Universität Göttingen, Institut für Allgemeine Hygiene und Umweltmedizin

As a scientific institute, we present our research results with these details and literature references: For research projects and services in the field of drinking water and bath water hygiene, we perform the following types of tests as an accredited laboratory:

• Microbiological, biochemical and serological tests.
• Examination for conductivity, turbidity/staining;
• High performance liquid chromatography: ion chromatography;
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometry;
• Gas chromatography;
• Photometry: spectrophotometry

Focus of research and expertise: Focus on water:

• Zietz BP, de Vergara JD, Dunkelberg H 2003 Copper concentrations in tap water and possible effects on infant's health--results of a study in Lower Saxony, Germany. Environ Res, 92(2): 129-38.
• Zietz B, Wiese J, Brengelmann F, Dunkelberg H 2001 Presence of Legionellaceae in warm water supplies and typing of strains by polymerase chain reaction. Epedemiol Infect, 126(1): 147-52.
• Zietz B, Paufler P, Keßler-Gaedtke B, Dunkelberg H 2001 Lead contamination of drinking water caused by piping systems in Berlin. UWSF - Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 13: 153-157. Dassel de Vergara J, Zietz B, Dunkelberg H 2000 Health hazards to unbreastfed infants from copper in households with copper drinking water pipes. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 43: 272-278.
• Zietz B, Dassel de Vergara J, Schneider H, Kessler B, Dunkelberg H 1999 Prevalence of elevated copper concentrations in tap water in two areas of Germany used for infant feeding and possible health implications. Eur J Med Res, 4(7): 298.

Focus on sterilization:

• Dunkelberg H, Wedekind S 2004 Preliminary results for a new final package test to assess the quality of sterile package systems. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 25(1): 26-9.
•  Dunkelberg H, Wedekind S 2002 A new method of testing the effectiveness of sterile packaging in general practice. Biomed Tech, 47(11): 290-3.

Focus on nutrition:

• Dunkelberg H 2002 Physical, cognitive-emotional, and social dimensions of food crises exemplified by BSE. Environment, Medicine, Society, 15 (2): 128-133.
• Zietz B, Dunkelberg H 2001 Copper - nutritional physiology of a trace element. Nutrition Research, 46: 125-144.
• Kevekordes S, Gebel T, Pav K, Edenharder R, Dunkelberg H 1996 Genotoxicity of selected pesticides in the mouse bone-marrow micronucleus test and the sister-chromatid exchange test with human lymphocytes in vitro. Toxicol. Letters, 89: 35-42. 

Environmental health protection and health-related environmental protection

Water is food No. 1: We examine and advise when it comes to the quality of drinking water, bath water or surface water. Residential areas are habitats for children, adults, animals and plants: We help with concepts for environmental and health-friendly design. A safe sterile supply in the hospital is the A & O of quality assurance: an offer of sterile monitoring with new concepts and procedures. Nutrition is more than providing food: We advise you.

• Bacteriological and chemical drinking and bathing water investigations
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• Chemical investigations on the quality of drinking, bathing and surface water
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• Environmental health exposure investigations
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• Investigation of the barrier properties of sterile packaging
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• Conceptualization of nutritional health for kindergartens, schools, individuals
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• Conceptual design of health-oriented residential areas
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• Movement spaces for children from home to school
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• Drinking water hygiene
• Bathing water hygiene
• communal hygiene
• hospital hygiene
• toxicological risk assessment
• Nutritional health and food advisory