TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Field Analysis by Antibody-based Analytical Methods: The Importance of Advanced Materials N2 - Analytical methods based on the selectivity of antibodies, often called immunoassays, are a back-bone of clinical laboratory diagnostics. To bring them to the field, i.e., to make immunoanalytical methods portable, hopefully even faster, more sensitive, and robust, advanced materials are re-quired. Materials can be novel labels, e.g., chemical or particle labels, such as fluorophores or na-noparticles. Carrier particles, such as magnetic or polymer beads, make it possible to adopt the as-says to meso- or microfluidic set-ups and encoding them opens the path to multiplex analysis. Spe-cialty electrodes can enable for higher sensitivity in electrochemical detection. Without research into better materials, efforts to bring analysis to the point-of-need will not bear fruit. T2 - Kolloquium des Aveiro Institut of Materials (CICECO) der Universität Aveiro CY - Aveiro, Portugal DA - 20.09.2022 KW - Immunoassay KW - Biosensor KW - Antibody PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56785 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Advanced materials broadening the scope of antibody-based analytical methods N2 - Immunoanalytical Techniques, i.e., antibody-based analytical methods, have been used for decades in clinical diagnostics. What makes them attractive for other fields of application is their short time-to-result and high sensitivity. Microplate-based assays such as ELISA have been adopted early in environmental and food analysis. Yet, to make immunoassays even faster, more sensitive, robust, and, most desirable, portable, advanced materials, sometimes developed for other purposes, can be profitably used to achieve these goals. Materials can be novel labels, e.g., chemical or particle labels, such as fluorophores or nanoparticles. Carrier particles, such as magnetic or polymer beads, make it possible to adopt the assays to meso- or microfluidic set-ups and encoding them opens the path to multiplex analysis. Specialty electrodes can enable for higher sensitivity in electrochemical detection. All this broadens the scope of application and lowers effort and cost for analysis at the point-of-need. T2 - ChemForum - Kolloquium des Instituts für Strukturchemie CY - Lisbon, Portugal DA - 07.09.2022 KW - Immunoassay KW - Biosensor KW - Antibody PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56782 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Bestimmung von anthropogenen Markerkonzentrationen für die SARS-CoV-2 Quantifizierung mittels eines Hochdurchsatzverfahrens (ELISA) N2 - ESI-CorA ist ein nationales Verbundprojekt mit dem Ziel des Nachweises von SARS-CoV-2 im Abwasser. Das UBA hat als Teilprojekt das Projekt MARKERIA (VH1802) an die BAM vergeben. Ziel des Projektes ist es, die Eignung der Bestimmung eines oder mehrerer der genannten anthropogenen Marker im Abwasser zur Volumenkorrektur („Kalibration“) im SARS-CoV-2-Monitoring von Abwässern auf der Basis eines von der BAM zu erhebenden Messdatensatzes zu evaluieren. T2 - 12. Sitzung des Begleitkreises des nationalen Verbundprojektes ESI-CorA CY - Online meeting DA - 13.06.2022 KW - Biosensoren KW - Immunoassay KW - SARS-CoV-2 PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57110 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Bestimmung von anthropogenen Markerkonzentrationen für die SARS-CoV-2 Quantifizierung mittels eines Hochdurchsatzverfahrens (ELISA) N2 - 1. Projektreffen mit dem Umweltbundesamt für das Projekt MARKERIA (VH1802). Ziel des Projektes ist es, die Eignung der Bestimmung eines oder mehrerer der genannten anthropogenen Marker im Abwasser zur Volumenkorrektur („Kalibration“) im SARS-CoV-2-Monitoring von Abwässern auf der Basis eines von der BAM zu erhebenden Messdatensatzes zu evaluieren. T2 - 1. Projekttreffen mit dem UBA zum Projekt MARERIA (VH1802) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.09.2022 KW - Biosensoren KW - Immunoassay KW - SARS-CoV-2 PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57111 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Ecke, Alexander T1 - Integrated Diagnostics of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Water Supply and Management Systems N2 - The contamination of drinking water with pharmaceuticals represents a severe health risk. In order to monitor