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Mit der Plasmaspektrometrie (ICP) wurden in Abwässern aus dem Berliner Abwassersystem simultan 11 Elemente (Al, B, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, P, Ti, Zn) bestimmt. Der erforderliche Arbeitsaufwand ist erheblich geringer als nach Deutschen Einheitsverfahren zur Abwasseruntersuchung. Bestimmungsgrenzen werden mitgeteilt, auf systematische Fehlermöglichkeiten wird eingegangen. Durch Eindampfen der Proben lassen sich die Nachweisgrenzen in den meisten Fällen um den Faktor 10 weiter senken. Die Hydridtechnik zur Verbesserung der Nachweisempfindlichkeit bei den Elementen Sn, As, Sb, Se erwies sich in der Abwassermatrix als problematisch.
Zur Basisabdichtung von Mülldeponien werden zunehmend polymere Abdichtungen mit Foliendecken zwischen 1 und 3 mm eingesetzt, die vielfach als absolut dicht gegenüber Sickerwässer und deren Inhaltsstoffen gelten. Durch Permeationsvorgänge ist jedoch mit Restdurchlässigkeiten zu rechnen, die auch bei technisch einwandfreien, intakten Folien auftreten. Es werden Meßmethoden vorgestellt, derartige Restdurchlässigkeitsraten an handelsüblichen Dichtungsbahnen für Deponiebasisabdichtungen zu messen. Als Permeenten dienen neben Sickerwasser aus einer Hausmülldeponie, konzentrierte, reine organische Lösungsmittel, deren Gemische untereinander und stark verdünnte Lösungen organischer Lösungsmittel in Wasser. Meßergebnisse werden angegeben und diskutiert.
Les methods numerique et experimentelle sont les elements finis pour le sol infini et les mesures pour les parametres du sol, la vitesse des ondes et l'amortissement materielle. Les resultats sont les reductions dues aux elements elastiques, les effets de la trace elevee ou basse, et les reponses des batiments mesurees.
Erschütterungen durch Schienenverkehr – Messergebnisse, Quellstärken und Amplituden-Abstands-Gesetze
(1986)
Es werden Messergebnisse und theoretische Studien vorgetragen, die sich mit der Erschütterungsstärke in der Nähe von Bahnlinien und deren Abnahme mit der Entfernung beschäftigen. Durch die Ausdehnung der Anregung über die Zuglänge ergibt sich bei gleichphasiger Anregung ein Bereich konstanter Amplituden, bei zufälliger Phasenlage eine gleichmäßige Abnahme, die schwächer als bei einer Punktlast ist. Die Messungen belegen, dass es eine starke Abnahme für die Vorbeifahrt der statischen Achslasten gibt, so dass dieser Anteil spätestens in 10 m Abstand unbedeutend ist. Am Gleis selbst ist dieser (statische) Anteil dominant.
Some results of our measurements of the Intercity experimental are presented together with simulated results and their interpretation. Three frequeny ranges could be measured and calculated: low frequencies which decrease very rapidly with distance (the quasi-static part), high frequencies (mainly due to the sleeper passage), and a mid-frequency which has the weakest attenuation with distance and is therefore dominant at the far field. Mono-frequent excitations get a wide frequency band due to the Doppler effect of the moving high-speed train.
Die im In- und Ausland vorliegenden Forschungsarbeiten zur Kostenabschätzung der immissionsbedingten Materialschäden beruhen auf zwei ökonomischen Bewertungsverfahren. Bewertungsgrundlage des einen Verfahrens sind die in Labor- und Freibewitterungsversuchen ermittelten physikalisch-chemischen Dosis-Wirkungs-Beziehungen zwischen dem Schadstoffgehalt der Luft und den schadensanfälligen Materialien. Die andere Methode geht von den Unterschieden im Instandsetzungverhalten in Abhängigkeit vom Standort (Industrie-, Stadt- und Landatmosphäre) der Sachgüter aus.
Die ökonomische Bewertung der immissionsbedingten Materialschäden der Sachgütergruppen Freileitungsmaste, Brücken der Bundesautobahnen, Eisenbahnbrücken und -fahrleitungsmaste, fernmeldetechnische Einrichtungen der Deutschen Bundespost, Industrieanlagen, Wohngebäude und Denkmäler basiert auf sogenannten „Stock-at-risk“-Informationen, Dosis-Wirkungs-Funktionen der der Atmosphäre ausgesetzten Werkstoffe und auf in der Praxis vorliegenden Erfahrungswerten über Zeitintervalle der Erneuerung der Korrosionsschutzsysteme und Bauteile. In jenen Fällen, in denen der immissionsbedingte Anteil am Gesamtschaden noch nicht eindeutig nachgewiesen werden konnte, werden die Forschungslücken aufgezeigt bzw. Modellrechnungen durchgeführt.
Die Studie gibt einen Überblick über den Umfang und die Struktur der Gefahrgutbeförderung auf Binnenschiffen und stellt die maßgeblichen sicherheitstechnischen Vorschriften dar. Aus dem Unfallgeschehen läßt sich entnehmen, daß in West-Deutschland jährlich ca. 1200 Binnenschiffsunfälle mit größenordnungsmäßig insgesamt 100 bis 300 m³ Ladungsaustritt verbunden sind, wozu fast ausschließlich Mineralölprodukte gehören, und zumeist ein oder zwei Unfälle den größten Beitrag liefern. Während nach Unfällen häufig mit Erfolg Ölsperren zur Begrenzung von Gewässerverunreinigungen eingesetzt werden können, führen ungeklärte Entsorgungsprobleme zu wesentlich kritischer einzuschätzenden, verdeckten Verunreinigungen der Gewässer. Insbesondere die Entsorgung von Ladungsresten bedarf in technischer, administrativer und wirtschaftlicher Hinsicht einer zufriedenstellenden Klärung wie sie z. B. bei der Bilgenwasserentsorgung existiert.
Determining a pore structure’s mechanical and chemical data on lime rendering exposed
outdoors and including masonry in the laboratory, with regard to their behaviour on moisture
transport and weathering was the objective. In search of clues for a dose-response relation -
i.e. upon a connection between the emission rate of SO2 and NOx on one hand and the degree
of damage to mainly plaster having a lime component on the other - it has been of interest to
what extent their structural characteristics including pore space are modified and so
consequently also physico-technical properties and chemical composition. For determining
corresponding criteria, a widely diversified spectrum of test methods such as to obtain data
concerning porosity and moisture transport, mechanical behaviour, and chemistry as well is
available. A description of the manufacture of plate-shaped rendering specimens with lime
putty, industrially hydrated lime and dolomitic hydrate (the last two also having a cement
admixture) and also hydraulic lime as binding agents is included. First deposition velocity and
absorption rate for SO2 were determined in laboratory tests on these materials in dry and
moist states. After their exposure on outdoor racks at six locations in the Berlin region with
differing SO2 atmospheric contents over at least 5 years, the samples of course show timedependent
modifications of chemical and physical qualities which are especially reflected in
the form of profiles of structure, strength and concentration, e.g. for sulphate. Local climatic
differences, however, partly exert a greater influence on material than emissions. Similar
investigations were performed on samples of comparable composition exposed 4 and 17
years. But the real surprise is furnished by the renderings’ behaviour depending upon
orientation and upon height at a building. Since weathering behaviour and moisture transport
(absorption, storage, release) are directly interdependent, further criteria are necessary for a
critical assessment of a plasters’ pore structure. Starting from sands, plasters were
characterized. The structural parameters were lastly influenced by the respective contents of
sand, binder and mixing water. These results and those gained from bricks naturally find their
expression in masonry sections manufactured there from, and above all in their capillary and
evaporative behaviours, and also when applying different test liquids. Summary and cited
literature is given at the end of this report.
In den Zeiten der Globalisierung und der beschleunigten technologischen Entwicklungen lassen sich in den Industrieländern nur mit einer entsprechenden Innovationsdynamik und -dichte die Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf Wachstum, Beschäftigung und Strukturwandel erfüllen. Grundvoraussetzung hierfür ist eine leistungsfähige Forschung. Um die Forschungsinfrastruktur in der Bundesrepublik zu erhalten und global wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, sind verstärkte Investitionen des Staates und der Wirtschaft notwendig. Mit den Investitionen im Rahmen der Hightech-Strategie hat die Bundesregierung einen wichtigen Schritt zur Förderung des wissenschaftlich-technischen Fortschritts in Deutschland getan. Die Investitionen in die Forschungsinfrastruktur des Landes sind nun von den Forschungseinrichtungen und Universitäten effektiv und effizient zu nutzen.
Für einen möglichst wirksamen Einsatz der Forschungsetats sind Forschungsprogramme sowohl für die Forschungseinrichtung als auch für die Mittelgeber ein wichtiges Instrument im Hinblick auf die Darstellung der Aktivitäten. Dies gilt insbesondere für die Ressortforschungseinrichtungen des Bundes, zu denen die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) zählt. Diese Einrichtungen verfügen über einen klaren Auftrag und ihre Forschung ist mit der Wahrnehmung öffentlicher Aufgaben verbunden. Forschungsprogramme dienen daher besonders in diesen Einrichtungen dazu, Perspektiven im Bereich ihres Aufgabenfeldes sowie ihre Forschungsaktivitäten transparent darzustellen und politisch vertretbar zu machen.
Das vorliegende Forschungsprogramm der BAM gibt einen Überblick über die in den nächsten Jahren aktuellen Forschungsthemen und die hierfür erforderlichen Ressourcen und Rahmenbedingungen.
Biofilms living on gold (Au) grains play a key role in the biogeochemical cycle of Au by promoting the dispersion of Au via the formation of Au nanoparticles as well as the formation of secondary biomorphic Au. Gold grains from Queensland, Australia, are covered by a polymorphic, organic-inorganic layer that is up to 40 μm thick. It consists of a bacterial biofilm containing Au nanoparticles associated with extracellular polymeric substances as well as bacterioform Au. Focused ion beam (FIB) sectioning through the biofilm revealed that aggregates of nanoparticulate Au line open spaces beneath the active biofilm layer. These aggregates (bacterioform Au type 1) resulted from the reprecipitation of dissolved Au, and their internal growth structures provide direct evidence for coarsening of the Au grains. At the contact between the polymorphic layer and the primary Au, bacterioform Au type 2 is present. It consists of solid rounded forms into which crystal boundaries of underlying primary Au extend, and is the result of dealloying and Ag dissolution from the primary Au. This study demonstrates that (1) microbially driven dissolution, precipitation, and aggregation lead to the formation of bacterioform Au and contribute to the growth of Au grains under supergene conditions, and (2) the microbially driven mobilization of coarse Au into nanoparticles plays a key role in mediating the mobility of Au in surface environments, because the release of nanoparticulate Au upon biofilm disintegration greatly enhances environmental mobility compared to Au complexes only.
The halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata takes up the compatible solute ectoine via the osmoregulated TRAP transporter TeaABC. A fourth orf (teaD) is located adjacent to the teaABC locus that encodes a putative universal stress protein (USP). By RT-PCR experiments we proved a cotranscription of teaD along with teaABC. Deletion of teaD resulted in an enhanced uptake for ectoine by the Transporter TeaABC and hence a negative activity regulation of TeaABC by TeaD. Atranscriptional regulation viaDNA binding could be excluded. ATP binding to native TeaD was shown by HPLC, and the Crystal structure of TeaD was solved in complex with ATP to a resolution of 1.9 A ° by molecular replacement. TeaD forms a dimer-dimer complex with one ATP molecule bound to each monomer, which has a Rossmann-like R/β overall fold. Our results reveal an ATP-dependent oligomerization of TeaD, which might have a functional role in the regulatory mechanism of TeaD. USP-encoding orfs, which are located adjacent to genes Encoding for TeaABC homologues, could be identified in several other organisms, and their physiological role in balancing the internal cellular ectoine pool is discussed.
Numerous membrane importers rely on accessory water-soluble proteins to capture their substrates. These substrate-binding Proteins (SBP) have a strong affinity for their ligands; yet, Substrate release onto the low-affinity membrane transporter must occur for uptake to proceed. It is generally accepted that release is facilitated by the association of SBP and transporter, upon which the SBP adopts a conformation similar to the unliganded state, whose affinity is sufficiently reduced. Despite the appeal of this mechanism, however, direct supporting evidence is lacking. Here, we use experimental and theoretical methods to demonstrate that an allosteric mechanism of enhanced substrate release is indeed plausible.
First, we report the atomic-resolution structure of APO TeaA, the SBP of the Na!-coupled ectoine TRAP transporter TeaBC from Halomonas elongata DSM2581T, and compare it with the substrate-bound structure previously reported. Conformational freeenergy landscape calculations based upon molecular Dynamics simulations are then used to dissect the mechanism that couples ectoine binding to structural change in TeaA. These insights allow us to design a triple mutation that biases TeaA toward apo-like conformations without directly perturbing the binding cleft, thus mimicking the influence of the membrane transporter. Calorimetric measurements demonstrate that the ectoine affinity of the conformationally biased triple mutant is 100-fold weaker than that of the wild type. By contrast, a control mutant predicted to be conformationally unbiased displays wild-type affinity. This work thus demonstrates that substrate release from SBPs onto their Membrane transporters can be facilitated by the latter through a mechanism of allosteric modulation of the former.
CHEF provides knowledge about flood protection of cultural heritage objects and directly supports the European Floods Directive by giving recommendations on how to assess the vulnerability of monuments. A comprehensive analysis of protective measures BEFORE, DURING and AFTER a flood has been carried out within the project, including technical and administrational measures. An overview of these measures is given, followed by recommendations on how to establish the most effective protective strategies.
Vor dem Hintergrund der anhaltenden öffentlichen Diskussion um mögliche gesundheitliche Risiken von Ultrafein- und Feinstaubemissionen aus Bürogeräten mit Laserdruckfunktion (LPD, Laser Printing Device) wurde vom Umweltbundesamt ein Forschungsvorhaben zur Entwicklung einer Prüfprozedur für die Quantifizierung der emittierten Partikel durch Zählung unter Standardbedingungen in Emissionsmesskammern, sowie zur physikalischen und chemischen Charakterisierung dieser Aerosole initiiert. Als Ergebnis konnte die Partikelzählung in den Entwurf des Prüfverfahrens für die Bestimmung von Emissionen (RAL-UZ-122, Anhang S-M) des Umweltzeichens "Blauer Engel" für Bürogeräte sowie in den Prüfstandards ECMA-328 und den Entwurf der ISO/IEC 28360 integriert werden. Die Methode wurde in einem internationalen Ringversuch erfolgreich getestet. Auf dieser Basis können Vergabekriterien und -werte für die Emission von Fein- und Ultrafeinpartikeln im Rahmen der Vergabe des Umweltzeichens Blauer Engel vereinbart und Produktprüfungen vorgenommen werden.
Für die vom Bundesumweltministerium vorgesehene Mantelverordnung sind validierte Unter-suchungsmethoden erforderlich. Dazu gehört auch die Herstellung von wässrigen Eluaten, z.B. zur Beurteilung der Mobilität von Schadstoffen und der Ableitung von Grenzwerten.
Ziel des Vorhabens war es, auf der Grundlage geeigneter Testmaterialien (mit prioritären organischen Schadstoffen kontaminierte Böden und Bodenmaterialien) Ringversuche zur Validierung des Schüttelverfahrens nach E DIN 19527 und des Säulenverfahrens für die Übereinstimmungs-untersuchung nach DIN 19528 durchzuführen. Auf der Grundlage der Untersuchungsergebnisse sollten beide Normen bezüglich der Vorgehensweise präzisiert werden und es sollten die während des Ringversuchs ermittelten Verfahrenskenndatenn zur Validierung der Normen herangezogen werden. Darüber hinaus sollten Säulen- und Schüttelverfahren als Übereinstimmungstest vergleichend bewertet werden.
Es wurden vier geeignete Ringversuchsmaterialien hergestellt und an insgesamt 18 Ringversuchsteilnehmer ausgegeben. Die Auswertung der Ringversuche erfolgte auf der Grundlage klassischer Statistik nach DIN ISO 5725 mit Hilfe der AuswertesoftwareProLab 2011 (quo data).
Auf der Grundlage der Validierungsringversuche wurden die Verfahrenskenndaten für die Norm DIN 19527 ermittelt. Die statistische Auswertung der eingereichten Datensätze war aufgrund der großen Streubreite der Daten schwierig. Die vorgeschriebenen statistischen Methoden zur Datenauswertung adressieren die Behandlung nicht gleichverteilter Datensätze nur ungenügend. Das muss bei der Bewertung der Ergebnisse und deren Zuverlässigkeit berücksichtigt werden.
Generell kann festgestellt werden, dass keine signifikanten Unterschiede zwischen den Ergebnissen der Schüttel- und Säulenelution beobachtet werden. Dabei werden beim Schüttelverfahren tendenziell etwas geringere Gesamtmittelwerte erzielt als beim Säulenverfahren, die berechneten Vergleichsvariationskoeffizienten sind für das Schüttelverfahren meist etwas niedriger. Dennoch erweisen sich beide Elutionsverfahren bei den eingesetzten Ringversuchsmaterialien als gut vergleichbar.
Nebulizing of polymer solutions, in a high-voltage field under atmospheric conditions by electrospray ionization (ESI), is a comfortable way to deposit ultra-thin layers of polar or ionic polymers onto any conductive substrate materials. The substrate is grounded and the polymer solution is sprayed through a powered capillary. The formed charged droplets shrink by solvent evaporation during their way to the grounded substrate, the charges close ranks and the droplets collapse consecutively by charge repulsion, thus forming finally charged single macromolecules. After their discharging at the grounded substrate, an ultrathin ‘quasi-monomolecular’ polymer layer is formed. It could be shown by imaging of scratches through the polymer layer by atomic force microscopy that the deposited polymer layers are dense at a thickness of about 10 nm. Carbon fibre bundles were coated with poly (allylamine) (PAAm) or poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) as potential adhesion-promoting layers in fibre–polymer composites. The polymer deposition is self-inhibiting after formation of a continuous coverage of about 200 nm for PAAm and 30 nm for PAA as result of surface charging. Continuous deposition onto such isolating layers or polymers without charging can be achieved by using current of alternating polarity. The film formation is self-healing because of the electrophoretic effect, i.e. the ion discharging occurs preferentially at noncoated areas. This electrophoretic effect of ESI was demonstrated by completely enwrapping all the carbon fibres of the roving within a distance of about 100 μm far from its outside and also at the backside of the fibre bundle with about 80% of the topside coverage, as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and visualized using scanning electron microscopy.
Among the borates in the Middle European Zechstein Salt Succession boracite Mg3[B7O13Cl] is the most common mineral in quantity and local distribution. An exceptional enrichment is observed in Stassfurt Serie Z2) in the Stassfurth seam K2H. Boracite is to be found in two varieties: individual crystals in cubic, tetrahedral or dodecahedral habit on the one hand and fibrous crystals so-called “stassfurtite” on the other hand. The formation conditions such widely spread borates in the salt succession are ambiguous in two respects. First of all the synthetic formation of boracites is to be made by hydrothermal or melt conditions. Both processes can be suspended for the salt succession. Furthermore the cubic modification is stable above 265°C for the Mg-boracite. The cubic, tetrahedral or dodecahedral habit could be used as a geothermometer, but such conditions can be exclude by the paragenetic minerals, esp. carnallite (MgKCl3 x 6H2O). The chemical composition of orthorhombic, pseudo-cubic boracite depends on the location. Pure Mg-boracite in hexahedral habit and in fibrous habit, so-called “stassfurtite”, occurs in the North Harz region, whereas the Fe-, Mn-, Mg-boracite appears in the South Harz region. Until now the source of boron, the time of formation of crystals, but also the reasons for the differences in habit of the single hexahedral crystals are still unclear. The formation during a diagenetic/metamorphic process is evident. However, the preferred formation in Stassfurt seam could be an indication for the boron enrichment in an early diagenetic process. Furthermore permit the determination of the thermal stability and the volatile content of crystals conclusions to the chemical composition of the fluid. The observed variation suggests that the condition of crystal growth as well as the chemical composition of fluid repeatedly changed over the time. Randomly occuring xenomorpheous anhydrite and magnesite inclusions within single boracite crystals have been interpreted as an indication to factors of chemical milieu during the formation of crystals. The reversible phase transition temperature of the boracite is a linearly function of the iron and manganese content and varies from 265°C for Mg-boracite to 330°C for Fe(Mn)-boracite. The thermal decomposition of boracite is determined by two processes. The decomposition started with a boron-chlorine release (BOCl?), having a maximum rate at 1050°C. Additionally to this release one observes a simultaneous emission of H2O, HCl, HF, CO2 , N2 , SO2 , H2 , and hydro carbons. The results give evidence for the aged approach of a secondary formation of boracite within the complete Stassfurt seam, possibly in connection with the formation of salt diapirs in the Jura and Cretaceous period. The wider environmental distribution of borates is an indication of chemical transport processes within the salt succession. This should be a more important issue in the discussion about the utilisation of salt diapirs for the storage of nuclear waste.
Industrial production of the cell protectant ectoine: protection mechanisms, processes, and products
(2014)
Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya can adapt to Saline environments by accumulating compatible solutes in order to maintain an osmotic equilibrium. Compatible solutes are of diverse chemical structure (sugars, polyols, amino acid derivatives) and are beneficial for bacterial cells not only as osmoregulatory solutes, but also as protectants of proteins by mitigating detrimental effects of freezing, drying and high temperatures. The aspartate derivative ectoine is a wide spread compatible solute in Bacteria and possesses additional protective properties compared with other compatible solutes, and stabilizes even whole cells against stresses such as UV radiation or cytotoxins. The protective properties of ectoine for proteins can be explained by its strong (kosmotropic) interaction with water and subsequent exclusion from Protein surface, the decrease of the solubility of the peptide backbone and the strengthening of intramolecular hydrogen bonds (secondary structures). The stabilizing and UV-protective properties of ectoine attracted industry, which saw the potential to market ectoine as a novel active component in health care products and cosmetics. In joint efforts of industry and research large-scale fermentation procedures have been developed with the halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata used as a producer strain. The two key technologies that allow for the annual production of ectoine on a scale of tons are the bacterial milking procedure and the development and application of ectoine-excreting mutants (“leaky” mutant). The details of these two procedures including the strain development and Fermentation processes will be introduced and current and future applications of ectoine will be discussed.
Small grain sizes of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash (BA) contain elemental and chemically bonded metals in appreciable amounts, especially copper. As different copper species have in general a higher density compared to the prevalent minerals, processes for density separation seemed to be favorable for the recovery of copper. Investigations with a centrifugal classifier were therefore carried out with BA from MWSI which have been used for a few years as the covering material for a landfill. The results show an appreciable enrichment of the precious copper. The concentrates contained up to 60 mg/kg copper in the dry weight (DW) (in general about 30 – 40 mg/kg DW) with enrichment factors of around 20 and a copper recovery of up to 50 % (in general around 20 %). A test series in order to evaluate the potential benefit for sequential processing illustrate the low efficiency for a further processing of the tailings.
Diclofenac (DCF) wird als nicht-steroidales-antientzündliches Arzneimittel gegen Fieber, Entzündungen, rheumatische Erkrankungen und Schmerzen eingesetzt. 70 % werden nach Einnahme wieder ausgeschieden. Aufgrund unvollständiger Elimination in den Kläranlagen lassen sich Rückstände im Trinkwasser und im Oberflächengewässer nachweisen. Diclofenac wird in der Umweltanalytik v.a. mittels GC-MS oder LC-MS nachgewiesen. Bioanalytische Methoden machen sich die spezifische Antigen-Antikörper-Wechselwirkung zunutze, so z.B. Immunoassays. Die hierfür erforderlichen Antikörper werden durch Immunisierung mit einem Konjugat aus dem Analyten und einem Trägerprotein gewonnen. Die Kopplung kann direkt über die Carboxylfunktion von Diclofenac erfolgen. Um Abschirmungseffekte zu vermeiden, kann zwischen Protein und Analyt ein Spacer sinnvoll sein.
The economic use of chemical admixtures depends on supply chains. Therefore, in most regions ins sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the use of admixtures is not common practice. This amplifies the unfavorable framework for concrete construction such as fragmentary supply chains, high local cement prices, and unfavorable construction site facilities in this region significantly. The use of superplasticizer (SP) and stabilizing agents (STA) can enhance the concrete technology in SSA, since they can disassociate the concrete quality from external boundary influences. After providing a general overview of the peculiarities of the SSA boundary framework, economic concepts are provided, how existing material solutions can be significantly improved by the use of SPs and STAs based on locally available materials such as lignosulphonates and cassava starch. Finally a three step optimization process is described that helps developing flowable concrete based on materials that can be accessed in most locations in SSA.
Due to the large quantities of construction and demolition waste (CDW) in Europe, its reuse or recycling is of particular importance. Although several countries already recycle high amounts of CDW, the use as secondary raw materials is often limited by inferior building material properties. Specific characteristics, like high porosity and low density are caused by hardened cement paste in crushed concrete and the content of mortar and plaster in brick debris. Impurities like wood or gypsum and also harmful substances like organic pollutants may be a major problem for a reuse and should be minimized. Therefore unwanted materials and impairing substances have to be separated from the secondary building material stream. This can be done during the demolition process by using techniques for selective dismantling or during the subsequent treatment of the resulting rubble. Since almost all processing steps are associated with environmental impacts, the benefits of saving natural resources by applying secondary building materials should be weighed carefully. An environmental performance evaluation was undertaken to assess different techniques for reducing gypsum in recycled concrete aggregates, aiming at a minimization of elutable sulfates. These results were compared to the environmental impacts of the extraction of natural aggregates for concrete.
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, PCBs, 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 terms of providing them with appropriate matrix CRMs enabling the process of quality control. NMIs and DIs with proven metrological capabilities for the production and certification of such materials are necessary for the provision of quality data. This 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. Production process includes good manufacturing practices for processing materials, method development and validation for homogeneity, stability and characterisation tests, characterisation of selected analytes together with additional information about matrix constituents, the calculation of individual uncertainties (between units inhomogeneity, long term stability, characterisation) and combination of uncertainties to determine overall uncertainty of the matrix reference materials. Inter laboratory comparison registered as EURAMET project is set as the ultimate project outcome, confirming the partners’ capabilities in applying newly acquired skills.
Afin de garantir la qualité des eaux en Europe, la Commission Européenne a demandé aux États Membres, de leur fournir des résultats de mesure comparables et traçables pour l’analyse des polluants critiques. Devant ces enjeux considérables pour la protection de l’environnement, l’apport de la métrologie est nécessaire pour améliorer la fiabilité des analyses et permettre la comparabilité des résultats. C’est pourquoi, le projet de recherche européen Euramet/EMRP/ENV08 « Traçabilité des mesures pour la surveillance des polluants critiques de la DCE, Directive Cadre européenne sur l’Eau (2000/60/CE) », financé par l’EMRP, avait pour objectif de fournir des éléments pour la mise en place d’une base métrologique. Des méthodes de référence primaires permettant d’analyser des substances dangereuses prioritaires y sont développées pour répondre aux exigences de la DCE en termes de niveaux de performance (limites de quantification et incertitudes). Les hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP), substances dangereuses prioritaires « orphelines » de méthodes DCE compatibles, font partie des polluants ciblés par le projet. Le développement et la validation de la méthode d’analyse des HAP dans l’eau totale ont été réalisés. La méthode qui satisfait au mieux les exigences de la DCE en termes de concentrations et d’incertitudes accessibles est l’extraction en phase solide (SPE) sur un support disque suivie d’une analyse par dilution isotopique associée à la chromatographie en phase gazeuse couplée à la spectroscopie de masse (DI-CG/SM).
The reliable characterization of subsurface contamination of spatially extended contaminated sites is a challenging task, especially with an unknown history of land use. Conventional technologies often fail due to temporal and financial constraints and thus hinder the redevelopment of abandoned areas in particular. Here we compare two site screening techniques that can be applied quickly at relatively low cost, namely Direct Push (DP)-based groundwater sampling and tree core sampling. The effectiveness of both methods is compared for a rural megasite contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Unexpected pollution hot spots could be identified using both of these methods, while tree coring even enabled the delineation of the contaminant plume flowing into an adjacent wetland inaccessible for DP units. Both methods showed a good agreement in revealing the spatial pattern of the contamination. The correlation between groundwater concentrations and equivalent concentrations in wood was linear and highly significant for trichloroethene. Correlation was less obvious for its metabolite cis-dichloroethene, but still significant. As outcome of our study we recommend tree coring and for initial screening in combination with a DP sampling to retrieve quantitative data on groundwater pollutants in order to assess the contamination situation of a non- or only partly investigated site. The subsequent placement of monitoring wells for long-term monitoring of contamination levels is recommended. A combination of methods would achieve more relevant information at comparable or possibly even lower efforts in comparison to a conventional site investigation.
Microorganisms accumulate molar concentrations of compatible solutes like ectoine to prevent proteins from denaturation. Direct structural or spectroscopic information on the mechanism and about the hydration shell around ectoine are scarce. We combined surface plasmon resonance (SPR), confocal Raman spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the local hydration shell around ectoine and its influence on the binding of a gene-S-protein (G5P) to a single-stranded DNA (dT(25)). Due to the very high hygroscopicity of ectoine, it was possible to analyze the highly stable hydration shell by confocal Raman spectroscopy. Corresponding molecular dynamics simulation results revealed a significant change of the water dielectric constant in the presence of a high molar ectoine concentration as compared to pure water. The SPR data showed that the amount of protein bound to DNA decreases in the presence of ectoine, and hence, the protein-DNA dissociation constant increases in a concentration-dependent manner. Concomitantly, the Raman spectra in terms of the amide I region revealed large changes in the protein secondary structure. Our results indicate that ectoine strongly affects the molecular recognition between the protein and the oligonudeotide, which has important consequences for osmotic regulation mechanisms.
Zur Bestimmung von Arzneimittelrückständen in Oberflächengewässern wird häufig die LC-MS/MS als Methode der Wahl eingesetzt. Obwohl sich dieses Nachweisverfahren durch eine hohe Empfindlichkeit und Selektivität auszeichnet, gibt es vor allem bei geringen Substanzkonzentrationen häufig störende Einflüsse durch Matrixeffekte. Diese Matrixeffekte können unterschiedliche Ursachen haben.
Einige Matrixeffekte werden am Beispiel des Wirkstoffs Carbamazepin erläutert. Carbamazepin wird durch Kläranlagen nur partiell aus dem Abwasser entfernt und ist im Spurenbereich auch noch im Trinkwasser nachzuweisen. Wenn für die LC-MS/MS wasserbasierte Anteile in der mobilen Phase genutzt werden, befinden sich trotz Verwendung einer Labor-Reinstwasseranlage in der mobilen Phase noch kleinste Konzentrationen von Carbamazepin, welche einen Blindwert im unteren ppt-Bereich verursachen.
Weitere Matrixeffekte treten durch die unterschiedliche Qualität der Oberflächenwasserproben auf. Koelutionen von weiteren Inhaltstoffen zeitgleich mit dem Zielanalyten führen zu einer Diskriminierung des Meßsignals. Verbindungen, die den gleichen Massenübergang bei nahezu identischer Retentionszeit zeigen, erfordern eine reproduzierbare chromatographische Vortrennung oder die Wahl einer alternativen HPLC-Säule.
In order to estimating the amount and kind of emissions from polymeric sporting tracks a laboratory test was developed in BAM that combines artificial weathering and subsequent batch and column tests [1, 2, 3]. The goal consisted in nvestigating a possible change of emissions into soil and groundwater of a new sporting ground as a function of ageing and egradation of the system. At various stages of the weathering, the samples were removed and subjected to especially designed column extraction tests for the solid samples. Both these extracts and the accumulated rainwater run-off of the weathering device were subjected to analytical tests of their ingredients. The overall aim of the test consisted in developing ontrollable, reproducible, and standardisable conditions and methods of investigation that would allow an estimation of the emissions in the course of outdoor application of about five years.
The need for technological progress in bio-diagnostic assays of high complexity requires both fundamental research and constructing efforts on nano-scaled assay recognition elements that can provide unique selectivity and design-enhanced sensitivity features. Nanoparticle induced sensitivity enhancement and its application related to multiplexed capability Surface-Enhanced InfraRed Absorption (SEIRA) assay formats are well suitable for these purposes. The potential of diverse fluorophore–antibody conjugates, being chemisorbed onto low-cost gold nanoparticulate SEIRA substrates, has been explored with respect to their spectral discriminability. These novel biolabels deliver molecular SEIRA fingerprints that have been successfully analyzed by both uni- and multivariate analyzing tools, to discriminate their multiplexing capabilities. We show that this robust spectral encoding via SEIRA fingerprints opens up new opportunities for a fast, reliable and multiplexed high-end screening in biodiagnostics.
Untergrundspeicher für Roh- und Abfallstoffe gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Verwendet werden sie vor allem für Stoffe wie Erdgas, Wasserstoff, Erdöl und neuerdings auch für Kohlen-stoffdioxid (CO2). Diese Stoffe werden meist unter Druck in Kavernen- oder Porenspeichern einge-lagert. Die Speicher dienen einerseits zum Ausgleich von Ungleichgewichten zwischen Ange-bot/Förderung und Nachfrage/Verbrauch und zur Erhöhung der Versorgungssicherheit. Anderer-seits bestehen Konzepte Abfallstoffe oder Gefahrstoffe für die Umwelt (aktuell CO2-Speicherung) dort für lange Zeiträume einzulagern. Mit den Einlagerungsstoffen verbunden ist ein signifikantes Gefahrenpotential für Mensch und Umwelt, falls es trotz aller Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu einem unkontrollierten Austritt dieser Stoffe kommen sollte. Daher kommt dem Monitoring derartiger Untergrundspeicher und den darüber befindlichen Bodenstrukturen eine extrem hohe Bedeutung zu.
Ein hochaktuelles Beispiel, das die Überwachung entsprechender Bodenflächen fordert, ist die unterirdische CO2-Speicherung im Rahmen der CO2-Abscheidung und -Speicherung (Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage, CCS). CCS gilt als wichtige Brückentechnologie der Energiewirtschaft und wird weltweit vorangetrieben, während die Sicherheit von Bevölkerung und Biosphäre noch kont-rovers diskutiert wird. Auch die EU setzt auf CCS und gibt in der EU-Richtlinie 2009/31 als Ziel-setzung bis 2015 vor, 15 Pilotanlagen zu bauen und in Betrieb zu nehmen. Als Bedingung für die Genehmigung der CO2-Speicherung ist explizit die Überwachung der Speicheranlagen durch Monito-ring vorgeschrieben, wobei die technisch besten Lösungen zum Einsatz kommen sollen.
Das zu entwickelnde Messsystem adressiert neben den o.g. Anwendungsfeldern weitere, bei denen insbesondere die Emission von Gasen ein Risiko für Mensch und Umwelt darstellt oder wirt-schaftlichen Schaden verursachen kann. Hierzu zählen die Überwachung von Abfalldeponien, Ge-fahrgutlagerstätten, kontaminierten Altlastengebieten, Moor-, Torf-, Kohleflözen (präventive Branderkennung) und geodynamisch aktiven Regionen. Auch moderne Fördertechnologien, wie das Hot-Dry-Rock-Verfahren (HDR) zur Energiegewinnung durch Einpressen von überkritischem CO2 in den Erdkörper, das die Beweglichkeit eines Gases mit der Dichte einer Flüssigkeit kombiniert und Wärmeaustausch im Erdinneren bewirkt, bergen das Risiko unkontrollierter Gasemissionen und bedürfen der umfassenden Überwachung.
Globalisierung und die beschleunigte technologische Entwicklung bringen heute für die Industrieländer Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf Wachstum, Beschäftigung und Strukturwandel mit sich, denen nur mit einer entsprechenden Innovationsdynamik und -dichte begegnet werden kann. Grundvoraussetzung hierfür ist eine leistungsfähige Forschung und Entwicklung ebenso wie Wissens- und Technologietransfer zur Umsetzung von Forschungsergebnissen in marktfähige Produkte und Dienstleistungen. Europa hat sich im Rahmen des Lissabon-Prozesses zum Ziel gesetzt, den Anteil der Forschungsausgaben am Bruttoinlandsprodukt auf 3 % zu steigern. Um die Forschungsinfrastruktur in der Bundesrepublik zu stärken und global wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, hat die Bundesregierung mit der Hightech-Strategie einen weiteren wichtigen Schritt zur Förderung des wissenschaftlich-technischen Fortschritts in Deutschland getan.
Forschungsprogramme sind sowohl für Forschungseinrichtungen als auch für Mittelgeber ein wichtiges Instrument für die Darstellung und Steuerung ihrer Aktivitäten. Dies gilt auch für die Bundeseinrichtungen mit Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaufgaben, zu denen die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) zählt. Die BAM verfügt über einen klaren gesetzlichen Auftrag für die Sicherheit in Technik und Chemie. Ihre Forschung ist mit der Wahrnehmung öffentlicher Aufgaben verbunden. Das Forschungsprogramm zeigt Perspektiven im Bereich ihres Aufgabenfeldes sowie ihrer damit verbundenen Forschungsaktivitäten transparent und politisch nutzbar auf und dient darüber hinaus der Koordinierung der Ressortforschung. Das Forschungsprogramm der BAM wird alle zwei Jahre aktualisiert. Es gibt einen Überblick über die aktuellen und zukünftigen Forschungsthemen und die hierfür erforderlichen Rahmenbedingungen.
Der Fänger im Spülgas
(2015)
Due to the large quantities of construction and demolition waste (CDW) in Europe, its reuse or recycling is of particular importance. Although several countries already recycle high amounts of CDW, the use as secondary raw materials is often limited by inferior building material properties. Specific characteristics, like high porosity and low density are caused by hardened cement paste in crushed concrete and the content of mortar and plaster in brick debris. Impurities like wood or gypsum and also harmful substances like organic pollutants may be a major problem for a reuse and should be minimized. Therefore unwanted materials and impairing substances have to be separated from the secondary building material stream. This can be done during the demolition process by using techniques for selective dismantling or during the subsequent treatment of the resulting rubble. Since almost all processing steps are associated with environmental impacts, the benefits of saving natural resources by applying secondary building materials should be weighed carefully. An environmental performance evaluation was undertaken to assess different techniques for reducing gypsum in recycled concrete aggregates, aiming at a minimization of elutable sulfates. These results were compared to the environmental impacts of the extraction of natural aggregates for concrete.
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.
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.
Aufgrund der natürlichen und vom Menschen verursachten Heterogenität von Böden erfordert der Erhalt und die Verbesserung ihrer Fruchtbarkeit durch landwirtschaftliche Bewirtschaftungsmaßnahmen sorgfältig geplante Ent-scheidungen, die auf einer detaillierten Erfassung der Bodeneigenschaften und einem vertieften Verständnis der Bodenprozesse beruhen. Es ist bekannt, dass die konventionelle, flächen-einheitliche Bewirtschaftung Ertragsver-luste durch zu geringe Bewirtschaftungsintensität (z. B. Düngung) auf einen Teil der Fläche verursacht, während andere Teile des Feldes zu hohe Dosen erhalten und es dadurch zu Verschwendung von Ressourcen und zu Um-weltbelastungen kommt. Trotz der Verfügbarkeit von Technologien für ortsspezifische Düngung ist die Akzeptanz ortsspezifischer Bewirtschaftung (Precision Agriculture) in der Praxis noch gering. Ein wesentlicher Grund dafür ist das Fehlen von kostengünstigen Methoden zur Erfassung der bewirtschaftungsrelevanten Bodenmerkmale. So-wohl für die elementanalytische Untersuchung von Böden als auch für die Untersuchung von Ausgangsmaterialien (z.B. Klärschlammaschen) für ihre Verwendung als Dünger ist eine zuverlässige Analytik und Prozessüberwachung erforderlich.
The increasing pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with plastic debris, which leads to the accumulation of microscopic plastic particles of still unknown fate, is an upcoming problem of our time. In order to monitor the degree of contamination and to understand the underlying processes of degradation and internalization of plastic debris, analytical methods are urgently needed, which help to identify and quantify microplastics. Currently, expensive collected and purified materials enriched on filters are investigated by (micro) infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Few studies using micro-Raman spectroscopy have been published as well. In contrast to FTIR, Raman spectroscopy can handle wet samples, but it suffers from interference of fluorescent materials. Both micro-FTIR- and micro-Raman, always include time consuming scanning and mapping procedures followed by the manual inspection and measurement of selected particles.
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, PCBs, 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 [1], need strong support in terms of providing them with appropriate matrix CRMs enabling the process of quality control. NMIs and DIs with proven metrological capabilities for the production and certification of such materials are necessary for the provision of quality data. This 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 [2]. Production process includes good manufacturing practices for processing materials, method development and validation for homogeneity, stability and characterisation tests, characterisation of selected analytes together with additional information about matrix constituents, the calculation of individual uncertainties (between units inhomogeneity, long term stability, characterisation) and combination of uncertainties to determine overall uncertainty of the matrix reference materials. Inter laboratory comparison registered as EURAMET project is set as the ultimate project outcome, confirming the partners’ capabilities in applying newly acquired skills.
Teil 1: In der Öffentlichkeit werden immer wieder mögliche gesundheitliche Auswirkungen von Laserdruckeremissionen diskutiert. Um diese möglichen Auswirkungen genauer zu analysieren, wurden die Effekte 75-minütiger Expositionen von sogenannten Low-Emittern (LE, Untergrund 2000-4000 UFP/cm3) gegenüber High-Emittern (HE, 100.000 UFP/cm3) untersucht.
Teil 2: Mögliche gesundheitliche Auswirkungen von Laserdruckeremissionen sind immer wieder Gegenstand öffentlicher Aufmerksamkeit. Die dabei auftretenden potenziellen psychologischen Aspekte, wurden in einem standardisierten Szenario mittels 75-minütiger Expositionen gegenüber Low-Emittern (LE, Untergrund 2000-4000 UFP/cm3) und High-Emittern (HE, 100.000 UFP/cm3) untersucht.
In 2011, the German Association of Engineers (VDI) started working on a set of guidelines towards increased resource efficiency. These guidelines represent a framework that defines resource efficiency and outlines considerations for the producing industry. A special guideline for SMEs is included as well as guidelines on methodologies for evaluating resource use indicators, such as the cumulative raw material demand of products and production systems. Resource efficiency, defined here as the ratio of specific quantifiable use to natural resource consumption, can be evaluated by defining a function which expresses the specific use and quantifies the resource requirements through a set of indicators (use of raw materials, energy, water, land and ecosystem services including sinks). The results from this also depend on the system boundary parameters and the allocation rules for by-products and waste treatment options. Optimising resource use is possible at all stages of a product’s or production system’s life cycle chain (raw material extraction, production and manufacturing, use and consumption, and the end-of-life stage). VDI guidelines are widely accepted across Germany’s industrial sector and therefore represent an important means of mainstreaming resource efficiency in this target area. As well as providing a methodological framework, the guidelines describe strategies and measures towards increasing resource efficiency, and they enable industrial producers and service providers to identify potential areas of improvement. The full article presents an overview of the methodology and contents of these guidelines and discusses their impact in achieving absolute reductions in the industrial use of natural resources.
Improving resource efficiency at the end-of-life stage is illustrated in this paper by the example of materials recovery from waste, here from residues out of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI). With mechanical treatment valuable materials like ferrous and non-ferrous metals and secondary construction material can be extracted from MSWI bottom ash. The potential contribution on the resource efficiency will be discussed.
Green Fenton-like magnetic nanocatalysts: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application
(2015)
Five iron oxalate core–shell magnetite nanoparticles catalysts are evaluated as magnetic heterogeneous materials. Simple and efficient procedures for the preparation of magnetic iron oxalate coated nanoparticles are presented. The catalysts are fully characterized using various investigation techniques. Additionally, the formation of photo-sensitized oxygen by spin-trapping using electron spin resonance is investigated. The catalytic activity of two model substrates (carbamazepine and bisphenol A) is also evaluated. The effect of operational parameters (catalyst and H2O2 concentration, UVA light) on the degradation performance of the oxidation process is investigated. The obtained reaction rates depend on the nature of the compound and increase with iron oxide shell thickness of the catalyst. Moreover, these materials show a significant activity during two consecutive tests. The optimum experimental parameters are found to be 1.0 g L−1 of catalysts, 10 mM H2O2, under UVA irradiation. More than 99% of both substrates are removed after 30 min of reaction time under the experimental conditions given above. The results obtained show that the catalysts are suitable candidates for the removal of pollutants in wastewaters by means of the Fenton heterogeneous reaction.
Two types of surface modified magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, coated with either tannic acid (TA) or dissolved natural organic matter (NOM), were evaluated as magnetic heterogeneous catalysts. Simple and efficient procedures for the synthesis of the magnetic catalysts were employed, their properties being fully assessed by various characterization techniques. The catalytic activity in heterogeneous oxidation of aqueous solutions containing Bisphenol A (BPA) over the catalysts was comparatively studied. The optimum experimental parameters were: 1g/L of catalysts, 10 mM H2O2, under UV irradiation. The highest mineralization rates were observed for Fe3O4-TA catalyst. More than 80% of BPA were removed after 30 minutes of reaction time under the specified experimental conditions. The results showed that the obtained catalysts are suitable candidates for the removal of pollutants in wastewaters by means of heterogeneous reaction
Within a class of agrochemical residues, pesticides are significant concern due to their various adverse effects on people, animals and the environmental systems. Once they entered to food or to the environment, the parent compound is transformed to metabolites which have different toxicity profiles. Activities like food cooking and waste water treatment (WWT) may lead to produce more toxic metabolites than the parent substances.
Online coupling of electrochemistry with liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (EC-HPLC-MS) is one of the most promising and powerful techniques for metabolite studies which exploited widely for pharmaceuticals so far [1]. However, data on the application of EC-HPLC-MS to simulate environmental transformation products, the fate of contaminants and their metabolic pathways are rare. The oxidation of analyte of interest on the EC, separate the metabolites on HPLC and identifying them by MS gives enormous advantages to identify the contaminants transformation products [2]. Thus, applying this technique (EC-MS, EC-HPLC-MS, and HPLC-EC-MS) for transformation products of pesticide residues is urgently needed.
The main interest of this study will be investigating the electrochemical oxidative degradation products, simulating to in-vitro metabolites and transformation processes of selected pesticides in food and environmental samples. The parent pesticides’, like carbamates and abamectin, oxidation by EC, product metabolites identification and their fates will be discussed using electrochemistry coupled to HPLC-MS techniques.
N4-acetyl-SMX is the most important cross-reacting compound for the SMX-ELISA with concentrations of 1064 - 2488 ng/L in influent wastewater and 40 - 160 ng/L in effluent wastewater. The ELISAgrams for estrone show less interfering signals than for SMX. ELISAgrams of SMX and estrone display in effluent wastewater more interfering signals than in influent wastewater.
N4-acetyl-SMX is the most important cross-reacting compound for the SMX-ELISA with concentrations of 1064 - 2488 ng/L in influent wastewater and 40 - 160 ng/L in effluent wastewater.
The ELISAgrams for estrone show less interfering signals than for SMX.
ELISAgrams of SMX and estrone display in effluent wastewater more interfering signals than in influent wastewater.
Hausmüllverbrennungsasche (HMVA) hinsichtlich der Menge und der Qualität generierter Fraktionen optimiert. Die Optimierung wurde vom Projektpartner Evers und Co. GmbH durchgeführt. Neben der für die Wirtschaftlichkeit relevanten Rückgewinnung von Metallen stand die Qualität der mineralischen Fraktionen im Vordergrund. Die Mineralik stellt mengenmäßig den größten Anteil an HMVA dar und sollte weitestgehend für einen möglichen Einsatz als Baustoff nutzbar gemacht werden. Dafür musste insbesondere der Chlorid- und Sulfatgehalt reduziert werden. Gut wasserlösliche Substanzen können durch die nass-mechanische Aufbereitung über das Prozesswasser ausgetragen und unerwünschte Elemente im Filterkuchen angereichert und entsorgt werden.
In this study, bulked adhesives were examined regarding changes in properties for their use in the restoration of stained-glass windows. Two epoxy adhesives commonly used in the restoration of flat glass, Araldite® 2020 and Hxtal NYL-1™, were investigated. The adhesives were mixed with various silica-based micro- and nano-particles as fillers. Different tests were carried out on the adhesives with and without fillers in order to characterise their chemical and mechanical properties. The tests included colorimetry, dynamic-mechanical methods of analysis and tests on bending strength. No property changes could be ascertained in the bulked adhesives that would be negative for the restoration of delicate flat glass.
Single wire Gas Metal Arc Welding (SGMAW) and high power Tandem GMAW (TGMAW) are evaluated with respect to energy efficiency. The key performance indicator Electrical Deposition Efficiency is applied to reflect the energy efficiency of GMAW in different material transfer modes. Additionally, the wall-plug efficiency of the equipment is determined in order to identify the overall energy consumption. The results show that energy efficiency as well as economic process performance can be significantly increased by application of tandem processes. A comparative Life Cycle Assessment of a 30 mm thick weld is conducted to investigate the influences of the energy efficiency on the environmental impacts. Environmental burdens in the categories Global Warming Potential, Acidification Potential, Eutrophication Potential and Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential can be reduced up to 11% using an energy efficient TGMAW process
In diesem Beitrag soll in Kürze darüber informiert werden, welche Themen und Fragestellun-gen den Fachbeirat der BAM, seine Arbeitsgruppen und die BAM beschäftigt haben. Bereits in den letzten Jahren wurde an dieser Stelle über die Anforderungen an Kunststoff Drän-elemente berichtet. Vor dem Hintergrund unserer Beiträge zu diesem Thema, kam eine in-tensive Fachdiskussion im Fachbeirat der BAM und in weiteren Fachgremien in Gang. So wurden die Bemessungsgrundsätze der DGGT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik), die GDA (Geotechnik der Deponien und Altlasten) E (Empfehlung) 2-20 (Entwässerungsschich-ten in Oberflächenabdichtungssystemen), in einigen Punkten angepasst. Eine Musterverle-geanleitung für Kunststoff Dränelemente wurde erarbeitet. Der aktuelle Bearbeitungsstand soll hier vorgestellt werden. In diesem Zusammenhang wurde ein Untersuchungsprogramm zum Einfluss von Überlappstößen auf das Wasserableitvermögen von Kunst-stoff Dränelementen angestoßen. Die Ergebnisse sollen hier in Kürze vorgestellt und die Bedeutung für die Abminderungsfaktoren und damit für die Bemessung erläutert werden. Zu welchem Zeitpunkt muss ein Kunststoff Dränelement überbaut werden und welche weiteren Regelungen müssen hier beachtet werden? Was steckt eigentlich hinter diesen strengen Regelungen? Diese Fragen sollen im Folgenden diskutiert werden.
Die Deponieverordnung (DepV) fordert eine Akkreditierung der fremdprüfenden Stellen nach verschiedenen Normen. Die fachlichen Anforderungen an den „Fremdprüfer-Kunststoff“ legt die Richtlinie Fremdprüfer der BAM fest. Um diese Anforderungen im Akkreditierungsprozess ausreichend berücksichtigen zu können, wurde nun eine sogenannte DAkkS Regel erarbeitet, die die Anforderungen der Richtlinie spiegelt. Über den aktuellen Bearbeitungsstand soll berichtet werden.
Auch über die aktuelle Arbeit in Zusammenhang mit den Kunststoffdichtungsbahnen (KDB) soll berichtet werden. Der Prüfhinweis B14 (Bestimmung der Maßhaltigkeit von geosyntheti-schen Dichtungsbahnen aus Polyethylen hoher Dichte (PEHD)) wurde überarbeitet. Voran-gegangen war eine intensive Entwicklung der Prüfeinrichtung sowie ausgiebige Ringversuche im AK GWS (Arbeitskreis Grundwasserschutz). In diesem Zusammenhang wurden neue Anforderungen an die Produkte gestellt. Die Hintergründe dazu sollen kurz vorgestellt werden. Die DVS (Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren) Richtlinie 2225-4 regelt das Schweißen der KDB auf der Deponiebaustelle. Werden KDB im strukturierten Bereich miteinander verschweißt, werden die Strukturen in der Regel vorher abgetragen. Die DVS Richtlinie 2225-4 sieht unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen von einem Abtragen der Strukturen ab. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde ein Untersuchungsprogramm initiiert, das die Auswirkungen aufzeigen soll. Der Bearbeitungsstand wird vorgestellt.
An approach to achieve “zero leakage” is discussed with respect to the experience in Germany, where strict regulations for landfill lining and capping systems have been developed and issued because of large environmental problems related to landfills that accumulated in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Using a thick, high quality HDPE geomembrane (GMB), which is installed free of residual waves and wrinkles in intimate contact with a compacted clay liner (CCL) or geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) of very low permeability, by a qualified, experienced, well equipped and properly third-party controlled installer and which are protected by heavy protection layers designed with respect to long-term performance of the GMB, may result in a liner or capping system of practically no leakage. This is demonstrated by analyzing results of measurements obtained from permanently installed leak detection systems in combination with HDPE GMBs. The survey is based on 32 German landfills with 1,276,500 m² of installed HDPE GMB.
In diesem Beitrag soll in Kürze darüber informiert werden, welche Themen und Fragestellun-gen den Fachbeirat der BAM, seine Arbeitsgruppen und die BAM beschäftigt haben. Bereits in den letzten Jahren wurde an dieser Stelle über die Anforderungen an Kunststoff Drän-elemente berichtet. Vor dem Hintergrund unserer Beiträge zu diesem Thema, kam eine in-tensive Fachdiskussion im Fachbeirat der BAM und in weiteren Fachgremien in Gang. So wurden die Bemessungsgrundsätze der DGGT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geotechnik), die GDA (Geotechnik der Deponien und Altlasten) E (Empfehlung) 2-20 (Entwässerungsschich-ten in Oberflächenabdichtungssystemen), in einigen Punkten angepasst. Eine Musterverle-geanleitung für Kunststoff Dränelemente wurde erarbeitet. Der aktuelle Bearbeitungsstand soll hier vorgestellt werden. In diesem Zusammenhang wurde ein Untersuchungsprogramm zum Einfluss von Überlappstößen auf das Wasserableitvermögen von Kunst-stoff Dränelementen angestoßen. Die Ergebnisse sollen hier in Kürze vorgestellt und die Bedeutung für die Abminderungsfaktoren und damit für die Bemessung erläutert werden. Zu welchem Zeitpunkt muss ein Kunststoff Dränelement überbaut werden und welche weiteren Regelungen müssen hier beachtet werden? Was steckt eigentlich hinter diesen strengen Regelungen? Diese Fragen sollen im Folgenden diskutiert werden.
Die Deponieverordnung (DepV) fordert eine Akkreditierung der fremdprüfenden Stellen nach verschiedenen Normen. Die fachlichen Anforderungen an den „Fremdprüfer-Kunststoff“ legt die Richtlinie Fremdprüfer der BAM fest. Um diese Anforderungen im Akkreditierungsprozess ausreichend berücksichtigen zu können, wurde nun eine sogenannte DAkkS Regel erarbeitet, die die Anforderungen der Richtlinie spiegelt. Über den aktuellen Bearbeitungsstand soll berichtet werden.
Auch über die aktuelle Arbeit in Zusammenhang mit den Kunststoffdichtungsbahnen (KDB) soll berichtet werden. Der Prüfhinweis B14 (Bestimmung der Maßhaltigkeit von geosyntheti-schen Dichtungsbahnen aus Polyethylen hoher Dichte (PEHD)) wurde überarbeitet. Voran-gegangen war eine intensive Entwicklung der Prüfeinrichtung sowie ausgiebige Ringversuche im AK GWS (Arbeitskreis Grundwasserschutz). In diesem Zusammenhang wurden neue Anforderungen an die Produkte gestellt. Die Hintergründe dazu sollen kurz vorgestellt werden. Die DVS (Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren) Richtlinie 2225-4 regelt das Schweißen der KDB auf der Deponiebaustelle. Werden KDB im strukturierten Bereich miteinander verschweißt, werden die Strukturen in der Regel vorher abgetragen. Die DVS Richtlinie 2225-4 sieht unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen von einem Abtragen der Strukturen ab. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde ein Untersuchungsprogramm initiiert, das die Auswirkungen aufzeigen soll. Der Bearbeitungsstand wird vorgestellt.
Phosphor ist ein für alle Lebewesen essentielles Element und in seinen Funktionen nicht zu ersetzen. Der Bedarf wird aus der Nahrung gedeckt, daher wird Phosphor letztendlich durch Ackerbau den Böden entzogen. Der Nährstoff muss ersetzt werden, um dauerhafte Landwirtschaft zu ermöglichen. Das geschieht zum einen durch den Einsatz von Wirtschaftsdüngern, aber zu einem großen Teil auch durch Mineraldünger. Das hierfür benötigte Rohphosphat wird bergmännisch aus fossilen Lagerstätten gewonnen. Die entsprechende Reichweite wird auf über 300 Jahre geschätzt. Daher besteht zwar keine unmittelbare Gefahr, dass dieser lebenswichtige Nährstoff zu Neige geht, es bestehen jedoch erhebliche Versorgungsrisiken. Zum einen ist Europa nahezu vollständig von Importen abhängig und damit auch Schwankungen der Weltmarktpreise ausgesetzt. Darüber hinaus liegen Förderung und Reserven von Rohphosphaten entweder in Ländern mit hohem Eigenbedarf (USA, China) oder in politisch instabilen Regionen (Marokko, West Sahara). Außerdem sind viele Rohphosphate mit Schwermetallen wie Uran, Thorium und Cadmium belastet. Das Umweltbundesamt schätzt, dass jährlich mehr als 160 t Uran durch Mineraldünger auf deutsche Ackerflächen ausgebracht werden. Rückgewinnung von Phosphor könnte helfen, diese Probleme zu reduzieren. Ein bedeutendes Potential dafür stellt der Abwasserstrom dar. Die Menge an Phosphor darin wird deutschlandweit auf etwa 70.000 t jährlich geschätzt. Das entspricht etwa der Hälfte der Menge an Phosphor, die derzeit für Mineraldünger benötigt wird. Der Vortrag würde sich mit möglichen Prozessen der Rückgewinnung, deren Wirtschaftlichkeit und Herausforderungen der Analytik befassen:
- in den letzten Jahren wurden zahlreiche Verfahren zur Rückgewinnung von Phosphor aus verschiedensten Phasen der Abwasserreinigung entwickelt (wässrige Phase, Klärschlamm, Klärschlammasche). Ausgewählte Verfahren würden vorgestellt und bewertet.
- für einen Einsatz der so gewonnenen Recyclingphosphate als Düngemittel muss die Schadstofffreiheit und Pflanzenverfügbarkeit der Nährstoffe sichergestellt werden. Dazu ist zu prüfen, ob die zurzeit gängigen Verfahren der Probenvorbereitung und Analytik auch auf Recyclingphosphate anwendbar sind. Das gilt neben der Bioverfügbarkeit von Phosphor besonders für Schadstoffe, da die Recyclingdünger aus Abfallmaterialien gewonnen werden, die stark belastet sein können. Das gilt besonders für die speziesspezifische Analytik von Chrom (Chrom (VI) vs. Chrom (III)) in verschiedenen Matrices.
Polybromierte Flammschutzmittel (PBFSM) werden seit den 1960er Jahren zur Herabsetzung der Entflammbarkeit von Polymeren verwendet. Diese stehen auf Grund ihrer potentiell persistenten, bioakkumulierenden sowie toxischen Eigenschaften bis heute im Fokus der Wissenschaft und Gesetzgebung. In den letzten Jahren kam es verstärkt zum Einsatz neuer („emerging“) sowie neuartiger („novel“) PBFSM. Diese Verbindungen wurden bereits in der Umwelt bzw. oberhalb von 0,1 Gew.-% in Bedarfsgegenständen nachgewiesen. Zwei Vertreter, über deren Vorkommen, physikochemischen Eigenschaften und Umwelt-verhalten nur wenig bekannt ist, wurden daher ausgewählt, um das Abbau- und Transformationsverhalten näher zu untersuchen. Um eine Einschätzung über das Umweltverhalten bzw. die Metabolisierung dieser Verbindungen vornehmen zu können, werden sowohl Untersuchungen der cyto-chromabhängigen Biotransformation (Phase I/II) anhand mikrosomaler Ansätze als auch die Simulation oxidativer/reduktiver Abbauprozesse durch die Kopplung aus elektrochemischer Zelle (EC) und massenspektrometrischer Detektion (MS) herangezogen. Ziel der präsentierten Arbeit ist es, ein erstes Verständnis des Umweltverhaltens dieser neuartigen Kontaminanten zu entwickeln, um so eine Bewertung über die toxikologische Relevanz dieser Verbindungen bzw. deren Umwelt-/Bio-Transformationsprodukte geben zu können.
An approach to achieve “zero leakage” is discussed with respect to the experience in Germany, where strict regulations for landfill lining and capping systems have been developed and issued because of large environmental problems related to landfills that accumulated in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Using a thick, high quality HDPE geomembrane (GMB), which is installed free of residual waves and wrinkles in intimate contact with a compacted clay liner (CCL) or geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) of very low permeability, by a qualified, experienced, well equipped and properly third-party controlled installer and which are protected by heavy protection layers designed with respect to long-term performance of the GMB, may result in a liner or capping system of practically no leakage. This is demonstrated by analyzing results of measurements obtained from permanently installed leak detection systems in combination with HDPE GMBs. The survey is based on 32 German landfills with 1,276,500 m² of installed HDPE GMB.
The recent experience of Italian seismic events provided wide observational information about typical behaviour, damage patterns and intrinsic vulnerability of monumental buildings. Evidence indicates that historical constructions are by far the most vulnerable from the seismic point of view. As a consequence, they demand for the definition of urgent strategies for the protection of cultural heritage from seismic hazard. The main goal of an in-depth knowledge of the structure should help to avoid inadequate, unsuitable or dangerous rehabilitation operations, as well as to select non-invasive and reversible techniques for the best exploitation of material and technology features. The definition of reliable models and methods for seismic risk assessment of historical constructions is today a very important topic. Typical problems of masonry structures concern aspects like inherent structural lacks, material degradation, geotechnical problems, buckling behaviour of slender elements and dynamic loading vulnerability. Modelling the mechanical behaviour of masonry may play an important role, due to both inherent material complexity and great scatter in mechanical properties. Effective procedures for the identification of the structural parameters from static and dynamic testing are thus required. In particular, dynamic measurements may be very useful for the identification of mechanical properties and soil restraints and, consequently, for the calibration of advanced numerical finite element models. The paper addresses two case studies of structural monitoring and seismic assessment of medieval masonry towers in Italy: the bell tower of Aversa and the bell tower of Capua. These monuments, placed in the Campania region, were monitored by means of full-scale environmental vibration testing. Measured responses are then used for modal identification with a typical finite element model updating technique based on vibration test results. Parameters optimization is carried out on the basis of a criterion which minimises a weighted error on modal properties. A satisfactory improvement in the determination of modal parameters is thus obtained, resulting in a close agreement between the modal properties observed in dynamic tests and those calculated from numerical model. Seismic assessment is finally performed based on nonlinear static analysis of the tower under multimodal distributions of lateral loads. Results from nonlinear analysis indicate the potential collapse mechanisms and evidence dangerous structural weakness which may play a role in the seismic vulnerability of the towers.
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 compounds. Incomplete degradation reactions can result in transformation products due to oxidative conditions. The transformation products may have a higher toxicity than the precursor substances and are often only partly removed during water treatment. Since a lot of these compounds are still unknown, 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.
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 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.
A model system has been developed to simulate photocatalytic reactions in 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 fate during water treatment. Metformin is the drug of choice for treating type 2 diabetes. 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 used as antiepileptic drug and for the treatment of neuropathic pain. It 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.
In the beginning of the 1980s earth building has undergone a renaissance, which nowadays leads to an increasing use of load-bearing earth constructions and in particular, earth block masonry. At present there are no common structural standards according to the semi-probabilistic calculation concept, which is the state-of-the-art in European standards. A solid database is needed for the determination of the materials partial safety factor. Therefore, compressive strength tests were carried out with two types of earth blocks and two types of prefabricated earth mortar. The evaluation showed that the variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected, which seems to indicate high quality standards of the components earth block and mortar with regard to industrial production. On the basis of these results and together with the reliability method, a partial safety factor for earth block masonry subjected to compression was determined. The main aim of the research was the development of a first valid database for material parameters of earth block masonry with particular regard to statistical characteristics. The results showed that a common calculation method for earth block masonry based on partial safety factors following the valid masonry construction standard is feasible.
The paper investigates the dynamic characterisation, the numerical model tuning and the seismic risk assessment of two monumental masonry towers located in Italy: the Capua Cathedral bell tower and the Aversa Cathedral bell tower. Full-scale ambient vibration tests under environmental loads are performed. The modal identification is carried out using techniques of modal extraction in the frequency domain. The refined 3D finite element model (FEM) is calibrated using the in situ investigation survey. The FEM tuning is carried out by varying the mechanical parameters and accounting for the restraint offered by the neighbouring buildings and the role of soil–structure interaction. The assessment of the seismic performance of the bell towers is carried out through a nonlinear static procedure based on the multi-modal pushover analysis and the capacity spectrum method. Through the discussion of the case studies, the paper shows that the modal identification is a reliable technique that can be used in situ for assessing the dynamic behaviour of monumental buildings. By utilising the tuned FEM of the towers, the theoretical fundamental frequencies are determined, which coincide with the previously determined experimental frequencies. The results from seismic performance assessment through a pushover analysis confirm that the masonry towers in this study are particularly vulnerable to strong damage even when subjected to seismic events of moderate intensity.
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.
Earth, timber, fibre boards and insulation materials based on wooden and other natural fibres offer a variety of properties beneficial for eco innovative constructions that are able to improve the energy and resource efficiency of buildings.
Due to their porosity, natural building materials are vapour active and are able to buffer moisture. In combination with highly insulated and airtight but vapour permeable building envelopes, modern earth-timber constructions provide stable indoor humidity levels and can therefore be naturally ventilated while achieving highest energy efficiency standards. Experimental evidence suggests that monitored pilot buildings in Berlin do show healthy indoor air humidity levels (around 50%) in wintertime, while mechanically ventilated buildings demonstrate significantly lower values (around 25%), which have to be considered as uncomfortable and unhealthy.
The application of building materials being poor in chemical emissions, particularly volatile organic compounds (VOC) and radon, improves the indoor air quality further, so that intermittent ventilation twice a day will be sufficient to provide healthy indoor air quality. The air quality in critical rooms (e.g. small bedrooms), demonstrating a smaller air volume, should be monitored if appropriate ratios of room size to occupancy level cannot be realised.
Through night time ventilation in summer, vapour active earth-timber constructions provide evaporative cooling (humidity adsorption at night time and desorption during the day). As a result, indoor temperatures of earth-timber buildings range around 8 °C below the outside temperature peak, when an appropriate glazing ratio is reflected. The EU funded research project H-house is investigating various construction materials regarding water vapour adsorption as well as emission and absorption of harmful substances. Based on this investigation new wall constructions are designed to provide a healthier indoor environment.
This study presents diagnostic techniques to assess the structural vulnerability of earthen buildings. Medieval structures at Ambel (near Zaragoza, Spain), once a preceptory or monastic house belonging to the Military Orders, provide a useful case study. After more than a thousand years of construction, failure and repair from the 10th century to the present day, Ambel preceptory today is characterised by marked inhomogeneities: construction materials and structural typologies are juxtaposed, with structural discontinuities at the interfaces between construction phases. This paper argues that, while static analysis is an essential prerequisite before a suitable maintenance program can be defined, no evaluation of the structural behaviour of any historic building can ignore an understanding of the building’s history.
We have studied the influence of gamma rays on physical properties of different commercially available silica optical fibers stepwise irradiated up to a total dose of 100 kGy. The detection of radiation-induced changes in silica glass offers the possibility of using selected optical fibers as distributed radiation sensors. The measurements performed by us were based on optical backscatter reflectometry and Brillouin distributed sensing. The measurement methods enable an analysis of radiation-induced modification of the group refractive index and density of the optical fibers. The most distinct physical effect observed by us concerns the increase of the optical attenuation with rising total radiation doses. Quantitative measurement results indicate a crucial impact of fiber dopants on radiation-induced physical and sensory characteristics of silica optical fibers affected by differences in fiber fabrication techniques. Based on the obtained results, the suitability of distributed Brillouin sensing for dosimetry applications seems to be improved by modifying the refractive index profile of the fiber core.
Fungal secondary metabolites such as phomopsin A (PHO-A) produced by the fungus Diaporthe toxica are referred to as “emerging” mycotoxins. Recently, we developed a biosynthetic approach to gain access to 15N-isotopically labelled PHO-A as internal standard (IS) for PHO-A matrix independent quantification of PHO-A in various commodities. Aim of the present work was to elucidate the applicability of the new IS for accurate quantification and to investigate the phomopsin formation on various legume seeds as well as plant material. In summary, the applicability of the SIDA-HPLC-MS/MS method could be proven and the potential of D. toxica to produce high amounts of phomopsins under unfavorable conditions on lupins and other legume seeds could be shown. Moreover, a novel toxic methylated PHO-A derivative was unveiled in natural samples infested with D. toxica.
Neue Trends & Alte Probleme: Das Leguminosenmykotoxin Phomopsin A in einer "worst case"-Betrachtung
(2016)
Leguminosen wie z.B. Bohnen, Erbsen, Soja und zunehmend auch die Samen der Süßlupine liefern aufgrund ihres hohen Proteingehaltes einen wertvollen Beitrag zu einer veganen oder vegetarischen Ernährung. Jedoch sind Lupinen anfällig für Infektionen mit dem Pilz Diaporthe toxica, der u.a. Phomopsin A als hepatotoxischen Sekundärmetaboliten bildet. Ziel der Arbeiten waren die Gewinnung und Anwendung eines 15N-isotopenmarkierten internen Standards für die HPLC-MS/MS-Analyse dieses Toxins sowie die Quantifizierung der Toxinbildung in einem „worst case“-Szenario.
Leguminosen wie z.B. Bohnen, Erbsen, Soja und zunehmend auch die Samen der Süßlupine liefern aufgrund ihres hohen Proteingehaltes einen wertvollen Beitrag zu einer veganen oder vegetarischen Ernährung. Jedoch sind Lupinen anfällig für Infektionen mit dem Pilz Diaporthe toxica, der u.a. Phomopsin A als hepatotoxischen Sekundärmetaboliten bildet. Ziel der Arbeiten waren die Gewinnung und Anwendung eines 15N-isotopenmarkierten internen Standards für die HPLC-MS/MS-Analyse dieses Toxins sowie die Quantifizierung der Toxinbildung in einem „worst case“-Szenario.
UHPC-AAC/CLC composite panels with self-cleaning properties. Materials and production technology
(2016)
The aim of this study is to show the development of a façade composite panel combining either an autoclaved aerated concrete or a cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with a box-type external ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) supporting layer. The paper presents the materials characteristics of the different components and the production technology of the panel. The efficiency of surface modifications of the materials forming the external shell of the panel is reported. The activation of self-cleaning properties is described. The test results showed that the most efficient way to use the water-repellent agent is its application on the substrate before the concrete cast.
Concerning the production technology, the preliminary studies showed more advantages of a two-step manufacturing procedure of the UHPC boxes than a one-step procedure.
The goal of the present study is to assess the feasibility to develop a first reliable database of materials parameters for Earth Block Masonry (EBM). The database is crucial when defining the materials safety factors. In the first part an experimental campaign of compressive tests were carried out on two types of earth block and two types of earth mortar. The results showed that the mean variation of the compressive strength was remarkably less than expected. This low variation is related to a production with high quality standards of the materials employed. In the second part a partial safety factor for EBM under uniaxial compression was determined through the reliability method. The results proved the reliability of a common calculation method for EBM based on partial safety factors following the current standards.
Vielzahl unterschiedlicher VOC kann aus Bauprodukten freigesetzt werden. In den meisten Bauproduktgruppen gibt es sowohl emissionsarme als auch emissionsreiche Produkte. Manche VOC sind produktgruppenspezifisch, z.B. Siloxane/Silikon, andere VOC unspezifisch wie Formaldehyd und Essigsäure. VOC-Analytik und Gerüche zeigen im Allgemeinen keinen Zusammenhang. Schwerflüchter zeigen Langzeitemission und ausgeprägte Senken-/Memoryeffekte. Drucker/Kopierer emittieren neben VOC auch Fein- und Ultrafeinpartikel. Radon kann aus manchen Bauprodukten abgegeben werden und bei luftdichten Gebäuden in radonarmen Gebieten Haupt-Radonquelle sein. Radonexhalation kann grundsätzlich (statisch/dynamisch?) mit VOC-Kammern - ergänzt mit geeigneten Messgeräten - bestimmt werden. Es existiert eine Vielzahl von Labels für emissionsarme Bauprodukte. Gerade bei modernen, dichten Bauten mit geringem natürlichen Luftwechsel sind hohe Schadstoffkonzentrationen zu erwarten, wenn nicht emissionsarme Materialien und Produkte zum Einsatz kommen.
The surface chemistry / functionalization of nanomaterials and microparticles largely controls the stability of these materials as well as their solubility and subsequent biofunctionalization and their interactions with biological systems. Moreover, in the case of some nanomaterials like semiconductor quantum dots or lanthanide-based upconversion nanocrystals, the ligand shell strongly affects their optical properties, e.g., via passivation of surface states and traps that favor luminescence quenching or the protection of surface atoms from quenching water molecules. This renders analytical methods for the quantification of surface groups like functionalities very important. Targets of broad interest are here amino, carboxyl, alkine and maleimide groups used for common bioconjugation reactions and typical ligands like thiols and polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules of varying length, used for the tuning of material hydrophilicity and biocompatibility, minimization of unspecific interactions, prevention of biofouling, and enhancement of blood circulation times as well as surface-bound biomolecules like streptavidin or other biomolecules relevant e.g., for diagnostic assays. Here, we focus on simple optical methods relying on standard laboratory instrumentation, validated by method comparison and/or mass balances and present examples for their use for the characterization of different types of nanomaterials and microparticles.
Luminescence-based detection methods, ranging from fluorescence spectroscopy for photophysical and mechanistic studies over sensing applications, chromatographic separation techniques and the microarray technology with fluorescence detection to fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, single molecule spectroscopy, and molecular imaging to integrating sphere spectroscopy, are among the most widely used methods in the life and material sciences. This is due to e.g., their unique sensitivity enabling the detection of single molecules, potential for multiplexing, ease of combination with spatial resolution, and suitability for remote sensing. Many of these advantages are closely linked to the choice of suitable molecular and nanoscale fluorescent reporters, typically required for signal generation. This includes organic dyes without and with sensor function, fluorophore-encoded polymeric and silica nanoparticles as well as nanocrystalline systems like semiconductor quantum dots and upconversion phosphors, emitting in the visible (vis), near-infrared (NIR), and IR (infrared). Current challenges present the environment sensitivity of most fluorophores, rendering fluorescence spectra, measured intensities/fluorescence quantum yields, and fluorescence decay kinetics matrix-dependent, and instrument-specific distortions of measured fluorescence signals that need to be considered for quantification and comparability of data, particularly fluorescence spectra.
Here, current applications of luminescence-based methods and different types of reporters will be presented. In this context, suitable spectroscopic tools for the characteri-zation of the optical properties of fluorescent reporters and fluorophore-encoded microparticles, analytical tools for the determination of the surface chemistry of different types of particles, and different multiplexing strategies will be discussed.
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 metabolization in the environment and technical installations. Transformation products (TP) and metabolites may be more harmful than the mother substance 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. However, only little data is available concerning their TP and metabolites. In 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. In these compartments, transformation by global irradiation needs to be considered. Due to their moderate mobility both pesticides may also end up in ground water from which drinking water is produced. Owing to the vigorous conditions during drinking water production the formation of a variety of technical TP can be expected. Additionally, for all compartments the degradation by bacteria is a factor which needs to be taken into account. For this survey, the potential for metabolization by model organisms 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 characterized by NMR. Toxicity assessment of these TP is essential to define threshold values in the environment.
The model reaction systems will be presented and possible TP will be shown.
Flame retardants are increasingly used in consumer products as e.g. electronics and furniture as well as in construction. Along with the increased usage, concerns about negative effects of flame retardants on human health and the environment have been raised. Concerning construction products one application for flame retardants is the furnishing of steel structures with reactive flameproof coatings. These coatings consist of a complex mixture of different chemicals, additives and solvents. For the evaluation of the risk possibly posed by their application to the environment, this whole mixture should be tested.
Two different leaching tests were applied according to DIN/TS 16637-2 (sample permantly submerged in water) and DIN EN 16105 (immersion and drying cycles), respectively, which can be used for plate-like products. Eluates were divided into subsamples for the measurement of different parameters: pH-value, conductivity, total organic carbon (TOC), cation and anion concentration. For screening of organic compounds, aqueous samples were liquid/liquid extracted using three solvents with different polarity (toluene, hexane and ethylacetate). GC-MS chromatograms were recorded in the SCAN mode and mass spectra of the peaks were compared with spectras stored in the NIST library.
Eluates of leaching test accroding to DIN CEN TS 16637-2 showed low electrical conductivity (20 to 150 µS/cm) and low release of cation and anions often near the LOQ. Diffferences could be observed for plates treated with the reactive coating at both sides and plates coated only at one side, while the other side is only furnished by the corrosive protection layer. Release of TOC and Zn was approx twice or 10 fold higher in the case of plates coated on one side. Furthermore, the comparison of the results for both types of plates showed that a large portion of the released compounds originate rather from the corrosion protection layer than from the reactive coating itself. Leaching tests according to DIN EN 16105 have not been finished yet, but first results show that the conductivity is much lower (1-4 µS/cm) than for the tests according to DIN/TS 16637-2 leading to the assumption that the release of compounds is lower.
By comparison of the mass spectra with library data, mainly organic solvents as xylene, 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate and n-btuyl carbamate have been tentatively identified so far in the first test fraction done by DIN CEN TS 16637-2.
Several restoration projects of stained-glass windows have been performed in Lower Silesia (Poland) since 2010. The aim of the projects was to protect stained-glass windows against environmental impact of industial pollutants and acid rain by installing a protective glazing. The usefulness of protective glazing has been proved by climate measurements and determination of environmental impact before and after installation.
X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns of the high-temperature (HT) cristobalite form of SiO2 and its isoelectronic AlPO4 analogue are essentially influenced by the dynamic disorder of these crystal structures. The nature of this disorder and of the phase transition between the α- and β-form has been the subject of intensive research during the last four decades [1]. By 1989 it became possible to stabilize the HT-form of cristobalite SiO2 at room temperature in laboratory and engineering ceramic industries by applying solid solution forming techniques [2]. However, for the HT-form of cristobalite AlPO4 nothing similar has been known until 2014 when it was discovered that nanocrystalline and stacking-disordered β-cristobalite AlPO4 is the major component of the fly ash of a large incineration facility operated by the waste water treatment authorities of Frankfurt/M. [3]. Previous comprehensive investigations of this fly ash failed to interpret its complex XRD pattern – presumably mainly due to the lack of a matching experimental digital pattern in the Powder Diffraction Database. The present paper reports on a synthesis route that facilitates the crystallization of nanocrystalline and stacking-disordered β-cristobalite AlPO4 that is free of crystalline impurity phases and long-term stable at ambient. Its room temperature XRD pattern is presented with parameters traced back to certified reference materials.
[1] Yuan F. and Huang L., Phys. Rev, B, 2012, 85, 134114. [2] Perrotta J.A., Grubbs D.K., Martin E.S., Dando N.R., McKinstry H.A. and Huang C.-Y., J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1989, 72, 441. [3] Peplinski B., Adam C., Adamczyk B., Müller R., Michaelis M., Krahl Th. and Emmerling F., Powder Diffraction Journal, 2015, 30, 2, Supp. 1, S31.
Durch den stetig steigenden Einsatz von Plastikprodukten sind unerwünschte Kunststofffunde in verschiedenen Umweltmatrices mittlerweile allgegenwärtig. Bereits seit Jahren werden die Funde in aquatischen Bereich kommentiert, mittlerweile erfahren auch terrestrische Kompartimente erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit.
Besonderes Interesse erfahren Kunststoffpartikel von einer Größe kleiner 5 mm, sogenannte Mikroplastik (MP) Partikel.
The canister for the permanent storage of spent nuclear fuel used by SKB in Sweden consists of a cast iron insert surrounded by a five centimetre thick shell of copper. It is a safety critical component and in order to secure long-term structural integrity non-destructive methods are used to inspect 100% of the volume of each canister, before it is disposed of in the repository. One of the critical components that requires inspection is a sealing weld, joining the copper tube and the lid. The friction stir weld is inspected using an ultrasonic phased array system. The area of the weld is inspected with several inspection channels with different angles and varying coverage. To make sure that no defects that might occur in the weld are overseen, the reliability of the inspection must be quantified. The reliability of NDT is usually quantified with the probability of detection curves. The influence of the parameters that might influence the POD of the flaws in the weld is investigated analysing the experimental results, as well as with a help of a numerical simulation of the inspection.
The canister for the permanent storage of spent nuclear fuel used by SKB in Sweden consists of a cast iron insert surrounded by a five centimetre thick shell of copper. It is a safety critical component and in order to secure long-term structural integrity non-destructive methods are used to inspect 100% of the volume of each canister, before it is disposed of in the repository. One of the critical components that requires inspection is a sealing weld, joining the copper tube and the lid. The friction stir weld is inspected using an ultrasonic phased array system. The area of the weld is inspected with several inspection channels with different angles and varying coverage. To make sure that no defects that might occur in the weld are overseen, the reliability of the inspection must be quantified. The reliability of NDT is usually quantified with the probability of detection curves. The influence of the parameters that might influence the POD of the flaws in the weld is investigated analysing the experimental results, as well as with a help of a numerical simulation of the inspection.
A bead suspension array for measuring emerging pollutants and anthropogenic markers in wastewater
(2016)
Background: The assessment of water quality demands for high-throughput and multi-target compatible analytical methods. On the one hand, the influence of sewage on natural surface waters must be routinely monitored - according to the European Water Framework Directive. On the other hand, estimation of removal efficiencies of pollutants, such as drug residues, is in the focus of industrial and public wastewater treatment. Immunoassays, such as ELISA, are often applied in this area owing to their cost-efficiency and high-throughput capability. However, it is only possible to measure a single analyte in one measurement. In contrast, array technology is capable for measuring multiple substances in parallel. Here we present a four-plex bead-based flow cytometric assay for measuring three drugs (carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug, diclofenac, an antiphlogistic and caffeine, a psychoactive substance) and the bile acid isolithocholic acid, which is proposed to be used as a fecal marker. The drugs can be detected from 1 to 4 µg/L and the bile acid can be detected up to 72 µg/L in wastewater, requiring a highly sensitive detection method.
Methods: We use core-shell particles as the spherical platform, consisting of a polystyrene core and a silica shell. Such beads can easily be encoded with an organic fluorophore in the core and functionalized with amino groups on the silica shell surface for creating binding sites for antibodies: Therefore, the marker substances are bound to the amino groups via NHS chemistry. The hybrid particles were synthesized in house. Polystyrene was chosen as core material because of its low density and high refractive index, both important requirements for the use in suspension arrays. Easy surface modifications using silane chemistry are accessible on the silica shell. For the determination of the pollutants, the beads are incubated with a mixture of the analyte-specific antibodies. The antibodies undergo a competitive reaction to bind the immobilized molecules on the surface of the beads or the free analyte in the solution, respectively. Bound antibodies can then be visualized via fluorophore-labelled secondary antibodies. For read-out a flow cytometer is used to virtually separate the different dye encoded beads and to measure the resulting Signal intensity of the immunoassay. A four-parametric function was used as calibration curve.
Results: In order to obtain highly selective binding of the antibodies, we investigated different types of silica shell surface modifications to overcome unspecific binding, finding that a PEG-modified surface is suitable to support our immunoassay format. Multiplexed small molecule detection can therefore be realized in a simple mix and read procedure without washing steps.
Conclusion: We presented a multiplexing suspension array for the detection of four marker substances in wastewater samples, based on an indirect immunoassay format with polystyrene core-silica shell microbeads. The resulting multiplexing assay is appropriate to detect the marker substances in the low µg/L range. Therefore, wastewater samples can be measured without further preconcentration.
A bead suspension array for measuring emerging pollutants and anthropogenic markers in wastewater.
(2016)
The assessment of water quality demands for high-throughput and multi-target compatible analytical methods. On the one hand, the influence of sewage on natural surface waters must be routinely monitored - according to the European Water Framework Directive. On the other hand, estimation of removal efficiencies of pollutants, such as drug residues, is in the focus of industrial and public wastewater treatment. Immunoassays, such as ELISA, are often applied in this area owing to their cost-efficiency and high-throughput capability. However, it is only possible to measure a single analyte in one measurement.
In contrast, array technology is capable for measuring multiple substances in parallel. Here we present a four-plex bead-based flow cytometric assay for measuring three drugs (carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug, diclofenac, an antiphlogistic and caffeine, a psychoactive substance) and the bile acid isolithocholic acid, which is proposed to be used as a fecal marker.
In this suspension array core-shell particles, consisting of a polystyrene core and a silica shell are used. They can be easily encoded with a fluorophore which is introduced to the core and functionalized with amino groups on the surface for creating binding sites for antibodies: Therefore, the marker substances are bound to the amino groups via NHS chemistry.
For the determination of the pollutants, the beads are incubated with a mixture of the analyte-specific antibodies. The antibodies undergo a competitive reaction to bind the immobilised molecules on the surface of the beads or the free analyte in the solution, respectively. Bound antibodies can then be visualized via fluorophore-labelled secondary antibodies. For read-out a flow cytometer is used to virtually separate the different encoded beads and to measure the resulting signal intensity of the immunoassay. In order to obtain highly selective binding of the antibodies, we investigated different types of surface modifications to overcome unspecific binding, finding that a PEG-based surface is suitable to support our immunoassay format. The resulting multiplexing assay is appropriate to detect the marker substances in the low µg/L range.
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.
A wide variety of fungi and bacteria are known to contaminate fuels and fuel systems. These microbial contaminants have been linked to fuel system fouling and corrosion. The fungus Hormoconis resinae, a common jet fuel contaminant, is used in this study as a model for developing innovative risk assessment methods. A novel qPCR protocol to detect and quantify H. resinae in, and together with, total fungal contamination of fuel systems is reported. Two primer sets, targeting the markers RPB2 and ITS, were selected for their remarkable specificity and sensitivity. These primers were successfully applied on fungal cultures and diesel samples demonstrating the validity and reliability of the established qPCR protocol. This novel tool allows clarification of the current role of H. resinae in fuel contamination cases, as well as providing a technique to detect fungal outbreaks in fuel systems. This tool can be expanded to other well-known fuel-deteriorating microorganisms.