Recent Publications
Desing, H.; Blum, N. On circularity, complexity and (elements of) hope. Circ. Econ. 2023, 1 (1). https://doi.org/10.55845/WNHN7338
Groh, K. J.; Arp, H. P. H.; MacLeod, M.; Wang, Z. Assessing and managing environmental hazards of polymers: historical development, science advances and policy options. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 2023, 25 (1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00386D
Hummen, T.; Sudheshwar, A. Fitness of product and service design for closed-loop material recycling: a framework and indicator. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 190, 106661 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106661
Huo, J.; Wang, Z.; Oberschelp, C.; Guillén-Gosálbez, G.; Hellweg, S. Net-zero transition of the global chemical industry with CO2-feedstock by 2050: feasible yet challenging. Green Chem. 2023, 25 (1), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2gc03047k
Malinverno, N.; Schmutz, M.; Nowack, B.; Som, C. Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 189, 106728 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106728
Roca-Puigròs, M.; Marmy, C.; Wäger, P.; Beat Müller, D. Modeling the transition toward a zero emission car fleet: integrating electrification, shared mobility, and automation. Transp. Res. D 2023, 115, 103576 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103576
Sudheshwar, A.; Malinverno, N.; Hischier, R.; Nowack, B.; Som, C. Identifying sustainable applications for printed electronics using the multi-perspective application selection approach. J. Clean. Prod. 2023, 383, 135532 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135532
Sudheshwar, A.; Malinverno, N.; Hischier, R.; Nowack, B.; Som, C. The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics - a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 189, 106757 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106757
Tunali, M.; Adam, V.; Nowack, B. Probabilistic environmental risk assessment of microplastics in soils. Geoderma 2023, 430, 116315 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116315
Arain, A. L.; Neitzel, R. L.; Nambunmee, K.; Hischier, R.; Jindaphong, S.; Austin-Breneman, J.; Jolliet, O. Material flow, economic and environmental life cycle performances of informal electronic waste recycling in a Thai community. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 180, 106129 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106129
Bauer, C.; Burkhardt, S.; Dasgupta, N. P.; Ager-Wick Ellingsen, L.; Gaines, L. L.; Hao, H.; Hischier, R.; Hu, L.; Huang, Y.; Janek, J.; et al. Charging sustainable batteries. Nat. Sustain. 2022, 5, 176-178. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00864-1
Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D. The pursuit of more sustainable production techniques and uses for graphene-based materials. One Earth 2022, 5 (12), 1324-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.11.010
Berr, M.; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D.; Hischier, R.; Hool, A.; Wäger, P. SPOTTER: assessing supply disruption impacts along the supply chain within Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment. Clean. Logist. Supply Chain 2022, 4, 100063 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clscn.2022.100063
Bill, A.; Haarman, A.; Gasser, M.; Böni, H.; Rösslein, M.; Wäger, P. A. Characterizing plastics from large household appliances: brominated flame retardants, other additives and density profiles. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 177, 105956 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105956
Blumenthal, J.; Diamond, M. L.; Liu, G.; Wang, Z. Introducing "embedded toxicity": a necessary metric for the sound management of building materials. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (14), 9838-9841. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03128
Blumenthal, J.; Diamond, M. L.; Hoffmann, M.; Wang, Z. Time to break the "lock-In" impediments to chemicals management. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (7), 3863-3870. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06615
Bornemann, B.; Bergman, M.; Ejderyan, O.; Fritz, L.; Kläy, A.; Wäger, P. Innovations for the sustainability transformation: conceptual cornerstones of the saguf working group INSIST. GAIA 2022, 31 (3), 182-184. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.31.3.10
Cai, Y.; Lin, J.; Gimeno, S.; Begnaud, F.; Nowack, B. Country-specific environmental risks of fragrance encapsulates used in laundry care products. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2022, 41 (4), 905-916. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5168
Carney Almroth, B.; Cornell, S. E.; Diamond, M. L.; de Wit, C. A.; Fantke, P.; Wang, Z. Understanding and addressing the planetary crisis of chemicals and plastics. One Earth 2022, 5 (10), 1070-1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.09.012
