Cytostatics in the aquatic environment [Elektronische Ressource] : analysis, occurrence, and possibilities for removal / von Lubomira Kovalova

Cytostatics in the aquatic environment: analysis, occurrence, and possibilities for removal Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der RWTH Aachen University zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von MSc Lubomira Kovalova aus Presov, Slowakei Berichter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juliane Hollender Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Andreas Schäffer Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 21. August 2009 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. The presented doctoral study was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Juliane Hollender and Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Wolfgang Dott at the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital Aachen, Germany and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Dübendorf, Switzerland. The study was part of the AQUAbase project, a training site on “Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic Environment - Interdisciplinary Concepts for Assessment and Removal” (2004 – 2007), which was a Marie Curie fellowship for early stage research training hosted by RWTH Aachen University, Germany.