Prof. Dr. Roland Müller
Contact / Address
Dept. Umwelt- und Biotechnologisches Zentrum (UBZ)
Environmental and Biotechnology Centre
Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 341 235-1275
Fax: +49 (0) 341 235-1830
roland.mueller@ufz.de
Role
Department Head

Research Interests
- Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)
- Technology development and transfer in the area of environmental and biotechnology and wastewater treatment
- Decentral wastewater treatment and management
- Dezentrale Abwasserbehandlung und dessen Bewirtschaftung
- Implementation research to optimize the water sector in developing and emerging countries in water-scarce regions
- Development and implementation of wastewater infrastructure
- Remediation of contaminated soils and water sediments
2023 (3)
- 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
full text (doi) - Müller, R., van Afferden, M., Khurelbaatar, G., Ueberham, M., Reese, M., Fischer, H., Geyler, S., Hofmann, E., Wüstneck, T., Ziegenbein, T., Sahlbach, T., Winkler, U., Berbig, J., Mohr, M., Stefan, M. (2023):
Wege zum abflussfreien Stadtquartier - Potentiale, Wirkungen und Rechtsrahmen des ortsnahen Schmutz- und Regenwassermanagements. Abschlussbericht
Texte Umweltbundesamt 34/2023
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, 201 S.
full text (url) - Rahman, K.Z., Al Saadi, S., Al Rawahi, M., Knappe, J., van Afferden, M., Moeller, L., Bernhard, K., Müller, R.A. (2023):
A multi-functional nature-based solution (NBS) for greywater treatment and reuse at the same plot
Ecol. Eng. 191 , art. 106952
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2022 (3)
- 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
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Wallace, S., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2022):
Evapotranspiration dynamics in aerated and non-aerated subsurface flow treatment wetlands
Sci. Total Environ. 843 , art. 156605
full text (doi) - Sossalla, N.A., Nivala, J., Escher, B.I., Schlichting, R., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Reemtsma, T. (2022):
Impact of various aeration strategies on the removal of micropollutants and biological effects in aerated horizontal flow treatment wetlands
Sci. Total Environ. 828 , art. 154423
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2021 (8)
- 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.
full text (doi) - Khurelbaatar, G., Al Marzuqi, B., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Friesen, J. (2021):
Data reduced method for cost comparison of wastewater management scenarios - case study for two settlements in Jordan and Oman
Front. Environ. Sci. 9 , art. 626634
full text (doi) - Khurelbaatar, G., van Afferden, M., Sullivan, C.M., Fühner, C., Amgalan, J., Londong, J., Müller, R.A. (2021):
Wastewater treatment and wood production of willow system in cold climate
Water 13 (12), art. 1630
full text (doi) - Khurelbaatar, G., van Afferden, M., Ueberham, M., Stefan, M., Geyler, S., Müller, R.A. (2021):
Management of Urban STormwater at Block-level (MUST-B): A new approach for potential analysis of decentralized stormwater management systems
Water 13 (3), art. 378
full text (doi) - Kohlheb, N., Wluka, M., Bezama, A., Thrän, D., Aurich, A., Müller, R.A. (2021):
Environmental-economic assessment of the pressure swing adsorption biogas upgrading technology
BioEnergy Res. 14 (3), 901 - 909
full text (doi) - Kuhlicke, C., Albert, C., Bachmann, D., Birkmann, J., Borchardt, D., Fekete, A., Greiving, S., Hansjürgens, B., Jüpner, R., Kabisch, S., Krellenberg, K., Merz, B., Müller, R., Rink, D., Rinke, K., Schwarze, R., Teutsch, G., Thieken, A., Ueberham, M., Voss, M. (2021):
Fünf Prinzipien für klimasichere Kommunen und Städte
KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 14 (9), 537 - 539 - Sossalla, N.A., Nivala, J., Reemtsma, T., Schlichting, R., König, M., Forquet, N., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Escher, B.I. (2021):
Removal of micropollutants and biological effects by conventional and intensified constructed wetlands treating municipal wastewater
Water Res. 201 , art. 117349
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2020 (6)
- Al-Rawahi, M.N., Lee, M.-Y., Friesen, J., Khurelbaatar, G., Müller, R. (2020):
A practical step towards sustainability: decentralised wastewater management in Oman
Desalin. Water Treat. 176 , 360 - 369
full text (doi) - Becker, M.-Y., Kohlheb, N., Hunger, S., Eschrich, S., Müller, R., Aurich, A. (2020):
Early‐stage sustainability assessment of biotechnological processes: A case study of citric acid production
Eng. Life Sci. 20 (3-4), 90 - 103
full text (doi) - Boog, J., Nivala, J., Kalbacher, T., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2020):
Do wastewater pollutants impact oxygen transfer in aerated horizontal flow wetlands?