Cimprich, A.; Young, S. B.; Schrijvers, D.; Ku, A. Y.; Hagelüken, C.; Christmann, P.; Eggert, R.; Habib, K.; Hirohata, A.; Hurd, A. J.; et al. The role of industrial actors in the circular economy for critical raw materials: a framework with case studies across a range of industries. Miner. Econ. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-022-00304-8
Desing, H. Below zero. Environ. Sci.: Adv. 2022, 1 (5), 612-619. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00168C
Desing, H.; Widmer, R. How much energy storage can we afford? On the need for a sunflower society, aligning demand with renewable supply. Biophys. Econ. Sust. 2022, 7, 3 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41247-022-00097-y
Desing, H.; Gerber, A.; Hischier, R.; Wäger, P.; Widmer, R. The 3‐machines energy transition model: exploring the energy frontiers for restoring a habitable climate. Earth Future 2022, 10 (10), e2022EF002875 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002875
Dey, T.; Trasande, L.; Altman, R.; Wang, Z.; Krieger, A.; Bergmann, M.; Allen, D.; Allen, S.; Walker, T. R.; Wagner, M.; et al. Global plastic treaty should address chemicals. Science 2022, 378 (6622), 841-842. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf5410
Driesen, C.; Lerch, S.; Siegenthaler, R.; Silacci, P.; Hess, H. D.; Nowack, B.; Zennegg, M. Accumulation and decontamination kinetics of PCBs and PCDD/Fs from grass silage and soil in a transgenerational cow-calf setting. Chemosphere 2022, 296, 133951 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133951
Driesen, C.; Zennegg, M.; Rothacher, M.; Dubois, S.; Wyss, U.; Nowack, B.; Lerch, S. Transgenerational mass balance and tissue distribution of PCBs and PCDD/Fs from grass silage and soil into cow-calf continuum. Chemosphere 2022, 307, 135745 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135745
Elginoz, N.; Owusu-Agyeman, I.; Finnveden, G.; Hischier, R.; Rydberg, T.; Cetecioglu, Z. Application and adaptation of a scale-up framework for life cycle assessment to resource recovery from waste systems. J. Clean. Prod. 2022, 355, 131720 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131720
Gauch, M. Batterien: so schlecht wie ihr Ruf? In Batterien. Schlüssel für die Energiewende. Kompendium zu Forschung, Entwicklung, Potenzial und Systemintegration von Batteriespeichern; Forum Energiespeicher Schweiz: Bern, 2022; pp 27-33.
Groux, O.; Gauch, M. Batterie-Recycling: eine Positionsbestimmung. In Batterien. Schlüssel für die Energiewende. Kompendium zu Forschung, Entwicklung, Potenzial und Systemintegration von Batteriespeichern; Forum Energiespeicher Schweiz: Bern, 2022; pp 35-39.
Hong, H.; Part, F.; Nowack, B. Prospective dynamic and probabilistic material flow analysis of graphene-based materials in Europe from 2004 to 2030. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (19), 13798-13809. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c04002
Hool, A.; Wäger, P. What if states realized their societal goals through alliances built on critical raw materials?; What if, Vol. 5; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.: Berlin, 2022; 2 p.
Ivanović, T.; Meisel, H. J.; Som, C.; Nowack, B. Material flow analysis of single-use plastics in healthcare: a case study of a surgical hospital in Germany. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 185, 106425 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106425
Kakkos, E.; Hischier, R. Paving the way towards circularity in the building sector. Empa's Sprint Unit as a beacon of swift and circular construction. In SBE Berlin D-A-CH Conference, presented at the SBE 2022 Berlin D-A-CH conference: built environment within planetary boundaries, sbe22 Berlin 2022, Berlin, September 20-23, 2022; IOP conference series: earth and environmental science; Institute of Physics: Bristol, 2022; Vol. 1078, p 012009 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1078/1/012009
Lai, A.; Clark, A. M.; Escher, B. I.; Fernandez, M.; McEwen, L. R.; Tian, Z.; Wang, Z.; Schymanski, E. L. The next frontier of environmental unknowns: substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials (UVCBs). Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (12), 7448-7466. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c00321
Lama, V.; Righi, S.; Quandt, B. M.; Hischier, R.; Desing, H. Resource pressure of carpets: guiding their circular design. Sustainability 2022, 14 (5), 2530 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052530
Landrigan, P. J.; Raps, H.; Symeonides, C.; Chiles, T.; Cropper, M.; Enck, J.; Hahn, M. E.; Hixson, R.; Kumar, P.; Mustapha, A.; et al. Announcing the minderoo – Monaco commission on plastics and human health. Ann. Glob. Health 2022, 88 (1), 73 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3916
