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TecEUS – Technology-critical elements in urban spheres

TecEUS – Technology-critical elements in urban spheres

Johanna Irrgeher (ORCID: 0000-0003-3192-0101)
  • Grant DOI 10.55776/P33099
  • Funding program Principal Investigator Projects
  • Status ended
  • Start April 1, 2020
  • End March 31, 2024
  • Funding amount € 391,880
  • Project website

Disciplines

Construction Engineering (38%); Chemistry (50%); Health Sciences (4%); Economics (8%)

Keywords

    Urban Greening, Urban Exposure, Elemental And Isotopic Analysis, Public Health, Technology-Critical Elements, Socio-Economic Modelling

Abstract Final report

The project aims at the systematic quantification of drivers, sources, pathways and sinks as well as environmental and human health threats of technology-critical elements (TCEs; e.g. indium, gold, antimony, neodymium) in the urban spheres of Vienna. For the first time, TCE fluxes will be studied at urban scales. TCEs are key components in novel technologies (e.g. electronic devices, cars, thin-layer photovoltaics, nanoparticles and contrast agents in medical imaging). Due to their abundant use, TCEs are increasingly released into the environment during manufacturing, use and disposal. Substantial knowledge is missing with regards to current levels found in the environment, environmental cycles and potential health hazards of TCEs. The potential toxicity to human health and the environment requires the development of analytical techniques, monitoring and scenario modelling to inform precautionary policy and requirements for innovation. Within this project, TCEs levels will be measured systematically in water, soil, plants, aerosol, supported by citizen science approaches involving residents and gardeners. Novel analytical techniques based on mass spectrometry will allow to detect the low levels of TCEs expected in natural samples. Green façades and plants will be evaluated for the efficiency to bind airborne TCEs both in field studies and in controlled greenhouse experiments. A simplified socio-ecological model will be developed depicting the biophysical stocks and flows of TCEs and their human health implications along with the development of prospective scenarios and monitoring requirements. Maps of exposure and emissions will be made publicly available. The transdisciplinary project combines analytical environmental chemistry (Montanuniversität Leoben, Dept. of Chemistry), landscape engineering (University of Natural Resources Vienna, Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction), socio-ecological modelling (University of Natural Resources Vienna, Institute of Social Economy) and human health (Medical University Vienna, Centre of Public Health).

Das TecEUS (Technology-critical Elements in Urban Spheres) Projekt erforschte die Verteilung von wichtigen technologie-kritischen Elementen (TCEs) wie Indium, Gold, Antimon und Neodym in Wien, Österreich. Diese Elemente sind entscheidend für moderne Technologien in den Bereichen Gesundheitswesen, Transport und Elektronik. Mithilfe fortschrittlicher Techniken zielte das Projekt darauf ab, das Vorkommen dieser Elemente in der Umwelt besser zu verstehen. Das Projekt erfüllte erfolgreich seine Ziele und produzierte wichtige Forschungspublikationen. Es zeigte, dass TCEs in städtischem Staub vorhanden sein können und mit menschlichen Aktivitäten verbunden sind, was die Notwendigkeit unterstreicht, TCEs in Umweltüberwachungspläne einzubeziehen. Das Projekt identifizierte auch Lücken in den aktuellen Methoden, wie den Bedarf an umfassenderen Referenzmaterialien. TecEUS untersuchte, wie grüne Fassaden und urbane Gärten TCEs filtern und akkumulieren können. Es wurden TCE-Werte in Wasser, Boden, Pflanzen und Luft gemessen, unterstützt von Anwohnern und Gärtnern. Neue Techniken halfen, niedrige TCE-Werte in diesen Proben zu erkennen. Grüne Fassaden und Pflanzen wurden sowohl in realen Umgebungen als auch in kontrollierten Experimenten getestet, um zu sehen, wie gut sie TCEs aus der Luft aufnehmen. Das Projekt erstellte den ersten umfassenden Datensatz über TCEs in der Wiener Umwelt, der für zukünftige Forschungen wertvoll sein wird. Diese Daten helfen, die Verteilung von TCEs zu verstehen und unterstützen weitere Studien zu ihren Umwelt- und Gesundheitsauswirkungen. Ein vereinfachtes sozio-ökologisches Modell wurde entwickelt, um die biophysikalischen Bestände und Flüsse von TCEs sowie deren Auswirkungen auf die menschliche Gesundheit darzustellen. Dieses Modell umfasste zukünftige Szenarien und Überwachungsanforderungen und zeigte, wie die weitverbreitete Anwendung von TCEs in Produkten, insbesondere in den Bereichen Mobilität und Energie, quantitativ mit Umwelt- und Gesundheitsproblemen verbunden werden kann. Die Materialflussanalyse (MFA) skizzierte Forschungslücken und zukünftige Schritte für eine systematische Überwachung und Szenariomodellierung. Die entwickelten Szenarien veranschaulichen, welche Strategien der Kreislaufwirtschaft am effektivsten die Nachfrage nach und die Verbreitung von TCEs reduzieren können und leiten somit politische Entscheidungsträger an, wie Gesundheitsauswirkungen im Zusammenhang mit der erhöhten Nutzung von TCEs gemindert werden können. TecEUS ist das erste Projekt, das Fachwissen aus den Bereichen Chemie, Datenanalyse, Vegetationswissenschaft, sozioökonomische Modellierung und Public Health kombiniert. Dieser breite Ansatz bot eine umfassende Sicht auf die Forschung und lieferte wichtige Erkenntnisse und Empfehlungen für zukünftige Überwachungs- und Politikentscheidungen.

