Dr. Marc Breulmann

Contact/ Address

Systemic Environmental Biotechnology (SUBT)

Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 341 6025-1015
marc.breulmann@ufz.de

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Dr. Marc Breulmann - Quelle: Sebastian Wiedling/UFZ

Curriculum Vitae

dato - 2021

Senior Scientist in the research project: LeipzigerBlauGrün

2022 - 2021

Senior Scientist in the research project: SARS-CoV-2 Tracking in Wastewater.

2017 - 2021

Director of the NICE Office: "Implementation Office Amman", Jordan and moderater of the National Implementation Committee for Integrated Wastewater Management in Jordan (NICE).

2013 - 2017

Coordinator/ Researcher in the joint research project CARBOWERT: Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) for the Sustainable Treatment and Reuse of Organic Materials from the Sanitation Sector and its Application in the Biochar / Sewchar-Concept.

2012 - 2013

Post-Doc: IWAS II (International Water Research Alliance Saxony).

2007 - 2011

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.); Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany.

2007

Internship and Consultant at the UNESCO Office in Doha, Qatar.

2005 - 2007

Master of Science, University of Osnabrück.

2002 - 2005

Bachelor of Science, University of Osnabrück.

Publications

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2025 (12)

Breulmann, M. (2025):
Planungsinstrumente
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 103 - 110
Breulmann, M., Merbach, A., Bernhard, K., Moeller, L. (2025):
Enhancing urban resilience: Stormwater retention and evapotranspiration performance of green roofs under extreme rainfall events
Land 14 (5), art. 977 10.3390/land14050977
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg., 2025):
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 146 S.
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L., Bernhard, K. (2025):
Baumrigolen für das urbane Regenwassermanagement
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 80
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (2025):
Bewässerung
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 85 - 90
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (2025):
Hintergrund
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 25 - 32
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (2025):
Potentiale
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 49 - 60
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (2025):
Kopplung
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 67 - 76
Breulmann, M., Moeller, L., Hüesker, F., Reese, M., Hänsel, P. (2025):
Vorgaben und Ziele der Politik
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 33 - 48
Friesen, J., Khurelbaatar, G., Despot, D., van Afferden, M., Müller, R., Breulmann, M., Plaul, B. (2025):
Blau-grüne Infrastruktur im Bestand: Das Kolonnadenviertel
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 119 - 123
Friesen, J., Khurelbaatar, G., Despot, D., van Afferden, M., Müller, R., Breulmann, M., Plaul, B. (2025):
Leipzig 416 / Löwitz-Quartier
In: Breulmann, M., Moeller, L. (Hrsg.)
Planung gekoppelter blau-grüner Infrastrukturen – Ein Handbuch zur wassersensiblen Stadtentwicklung in Leipzig: Starkregenmanagement und Bewässerung
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, S. 124 - 130
Friesen, J., Khurelbaatar, G., Plaul, B., Despot, D., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Breulmann, M. (2025):
Co-designing water-sensitive suburbs through blue-green infrastructure planning by research, municipal and housing association partners
In: Lens, P.N.L., Bui, X.-T. (eds.)
Nature-based solutions for urban sustainability
IWA Publishing, p. 175 - 190 10.2166/9781789065015_0175

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2024 (2)

Breulmann, M., Müller, R., van Afferden, M. (2024):
Modeling urban stormwater and irrigation management with coupled blue-green infrastructure in the context of climate change
Blue-Green Syst. 6 (1), 100 - 113 10.2166/bgs.2024.101
Khurelbaatar, G., Ramos Rodriguez, S.P., Aubron, T., Rahman, K.Z., Khalil, N., van Afferden, M., Breulmann, M., Friesen, J., Müller, R.A. (2024):
Preliminary planning and optimization approach for wastewater infrastructure for regions with low data availability
Water 16 (5), art. 694 10.3390/w16050694

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2023 (1)

Breulmann, M., Kallies, R., Bernhard, K., Gasch, A., Müller, R.A., Harms, H., Chatzinotas, A., van Afferden, M. (2023):
A long-term passive sampling approach for wastewater-based monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in Leipzig, Germany
Sci. Total Environ. 887 , art. 164143 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164143

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2022 (2)

Breulmann, M., Khurelbaatar, G., Sanne, M., van Afferden, M., Subah, A., Müller, R.A. (2022):
Integrated wastewater management for the protection of vulnerable water resources in the north of Jordan
Sustainability 14 (6), art. 3574 10.3390/su14063574
Joshi, A., Breulmann, M., Schulz, E., Ruser, R. (2022):
Effects of sewage sludge hydrochar on emissions of the climate-relevant trace gases N₂O and CO₂ from loamy sand soil
Heliyon 8 (10), e10855 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10855

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2021 (2)

Breulmann, M., Müller, R.A., Al-Subeh, A., van Afferden, M. (2021):
Influx of Syrian refugees in Jordan – effects on the water sector
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ; Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Leipzig, Germany; Amman, Jordan, 38 pp.
Breulmann, M., van Afferden, M., Al-Subeh, A., Al-Mahamid, J.S., Dorgeloh, E., Müller, R.A. (2021):
National Framework: The certification of wastewater treatment systems with capacities up to 5.000 PE in Jordan
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ; Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Leipzig, Germany; Amman, Jordan, 252 pp. 10.13140/RG.2.2.19012.35203

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2020 (2)

Breulmann, M., Brückner, F., Toll, M., van Afferden, M., Becker, M.-Y., Subah, A., Müller, R.A. (2020):
Vulnerable water resources in Jordan: hot spots
Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Amman, Jordan; Leipzig, Germany; Hannover, Germany, 39 pp.
Breulmann, M., Müller, R.A., Al-Subeh, A., Subah, A., van Afferden, M. (2020):
Reuse of treated wastewater and biosolids in Jordan – nationwide evaluation
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ; Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Leipzig, Germany; Amman, Jordan, lX, 90 pp.