the drinking water quality continuously and enable quick countermeasures in case of contamination, novel sensors are required. Here, immunoanalytical methods based on the binding of the analyte to highly selective antibodies can be helpful. In this work, magnetic bead-based immunoassays (MBBAs) have been developed for the detection of two relevant contaminants of drinking water: diclofenac (DCF) and amoxicillin (AMX). In case of the latter, not only the parent drug is of interest in the risk assessment but also its hydrolysis products (HPs). In a comprehensive study, the influence of external factors and intrinsic properties of the water on the rate of hydrolysis was investigated. As the hydrolysis of AMX further impacts the recognition by the antibody, a strategy to analyze samples with unknown hydrolysis degree of AMX was established employing the enzyme β-lactamase in sample preparation. For both analytes, the MBBAs enable the fast quantification with results obtained in less than one hour which represents a major improvement over conventional immunoassays like the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Compared to the respective ELISAs with the same antibodies, the MBBAs further exhibit improved analytical parameters such as a broader measurement range and lower limits of detection. Due to the magnetic properties of the beads that serve as a platform for the assays, they are suitable for the mobile and automated detection at the point-of-care. An integrated diagnostic system was designed in which electrochemical detection with chronoamperometry on a microfluidic chip allows for further miniaturization of the system to enable monitoring of the drinking water quality online in water supply pipes at waterworks. N2 - Die Kontamination von Trinkwasser mit Arzneimitteln stellt eine ernste Gesundheitsgefahr dar. Um die Trinkwasserqualität kontinuierlich überwachen und im Falle einer Verunreinigung zeitnah reagieren zu können, sind neuartige Sensoren erforderlich. Hier können immunanalytische Methoden, die auf der Bindung des Analyten an hochselektive Antikörper beruhen, hilfreich sein. In dieser Arbeit wurden magnetpartikelbasierte Immunoassays (MBBAs) für zwei relevante Kontaminanten des Trinkwassers entwickelt: Diclofenac (DCF) und Amoxicillin (AMX). Bei letzterem erwiesen sich neben der Ausgangsverbindung auch dessen Hydrolyseprodukte (HPs) als relevant für die Gefährdungsbeurteilung. In einer umfassenden Studie wurde der Einfluss von externen Faktoren und intrinsischen Eigenschaften des Wassers auf die Hydrolysegeschwindigkeit untersucht. Da die Hydrolyse von AMX auch die Erkennung durch den Antikörper beeinflusst, wurde eine Strategie zur Analyse von Proben mit unbekanntem Hydrolysegrad von AMX unter Verwendung des Enzyms β-Lactamase in der Probenvorbereitung entwickelt. Für beide Analyten ermöglichen die MBBAs eine schnelle Quantifizierung mit Ergebnissen in weniger als einer Stunde, was eine wesentliche Verbesserung gegenüber herkömmlichen Immunoassays wie dem Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) darstellt. Im Vergleich zu den entsprechenden ELISAs mit denselben Antikörpern weisen die MBBAs zudem verbesserte analytische Parameter auf, wie einen breiteren Messbereich und niedrigere Nachweisgrenzen. Aufgrund der magnetischen Eigenschaften der Partikel, die als Plattform für die Assays dienen, eignen sie sich für den mobilen und automatisierten Einsatz vor Ort. Ein integriertes Diagnosesystem, bei dem die elektrochemische Detektion mittels Chronoamperometrie auf einem mikrofluidischen Chip eine weitere Miniaturisierung des Systems ermöglicht, wurde entworfen, um die Überwachung der Trinkwasserqualität online in Wasserwerken zu ermöglichen. KW - Antibiotics KW - Immunoassay KW - Amoxicillin KW - Diclofenac KW - Biosensor KW - Antibodies PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-591901 DO - https://doi.org/10.18452/25853 SP - 1 EP - 129 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-59190 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fernández, L. A1 - Lin, Z. A1 - Schneider, Rudolf A1 - Esteves, V. I. A1 - Cunha, Â. A1 - Tomé, J. P. C. T1 - Antimicrobial Photodynamic Activity of Cationic Nanoparticles Decorated with Glycosylated Photosensitizers for Water Disinfection N2 - The antimicrobial photodynamic approach has been demonstrated as an efficient and sustainable process for the eradication of