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Simulation of plastic degradation under wave stress in a modified stream outdoor mesocosm of the FSAClick to enlarge
Simulation of plastic degradation under wave stress in a modified stream outdoor mesocosm of the FSA
Source: UBA/ FG IV 2.5

Actual projects

  • Project Partner of EU AQUACOSM-plus Project (Network of mesocosm facilities, https://www.aquacosm.eu/, 2020-2023

  • Project AquaFungi at Risk: Aquatic fungi as new non-target organisms in the risk assessment of fungicides – protection of biodiversity (UBA Refoplan project FKZ 3722 67 402 0, 2022-2025)
  • AQUACOSM-plus project MyrioRisk: Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole with herbicidal mode of action on sediment-rooted macrophyte Myriophyllum spicatum (M. Antony, University of Antwerp, Belgium; G. Arts, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2022)
  • AQUACOSM-plus project FungERA: Effects of the fungicide tebuconazole on sporulation of fungal communities in stream lake mesocosms (S. Panico, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy, 2022-2023)
  • AQUACOSM-plus project TebuFun: Unraveling the impact of tebuconazole on aquatic fungal communities and ecosystem functioning (R. Real, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2023)
  • Analysis of the leaching potential of new softener in PVC under natural-like conditions in a semi-terrestrial environment (R. Nagorka, department II 2.5, German Environment Agency, Germany, 2023)

Actual master and dissertation projects

  • Should aquatic fungi be considered in the risk assessment of pesticides? S. Carl, Dissertation, Umweltbundesamt

Latest publications

  • Contardo-Jarra, V., Meinecke, S., Feibicke, M., Berghahn, R., Schmidt, R, Mohr, S.: Fate, bioaccumulation and toxic effects of triclosan on a freshwater community – A mesocosm study. Environmental Advance 5 (2021), 100100, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100100.

  • Becker, B., Kochleus, C., Spira, D., Möhlenkamp, C. , Bachtin, J. , Meinecke, S. , Vermeirssen, E. Passive sampler phases for pesticides: evaluation of AttractSPE™ SDB-RPS and HLB versus Empore™ SDB-RPS. In: Environ Sci Pollut Res (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12109-9.

  • Périllon, C., Feibicke, M., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Hönemann, L., Mohr, S.: The auxin herbicide mecoprop-P in new light: Filling the data gap for dicotyledonous macrophytes. In: Environmental Pollution 272 (2021), 116405.

  • Ford, A. et al. (Sahm, R., Mohr, S.): The Role of Behavioral Toxicology in Environmental Protection. In: Environmental Science & Technology 55 (2021), 5620-5628.

  • Rothmeier, L.M., Sahm, R., Watermann, B., Grabow, K., Koester, M., Cichy, A., Martens, A.: The Ponto-Caspian parasite Plagioporus cf. skrjabini reaches the River Rhine system in Central Europe - higher infestation in the native than in the introduced Danubian form of the gastropod Theodoxus fluviatilis. In: Hydrobiologia 848 (2021), 2569-2578.

  • Rothmeier, L.M., Martens, A., Watermann, B., Grabow, K., Bartz, J., Sahm, R.: The Danubian cryptic invader Theodoxus fluviatilis (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in the River Rhine: a potential indicator for metal pollution? Ecotoxicology 31 (2022), 24-32, 10.1007/s10646-021-02485-4.

  • Carl, S., Mohr, S., Sahm, R., Baschien, C.: Laboratory conditions can change the complexity and composition of the natural aquatic mycobiome on Alnus glutionosa leaf litter. Fungal Ecology 57-68 (2022), 101142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101142.

  • Heimann, W., Futterer, D., Schulz, H.K., Sahm, R., Koop, J.H.E., Schulz, R.: Electrofishing distances for sampling fish assemblages in oxbow lakes of the River Rhine. Fisheries Management and Ecology 29 (6) (2022), 851-857, https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12587.

  • Herzog, S. P., Galloway, J., Banks, E. W., Posselt, M., Jaeger, A., Portmann, A., Sahm, R., Kusebauch, B., Lewandowski, J., Ward, A. S.: Combined surface-subsurface stream restoration structures can op-timize hyporheic attenuation of stream water contaminants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 57 (2023), 4153-4166, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05967.

  • Mohr, S., Meinecke, S., Feibicke, M., Duquesne, S., Frische, T., Sahm, R.: Effects of a realistic pesticide spraying sequence for apple crop on stream communities in mesocosms: negligible or notable? Environmental Sciences Europe (2023), 35:35, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00739-y.

 

Documentary Art Film about the FSA

The artist Anne Rinn was inspired by the FSA and initiated the art project „Keep your boots muddy“, which comprised drawings on the wall, a documentary art film and space installations. The works were shown in the exhibition hall of the German Federal Environment Agency in Berlin (Bismarkplatz) from November 2010 to January 2011. 

Anne Rinn: Keep your boots muddy
Source: Anne Rinn

Anne Rinn: Keep your boots muddy

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