• PFC-Zeolith: Entfernung von per- und polyfluorierten Chemikalien (PFC) aus Galvanikabwässern durch vor-Ort regenerierbare Zeolithadsorber, Transfun (Modul: Transproof), UFZ, Budget: €10 000, Laufzeit: Jan.-Aug 2023

• ZeoPFAS: Vor-Ort regenerierbare Zeolith-Adsorber zur Entfernung von per- und polyfluorierten Chemikalien (PFAS) aus Abwässern, Transfun (Modul: TransBig), UFZ, Budget: €90 000, Laufzeit: 2023-2025

• RegioWasser: Entwicklung einer multifunktionalen naturbasierten Technologie zur dezentralen Aufbereitung und sicheren Wiederverwendung von kommunalem Abwasser für Bewässerungszwecke; EFRE/JTF Forschung InfraPronet 2021-2027, SAB, PI und Projektkoordinator, Budget: €1.237.500, Laufzeit: 2024-2026 (Diese Maßnahme wird mitfinanziert mit Steuermitteln auf Grundlage des von den Abgeordneten des Sächsichen Landtags beschlossenen Haushalts (Nr. 1007025))

Publikationen vor UFZ

• Demnitz M, Molodtsov K, Schymura S, Schierz A, Mueller K, Stumpf T, Schmidt M. Effects of surface roughness and mineralogy on the sorption of Cm(III) on crystalline rock. Journal of Hazardous Materials 423(2022) Part A, 127006.
• Campos J, Brandão L, Camargo de Azevedo A., Casanova M, Cord A, Gerner N, Giese E, Händel F, Jager, N, Jessen G, Lepenies, R, Maia Barbosa P, Marchezini V, Pujoni D, Salma, A, Santos Sánchez A, Schierz A, Stemke M, Ussath Pedro M, Whaley-Martin V, Yoshie Yamamoto F, Zorzal-Almeida S. (alphabetic order) A new vision of sustainable management in mining and post-mining landscapes, 2019, Science Policy Report, Published by National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Water and Environmental Research, Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology on Mineral Resources, Water and Biodiversity. https://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/publication/a-new-vision-of-sustainable-management-in-mining-and-post-mining-landscapes-2019/
• Espinasse BP, Geitner NK, Schierz A, Therezien M, Richardson CJ, Lowry GV, Ferguson PL, Wiesner MR. Comparative persistence of engineered nanoparticles in a complex aquatic ecosystem, Environmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52, 7, 4072-4078.
• Xu X, Schierz A, Xu N, Cao X. Comparison of the characteristics and mechanisms of Hg(II) sorption by biochars and activated carbon. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2016, 463, 55-60.
• Georgi A, Schierz A, Mackenzie K, Kopinke FD. Colloidal activated carbon for in-situ groundwater remediation—Transport characteristics and adsorption of organic compounds in water-saturated sediment columns. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 2015, 179:76–88.
• Khan, IA, Flora, JRV, Afrooz, ARMN, Aich N, Schierz, PA, Ferguson PL, Sabo-Attwood T, Saleh NB. Change in chirality of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes can overcome anionic surfactant stabilization: a systematic study of aggregation kinetics. Environmental Chemistry 2015. 12(6):652-661.
• Schierz A, Espinasse B, Wiesner M, Bisesi JB, Sabo-Attwood T, Ferguson PL. Fate of single walled carbon nanotubes in wetland ecosystems. Environmental Science 2014; Nano, 1:574–583.
• Khan I, Aich N, Afrooz ARM, Flora J, Schierz A, Ferguson PL, Sabo-Attwood T, Saleh N. Fractal structures of single-walled carbon nanotubes in biologically relevant conditions: Role of chirality vs. media conditions. Chemosphere 2013; 9(9):1997–2003.
• Parks AN, Portis LM, Schierz A, Washburn K, Perron MM, Burgess RM, Ho KT, Chandler GT, Ferguson PL. Bioaccumulation and toxicity of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to benthic organisms at the base of the marine food chain. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2013; 32(6):1270–1277.
• Khan I, Afrooz ARM, Flora J, Schierz A, Ferguson L, Sabo-Attwood T, Saleh N. Chirality affects aggregation kinetics of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Environmental Science and Technology 2013; 47(4):1844–1852.
• Schierz A, Parks AN, Washburn K, Chandler GT, Ferguson PL. Characterization and quantitative analysis of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the aquatic environment using near-infrared fluorescence spectroscopy. Environmental Science and Technology 2012; 46(22):12262–12271 (cover article).
• Zanker H, Schierz A. Engineered nanoparticles and their identification among natural nanoparticles. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry 2012; 5:107–132.
• Schierz A, Zanker H. Aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes: Surface oxidation, colloidal stability and uranium sorption. Environmental Pollution 2009; 157(4):1088–1094.
• Mackenzie K, Schierz A, Georgi A, Kopinke F-D. Colloidal activated carbon and CARBO-IRON—Novel materials for in-situ groundwater treatment. Global NEST Journal 2008; 10(1):54–61.
• Georgi A, Schierz A, Mackenzie K, Kopinke F-D. Anwendung von kolloidaler Aktivkohle zur in-situ Grundwasserreinigung. Terratec 2007; 11–12:TT22–TT24.Georgi A, Schierz A, Trommler U, Horwitz C-P, Collins JP, Kopinke F-D. Application of hydrogen peroxide by complexes of iron(III) with humic acid for chemical degradation of organic compounds in water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2007; 72(1-2): 26–36.
• Georgi A, Schierz A, Kopinke F-D.. Activation of hydrogen peroxide by complexes of iron(III) with humic acid for chemical degradation of organic compounds in water, EAAOP-1 – Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes, Chania, Greek, Sept. 2006 (e-proceedings p.154-161).
• Schierz A, Georgi A, Leibold M, Kopinke F-D. Einsatz von kolloidaler Aktivkohle zur In-situ-Grundwasserreinigung, Chem. Ing. Tech., 2006, 78 (9).
• Schierz A, Georgi A, Kopinke F-D. Application of colloidal activated carbon for in-situ groundwater treatment, Proceeding Band - 2. International Symposium of Permeable Reactive Barriers and Reactive Zones, PRB/RZ 2005, Nov. 2005, Antwerp, Belgien-ISBN 905857007x.