Research institution(s)
  • Montanuniversität Leoben - 50%
  • Universität für Bodenkultur Wien - 42%
  • Medizinische Universität Wien - 8%
Project participants
  • Daniela Haluza, Medizinische Universität Wien , associated research partner
  • Dominik Wiedenhofer, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien , national collaboration partner
  • Ulrike Pitha, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien , associated research partner
International project participants
  • Jhanis Gonzalez, Applied Spectra, Inc. - USA

Research Output

  • 56 Citations
  • 27 Publications
  • 1 Policies
  • 14 Disseminations
  • 18 Scientific Awards
  • 6 Fundings
Publications
  • 2024
    Title In-use dissipation of technology-critical elements from vehicles and renewable energy technologies in Vienna, Austria: A public health matter?
    DOI 10.1111/jiec.13571
    Type Journal Article
    Author Baumgart A
    Journal Journal of industrial ecology
    Pages 1857-1870
  • 2024
    Title Green and blue infrastructure as model system for emissions of technology-critical elements.
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173364
    Type Journal Article
    Author Spörl P
    Journal The Science of the total environment
    Pages 173364
  • 2024
    Title Klimawandel und Gesundheit (Folge 3): Natur stärkt die urbane Klimaresilienz
    DOI 10.17147/asu-1-342890
    Type Journal Article
    Author Haluza D
    Journal ASU Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin
  • 2024
    Title Façade Greening for Healthy Urban Air: An Umbrella Review on Particulate Matter Reduction, Challenges, and Future Directions
    DOI 10.3390/su16010446
    Type Journal Article
    Author Spörl P
    Journal Sustainability
  • 2024
    Title Compost amendment in urban gardens: elemental and isotopic analysis of soils and vegetable tissues.
    DOI 10.1007/s11356-024-34240-7
    Type Journal Article
    Author Trimmel S
    Journal Environmental science and pollution research international
    Pages 47022-47038
  • 2024
    Title Analysis of technology-critical elements in environmental samples based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
    Type PhD Thesis
    Author Simone Trimmel
  • 2024
    Title tba
    Type PhD Thesis
    Author Philipp Spörl
  • 2023
    Title The materiality of mobility: Infrastructure stocks, resource flows and their link to mobility services and well-being
    Type PhD Thesis
    Author Doris Virag
    Link Publication
  • 2023
    Title Determination of 48 elements in 7 plant CRMs by ICP-MS/MS with a focus on technology-critical elements.
    DOI 10.1007/s00216-022-04497-3
    Type Journal Article
    Author Meisel Tc
    Journal Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
    Pages 1159-1172
  • 2023
    Title Artificial Intelligence and Ten Societal Megatrends: A GPT-3 Case Study
    DOI 10.20944/preprints202301.0474.v1
    Type Preprint
    Author Haluza D
  • 2023
    Title One Health": Eine systematische Literaturübersicht über die Rolle der Honigbienen in der Umweltforschung
    Type Other
    Author Katharina Sophia Mair
    Link Publication
  • 2023
    Title Umweltanalytik: Neue Spurenstoffe in Städten - neue Schadstoffe?
    DOI 10.1002/nadc.20234137461
    Type Journal Article
    Author Irrgeher J
    Journal Nachrichten aus der Chemie
  • 2023
    Title Characterisation of gas cell reactions for 70+ elements using N2O for ICP tandem mass spectrometry measurements.
    DOI 10.1039/d3ja00025g
    Type Journal Article
    Author Lancaster St
    Journal Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry
    Pages 1135-1145
  • 2023
    Title Artificial Intelligence and Ten Societal Megatrends: An Exploratory Study Using GPT-3
    DOI 10.3390/systems11030120
    Type Journal Article
    Author Haluza D
    Journal Systems
  • 2023
    Title Elucidating the Role of Honey Bees as Biomonitors in Environmental Health Research.
    DOI 10.3390/insects14110874
    Type Journal Article
    Author Irrgeher J
    Journal Insects
  • 2022
    Title Binding of particulate matter in cities by green infrastructures
    Type Other
    Author Susan Sauerbrey
  • 2022
    Title Assessment of heavy metal contents in soil and plant samples from selected urban gardens using ICP-MS based multielement analysis
