Research for the Environment

Working Group Stable Isotopes and Biogeochemical Cycles - SIBC

Bernd Apelt
Engineer

Tel.: +49 345-558-5413
Fax: +49 345-558-5559


Helmoltz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Department Soil Physics
Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4
D-06120 Halle/Saale
Germany
Bernd Apelt



Workscope

Technical implementation of methods and automation as well as supervision of measurements and instrumental analytics.



Professional Positions

since 2000
Engineer, Department of Soil Physics, Research Ream Stable Isotopes and Biogeochemical Cycles, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research - UFZ, Halle/Saale, Germany


1997
Innovation Assistent, Stadtwerke Halberstadt, Germany


1988 - 1991
Technician for machine tools, Anhalter Stahl und Anlagenbau AG, Gräfenhainichen, Germany




Education

1998 - 1999
Advanced training for technical school and university graduates, Teutloff Bildungszentrum Bitterfeld/Wolfen as well as Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG, Bitterfeld, Germany


1997
Electrical Engineer (Dipl.-Ing., FH), Fachhochschule Anhalt, Köthen, Germany


1988
Technician for machine tools, Zentralwerkstatt Gräfenhainichen, Germany


1986
Polytechnische Oberschule, Gossa, Germany




Publications

peer-reviewed


Stange CF, Spott O, Apelt B, Russow, R. Automated and rapid online determination of 15N abundance and concentration of ammonium, nitrite, or nitrate in aqueous samples by the SPINMAS technique. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 43 (3), 2007, p.227-236.

Spott O, Russow R, Apelt B, Stange CF. A 15N-aided artificial atmosphere gas flow technique for online determination of soil N2 release by using the zeolite Köstrolith SX6®. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 20 (22), 2006, p. 3267-3274.

Russow R, Apelt B. Determining the content and 13C abundance of total dissolved carbon in water samples by TOC analyser-mass spectrometer coupling. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 39 (4), 2003, p. 311-314.

Russow R, Kupka HJ, Gotz A, Apelt B. A new approach to determining the content and N-15 abundance of total dissolved nitrogen in aqueous samples: TOC analyser-QMS coupling. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 38 (4), 2002, p. 215-225.