Dr. Juliane Glüge

Position at ETH

- 2019 – today | Oberassistentin, Environmental Chemistry Group (Prof. McNeill), ETH Zurich

- 2016 – 2018 | Postdoctoral researcher, Safety and Environmental Technology Group (Prof. Hungerbühler), ETH Zurich

- 2012 – 2016 | Doctoral studies, Safety and Environmental Technology Group (Prof. Hungerbühler), ETH Zurich, Title: Sources, Fate, and Mass Balance of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs)

- 2005 – 2011 | Studies in Biosystems Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

Research area

My research focuses on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and their hazards and risks to the environment. For this I'm looking at different aspects of their environmental behaviours like their emissions, their distribution in the environment and their environmental concentrations. My previous projects focused mainly on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated paraffins, which replaced PCBs as additives in most of the applications after the mid-1980s. The focus of my current work is on brominated flame retardands and PFAS

Publications

2024

- Arp H.P.H., Gredelj A., Glüge J., Scheringer M., Cousins I.T. (2024). The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA). Environ Sci Technol; https://10.1021/acs.est.4c06189

- London R.L., Glüge J., Scheringer M. (2024). Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis for Assessments of Chemical Alternatives (MCDA-ACA). Environ Sci Technol; https://10.1021/acs.est.4c03980

- London R.L., Glüge J., Scheringer M. (2024). Are Hazard Assessment Methods in the Assessment of Chemical Alternatives Suitable for REACH? Environ Sci Technol; https://10.1021/acs.est.4c03979

- Glüge J., Breuer K., Hafner A., Vering C., Müller D., Cousins I.T., et al. (2024). Finding non-fluorinated alternatives to fluorinated gases used as refrigerants. Environ Sci Process Impacts; https://10.1039/D4EM00444B

- Körner P., Glüge J., Glüge S., Scheringer M. (2024). Critical insights into data curation and label noise for accurate prediction of aerobic biodegradability of organic chemicals. Environ Sci Process Impacts; https://doi.org/10.1039/d4em00431k

- DeWitt J.C., Glüge J., Cousins I.T., Goldenman G., Herzke D., Lohmann R., et al. (2024). Zürich II Statement on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): Scientific and Regulatory Needs. Environ Sci Technol Lett. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00147

- Qin, W., Henneberger, L., Glüge, J., König, M., Escher, B. I. (2024). Baseline Toxicity Model to Identify the Specific and Nonspecific Effects of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Cell-Based Bioassays. Environ Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09950

- Dalmijn J., Glüge, J., Scheringer M., Cousins, I.T. (2024). Emission inventory of PFAS and other fluorinated organic substances for the fluoropolymer production industry in Europe. Environmental Science: Processess & Impacts; 26, 269 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EM00426K

2023

- Glüge J., Scheringer M. (2023) Evaluation of Physicochemical Property Data in the ECHA Database. J Phys Chem Ref Data;52(4). http://doi.org/10.1063/5.0153030

- Arp H.P.H., Wolf R., Hale S.E., ..., Glüge, J. et al. (2023). Letter to the editor regarding Collard et al. (2023): “Persistence and mobility (defined as organic-carbon partitioning) do not correlate to the detection of substances found in surface and groundwater: Criticism of the regulatory concept of persistent and mobile substances.” Sci Total Environ.; 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165927

- Rudin E., Glüge J., Scheringer M. (2023) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) registered under REACH—What can we learn from the submitted data and how important will mobility be in PFASs hazard assessment? Sci Total Environ. 877:162618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162618

- Glüge J., McNeill K., Scheringer M. (2023). Getting the SMILES right: identifying inconsistent chemical identities in the ECHA database, PubChem and the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard. Environ Sci Adv. (4). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00225F

2022

- Glüge J., Escher B.I., Scheringer M. (2022). How error-prone bioaccumulation experiments impact the risk assessment of hydrophobic chemicals and what could be improved. Integr Environ Assess Manag. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4714

- Mohammed Taha, H., Aalizadeh, R., Alygizakis, N. et al. (2022). The NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry. Environ Sci Eur 34, 104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-022-00680-6

- Glüge, J., Ashta, N.M., Herzke, D., Lebreton, L., Scheringer, M. (2022) Correspondence regarding the Perspective “Addressing the importance of microplastic particles as vectors for long-range transport of chemical contaminants: perspective in relation to prioritizing research and regulatory actions”. Micropl.&Nanopl. 2, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-021-00021-z

 - Glüge J., London R., Cousins I. T., DeWitt J., Goldenman G., Herzke D., et al. (2022). Information Requirements under the Essential-Use Concept: PFAS Case Studies. Environ Sci Technol 56:6232–6242; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c03732

2021

- Ng, C., Cousins, I.T., DeWitt, J.C., Glüge J., Goldenman, G., Herzke, D., Lohmann, R., Miller, M., Patton, S., Scheringer, M., Trier, X., Wang, Z. (2021). Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century. Environ Sci Technol. https://doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c03386

- Cousins I.T., De Witt J.C., Glüge J., Goldenman G., Herzke D., Lohmann R., et al. 2021. Finding essentiality feasible: common questions and misinterpretations concerning the “essential-use” concept. Environ Sci Process Impacts; https://doi:10.1039/D1EM00180A

- Andrade, H., Glüge, J., Herzke, D., Ashta, N.M., Nayagar, S.M., Scheringer, M. (2021). Oceanic long-range transport of organic additives present in plastic products: an overview. Environ Sci Eur. 33(1):85. https://doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00522-x

2020

- Cousins, I.T., DeWitt, J.C., Glüge, J., Goldenmann, G., Herzke, D., Lohmann, R., Ng. C.A., Scheringer, M., & Wang, Z. (2020). The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class. Environmental Science: Processess & Impacts https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00355G

- Glüge, J., Scheringer, M., Cousins, I.T., DeWitt, J.C., Goldenmann, G., Herzke, D., Lohmann, R., Ng, C.A., Trier, X., & Wang, Z. (2020). An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Environmental Science: Processess & Impacts https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00291G

- Lohmann, R., Cousins, I.T., DeWitt, J.C., Glüge, J., Goldenmann, G., Herzke, D., Lindstrom, A.B., Miller, M.F., Ng, C.A., Patton, S., Scheringer, M., Trier, X., & Wang, Z. (2020). Are fluoropolymers really of low concern for human and environmental health and separate from other PFAS? Envinronmental Science & Technology, 54(20), 12820-12828 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c03244

- Cousins, I.T., DeWitt, J.C., Glüge, J., Goldenmann, G., Herzke, D., Lohmann, R., Miller, M., Ng, C.A., Scheringer, M., Vierke, L., & Wang, Z. (2020), Strategies for grouping per-and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health. Environmental Science: Processess & Impacts, 22, 1444-1460. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EM00147C

Before 2020

- Glüge, J., Schinkel, L., Hungerbühler, K., Cariou, R., & Bogdal, C. (2018). Environmental Risks of Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs): A Review. Environmental Science and Technology, 52(12), 6743–6760. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b06459

- Glüge, J., Steinlin, C., Schalles, S., Wegmann, L., Tremp, J., Breivik, K., … Bogdal, C. (2017). Import, use, and emissions of PCBs in Switzerland from 1930 to 2100. PLOS ONE, 12(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183768

-  Bogdal C., Niggeler N., Glüge J., Diefenbacher P.S., Wächter D., Hungerbühler K. (2016). Temporal trends of chlorinated paraffins and polychlorinated biphenyls in Swiss soils. Environ Pollution, 220, 891–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.073

- Glüge, J., Wang, Z., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2016). Global production, use, and emissions of short-chain chlorinated paraffins – A minimum scenario. Science of the Total Environment, 573, 1132−1146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.08.105

 - Glüge, J., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2016). What determines PCB concentrations in soils in rural and urban areas? Insights from a multi-media fate model for Switzerland as a case study. Science of the Total Environment, 550, 1152−1162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.097

 - Diefenbacher, P. S., Bogdal, C., Gerecke, A. C., Glüge, J., Schmid, P., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2015). Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Zurich, Switzerland – Atmospheric Concentrations and Emissions. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(16), 9778−9786. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02153

 - Glüge, J., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2015). Atmospheric gas–particle partitioning versus gaseous/particle–bound deposition of SVOCs: Why they are not equivalent. Atmospheric Environment, 115, 317–324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.05.028

 - Diefenbacher, P. S., Bogdal, C., Gerecke, A. C., Glüge, J., Schmid, P., Scheringer, M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2015). Emissions of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Switzerland: A Combination of Long-Term Measurements and Modeling. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(4), 2199−2206. http://doi.org/10.1021/es505242d

 - Glüge, J., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Buser, A. M., & Hungerbühler, K. (2013). Calculation of Physicochemical Properties for Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins. Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 42(2), 023103. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802693