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| Email |
iseb-eseb-jseb2006@fu-confirm.de
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Science: Biotechnology
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| Category 2 |
Science: Environment
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Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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| Description |
Topics:
1. Microbial diversity – Global challenges
- Characterization of microbial communities
- Biofilms
- Adaptation and stress response
- (In situ) activity assessment
2. Environmental processes
- Gene transfer
- N-, S-, P- turnover
- Metals (incl. heavy metals)
- Organic contaminants
- Trace compounds: pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors
- Alternative electron acceptors, electron shuttles
- Oligotrophic environments
- Transport and bioavailability
- Ecological modelling and engineering
3. Biomonitoring of natural and engineered processes
- Stable isotope probing and biomarkers
- Functional genes
- Phylogenetic genes
- Chip technology
- Biosensors
4. Treatment of water, soil and waste
- Groundwater: natural attenuation and enhanced
attenuation
- Reactive biobarriers
- Waste water treatment, constructed wetlands
- Waste treatment, composting
- Soil bioremediation, phytoremediation
- Biosafety, military related wastes
- Environmental process engineering
- Bioprocess control
5. Technical processes and industrial applications
- Cleaner production - manufacturing with less pollution
- Use of renewable feed stocks and ressources
- Alternative fuels and bulk chemicals
- Biotransformation in non aqueous systems
- Novel bioreactor systems and process scale up
6. Governmental regulations on environmental quality
- Environmental law
- Landscape and resource management
- Water resources
- Biohazards
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