Chem. Eng. J. 383 , art. 123173
full text (doi) - 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.
full text (url) - Sossalla, N.A., Nivala, J., Escher, B.I., Reemtsma, T., Schlichting, R., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2020):
Resilience of micropollutant and biological effect removal in an aerated horizontal flow treatment wetland
Water 12 (11), art. 3050
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2019 (8)
- Aubron, T., van Afferden, M., Khurelbaatar, G., Müller, R. (2019):
WP-B: Development and Testing of a GIS-Based Planning Tool for Creating Decentralized Sanitation Scenarios
In: Sachse, A., Liao, Z., Zhu, W., Dai, X., Kolditz, O. (eds.)
Chinese water systems. Volume 2: Managing water resources for urban catchments: Chaohu
Terrestrial Environmental Sciences
Springer Nature, Cham, p. 125 - 157
full text (doi) - Boog, J., Kalbacher, T., Nivala, J., Forquet, N., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2019):
Modeling the relationship of aeration, oxygen transfer and treatment performance in aerated horizontal flow treatment wetlands
Water Res. 157 , 321 - 334
full text (doi) - Boog, J., Kalbacher, T., Nivala, J., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2019):
Modeling dynamics of organic carbon and nitrogen removal during aeration interruption in aerated horizontal flow treatment wetlands
Water Sci. Technol. 80 (3), 597 - 606
full text (doi) - Kolditz, O., Berendonk, T.U., Chen, C., Fuchs, L., Haase, M., Jungmann, D., Kalbacher, T., Krebs, P., Moldaenke, C., Müller, R., Neubert, F., Rink, K., Rinke, K., Sachse, A., Walther, M. (2019):
Managing water resources for urban catchments
In: Sachse, A., Liao, Z., Zhu, W., Dai, X., Kolditz, O. (eds.)
Chinese water systems. Volume 2: Managing water resources for urban catchments: Chaohu
Terrestrial Environmental Sciences
Springer Nature, Cham, p. 35 - 85
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Abdallat, G., Aubron, T., Al-Zreiqat, I., Abbassi, B., Wu, G.-M., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2019):
Vertical flow constructed wetlands for decentralized wastewater treatment in Jordan: Optimization of total nitrogen removal
Sci. Total Environ. 671 , 495 - 504
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Boog, J., Headley, T., Aubron, T., Wallace, S., Brix, H., Mothes, S., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2019):
Side-by-side comparison of 15 pilot-scale conventional and intensified subsurface flow wetlands for treatment of domestic wastewater
Sci. Total Environ. 658 , 1500 - 1513
full text (doi) - Zehnsdorf, A., Blumberg, M., Müller, R.A. (2019):
Helophyte mats (wetland roofs) with high evapotranspiration rates as a tool for decentralised rainwater management – process stability improved by simultaneous greywater treatment
Water Supply 19 (3), 808 - 814
full text (doi) - Zehnsdorf, A., Willebrand, K.C.U., Trabitzsch, R., Knechtel, S., Blumberg, M., Müller, R. (2019):
Wetland roofs as an attractive option for decentralized water management and air conditioning enhancement in growing cities—a review
Water 11 (9), art. 1845
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2018 (9)
- Al-Zreiqat, I., Abbassi, B., Headley, T., Nivala, J., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Influence of septic tank attached growth media on total nitrogen removal in a recirculating vertical flow constructed wetland for treatment of domestic wastewater
Ecol. Eng. 118 , 171 - 178
full text (doi) - Boog, J., Nivala, J., Aubron, T., Mothes, S., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Resilience of carbon and nitrogen removal due to aeration interruption in aerated treatment wetlands
Sci. Total Environ. 621 , 960 - 969
full text (doi) - 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
full text (doi) - 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
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Bauer, A., Zehnsdorf, A., Lee, M.-Y., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Anaerobic co‐digestion of waste yeast biomass from citric acid production and waste frying fat