microbial pathogens. In this work, silica-coated Magnetite nanoparticles (NPs) were used as carriers of glycosylated porphyrins and phthalocyanines. Their subsequent cationization resulted in the production of stable antimicrobial photosensitizing materials, effective against E. coli. Suspensions of the photocatalysts in water present bimodal size distributions formed by big clusters and small NPs with hydrodynamic diameters between 8 and 38 nm. The presence of small NPs in the suspensions is related to an effective photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of E. coli cells. Glycosylation of the PS showed a positive effect on the PDI performance, which could be related to a higher accumulation of the photocatalyst over the bacterial cell membrane. In addition, these biocidal agents proved to be photostable and their photoactive performance decreased only between 23% and 28% upon 5 PDI cycles, mostly because of the loss of material between cycles, which makes them promising materials for water disinfection purposes. KW - Photodynamische Inaktivierung KW - E. coli KW - Photokatalyse KW - Bakterien KW - Nanopartikel KW - Photosensibilisator KW - Porphyrin KW - Phthalocyanin PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.201700169 SN - 2367-0932 VL - 2 IS - 7 SP - 596 EP - 605 PB - Wiley VHC CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-45684 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Proll, Günther A1 - Seidel, Michael A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Moderne bioanalytische Methoden für die schnelle Quantifizierung von Mikroschadstoffen und Pathogenen in Wasser N2 - Analytische Methoden für die Quantifizierung von Mikroschadstoffen (Synonym für Spurenstoffe) und Pathogenen im Wasser sind eine Grundvoraussetzung für die Umsetzung des Ziels Nr. 6 für Nachhaltige Entwicklung der UN, weltweit sauberes Wasser zur Verfügung zu stellen. Dafür sind schnelle, einfach zu bedienende und kostengünstige Überwachungssysteme notwendig. Antikörperbasierte Biosensoren haben das Potential, z.B. die Eliminationsleistung bezüglich kleiner organischer Moleküle durch die vierte Reinigungsstufe von Kläranlagen vor Ort zu überwachen. Darüber hinaus kommt modernen bioanalytischen Verfahren bei der Quantifizierung von Pathogenen eine immer wichtigere Rolle zu. Neben einer Bestandsaufnahme zu diesen Themen ist es das Ziel dieses Beitrags, die Anwendungsbarrieren von Biosensoren für die Wasseranalytik von Mikroschadstoffen abbauen zu helfen und die Vorzüge moderner bioanalytischer Methoden für die Quantifizierung von Pathogenen aufzuzeigen. KW - Biosensoren KW - Antikörper KW - Abwasser PY - 2024 SN - 1618-3258 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 66 EP - 70 PB - GDCh CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-60233 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Raysyan, Anna A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Flow-through membrane-based enzyme immunoassay (MBA) and fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) of AFB1 for quality assessment of pharmaceutical substances and medical herbs N2 - Background. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a toxic low-molecular-weight secondary fungal metabolite produced mainly by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus not only at pre-harvest time but also at post-harvest stages including storage. AFB1 was classified as a Group I carcinogen by the World Health Organization for Research on Cancer in 1993. AFB1 is able to naturally contaminate medicinal plants and therefore causing serious health issues for humans consuming the related medicine. This study aimed to develop an efficient fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) and for the first time a rapid (5-10 min), low-cost, and simple membrane-based flow-through immunoassay (MBA) for determination of AFB1 in medical herbs based on a monoclonal antibody. Methods. Two different techniques for AFB1detection in medical herbs (Herba Orígani vulgáris, Folia Urticae, Fructus Rubi idaei) were developed and compared, namely an easy-to-use semi-quantitative flow-through membrane-based enzyme immunoassay (MBA), and a homogeneous method which needs no separation or washing steps (assay time 10 min), a quantitative fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA). Results. A cut-off level of the developed MBA can vary wide from 0.8 ppb to 1 