• Are bioplastics and plant-based materials safer than conventional plastics? In vitro toxicity and chemical composition 

      Zimmermann, Lisa; Dombrowski, Andrea; Völker, Carolin; Wagner, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Plastics contain a complex mixture of known and unknown chemicals; some of which can be toxic. Bioplastics and plant-based materials are marketed as sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. However, little is known ...
    • Benchmarking the in Vitro Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Plastic Consumer Products 

      Zimmermann, Lisa; Dierkes, Georg; Ternes, Thomas A; Völker, Carolin; Wagner, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Plastics are known sources of chemical exposure and few, prominent plastic-associated chemicals, such as bisphenol A and phthalates, have been thoroughly studied. However, a comprehensive characterization of the complex ...
    • Systematically controlled decomposition mechanism in phosphorus flame retardants by precise molecular architecture 

      Markwart, Jens; Battig, Alexander; Zimmermann, Lisa; Wagner, Martin; Fischer, Jochen; Schartel, Bernhard; Wurm, Frederik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Flame retardants (FR) are inevitable additives to many plastics. Halogenated organics are effective FRs but are controversially discussed due to the release of toxic gases during a fire or their persistence if landfilled. ...
    • A vision for safer food contact materials: Public health concerns as drivers for improved testing 

      Muncke, Jane; Andersson, Anna-Maria; Backhaus, Thomas; Belcher, Scott M.; Boucher, Justin M.; Carney Almroth, Bethanie; Collins, Terrence J.; Geueke, Birgit; Groh, Ksenia J.; Heindel, Jerrold J.; von Hippel, Frank A.; Legler, Juliette; Maffini, Maricel V.; Martin, Olwenn V.; Peterson Myers, John; Nadal, Angel; Nerin, Cristina; Soto, Ana M.; Trasande, Leonardo; Vandenberg, Laura N.; Wagner, Martin; Zimmermann, Lisa; Thomas Zoeller, Zoeller; Scheringer, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Food contact materials (FCMs) and food contact articles are ubiquitous in today’s globalized food system. Chemicals migrate from FCMs into foodstuffs, so called food contact chemicals (FCCs), but current regulatory ...