Eng. Life Sci. 18 (7), 425 - 433
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Zehnsdorf, A., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Effect of triticale milling coarseness on biogas production
Chem. Ing. Tech. 90 (1-2), 249 - 255
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Kahl, S., Boog, J., van Afferden, M., Reemtsma, T., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Dynamics of emerging organic contaminant removal in conventional and intensified subsurface flow treatment wetlands
Sci. Total Environ. 649 , 1144 - 1156
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Neale, P.A., Haasis, T., Kahl, S., König, M., Müller, R.A., Reemtsma, T., Schlichting, R., Escher, B.I. (2018):
Application of cell-based bioassays to evaluate treatment efficacy of conventional and intensified treatment wetlands
Environ. Sci.-Wat. Res. Technol. 4 (2), 206 - 217
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Zehnsdorf, A., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2018):
Green infrastructure for increased resource efficiency in urban water management
In: Kabisch, S., Koch, F., Gawel, E., Haase, A., Knapp, S., Krellenberg, K., Nivala, J., Zehnsdorf, A. (eds.)
Urban transformations - Sustainable urban development through resource efficiency, quality of life and resilience
Future City 10
Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 133 - 143
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2017 (5)
- Aurich, A., Hofmann, J., Oltrogge, R., Wecks, M., Gläser, R., Blömer, L., Mauersberger, S., Müller, R.A., Sicker, D., Giannis, A. (2017):
Improved isolation of microbiologically produced (2R,3S)-isocitric acid by adsorption on activated carbon and recovery with methanol
Org. Process Res. Dev. 21 (6), 866 - 870
full text (doi) - 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
full text (doi) - Kahl, S., Nivala, J., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A., Reemtsma, T. (2017):
Effect of design and operational conditions on the performance of subsurface flow treatment wetlands: Emerging organic contaminants as indicators
Water Res. 125 , 490 - 500
full text (doi) - Khurelbaatar, G., Sullivan, C.M., van Afferden, M., Rahman, K.Z., Fühner, C., Gerel, O., Londong, J., Müller, R.A. (2017):
Application of primary treated wastewater to short rotation coppice of willow and poplar in Mongolia: Influence of plants on treatment performance
Ecol. Eng. 98 , 82 - 90
full text (doi) - Rahman, K.Z., van Afferden, M., Mosig, P., Müller, R.A. (2017):
Influence of hydraulic loading rate on ion precipitations and performance of a vertical-flow soil filter treating contaminated groundwater under cold climatic conditions
Ecol. Eng. 108 (Part A), 40 - 49
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2016 (6)
- Boog, J., Nivala, J., Aubron, T., Wallace, S., Sullivan, C., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2016):
Treatment wetland aeration without electricity? Lessons learned from the first experiment using a wind-driven air pump
Water 8 (11), art. 502
full text (doi) - Borchardt, D., Gordon, C., Mensah, A.M., Dannisøe, J.G., Müller, R.A., Alcamo, J. (2016):
Solutions to the water quality challenge: a preliminary review
UNEP 2016. A snapshot of the world’s water quality: towards a global assessment
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, p. 81 - 94
full text (url) - Button, M., Weber, K., Nivala, J., Aubron, T., Müller, R.A. (2016):
Community-level physiological profiling of microbial communities in constructed wetlands: Effects of sample preparation
Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 178 (5), 960 - 973
full text (doi) - Klinger, J., Riepl, D., Wolf, H.-P., Heinz, I., Rödiger, T., Guttman, J., Samhan, S., Tamimi, A., Subah, A., Sauter, M., Müller, R., Geyer, S., Ali, W., van Afferden, M., Lee, M.-Y., Liesch, T., Hötzl, H., Goldscheider, N. (2016):
Challenges of implementing IWRM in the Lower Jordan Valley
In: Borchardt, D., Bogardi, J.J., Ibisch, R.B. (eds.)
