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From 14.2.-1.4.2022 we will be organizing analytical radiochemistry training for 4 IAEA fellows from Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

New Section for the Environment will promote cooperation, networking and exchange of experience between experts from various fields of environmental chemistry.

The organizing committee of the International Symposium on the Interactions between Sediments and Water and the International Association for Sediment Water Science would like to invite you to the 15th Symposium to be held in Piran, Slovenia & Online, between 13 and 15 June, 2022. Participants wishing to present their research findings should submit a short abstract for the consideration of the Scientific Committee.

Commission for Research and Development of the University of Ljubljana has awarded research 'Modern organic pollutants - how can we control them with algae?' as one of the most excellent research achievements of the University of Ljubljana in 2021.

The role of CYP and UGT polymorphisms in the biotransformation of phthalates and DINCH were investigated in Slovenian men and lactating women.

Dear colleagues, partners and friends!

At this festive time, we want to thank you for all the many ways you have contributed in making O2 successful and productive.

Happy holidays!

On december 5, 2021, a friend and retired colleague has left us forever.

The newest study of the variation of U isotope ratios in water and sediments in the karst aquifer of Krka River in Croatia showed that U isotopes are  identifiers of authigenic carbonate and can be used for quantification of terrestrial CO2 sinks related to carbonate weathering.

Congratulation to Dr. Leja Rovan. Her doctoral dissertation Method for the determination of uranium isotope ratios and its application as a novel geochemical tracer was very successfully defended.

Congratulations to Dr. Iaroslav Rybkin, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation Development of methods for electrostatic immobilization and coupling of different microbial cells.

Dr. Lapanje and Dr. Rijavec got awarded for the bronze medal for the innovation entitled “Aggregation of Microbial Cells for Improved Fermentation” at the ARCA international innovation exhibition. The ARCA has been promoting innovation for years, following the example of the world's most prestigious innovation fairs and exhibitions, and is one of the most significant events in the calendar of the International Federation of National Innovative Federations (IFIA).

This month, a large three-year research project on the transfer of mercury from Idrija through the Soča river to the Gulf of Trieste began, led by our head of the department, Prof. Dr. Milena Horvat.