    Type Other
    Author Laura Feiner
  • 2022
    Title Assessment of lead isotope ratios in selected soil and plant samples from urban gardens with elevated lead concentrations using MC ICP-MS
    Type Other
    Author Maria Feiner
  • 2022
    Title Investigation of multi-element trends of plant samples from Viennese green facades using ICP-MS
    Type Other
    Author Nagi Lashin
  • 2022
    Title Effects of Dental Waste on Environmental Pollution and Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review
    Type Other
    Author Sahar Zakkizadeh Sedaghat
  • 2022
    Title Bienen als Messgerät für Umweltveränderungen
    Type Other
    Author Johanna Lube
    Conference Altes Gymnasium Leoben, VWA
  • 2022
    Title Cooling the City? A Scientometric Study on Urban Green and Blue Infrastructure and Climate Change-Induced Public Health Effects
    DOI 10.3390/su14094929
    Type Journal Article
    Author Capari L
    Journal Sustainability
    Pages 4929
    Link Publication
  • 2022
    Title Evaluation of the multifunctionality of a vertical greening system using different irrigation strategies on cooling, plant development and greywater use
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157842
    Type Journal Article
    Author Pucher B
    Journal Science of The Total Environment
    Pages 157842
  • 2021
    Title Development of a Mobile Module-Based Wind Tunnel for the Determination of Collection Efficiencies of Particulate Matter on Surface Structures
    DOI 10.3390/su13179565
    Type Journal Article
    Author Spörl P
    Journal Sustainability
    Pages 9565
    Link Publication
  • 2020
    Title Isotope ratio analysis by MC ICP-MS - Method development, Metrology and Applications
    Type Postdoctoral Thesis
    Author Johanna Irrgeher
  • 2020
    Title Public Health
    Type Postdoctoral Thesis
    Author Daniela Haluza
  • 2021
    Title Health effects of technologically-critical elements - A systematic literature review
    Type Other
    Author Bastian Guhl
Policies
  • 2022 Link
    Title Rat der Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen Wien - Daniela Haluza
    Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
    Link Link
Disseminations
  • 2020 Link
    Title TecEUS in Kleine Zeitung (local newspaper)
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2023 Link
    Title INTERVIEW WITH DANIELA HALUZA IN FWF SCILOG
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2022 Link
    Title Portrait of Simone Trimmel in local newspaper
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2021
    Title RAISE WEEK 2021
    Type Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
  • 2022
    Title Open door day at Versuchswirtschaft Groß-Enzersdorf BOKU University
    Type Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
  • 2020 Link
    Title TecEUS in local newspaper (Obersteirische Rundschau)
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2020 Link
    Title Social media post facebook - World Bee Day
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2020 Link
    Title TecEUS presented in University Magazine Triple M
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2020 Link
    Title Project presentation on BOKU University Webpage
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2022 Link
    Title Wiener Forschungsfest
    Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
    Link Link
  • 2021 Link
    Title PODCAST: ONE HEALTH WITH DANIELA HALUZA
    Type A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
    Link Link
  • 2023 Link
    Title Citizen Scientist gardeners - online workshop
    Type Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
    Link Link
  • 2020 Link
    Title TECEUS PROJECT MEETS URBAN GREEN AND CITY ADMINISTRATION STAKEHOLDERS
    Type A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
    Link Link
  • 2020 Link
    Title KINDERUNI-BOKU
    Type Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
    Link Link
Scientific Awards
  • 2023
    Title UNESP Third Workshop on Inorganic Mass Spectrometry (III-WIMS)
    Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2023
    Title Visiting researcher from Makerere University, Kampala
    Type Attracted visiting staff or user to your research group
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2023
    Title Student Lecture Award for the talk "Multielemental patterns in samples from urban green facades focusing on technology-critical elements using ICP-MS/MS" at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Ljubljana, Slowenia
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2023
    Title Editorial Board of Oxford Press Metallomics
    Type Appointed as the editor/advisor to a journal or book series
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2023
    Title Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry (ASAC): Young Analytical Scientist's award
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2023
    Title Elected member of the nominating comittee of the International Society for Industrial Ecology
    Type Awarded honorary membership, or a fellowship, of a learned society
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2022
    Title Co-opted member of Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry
    Type Awarded honorary membership, or a fellowship, of a learned society
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2022
    Title Poster award at ICP-MS Anwender*innentreffen, Leoben, Austria
    Type Poster/abstract prize
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2022
    Title Wissenschaftspreis für Montanistinnen Kategorie Post-Doc 2022
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition Regional (any country)
  • 2022
    Title ÖAW MINT Award
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2022
    Title Lecture Award for the talk "Determination of technology-critical elements (TCEs) in 7 plant reference materials by ICP-MS/MS" at ASAC Junganalytiker*innenforum, Tulln, Austria
    Type Poster/abstract prize
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2022
    Title Josef Krainer Würdigungspreis 2022 des Steirischen Gedenkwerk
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition Regional (any country)
  • 2022
    Title Invited Lecture at EWCPS2023
    Type Personally asked as a key note speaker to a conference
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2022
    Title Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the "Sustainable Circular Economy" Section of the International Society for Industrial Ecology
    Type Prestigious/honorary/advisory position to an external body
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2022
    Title Chair of the IUPAC Atomic Weights Commission CIAAW
    Type Prestigious/honorary/advisory position to an external body
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2021
    Title Guest editor to topical collection 'Urban Green Infrastructure for Climate-Proof and Health Cities', in Sustainabilty, MDPI.
    Type Appointed as the editor/advisor to a journal or book series
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
  • 2021
    Title Habilitation award - GÖCH - Gesellschaft Österreichischer Chemiker
    Type Research prize
    Level of Recognition National (any country)
  • 2021
    Title International Advisory Board - Springer Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
    Type Appointed as the editor/advisor to a journal or book series
    Level of Recognition Continental/International
Fundings
  • 2023
    Title Chemical Monthly Fellowship (MOCHEM)
    Type Fellowship
    Start of Funding 2023
    Funder Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • 2022
    Title FFG Talente Fördern
    Type Studentship
    Start of Funding 2022
    Funder Austrian Research Promotion Agency
  • 2023
    Title ASAC Travel grant
    Type Travel/small personal
    Start of Funding 2023
    Funder Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry (ASAC)
  • 2021
    Title EMPIR MetroCycleEU 20IND01
    Type Research grant (including intramural programme)
    Start of Funding 2021
    Funder Horizon2020 EMPIR EURAMET
  • 2022
    Title MURmap
    Type Research grant (including intramural programme)
    Start of Funding 2022
    Funder Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
  • 2021
    Title FAPESP Mobility project
    Type Travel/small personal
    Start of Funding 2021
    Funder São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

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