Dana Kühnel is a research associate at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig. There she investigates the environmental impact of particles released into the environment by human activities. These include nanomaterials, various innovative materials, as well as nano- and microplastic particles. Aquatic test organisms such as water fleas, green algae or fish eggs are used to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of the various particles.
Dana Kühnel also focuses on science communication and has been involved for many years in the design and creation of content for the materials knowledge base at https://nanopartikel.info/ and https://materialneutral.info/, where she is responsible for all content relating to the environment.