Liu, Z.; Nowack, B. Probabilistic material flow analysis and emissions modeling for five commodity plastics (PUR, ABS, PA, PC, and PMMA) as macroplastics and microplastics✰. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 179, 106071 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106071
Meier, P.; Zabara, M.; Hirsch, C.; Gogos, A.; Tscherrig, D.; Richner, G.; Nowack, B.; Wick, P. Evaluation of fiber and debris release from protective COVID-19 mask textiles and in vitro acute cytotoxicity effects. Environ. Int. 2022, 167, 107364 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107364
Mennekes, D.; Nowack, B. Tire wear particle emissions: measurement data where are you? Sci. Total Environ. 2022, 830, 154655 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154655
Minet, L.; Wang, Z.; Shalin, A.; Bruton, T. A.; Blum, A.; Peaslee, G. F.; Schwartz-Narbonne, H.; Venier, M.; Whitehead, H.; Wu, Y.; et al. Use and release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in consumer food packaging in U.S. and Canada. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 2022, 24 (11), 2032-2042. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2em00166g
Mohammed Taha, H.; Aalizadeh, R.; Alygizakis, N.; Antignac, J. P.; Arp, H. P. H.; Bade, R.; Baker, N.; Belova, L.; Bijlsma, L.; Bolton, E. E.; et al. The NORMAN suspect list exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry. Environ. Sci. Eur. 2022, 34 (1), 104 (26 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-022-00680-6
Mueller, L. K.; Ågerstrand, M.; Backhaus, T.; Diamond, M.; Erdelen, W. R.; Evers, D.; Groh, K. J.; Scheringer, M.; Sigmund, G.; Wang, Z.; et al. Policy options to account for multiple chemical pollutants threatening biodiversity. Environ. Sci.: Adv. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2va00257d
Onwude, D.; Bahrami, F.; Shrivastava, C.; Berry, T.; Cronje, P.; North, J.; Kirsten, N.; Schudel, S.; Crenna, E.; Shoji, K.; et al. Physics-driven digital twins to quantify the impact of pre- and postharvest variability on the end quality evolution of orange fruit. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 186, 106585 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106585
Persson, L.; Carney Almroth, B. M.; Collins, C. D.; Cornell, S.; de Wit, C. A.; Diamond, M. L.; Fantke, P.; Hassellöv, M.; MacLeod, M.; Ryberg, M. W.; et al. Response to comment on "Outside the safe operating space of the planetary boundary for novel entities". Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (10), 6788-6789. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c02265
Pinlova, B.; Hufenus, R.; Nowack, B. Systematic study of the presence of microplastic fibers during polyester yarn production. J. Clean. Prod. 2022, 363, 132247 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132247
Rillig, M. C.; Kim, S. W.; Schäffer, A.; Sigmund, G.; Groh, K. J.; Wang, Z. About "controls" in pollution-ecology experiments in the anthropocene. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (17), 11928-11930. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05460
Romeo, D.; Hischier, R.; Nowack, B.; Jolliet, O.; Fantke, P.; Wick, P. In vitro-based human toxicity effect factors: challenges and opportunities for nanomaterial impact assessment. Environ. Sci. Nano 2022, 9 (6), 1913-1925. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN01014J
Romeo, D.; Hischier, R.; Nowack, B.; Wick, P. Approach toward in vitro-based human toxicity effect factors for the life cycle impact assessment of inhaled low-solubility particles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (12), 8552-8560. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c01816
Romeo, D.; Nowack, B.; Wick, P. Combined in vitro-in vivo dosimetry enables the extrapolation of in vitro doses to human exposure levels: a proof of concept based on a meta-analysis of in vitro and in vivo titanium dioxide toxicity data. NanoImpact 2022, 25, 100376 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2021.100376
Romeo, D. In vitro-based Life Cycle Impact Assessment: developing human effect factors for inhaled nanoparticles. Doctoral dissertation, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 2022, 149 p. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000544512
Roy, M. A.; Cousins, I.; Harriman, E.; Scheringer, M.; Tickner, J. A.; Wang, Z. Combined application of the essential-use and functional substitution concepts: accelerating safer alternatives. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (14), 9842-9846. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03819
Rüdisüli, M.; Bach, C.; Bauer, C.; Beloin-Saint-Pierre, D.; Elber, U.; Georges, G.; Limpach, R.; Pareschi, G.; Kannan, R.; Teske, S. L. Prospective life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of electricity-based mobility options. Appl. Energy 2022, 306, 118065 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118065
Saavedra-Rubio, K.; Thonemann, N.; Crenna, E.; Lemoine, B.; Caliandro, P.; Laurent, A. Stepwise guidance for data collection in the life cycle inventory (LCI) phase: building technology-related LCI blocks. J. Clean. Prod. 2022, 366, 132903 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132903
Santarius, T.; Bieser, J. C. T.; Frick, V.; Höjer, M.; Gossen, M.; Hilty, L. M.; Kern, E.; Pohl, J.; Rohde, F.; Lange, S. Digital sufficiency: conceptual considerations for ICTs on a finite planet. Ann. Telecom. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-022-00914-x
Schmutz, M.; Som, C. Identifying the potential for circularity of industrial textile waste generated within Swiss companies. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2022, 182, 106132 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106132
Schäffer, A.; Fenner, K.; Wang, Z.; Scheringer, M. To be or not to be degraded: in defense of persistence assessment of chemicals. Environ. Sci. Process. Impacts 2022, 24 (8), 1104-1109. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EM00213B
Shrivastava, C.; Crenna, E.; Schudel, S.; Shoji, K.; Onwude, D.; Hischier, R.; Defraeye, T. To wrap or to not wrap cucumbers? Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 2022, 6, 750199 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.750199
Sánchez Jiménez, A.; Puelles, R.; Perez-Fernandez, M.; Barruetabeña, L.; Jacobsen, N. R.; Suarez-Merino, B.; Micheletti, C.; Manier, N.; Salieri, B.; Hischier, R.; et al. Safe(r) by design guidelines for the nanotechnology industry. NanoImpact 2022, 25, 100385 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2022.100385
Sánchez Jiménez, A.; Rodríguez Llopis, I.; Noorlander, C.; Suarez, B.; Hischier, R. Safe(r) by design in the nanotechnology sector. NanoImpact 2022, 26, 100394 (2 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2022.100394
Tschiche, H. R.; Bierkandt, F. S.; Creutzenberg, O.; Fessard, V.; Franz, R.; Greiner, R.; Gruber-Traub, C.; Haas, K. H.; Haase, A.; Hartwig, A.; et al. Analytical and toxicological aspects of nanomaterials in different product groups: challenges and opportunities. NanoImpact 2022, 28, 100416 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2022.100416
Tschiche, H. R.; Bierkandt, F. S.; Creutzenberg, O.; Fessard, V.; Franz, R.; Giese, B.; Greiner, R.; Haas, K. ‑H.; Haase, A.; Hartwig, A.; et al. Environmental considerations and current status of grouping and regulation of engineered nanomaterials. Environ. Nanotechnol. Monit. Manag. 2022, 18, 100707 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2022.100707
Tunali, M. M.; Myronyuk, O.; Tunali, M.; Yenigün, O. Microplastic abundance in human-influenced soils in recreational, residential, and industrial areas. Water. Air. Soil Pollut. 2022, 233 (11), 433 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05901-5
Wang, Z.; Adu-Kumi, S.; Diamond, M. L.; Guardans, R.; Harner, T.; Harte, A.; Kajiwara, N.; Klánová, J.; Liu, J.; Gastaldello Moreira, E.; et al. Enhancing scientific support for the Stockholm Convention's implementation: an analysis of policy needs for scientific evidence. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (5), 2936-2949. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06120
Wang, Z.; Praetorius, A. Integrating a chemicals perspective into the global plastic treaty. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2022, 9 (12), 1000-1006. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00763
Wang, M.; Green, C.; Wang, Z. Six recommendations for early career professionals to join work at the science-policy interface: collective experience from academic, governmental, and NGO scientists. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c08290
Weisz, H.; Kueffer, C.; Renn, O.; Schmid, B.; Wäger, P. Thirty years of GAIA: a constant in a fast-changing world. GAIA 2022, 31 (1), 4-5. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.31.1.2
Xia, C.; Diamond, M. L.; Peaslee, G. F.; Peng, H.; Blum, A.; Wang, Z.; Shalin, A.; Whitehead, H. D.; Green, M.; Schwartz-Narbonne, H.; et al. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in North American school uniforms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (19), 13845-13857. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c02111
Yang, T.; Nowack, B. Reply to comment on "Characterization of nanoplastics, fibrils, and microplastics released during washing and abrasion of polyester textiles". Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56 (14), 10545-10546. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c00958
Zheng, Y.; Nowack, B. Meta‐analysis of bioaccumulation data for nondissolvable engineered nanomaterials in freshwater aquatic organisms. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2022, 41 (5), 1202-1214. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5312