Integrated water resources management: concept, research and implementation
Springer, Basel, p. 749 - 777
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Krieg, F., Zehnsdorf, A., Müller, R.A. (2016):
How to avoid foam formation in biogas plants by coarse grain anaerobic digestion
Chem. Eng. Technol. 39 (4), 673 - 679
full text (doi) - Zehnsdorf, A., Stock, N., Richter, J., Blumberg, M., Müller, R.A. (2016):
Grauwasserreinigung mit einer Sumpfpflanzenmatte unter Praxisbedingungen. Gray-water purification with a wetland plant mat under practical conditions
Chem. Ing. Tech. 88 (8), 1138 - 1144
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2015 (4)
- Button, M., Nivala, J., Weber, K.P., Aubron, T., Müller, R.A. (2015):
Microbial community metabolic function in subsurface flow constructed wetlands of different designs
Ecol. Eng. 80 , 162 - 171
full text (doi) - Jost, B., Holz, M., Aurich, A., Barth, G., Bley, T., Müller, R.A. (2015):
The influence of oxygen limitation for the production of succinic acid with recombinant strains of Yarrowia lipolytica
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99 (4), 1675 - 1686
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Eismann, F., Wißmann, D., Nägele, H.-J, Zielonka, S., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2015):
Innovative test method for the estimation of the foaming tendency of substrates for biogas plants
Waste Manage. 41 , 39 - 49
full text (doi) - van Afferden, M., Cardona, J.A., Lee, M.-Y., Subah, A., Müller, R.A. (2015):
A new approach to implementing decentralized wastewater treatment concepts
Water Sci. Technol. 72 (11), 1923 - 1930
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2014 (5)
- Ávila, C., Nivala, J., Olsson, L., Kassa, K., Headley, T., Mueller, R.A., Bayona, J.M., García, J. (2014):
Emerging organic contaminants in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands: Influence of media size, loading frequency and use of active aeration
Sci. Total Environ. 494–495 , 211 - 217
full text (doi) - Boog, J., Nivala, J., Aubron, T., Wallace, S., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2014):
Hydraulic characterization and optimization of total nitrogen removal in an aerated vertical subsurface flow treatment wetland
Bioresour. Technol. 162 , 166 - 174
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Krieg, F., Beyer, D., Köster, Y., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2014):
LEIPZIGER SCHAUMTESTER - Testset und dessen Verwendung zur Bestimmung der Schaumneigung von Substrat in Biogasanlagen
In: Thrän, D., Pfeiffer, D. (Hrsg.)
Festschrift. Konferenz 5 Jahre Förderprogramm "Energetische Biomassenutzung": Wege zur effizienten Bioenergie
Schriftenreihe des Förderprogramms "Energetische Biomassenutzung" 15
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, S. 170 - 175
full text (url) - Rahman, K.Z., Wiessner, A., Kuschk, P., van Afferden, M., Mattusch, J., Müller, R.A. (2014):
Removal and fate of arsenic in the rhizosphere of Juncus effusus treating artificial wastewater in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands
Ecol. Eng. 69 , 93 - 105
full text (doi) - Würdemann, H., Kleyböcker, A., Lienen, T., Liebrich, M., Brehmer, M., Kraume, M., Daniel-Gromke, J., Lorenz, H., Balussou, D., McKenna, R., Moeller, L., Görsch, K., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A., Zirkler, D., Kaupenjohann, M. (2014):
OptGas - vergleichende Untersuchungen an großtechnischen Biogasreaktoren
In: Thrän, D., Pfeiffer, D. (Hrsg.)
