| Academic degree: | |  | | Last name: | Rimkus | | First name: | Gerhard | | Responsible for: | | | Organization/Institute: | Dr. Gerhard Rimkus | | Department: | European Commission | | Position: | | | Street, Number, POB: | Food and Veterinary Office | | Postal code, City: | Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath | | State: | | | Country: | IRELAND | | Phone: | +353-46-9061893 | | Fax: | +353-46-9061703 | | E-mail address: | Gerhard.RIMKUS@cec.eu.int | | Url: | | | Curriculum vitae: | UNIVERSITY
1972-1979: Studies in chemistry, University of Kiel/Germany
1979: Diploma in chemistry
1983: Ph.D. in chemistry (Dr.rer.nat.) at the University of Kiel/Germany, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1979-1982: Scientific assistant, University of Kiel/Germany
1982-1988: Head of unit/laboratory manager for general residue analysis and toxicology, Official Veterinary Institute of Schleswig-Holstein, Neumünster/Germany
1988-2002: Head of department for contamination and residue analysis of live animals, animal products and all food of animal origin, chemical toxicology, Official Food and Veterinary Institute (LVUA) of Schleswig-Holstein, Neumünster/Germany
since 2003: Administrator (temporary agent), European Commission, DG SANCO (Health and Consumer Protection), Food and Veterinary Office (FVO), F5.3 Residues and Laboratories, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
- Analysis and evaluation of various environmental contaminants in biota and human samples
- Identification and characterisation of “new” environmental (and natural) organic contaminants
- Bio-indicators in terrestric and aquatic ecosystems
- Studies concerning bioconcentration in aquatic organisms
- Bioaccumulation and biodegradation of organic contaminants in various organs of animals
- Analytical quality management
- Sample clean-up of complex biota matrices
- Member in several national and international scientific societies and working groups
- Participant in several scientific EU projects
- more than 50 publications, more than 60 lectures and poster presentations, several contributions to books/monographs
- Volume editor of the monograph ´Synthetic Musk Fragrances in the Environment´ in the series The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (Springer-Verlag Heidelberg)
- Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal ´Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung (UWSF)´ | | Areas of interest: | | Verbraucherschutz-Lebensmittelsicherheit | | Rückstände, Kontaminanten, tierische Lebensmittel | | |
| | Articles: | 6 UWSF (1) 9-17 (1994), Synthetische Nitromoschus-Duftstoffe und Bromocyclen - Neue Umweltchemikalien in Fischen und Muschen bzw. Muttermilch und Humanfett
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