Abdelbaky, M.; Schwich, L.; Crenna, E.; Peeters, J. R.; Hischier, R.; Friedrich, B.; Dewulf, W. Comparing the environmental performance of industrial recycling routes for lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide 111 vehicle batteries. In The 28th CIRP conference on life cycle engineering, March 10 - 12, 2021, Jaipur, India, presented at the 28th CIRP conference on life cycle engineering, Jaipur, India, March 10-12, 2021; Sangwan, K. S., Herrmann, C., Eds.; Procedia CIRP; Elsevier: sine loco, 2021; Vol. 98, pp 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.01.012
Adam, V.; Wu, Q.; Nowack, B. Integrated dynamic probabilistic material flow analysis of engineered materials in all European countries. NanoImpact 2021, 22, 100312 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2021.100312
Adam, V.; von Wyl, A.; Nowack, B. Probabilistic environmental risk assessment of microplastics in marine habitats. Aquat. Toxicol. 2021, 230, 105689 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105689
Adrianto, L. R.; van der Hulst, M. K.; Tokaya, J. P.; Arvidsson, R.; Blanco, C. F.; Caldeira, C.; Guillén-Gonsálbez, G.; Sala, S.; Steubing, B.; Buyle, M.; et al. How can LCA include prospective elements to assess emerging technologies and system transitions? The 76th LCA Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment, 19 November 2020. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 2021, 26 (8), 1541-1544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-021-01934-w
Beloin‑Saint‑Pierre, D.; Hischier, R. Towards a more environmentally sustainable production of graphene-based materials. Building on current knowledge to offer recommendations. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 2021, 26, 327-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01864-z
Bieser, J. C. T.; Vaddadi, B.; Kramers, A.; Höjer, M.; Hilty, L. M. Impacts of telecommuting on time use and travel: a case study of a neighborhood telecommuting center in Stockholm. Trav. Behav. Soc. 2021, 23, 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2020.12.001
Bornhöft, N. A.; Nowack, B.; Hilty, L. M. Representation, propagation, and interpretation of uncertain knowledge in dynamic probabilistic material flow models. Environ. Model. Assess. 2021, 26, 709-721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-021-09775-5
Braun, G.; Som, C.; Schmutz, M.; Hischier, R. Environmental consequences of closing the textile loop - life cycle assessment of a circular polyester jacket. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11 (7), 2964 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/app11072964
Böni, H.; Gauch, M.; Matasci, C. Wie viel Material verbraucht die Schweiz? Volkswirtschaft, 2021, pp 36-38.
Cai, Y.; Mitrano, D. M.; Hufenus, R.; Nowack, B. Formation of fiber fragments during abrasion of polyester textiles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55 (12), 8001-8009. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c00650
Crenna, E.; Gauch, M.; Widmer, R.; Wäger, P.; Hischier, R. Towards more flexibility and transparency in life cycle inventories for Lithium-ion batteries. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2021, 170, 105619 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105619
Desing, H. Die Grenzen erneuerbarer Energien. Volkswirtschaft, 2021, pp 41-43.
Desing, H. Product and service design for a sustainable circular economy. Doctoral dissertation, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 2021, 266 p. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000472519
Desing, H.; Widmer, R. Reducing climate risks with fast and complete energy transitions: applying the precautionary principle to the Paris agreement. Environ. Res. Lett. 2021, 16 (12), 121002 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac36f9
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. Resource pressure - a circular design method. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2021, 164, 105179 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105179
Desing, H.; Braun, G.; Hischier, R. The resource reduction index - evaluating product design's contribution to a sustainable circular economy. In Proceedings of the 20th EUROPEAN roundtable on sustainable consumption and production, presented at the ERSCP 2021, Graz, Austria, September 8-10, 2021; Schnitzer, H., Braunegg, S., Eds.; Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz: Graz, 2021; pp 113-125. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-842-4-02
Driesen, C.; Zennegg, M.; Morel, I.; Hess, H. D.; Nowack, B.; Lerch, S. Average transfer factors are not enough: the influence of growing cattle physiology on the transfer rate of polychlorinated biphenyls from feed to adipose. Chemosphere 2021, 270, 129698 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129698
Gerber, A.; Ulrich, M.; Wäger, F. X.; Roca-Puigròs, M.; Gonçalves, J. S. V.; Wäger, P. Games on climate change: identifying development potentials through advanced classification and game characteristics mapping. Sustainability 2021, 13 (4), 1997 (26 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041997
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