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RWTH Aachen University
two 2026 doctoral theses define the compartment — one on the environmental fate of intentionally added polyurea microcapsules under REACH (mineralization accelerated by simulated sunlight; LLDPE far more persistent),…
- Country
- Germany
Research
Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bioremediation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Institute for Environmental Research (IFER), RWTH Aachen University | cream-itn.eu · publications.rwth-aachen.de · rwthcontacts.rwth-aachen.de · biologie.rwth-aachen.de |
| Research focus | Environmental fate and biodegradability of microplastics, particularly polyurea microcapsules in plant protection products, under REACH regulation | publications.rwth-aachen.de · biologie.rwth-aachen.de |
| Facility | eTOX LAB | etox.rwth-aachen.de · rwthcontacts.rwth-aachen.de |
| Grant | PeMIXoS: Pesticide Mixture Effects on Soil Organisms (RWTH Aachen University Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates, 2018-2021) | cope.rwth-aachen.de |
| Grant | Necessary adaptations of harmonised testing and risk assessment for earthworms (UBA, 2016-2019) | cope.rwth-aachen.de |
| Grant | COMBITOX (UBA, 2015-2019) | cope.rwth-aachen.de |
| Publications | More than 200 papers in ecochemistry and ecotoxicology fields (ISI-Web > 150) | cream-itn.eu |
| Principal staff | Andreas Schäffer, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Richard Ottermanns, Thomas Backhaus | rwthcontacts.rwth-aachen.de · researchgate.net · rwth-aachen.de |
| Headcount | Approximately 30 PhD students, 15 diploma/bachelor/master students, four technical assistants, three senior scientists, three post-doctoral fellows, and three professors | cream-itn.eu |
Independent sources: cream-itn.eu · researchgate.net
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microplastic biodegradation on land | bioremediation | High | → |
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