ppb. The FPIA method showed a linear working range of 8.6 ppb to 64 ppb, IC50 of FPIA is 24 ppb. The results were in good correlation with the ELISA results (IC50 = 0.1 ppb). LC–MS/MS was used to confirm the results, too. Conclusion. MBA can be used for a quick on-site AFB1 detection in medical herbs (Herba Orígani vulgáris (Oríganum vulgáre), Folia Urticae (Urtíca dióica), Fructus Rubi idaei (Rúbus idáeus)), the developed test does not require special equipment and is not time-consuming (5-10min), includes several simple steps and can be performed directly on-site. The major advantages of the developed FPIA are its simplicity and suitability for a rapid screening of a large number of samples. T2 - The XXIIIth International Congress Phytopharm 2019 CY - Saint-Petersburg, Russia DA - 01.07.2019 KW - ELISA KW - AFB1 KW - Medicinal plants KW - MBA KW - FPIA PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-49931 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander A1 - Bohm, Konrad A1 - Schneider, Rudolf 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 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Antikörperbasierte Sensorik für das Monitoring von Spurenstoffen im Wasser N2 - Der Vortrag beschreibt den Stand der Arbeiten an der BAM, Fachbereich Umweltanalytik zur Entwicklung von Sensoren für die Wasseranalytik. Er stellt die bisherigen Arbeiten da, die ausgehend von ELISAs, zunehmend portable Plattformen wie FPIA und LFIA umfassen. Beas-based Formate werden von mikrotiterplatten-basierten Techniken auf mikrofluidische Lab-on-Chip-Systeme übertragen, die bei geeigneter Miniaturisierung und Automatisierung als Sensorsysteme angesehen werden können. Der Vortrag endet mit einem Blick auf ein laufendes Monitoring-Projekt von anthropogenen Markern in Abwasser und charakterisiert die Treiber, die die Entwicklung von Sensoren für die Wasseranalytik in den letzten Jahren vorantreiben. T2 - Sitzung des Fachausschusses Wasser der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft in der GDCh CY - Online meeting DA - 16.01.2024 KW - Biosensoren KW - Immunoassay KW - Antikörper PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59383 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider, Rudolf A1 - Hoffmann, Holger A1 - Panne, Ulrich T1 - LC-ELISA as a contribution to the validation of immunoassays N2 - Coupling ELISA and liquid chromatography yields a powerful too to detect cross-reacting substances, interfering matrix compounds and thus to validation of binding assays. T2 - CCQM Workshop: "Advances in Metrology in Chemistry and Biology" CY - Paris, France DA - 08.04.2019 KW - ELISA KW - Immunoassay KW - Validierung PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48322 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ecke, Alexander A1 - Schneider, Rudolf 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 - Raysyan, Anna A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Lateral Flow ImmunoAssays for the detection of bisphenol A emissions from plastic materials N2 - Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been used in the production of plastics for more than 40 years. BPA released from bottles made of polycarbonates has been identified as a potential endocrine disrupting substance. Comprehensive research has been undertaken to test and verify its effect on animals and human beings. 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. Lateral Flow ImmunoAssay (LFIA) attributes are high throughput, high specificity and sensitivity, as well as low cost and simplicity. An LFIA test strip was developed. This LFIA is based on anti-BPA antibodies (from mouse) conjugated with gold nanoparticles as the marker by passive absorption and covalent coupling, deposited in an elaborate pad. To form control and test zones, anti-mouse antibody and a BVA-BSA conjugate were spotted on the nitrocellulose membrane, respectively. 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 measurement range is 0.05 – 23 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. T2 - EBS2019 CY - Florence, Italy DA - 18.02.2019 KW - BPA KW - LFIA KW - Plastic PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47477 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Stephan A1 - Hoffmann, Holger A1 - Garbe, L.