low (7.5) pH conditions. The biochemical parameters applied were: the activity of electron transport system (indicator of organisms’ metabolic capacity); lipid peroxidation content (indicator of cell damage); total glutathione peroxidase activity (indicator of antioxidant defense). The transcription of genes related with drug neurotransmission and metabolism, cell defense and immunity and biomineralization was studied. No metabolic changes and oxidative stress was induced by the exposure to CBZ or CTZ at each pH level, but the transcription of several genes related with the MoA (neurotransmission, immunity and biomineralization) was altered by low pH, drug exposure and the combination of both stressors. In conclusion, it was shown that the interaction of drug exposure and low pH conditions can change bivalves’ sensitivity to drugs or alter drugs toxicity. T2 - 31st Congress of the New European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry ESCPB CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 09.09.2018 KW - Pharmaceutical Drugs KW - Climate Changes KW - Bivalves KW - Biomarkers KW - Transcriptomic PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Stephan T1 - New immunoassay for quantification of diclofenac in water samples N2 - Diclofenac (DCF) is a widely used drug against fever, inflammation, pain, and rheumatic diseases. An average of 70 % of the ingested diclofenac is excreted in the urine. Thus, 63 tons per year are introduced into the water cycle in Germany. Due to insufficient removal of diclofenac in wastewater treatment plants, residues of diclofenac can be found in surface water and sometimes in drinking water. In order to establish an immunoassay, an anti-DCF antibody was required. Some antibody developments have been reported, based on an immunogen resulting from direct coupling of diclofenac to proteins via the carboxylic function. Finally, we used a monoclonal antibody, clone F01G21. T2 - Tag der Biotechnologie der TU Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.07.2018 KW - Wasserproben KW - Arzneimittel KW - Antikörper KW - ELISA PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45475 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -