Institutions of the University of Bayreuth
Ecology and Environment

Kühnel, Dana ; Jemec Kokalj, Anita ; Ramsperger, Anja ; Drobne, Damjana ; Undas, Anna ; Potthoff, Annegret ; Altmann, Korinna ; Peijnenburg, Willie ; Jeliazkova, Nina ; Afanou, Anani Komlavi ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Laforsch, Christian ; Reuther, Rudolf ; Giese, Bernd:
Challenges in human micro- and nanoplastic risk assessment : stocktaking and the road ahead.
In: Environmental Sciences Europe. (8 April 2026) .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-026-01376-x

Xu, Chengzhang ; Yi, Chengwei ; Fulajtar, Emilia ; Ramsperger, Anja ; Brehm, Julian ; Laforsch, Christian ; Schmalz, Holger ; Rosenfeldt, Sabine ; Mansfeld, Ulrich ; Kress, Holger ; Möglich, Andreas ; Greiner, Andreas ; Agarwal, Seema:
Compostable and Recyclable Baroplastic Triblock Copolymers Enable Low-Energy Polymer Processing.
In: Small. (16 March 2026) . - e14939.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202514939

Davies, Grace ; Kernchen, Sarmite ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Brenninkmeijer, Louisa ; Laforsch, Christian ; Krause, Stefan ; Lynch, Iseult:
Determining the impact of common microplastic extraction methods from soil matrices on the biodegradable polymers polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate.
In: Microplastics and Nanoplastics. Vol. 6 (31 January 2026) .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-025-00167-0

Decker, Orsi ; Uhler, Johannes ; Redlich, Sarah ; Chao, Anne ; Kortmann, Mareike ; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf ; Tobisch, Cynthia ; Ewald, Jörg ; Englmeier, Jana ; Fricke, Ute ; Ganuza, Cristina ; Haensel, Maria ; Bozicevic, Vedran ; Morinière, Jérôme ; Zhang, Jie ; Müller, Jörg:
Distance-decay reveals contrasting effects of land-use types on arthropod community homogenisation.
In: Nature Communications. Vol. 17 (2026) . - 763.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67612-9

Abdoli, Mohammad ; Lapo, Karl ; Thomas, Christoph:
Dynamic stability and canopy structure drive spatio-temporal variability of greenhouse gas concentrations in the sub-canopy of a temperate spruce forest.
In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. Vol. 383 (2026) . - 111129.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111129

Ayinde, Bashir Olasunkanmi ; Babel, Wolfgang ; Olesch, Johannes ; Wagner, Daniel ; Agarwal, Seema ; Laforsch, Christian ; Brehm, Julian ; Nölscher, Anke ; Thomas, Christoph:
From seeding to detachment : leveraging deep learning to quantify the transport of tire wear microplastics in a wind tunnel.
In: Aerosol Research Discussions. (2026) . - pp. 1-37.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-2026-2

Sungur, Leyla ; Bamberger, Ines ; Schneider, Johann ; Bachmann, Frederik ; Nölscher, Anke ; Thomas, Christoph:
The impact of synoptic forcing and vehicle traffic on atmospheric transport processes and NO₂ concentrations in a highly polluted urban street canyon.
In: Atmospheric Pollution Research. (2026) . - 102965.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2026.102965