Research

Research Areas–Projects

Photo: Elke Fischer

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Publications

Fischer, E.K., Gahrau, T., Tamminga, M., 2023. Identification and Assessment of Potential Microplastic Emissions within the Lake Tollense Catchment Area, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. Sustainability 15, 15048. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152015048

Gündoğdu, S., Mihai, F.-C., Fischer, E.K., Blettler, M.C.M., Turgay, O.C., Akça, M.O., Aydoğan, B., Ayat, B., 2023. Micro and nano plastics in groundwater systems: A review of current knowledge and future perspectives. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 165, 117119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2023.117119

Hansen, J., Hildebrandt, L., Zimmermann, T., El Gareb, F., Fischer, E.K., Pröfrock, D., 2023. Quantification and characterization of microplastics in surface water samples from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean using laser direct infrared imaging. Marine Pollution Bulletin 190, 114880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114880

HELCOM, 2023. Support for, and harmonisation of, regional work on Descriptor 10 - Main report on microlitter. HELCOM BLUES (2023) Contibutors: Elke Fischer, Marta Barone, Madina Dolle, Laura Polt, Ieva PutnaNīmane, Marta Ruiz, Jana Wolf.

Klein, M., Bechtel, B., Brecht, T., Fischer, E.K., 2023. Spatial distribution of atmospheric microplastics in bulk-deposition of urban and rural environments – A one-year follow-up study in northern Germany. Science of The Total Environment 901, 165923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165923

Polt, L., Motyl, L., Fischer, E.K., 2023. Abundance and Distribution of Microplastics in Invertebrate and Fish Species and Sediment Samples along the German Wadden Sea Coastline. Animals 13, 1698. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13101698

Horvatits, T., Tamminga, M., Liu, B., Sebode, M., Carambia, A., Fischer, L., Püschel, K., Huber, S., Fischer, E.K., 2022. Microplastics detected in cirrhotic liver tissue. eBioMedicine 82, 104147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104147

Süssmann, J., Krause, T., Martin, D., Walz, E., Greiner, R., Fischer, E.K., Hackl, T., Rohn, S., Fritsche, J., 2022. Kleine Kunststoffpartikel in Fisch und Meeresfrüchten – Herausforderungen der Probenvorbereitung und Analytik. Lebensmittelchemie 76. https://doi.org/10.1002/lemi.202259021

Tamminga, M., Hengstmann, E., Deuke, A.-K., Fischer, E.K., 2022. Microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and fluxes in water bodies of the Tollense catchment, Germany, with regard to different sampling systems. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 11345–11358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16106-4

Pfeiffer, F. and E.K. Fischer (2020): Various Digestion Protocols Within Microplastic Sample Processing—Evaluating the Resistance of Different Synthet

Hengstmann, E., Weil, E., Wallbott, P.C., Tamminga, M., Fischer, E.K., 2021. Microplastics in lakeshore and lakebed sediments – External influences and temporal and spatial variabilities of concentrations. Environmental Research 197, 111141. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111141

Süssmann, J., Krause, T., Martin, D., Walz, E., Greiner, R., Fischer, E., Hackl, T., Rohn, S., Fritsche, J., 2021. Mikroplastik in Fischereierzeugnissen ‐ Vergleich und Optimierung von Aufarbeitungsmethoden. Lebensmittelchemie 75. doi: 10.1002/lemi.202158040

Süssmann, Julia, Krause, T., Martin, D., Walz, E., Greiner, R., Rohn, S., Fischer, E.K., Fritsche, J., 2021. Evaluation and optimisation of sample preparation protocols suitable for the analysis of plastic particles present in seafood. Food Control 125, 107969. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.107969

Tamminga, M., Hengstmann, E., Deuke, A.-K., Fischer, E.K., 2021. Microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and fluxes in water bodies of the Tollense catchment, Germany, with regard to different sampling systems. Environ Sci Pollut Res. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16106-4