-A. A1 - Harrer, A. A1 - Steiner, M. A1 - Himly, M. A1 - Schneider, Rudolf 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 - TY - CONF A1 - Vogel, Christian A1 - Roesch, Philipp A1 - Wittwer, Philipp A1 - Piechotta, Christian A1 - Lisec, Jan A1 - Sommerfeld, Thomas A1 - Kluge, Stephanie A1 - Herzel, Hannes A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Sewage Sludge and Wastewater-based Fertilizers N2 - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals which were developed to improve humanity’s quality of life. Due to their high chemical stability and resistance to degradation by heat or acids, PFAS were used in a variety of consumer products. The continuous use of PFAS in household products and the discharge of PFAS from industrial plants into the sewer system resulted in the contamination of effluents and sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) (Roesch et al. 2022). Since sewage sludge is often used as fertilizer, its application on agricultural soils has been observed as a significant entry path for PFAS into the environment, specifically in our food chain. In Germany the sewage sludge/biosolid application on agricultural land was banned with the amendment of the German Sewage Sludge Ordinance and by 2029 sewage sludge application will be totally prohibited. However, phosphorus (P) from sewage sludge should still be recycled in WWTPs of cities with a population larger than 50,000 residents. To produce high-quality P-fertilizers for a circular economy, PFAS and other pollutants (e.g. pesticides and pharmaceuticals) must be separated from sewage sludge. Due to the strong diversity of industrial PFAS usage it is not clear if a safe application of novel recycled P-fertilizers from WWTPs can be guaranteed. Therefore, we analyzed various sewage sludges and wastewater-based fertilizers. Sewage sludge (SL) samples from various WWTPs in Germany and Switzerland, six sewage sludge ashes (SSA) from Germany, six thermally treated SL and SSA samples with different additives (temperatures: 700-1050 °C), two pyrolyzed SL samples (temperature: 400 °C) and two struvite samples from Germany and Canada were analyzed. The goal was to quantify PFAS in sewage sludges and wastewater-based P-fertilizers with the sum parameter extractable organic fluorine (EOF) by combustion ion chromatography (CIC). The results were compared with data from classical LC-MS/MS target analysis as well as selected samples by HR-MS suspect screening. The EOF values of the SLs mainly range between 154 and 538 µg/kg except for one SL which showed an elevated EOF value of 7209 µg/kg due to high organofluorine contamination. For the SSA samples the EOF values were lower and values between LOQ (approx. 60 µg/kg) and 121 µg/kg could be detected. For the pyrolyzed SLs no EOF values above the LOQ were detected. Moreover, the two wastewater-based struvite fertilizers contain 96 and 112 µg/kg EOF, respectively. In contrast to the EOF values, the sum of PFAS target values were relatively low for all SLs. Additional applied PFAS HR-MS suspect screening aimed to tentatively identify PFAS that could contribute to the hitherto unknown part of the EOF value. The majority of the detected fluorinated compounds are legacy PFAS such as short- and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCA), perfluorosulfonic acids (PFSA), polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters (PAPs) and perfluorophosphonic acids (PFPA). Moreover, fluorinated pesticides, pharmaceutical as well as aromatic compounds were also identified, which are all included in the EOF parameter. Our research revealed that the current PFAS limit of 100 µg/kg for the sum of PFOS + PFOA in the German Fertilizer Ordinance is no longer up to date. Since the number of known PFAS already exceeds 10,000, the ordinance limit should be updated accordingly. Recent regulations and restrictions on using long-chain PFAS (≥C8) have resulted in a significant shift in the industry towards (ultra-)short-chain alternatives, and other, partly unknown, emerging PFAS. Ultimately, also fluorinated pesticides and pharmaceuticals, which end up as ultrashort PFAS in the WWTPs, have to be considered as possible pollutants in fertilizers from wastewater, too. T2 - Dioxin Konferenz CY - Maastricht, Netherlands DA - 10.09.2023 KW - Combustion Ion Chromatography KW - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) KW - Sewage sludge KW - Fertilizer PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58345 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -