Dr. Matthias Gehre
Head of the Laboratory of Stable Isotopes
Contact / Address
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Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstrasse 15
04318 Leipzig
The Laboratory of Stable Isotopes (LSI) in the UFZ was established in 1992 as a part of the Department of Analytical Chemistry. Since 2005 the LSI is integrated in the Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry
Matthias Gehre is the president of the Joint Works Council (Gesamtbetriebsrat) of Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Publications
- Alewell, C., Gehre, M., (1999):
Patterns of stable S isotopes in a forested catchment as indicators for biological S turnover
Biochemistry 47 , 319 - 333 - Alewell, C., Paul, S., Lischeld, G., Kusel, K., Gehre, M., (2006):
Characterizing the redox status in three different forested wetlands with geochemical data
Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 (24), 7609 - 7615
Volltext (URL) - Arndt, K., Hofmann, D., Gehre, M., Krumbiegel, P., (1998):
15N investigation into the effect of a pollutant on the nitrogen metabolism of Tetrahymena pyriformis as a model for environmental medical research
Environ. Health Perspect. 106 (8), 493 - 497
Volltext (URL) - Arndt, K., Hofmann, G., Gehre, M., Krumbiegel, P., (1998):
15N-investigations on the influence of toluene on the nitrogen metabolism of Tetrahymena pyriformis
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 34 , 145 - Badea, S.L., Vogt, C., Gehre, M., Fischer, A., Danet, A.-F., Richnow, H.-H., (2011):
Development of an enantiomer-specific stable carbon isotope analysis (ESIA) method for assessing the fate of a-hexachlorocyclo-hexane in the environment
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 25 (10), 1363 - 1372
Volltext (URL) - Böttcher, M.E., Khim, B.K., Suzuki, A., Gehre, M., Wortmann, U., Brumsack, H., (2004):
Microbial sulfate reduction in deep sediments of the Southwest Pacific (ODP Leg 181, Sites 1119-1125): evidence from stable sulfur isotope fractionation and pore water modeling
Mar. Geol. 205 (1-4), 249 - 260
Volltext (URL) - Böttcher, M.E., Khim, B.K., Suzuki, A., Gehre, M., Wortmann, U., Brumsack, H., (2002):
Microbial sulfate reduction in deep sediments of the southwest Pacific (ODP Leg 181; Sites 1119 to 1125): Evidence from stable sulfur isotope fractionation and pore water modeling
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 66 , 95 - 96 - Böttcher, M.E., Thamdrup, B., Gehre, M., Theune, A., (2005):
34S/32S and 18O/16O fractionation during sulfur disproportionation by Desulfobulbus propionicus
Geomicrobiol. J. 22 (5), 219 - 226
Volltext (URL) - Böttger, T., Friedrich, M., Kremenetski, C., Hiller, A., Gehre, M., (2002):
Climatic response of stable isotope variations in wood cellulose of pine (PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.) and their tree-ring width on the Kola Peninsula, north-western Russia
In: Aggarwal, P., Gibson, J.J., Povinec, P., (eds.)
Study of Environmental Change Using Isotope Techniques, Vienna, 23.-27.4.2001
International Atomic Energy Agency, Wien, p. 243 - 251 - Böttger, T., Hiller, A., Kremenetski, C., Gehre, M., (2000):
Stable isotope variations of recent und subfossil 14C-dated pine samples (Pinus sylvestris L.) from the alpine tree-line on the Kola Peninsula, North-West Russia
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 36 (4), 392 - Bottrell, S.H., Böttcher, M.E., Schippers, A., Parkes, R.J., Jørgensen, B.B., Raiswell, R., Telling, J., Gehre, M., (2008):
Abiotic sulfide oxidation via manganese fuels the deep biosphere
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 72 (12), A102 - Brand, W.A., Coplen, T.B., Aerts-Bijma, A., Böhlke, J.K., Gehre, M., Geilmann, H., Gröning, M., Jansen, H.G., Meijer, H.A.J., Mroczkowski, S.J., Qi, H., Soergel, K., Stuart-Williams, H., Weise, S.M., Werner, R.A., (2009):
Comprehensive inter-laboratory calibration of reference materials for d18O versus VSMOW using various on-line high-temperature conversion techniques
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 23 (7), 999 - 1019
Volltext (URL) - Coplen, T.B., Brand, W.A., Gehre, M., Gröning, M., Meijer, H.A.J., Toman, B., Verkouteren, R.M., (2006):
After two decades a second anchor for the VPDB d13C scale
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 20 (21), 3165 - 3166
Volltext (URL) - Coplen, T.B., Brand, W.A., Gehre, M., Gröning, M., Meijer, H.A.J., Toman, B., Verkouteren, R.M., (2006):
New guidelines for d13C measurements
Anal. Chem. 78 (7), 2439 - 2441
Volltext (URL) - Fischer, A., Gehre, M., Breitfeld, J., Richnow, H.H., Vogt, C., (2009):
Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation of benzene during biodegradation under sulfate-reducing conditions: a laboratory to field site approach
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 23 (16), 2439 - 2447
Volltext (URL) - Fischer, A., Theuerkorn, K., Stelzer, N., Gehre, M., Thullner, M., Richnow, H.H., (2007):
Applicability of stable isotope fractionation analysis for the characterization of benzene biodegradation in a BTEX-contaminated aquifer
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (10), 3689 - 3696
Volltext (URL) - Gehre, M., (2004):
Verfahren zur massenspektrometrischen on-line-Bestimmung von Sauerstoffisotopenzusammensetzungen in geologischen Proben
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, München - Gehre, M., (2000):
Verfahren zur massenspektrometrischen on-line Bestimmung von Sauerstoffisotopenzusammensetzungen in geologischen Proben - Gehre, M., (2002):
High Temperature elemental analysis and pyrolysis
ASI, Jahrestagung, Rostock-Warnemünde, 25.-27.9.2002 - Gehre, M., (2001):
High temperature pyrolysis: a new system for isotopic and elemental analysis - new approaches for stable isotope ratio measurements
New approaches for stable isotope ratio measurements. Proceedings of an Advisory Group meeting held in Vienna, 20–23 September 1999
IAEA TecDoc 1247
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, p. 33 - 38 - Gehre, M., Arndt, K., Hofmann, D., Krumbiegel, P., (1998):
Analytical aspects of 15N-investigation of the niotrogen metabolism of Tetrahymena pyriformis using GC/C-IRMS/MS-MS coupling
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 34 , 219 - Gehre, M., Geilmann, H., Richter, J., Werner, R.A., Brand, W.A., (2004):
Continuous flow 2H/1H and 18O/16O analysis of water samples with dual inlet precision
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 18 (22), 2650 - 2660
Volltext (URL) - Gehre, M., Höfling, R., Kowski, P., (2000):
Reduction furnace process for quantitative Deuterium determination in hydrogen containing samples - Gehre, M., Höfling, R., Kowski, P., (2000):
Reduktionsofen und Verfahren zur quantitativen Deuteriumsbestimmung in wasserstoffhaltigen Proben
Europäisches Patentamt - Gehre, M., Höfling, R., Kowski, P., (2000):
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur on-line gekoppelten Deuteriumsbestimmung
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, München - Gehre, M., Kornexl, B., (2000):
Pyrolysereaktor zur Pyrolyse organischer und anorganischer Proben, Elementaranalysator enthaltend diesen Pyrolysereaktor und Verfahren zur massenspektrometrischen on-line Bestimmung der Sauerstoffisotopenzusammensetzung organischer und anorganischer Proben
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, München - Gehre, M., Strauch, G., (2003):
High-temperature elemental analysis and pyrolysis techniques for stable isotope analysis
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 17 (13), 1497 - 1503
Volltext (URL) - Geyer, S., Kalbitz, K., Gehre, M., (1998):
Evaluating the sources and diagenesis of dissolved organic carbon in shallow groundwater using 15N and carbon isotopes
In: Farina, A., Kennedy, J., Bossu, V., (eds.)
Proceedings VII International Congress of Ecology INTECOL, Florence/Italy, 19.-25.7.1998
Backhuys Publishers, p. 155 - Geyer, S., Kalbitz, K., Gehre, M., (1998):
Bestimmung der Quellen und Diagenese von Huminstoffen aus Grundwasser mittels Stickstoff- und Kohlenstoffisotopen
In: Pörschmann, J., Freitag, D., Kopinke, F.-D., (Hrsg.)
2. Workshop Huminstoffe, 03./04.12.1997, Leipzig
UFZ-Bericht 22/1998
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 39 - 41 - Giesemann, A., Schulz, H., Jung, K., Gehre, M., Schüürmann, G., Weigel, H.J., (2000):
Natural isotope variations of sulfur as indication for atmospheric depositions on pine stands
In: Brunold, C., Rennenberg, H., De Kok, L.J., Stulen, I., Davidian, J.C., (eds.)
Sulfur nutrition and sulfur assimilation in higher plants: molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects
Paul Haupt Publishers, Bern, p. 235 - 238 - Girardi, C., Nowak, K. M., Carranza Diaz, O., Lewkow, B., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schäffer, A., Kästner, M., (2013):
Microbial degradation of the pharmaceutical ibuprofen and the herbicide 2,4-D in water and soil - use and limits of data obtained from aqueous systems for predicting their fate in soil
Sci. Total Environ. 444 , 32 - 42
Volltext (URL) - Hafner, C., Erdmenger, E., Jung, K., Gehre, M., Schüürmann, G., (2000):
Stable isotope tracer technique as a tool to increase the sensitivity of plant growth bioassays - investigations with pentachlorophenol and trichloroacetic acid
Fresenius Environ. Bull. 9 , 225 - 231 - Hafner, C., Jung, K., Gehre, M., Altenburger, R., Schüürmann, G., (2000):
Isotopenmassenspektrometrische 13C/15N-Traceruntersuchungen zur Wirkung von Chlororganika auf höhere Pflanzen am Beispiel von Pentachlorphenol
Bioindikation: Biologische Testverfahren - 2. Hohenheimer Workshop zur Bioindikation am Kraftwerk Altbach-Deizisau, 6.4.1998
Heimbach, Stuttgart, p. 199 - 204 - Hafner, C., Jung, K., Gehre, M., Schüürmann, G., (1999):
Einsatz stabiler Isotope zum ökotoxikologischen Wirkungsnachweis chlororganischer Verbindungen
In: Oehlmann, J., Markert, B., (Hrsg.)
Ökotoxikologie - Ökosystemare Ansätze und Methoden
ecomed, Landsberg, S. 117 - 121 - Haubert, D., Birkhofer, K., Fließbach, A., Gehre, M., Scheu, S., Ruess, L., (2009):
Trophic structure and major trophic links in conventional versus organic farming systems as indicated by carbon stable isotope ratios of fatty acids
Oikos 118 (10), 1579 - 1589
Volltext (URL) - Heinzle, E., Yuan, Y., Kumar, S., Wittmann, C., Gehre, M., Richnow, H.H., Wehrung, P., Adam, P., Albrecht, P., (2008):
Analysis of 13C labeling enrichment in microbial culture applying metabolic tracer experiments using gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry
Anal. Biochem. 380 (2), 202 - 210
Volltext (URL) - Hitzfeld, K., Gehre, M., Richnow, H.-H., (2011):
A novel online approach to the determination of isotopic ratios for organically bound chlorine, bromine and sulphur
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 25 (20), 3114 - 3122
Volltext (URL) - Hofmann, A., Heim, A., Christensen, B.T., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schmidt, M.W.I., (2009):
Lignin dynamics in two 13C-labelled arable soils during 18 years
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 60 (2), 250 - 257
Volltext (URL) - Hofmann, A., Heim, A., Gioacchini, P., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schmidt, M.W.I., (2009):
Mineral fertilization did not affect decay of old lignin and SOC in a 13C-labeled arable soil over 36 years
Biogeosciences 6 (7), 1139 - 1148
Volltext (URL) - Hofmann, D., Gehre, M., Jung, K., (2003):
Sample preparation techniques for the determination of natural 15N/14N variations in amino acids by gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 39 (3), 233 - 244
Volltext (URL) - Hofmann, D., Jung, K., Bender, J., Gehre, M., Schüürmann, G., (1997):
Using natural isotope variations of nitrogen in plants as an early indicator of air pollution stress
J. Mass Spectrom. 32 (8), 855 - 863
Volltext (URL) - Horn, M.A., Mertel, R., Gehre, M., Kästner, M., Drake, H.L., (2006):
In vivo emission of dinitrogen by earthworms via denitrifying bacteria in the gut
Appl. Environ. Microb. 72 (2), 1013 - 1018
Volltext (URL) - Jung, K., Gebauer, G., Gehre, M., Hofmann, D., Weißflog, L., Schüürmann, G., (1997):
Anthropogenic impacts on natural nitrogen isotope variations in Pinus sylvestris stands in an industrially polluted area
Environ. Pollut. 97 (1-2), 175 - 181
Volltext (URL) - Junge, F.W., Hanisch, C., Zerling, L., Gehre, M., (2005):
Geochemical signatures (C, N, d13C, d15N, metals) of suspended matter in the river Weiße Elster (central Germany): their seasonal and flow-related distribution 1997-2001
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 41 (2), 141 - 159
Volltext (URL) - Kalbitz, K., Geyer, S., Gehre, M., (2000):
Land use impacts on the isotopic signature (13C, 14C, 15N) of water-soluble fulvic acids in a German fen area
Soil Sci. 165 , 728 - 736 - Kalbitz, K., Geyer, S., Gehre, M., Geyer, W., (1999):
Correlation between 14C, 15N, 13C and spectroscopic properties of dissolved humic substances
International Symposium on Isotope Techniques in Water resources Development and Management, Vienna, 10.-14.5.1999
IAEA, p. 270 - 271 - Kalbitz, K., Geyer, S., Gehre, M., Geyer, W., Matzner, E., (1999):
Isotopenchemische und spektroskopische Eigenschaften der gelösten organischen Substanz: Hinweise auf eine unterschiedliche Dynamik von DOC und DON
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Hannover, 4.-12.9.1999
Mitteilgn. Dtsch. Bodenkundl. Gesellsch. 91
Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft, Oldenburg, - Knöller, K., Böttger, T., Weise, S.M., Gehre, M., (2005):
Carbon isotope analyses of cellulose using two different on-line techniques (elemental analysis and high-temperature pyrolysis) - a comparison
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 19 (3), 343 - 348
Volltext (URL) - Knöller, K., Dohrmann, H., Strauch, G., Gehre, M., (1998):
Flooding of an open pit in a lignite mining area - a complicated process studied by stable isotopes
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 34 , 204 - 205 - Kornexl, B., Gehre, M., Höfling, R., Werner, R.A., (1999):
On-line d18O measurement of organic and inorganic substances
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 13 , 1685 - 1693 - Kornexl, B., Werner, R.A., Gehre, M., (1999):
Standardization for oxygen isotope ratio measurement - still an unsolved problem
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 13 , 1248 - 1251 - Krüger, M., Wolters, H., Gehre, M., Joye, S.B., Richnow, H.H., (2008):
Tracing the slow growth of anaerobic methane-oxidizing communities by 15N-labelling techniques
FEMS Microbiol.Ecol. 63 (3), 401 - 411
Volltext (URL) - Loick, N., Gehre, M., Voss, M., (2007):
Stable nitrogen iotopes in essential versus non-essential amino acids of different plankton size fractions
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 43 (4), 281 - 293
Volltext (URL) - Loick-Wilde, N., Dutz, J., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Montoya, J.P., Voss, M., (2012):
Incorporation of nitrogen from N2 fixation into amino acids of zooplankton
Limnol. Oceanogr. 57 (1), 199 - 210
Volltext (URL) - Mallén, G., Trettin, R., Gehre, M., Flynn, R., Grischek, T., Nestler, W., (2005):
Influence of upwelling Zechstein sulphate on the concentration and isotope signature of sedimentary sulphides in a fluvioglacial sand aquifer
Appl. Geochem. 20 (2), 261 - 274
Volltext (URL) - Nowak, K. M., Girardi, C., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schäffer, A., Kästner, M., (2013):
Contribution of microorganisms to non-extractable residue formation during biodegradation of ibuprofen in soil
Sci. Total Environ. 445-446 , 377 - 384
Volltext (URL) - Nowak, K. M., Miltner, A., Gehre, M., Schäffer, A., Kästner, M., (2011):
Formation and fate of bound residues from microbial biomass during 2,4-D degradation in soil
Environ. Sci. Technol. 45 (3), 999 - 1006
Volltext (URL) - Qi, H., Gröning, M., Colpen, T.B., Buck, B., Mroczkowski, S.J., Brand, W.A., Geilmann, H., Gehre, M., (2010):
Novel silver-tubing method for quantitative introduction of water into high-temperature conversion systems for stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic measurements
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 24 (13), 1821 - 1827
Volltext (URL) - Richnow, H.H., Gehre, M., Kästner, M., Morasch, B., Meckenstock, R.U., (2000):
Isotope fractionation of aromatic hydrocarbons - a perspective to characterise microbial in-situ degradation
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 36 (4), 383 - 384 - Richnow, H.H., Gehre, M., Kästner, M., Morasch, B., Meckenstock, R.U., (2001):
Characterisation of microbial in situ degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons
In: Magar, V.S., Vogel, T.M., Aelion, C.M., Leeson, A., (eds.)
Innovative Methods in Support of Bioremediation. 6th International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, California, USA, 4.-7.6.2001
6/4
Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, - Richnow, H.H., Gehre, M., Kästner, M., Morasch, B., Meckenstock, R.U., (2001):
Characterisation of Microbial In Situ Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
In: Magar, V.S., Vogel, T.M., Aelion, C.M., Lesson, A., (eds.)
Innovative Methods in Support of Bioremediation. In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, Vol. 6(4)
6
Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, p. 99 - 108 - Richnow, H.H., Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Gehre, M., Meckenstock, R.U., (2002):
Isotope fractionation of toluene: A perspective to characterize microbial in situ degradation
The Scientific World Journal
Volltext (URL) - Rosell, M., Barcelo, D., Rohwerder, T., Breuer, U., Gehre, M., Richnow, H.H., (2007):
Variations in 13C/12C and D/H enrichment factors of aerobic bacterial fuel oxygenate degradation
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (6), 2036 - 2043
Volltext (URL) - Schulz, H., Gehre, M., Hofmann, D., Jung, K., (2001):
Nitrogen isotope ratios in pine bark as an indicator of N emissions from anthropogenic sources
Environ. Monit. Assess. 69 (3), 283 - 297 - Schulz, H., Giesemann, A., Gehre, M., (2004):
Influence of reduced S inputs on the sulfate pool in the humus layer and sulfate uptake in Pinus sylvestris L. as indicated by natural isotope variations of sulfur and oxygen
J. Appl. Bot. Food Qual. - Angew. Bot. 78 (1), 18 - 24 - Schulz, H., Jung, K., Gehre, M., (2000):
Effects of N inputs on natural isotopes variations of nitrogen in various compartments of Scots pine stands
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 36 (4), 357 - Stamm, C., Sermet, R., Leuenberger, J., Wunderli, H., Wydler, H., Flühler, H., Gehre, M., (2002):
Multiple Tracing of fast Transport in a Drained Grassland Soil
Geoderma 109 , 245 - 268 - Strauch, G., Nardin, G., Schreck, P., Gehre, M., (2000):
Origin and distribution of sulfate in surface waters of the Mansfeld mining district, Germany
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 36 , 388 - 389 - Strauch, G., Schreck, P., Nardin, G., Gehre, M., (2001):
Origin and distribution of sulphate in surface waters of the Mansfeld mining district, Central Germany
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 37 (2), 101 - 112
Volltext (URL) - Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Gehre, M., Meckenstock, R.U., Richnow, H.H., (2001):
Characterisation of the in situ biodegradation of aromatic compounds in contaminated aquifers using isotope fractionation
In: Wiesner, J., (ed.)
Fachtagung Sanierung und Entwicklung teerkontaminierter Standorte, Dresden, 20.-21.3.2001
DECHEMA-Fachgespräche Umweltschutz
DECHEMA, Frankfurt/M., p. 493 - 496 - Vieth, A., Müller, J., Strauch, G., Kästner, M., Gehre, M., Meckenstock, R.U., Richnow, H.H., (2003):
In-situ biodegradation of tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene in contaminated aquifers monitored by stable isotope fractionation
Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 39 (2), 113 - 124
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