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Dr. Eva-Maria Teggers

Head of Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology

Phone: +49 241 – 8027640
E-Mail: teggers@gaiac-eco.de

Focus of activities

  • Aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology
  • Standard and higher-tier bioassays
  • Aquatic mesocosms
  • Environmental fate of chemicals, polymers, and microplastics
  • Ecological risk assessment and expert evaluations
  • Statistical analysis

References

2025
Teggers, E.-M., Hardebusch, J., Meisterjahn, B., Simon, M., Hennecke, D., Heumann, R., Egger, H., Dalkmann, P., Schäffer, A., & Jahnke, A. (2025). Diversifying endpoints in biodegradation testing of microplastics. Environmental Sciences Europe, 37(1), 65.
2025
Teggers, E.-M., Winterhoff, S., Heck, S., Hardebusch, J., Meisterjahn, B., Simon, M., Hennecke, D., Heumann, R., Egger, H., Dalkmann, P., Schäffer, A., & Jahnke, A. (2025). Simulated sunlight exposure as a prerequisite for the biodegradation of persistent microplastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 500, 140424.
2025
Teggers, E.-M., Heck, S., Meisterjahn, B., Simon, M., Hennecke, D., Heumann, R., Egger, H., Dalkmann, P., Jahnke, A., & Schäffer, A. (2025). Modified oil extraction of pristine and weathered synthetic polyurea microcapsules and polyethylene microplastics from soil. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 5(1), 21.
2024
Majidifar, V., Psalti, M. N., Coulm, M., Fetzer, E., Teggers, E.-M., Rotering, F., Grünewald, J., Mannella, L., Reuter, M., Unte, D., & Libbrecht, R. (2024). Ontogeny of superorganisms: Social control of queen specialization in ants. Functional Ecology, 38(5), 1044–1060.
2023
Siedt, M., Teggers, E.-M., Linnemann, V., Schäffer, A., & Van Dongen, J. T. (2023). Microbial degradation of plant residues rapidly causes Long-lasting hypoxia in soil upon irrigation and affects leaching of nitrogen and metals. Soil Systems, 7(2), 62.
2021
Teggers, E.-M., Deegener, F., & Libbrecht, R. (2021). Fecundity determines the outcome of founding queen associations in ants. Scientific Reports, 11, 2986.