Category: status-report

Completion of our first field test at the Botanische Staatssammlung München (BSM)

For four weeks, the new MUSA system was thoroughly tested in the Botanische Staatssammlung München (Botanical State Collection). A total of 152 different samples were taken from dust and indoor air during the field test. These are now being analysed for organochlorine pesticides and toxic (semi-)metals in the laboratory of the Working Group Analytics and…
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MUSA gains international visibility

[Picture from jannoon028 auf Freepik] We are very pleased to have been invited to present our MUSA project at two international symposia. The response of our professional colleagues was consistently positive and the audience showed a deep interest in the results of the research project. Therefore, we would like to make our project progress available…
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Advisory board meeting for the MUSA project launch

On June 24th the first meeting with the Scientific Advisory Board of the MUSA project took place. The aim of the meeting was on the one hand to herald the start of the project and on the other hand to discuss initial questions about the project. A big thank you at this point to the…
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June 1st: Starting signal for the MUSA research project

After an extensive preparatory phase, the starting shot for the MUSA research project was given on June 1, 2022. The acronym states what the applicants have made their goal: MUSA – Innovative (Multi)-Methods for the safe handling of harmful legacy biocides. This project is funded over a period of three years by the German Federal…
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