Technische Berichte

• Demnitz M, Molodtsov K, Schymura S, Schierz A, Müller K, Schmidt M: Sorption of curium(III) on crystalline rock material, Annual report 2020 – Institute for Resource Ecology, HZDR, 2021.

• Sushko V, Dressler M, Matschiavelli N, Schierz A, Stumpf T, Cherkouk A: Microbially influenced corrosion of cast iron in different types of bentonite: microscopic investigation, Annual report 2020 – Institute for Resource Ecology, HZDR, 2021.
• Sushko V, Neubert T, Löffler M, Rellinghaus R, Schierz A, Cherkouk A, Matschiavelli N: Corrosion at the bentonite-cast iron interface under high-salt conditions with H₂, Annual report 2020 – Institute for Resource Ecology, HZDR, 2021.
• Demnitz M, Molodtsov K, Schierz A, Schymura S, Schmidt M, Stumpf T. Spatially-resolved sorption studies on Bukov diorite, Annual report 2019 – Institute for Resource Ecology, HZDR, 2020.
• Dressler M, Kluge S, Schierz A, Matschiavelli N. Microcosms as tool for analyzing the microbial influence on metal corrosion, Annual report 2019 – Institute for Resource Ecology, HZDR, 2020.Kane Driscoll S, Ahn S, Schierz A. Passive Sampler Demonstration Project for Sediments at a Manufactured Gas Site, EPRI Report, published by EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute), 2018.
• Reible DD, Offutt A, Bireta P, Schierz A, Rao, B. Briefing Paper -Reactive Capping Assessment, South River VA. South River Science Team Meeting, Oct. 2014.
• Reible DD, Offutt A, Bireta P, Schierz A, Rao, B. Briefing Paper - DGT Monitoring of THg and MeHg in Porewater, South River VA. South River Science Team Meeting, Oct. 2014.
• Reible DD, Offutt A, Schierz A. Briefing Paper#5 – Laboratory Simulation of Capping in the South River. South River Science Team Meeting, Oct. 2013.
• Reible DD, Bireta P, Schierz A. Briefing Paper#4 - Field Measurement of Porewater Hg using DGT and Voltammetry. South River Science Team Meeting, Oct. 2013.

Buchkapitel

Mackenzie K, Bleyl S, Schierz A, Georgi A. In-situ generation of sorption and reaction barriers using colloidal sorbents and sorbent-carried nano-iron. In: Nanotechnology for water purification, BrownWalker Press, Boca Raton (USA), ISBN-13: 978-1-61233-619-0, Chapter 4, 71–88, 2012.