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2019 (1)

Meisel, K., Clemens, A., Fühner, C., Breulmann, M., Majer, S., Thrän, D. (2019):
Comparative life cycle assessment of HTC concepts valorizing sewage sludge for energetic and agricultural use
Energies 12 (5), art. 786 10.3390/en12050786

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2018 (3)

Breulmann, M., Kuka, K., van Afferden, M., Buscot, F., Fühner, C., Müller, R., Schulz, E. (2018):
Labile water soluble components govern the short-term microbial decay of hydrochar from sewage sludge
Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 64 (6), 873 - 880 10.1080/03650340.2017.1387779
Breulmann, M., Schulz, E., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Fühner, C. (2018):
Hydrochars derived from sewage sludge: effects of pre-treatment with water on char properties, phytotoxicity and chemical structure
Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 64 (6), 860 - 872 10.1080/03650340.2017.1396318
Weiner, B., Breulmann, M., Wedwitschka, H., Fühner, C., Kopinke, F.-D. (2018):
Wet oxidation of process waters from the hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge
Chem. Ing. Tech. 90 (6), 872 - 880 10.1002/cite.201700050

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2017 (1)

Breulmann, M., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Schulz, E., Fühner, C. (2017):
Process conditions of pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization affect the potential of sewage sludge for soil carbon sequestration and amelioration
J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 124 , 256 - 265 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.026

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2016 (3)

Breulmann, M., Boettger, T., Buscot, F., Gruendling, R., Schulz, E. (2016):
Carbon storage potential in size–density fractions from semi-natural grassland ecosystems with different productivities over varying soil depths
Sci. Total Environ. 545-546 , 30 - 39 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.050
Chung, J.W., Breulmann, M., Clemens, A., Fühner, C., Foppen, J.W., Lens, P.N.L. (2016):
Simultaneous removal of rotavirus and adenovirus from artificial ground water using hydrochar derived from swine feces
J. Water Health 14 (5), 754 - 767 10.2166/wh.2016.010
Graham, E.B., Knelman, J.E., Schindlbacher, A., Siciliano, S., Breulmann, M., Yannarell, A., Beman, J.M., Abell, G., Philippot, L., Prosser, J., Foulquier, A., Yuste, J.C., Glanville, H.C., Jones, D., Angel, R., Salminen, J., Newton, R.J., Bürgmann, H., Ingram, L.J., Hamer, U., Siljanen, H.M., Peltoniemi, K., Potthast, K., Bañeras, L., Hartmann, M., Banerjee, S., Yu, R.-Q., Nogaro, G., Richter, A., Koranda, M., Castle, S., Goberna, M., Song, B., Chatterjee, A., Nunes, O.C., Lopes, A.R., Cao, Y., Kaisermann, A., Hallin, S., Strickland, M.S., Garcia-Pausas, J., Barba, J., Kang, H., Isobe, K., Papaspyrou, S., Pastorelli, R., Lagomarsino, A., Lindström, E., Basiliko, N., Nemergut, D.R. (2016):
Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: When does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?
Front. Microbiol. 7 , art. 214 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00214

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2015 (1)

Breulmann, M., van Afferden, M., Fühner, C. (2015):
Biochar: bring on the sewage
Nature 518 (7540), 483 10.1038/518483e

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2014 (1)

Breulmann, M., Masyutenko, N.P., Kogut, B.M., Schroll, R., Dörfler, U., Buscot, F., Schulz, E. (2014):
Short-term bioavailability of carbon in soil organic matter fractions of different particle sizes and densities in grassland ecosystems
Sci. Total Environ. 497-498 , 29 - 37 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.080

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2012 (2)

Breulmann, M., Schulz, E., Weißhuhn, K., Buscot, F. (2012):
Impact of the plant community composition on labile soil organic carbon, soil microbial activity and community structure in semi-natural grassland ecosystems of different productivity
Plant Soil 352 (1-2), 253 - 265 10.1007/s11104-011-0993-6
Demyan, M.S., Rasche, F., Schulz, E., Breulmann, M., Müller, T., Cadisch, G. (2012):
Use of specific peaks obtained by diffuse reflectance Fourier transform mid-infrared spectroscopy to study the composition of organic matter in a Haplic Chernozem
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 63 (2), 189 - 199 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01420.x

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2011 (2)

Breulmann, M. (2011):
Functional soil organic matter pools and soil organic carbon stocks in grasslands - an ecosystem perspective
Dissertation, Universität Hannover
PhD Dissertation 15/2011
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 116 pp.
Schulz, E., Breulmann, M., Boettger, T., Wang, K.-R., Neue, H.-U. (2011):
Effect of organic matter input on functional pools of soil organic carbon in a long-term double rice crop experiment in China
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 62 (1), 134 - 143 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01330.x

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2010 (2)

Breulmann, M., Böer, B. (2010):
Camel farms: a new idea to help desert ecosystems recover
Rural21 - The International Journal for Rural Development 44 (2), 39 - 40
Meyer, K.M., Schiffers, K., Münkemüller, T., Schädler, M., Calabrese, J.M., Basset, A., Breulmann, M., Duquesne, S., Hidding, B., Huth, A., Schöb, C., van de Voorde, T.F.J. (2010):
Predicting population and community dynamics: the type of aggregation matters
Basic Appl. Ecol. 11 (7), 563 - 571 10.1016/j.baae.2010.08.001

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