Thorsten Reemtsma

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Thorsten Reemtsma

Thorsten Reemtsma

Helmholtz Centre - UFZ

Prof. Thorsten Reemtsma is a chemist and Head of the Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry at the UFZ in Leipzig. He is also Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig. His research focuses on the development of analytical techniques for trace contaminants in water, soils and biota, on tracking trace substances in natural and technical systems and on understanding transformation processes. Thorsten Reemtsma is currently Chair of the Division of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology at the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker – the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and Member of the Board of the German Water Chemistry Society.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
September 4, 2025

Session 5
Human and environmental toxicity of tire particles and associated compounds

Room: Samberg Salon MI

Moderators: Benoit Ferrari and Kyoshiro Hiki

  1. Particles in Motion: Framing Tire Emissions and Human Exposure
    What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It Matters
    Keynote Speaker: Julie Panko
  2. Toxicity Assessment of Tire Wear Particles Using Carp and Amphipods for Environmental Risk Evaluation
    Speaker: Kei Nakayama
  3. What a Difference the Abrasion Makes: Differences in Chemical Composition of TRWP and CMTT
    Speaker: Thorsten Reemtsma
  4. Grinding Method and Oxidative Aging Modulate the Impact of Tire Wear Microplastics on the Fitness of C. elegans
    Speaker: Sefine Oksal Kilinc
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