Neue Wege zur Prozessoptimierung in Biogasanlagen : abgeschlossene Vorhaben im BMU-Förderprogramm T. 1
Schriftenreihe des BMU-Förderprogramms "Energetische Biomassenutzung" 11
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, S. 9 - 24
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2013 (5)
- Headley, T., Nivala, J., Kassa, K., Olsson, L., Wallace, S., Brix, H., van Afferden, M., Müller, R. (2013):
Escherichia coli removal and internal dynamics in subsurface flow ecotechnologies: Effects of design and plants
Ecol. Eng. 61 (Part B), 564 - 574
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Görsch, K., Köster, Y., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2013):
Schaumbildung und Schaumvermeidung in Biogasanlagen : Schlussbericht
UFZ-Bericht 1/2013
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 129 S. - Nivala, J., Headley, T., Wallace, S., Bernhard, K., Brix, H., van Afferden, M., Müller, R.A. (2013):
Comparative analysis of constructed wetlands: The design and construction of the ecotechnology research facility in Langenreichenbach, Germany
Ecol. Eng. 61 (Part B), 527 - 543
full text (doi) - Nivala, J., Wallace, S., Headley, T., Kassa, K., Brix, H., van Afferden, M., Müller, R. (2013):
Oxygen transfer and consumption in subsurface flow treatment wetlands
Ecol. Eng. 61 (Part B), 544 - 554
full text (doi) - Zehnsdorf, A., Seidel, H., Hoffmann, P., Schlenker, U., Müller, R.A. (2013):
Conditioning of sediment polluted with heavy metals using plants as a preliminary stage of the bioremediation process: a large-scale study
J. Soils Sediments 13 (6), 1106 - 1112
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2012 (5)
- Aurich, A., Specht, R., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U., Yovkova, V., Otto, C., Holz, M., Barth, G., Heretsch, P., Thomas, F.A., Sicker, D., Giannis, A. (2012):
Microbiologically produced carboxylic acids used as building blocks in organic synthesis
In: Wang, X., Chen, J., Quinn, P. (eds.)
Subcellular biochemistry, Volume 64; Reprogramming microbial metabolic pathways, Part 2
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, p. 391 - 424
full text (doi) - Günther, S., Koch, C., Hübschmann, T., Röske, I., Müller, R., Bley, T., Harms, H., Müller, S. (2012):
Correlation of community dynamics and process parameters as a tool for the prediction of the stability of wastewater treatment
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46 (1), 84 - 92
full text (doi) - Headley, T.R., Davison, L., Huett, D.O., Müller, R. (2012):
Evapotranspiration from subsurface horizontal flow wetlands planted with Phragmites australis in sub-tropical Australia
Water Res. 46 (2), 342 - 354
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Görsch, K., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2012):
Bildung von Schaum in Biogasanlagen und seine Bekämpfung - Erfahrungen aus der Praxis. Formation and suppression of foam in biogas plants - practical experiences
Landtechnik 67 (2), 110 - 113
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Görsch, K., Neuhaus, J., Zehnsdorf, A., Müller, R.A. (2012):
Comparative review of foam formation in biogas plants and ruminant bloat
Energy Sustain. Soc. 2 , art. 12
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2011 (13)
- Headley, T., Nivala, J., Olsson, L., Weichert, G., Kassa, K., van Afferden, M., Müller, R. (2011):
Removal of E. coli in subsurface flow constructed wetlands - effect of plants and design
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) and Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) Conference, 3 - 8 July 2011, Prague (CZ) - Headley, T., Olsson, L., Nivala, J., Kassa, K., van Afferden, M., Müller, R. (2011):
Pollutant removal in vertical flow wetlands: effect of depth, media, plants, and loading regime
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) and Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) Conference, 3 - 8 July 2011, Prague (CZ) - Kassa, K., Headley, T., Nivala, J., Bernhard, K., van Afferden, M., Barjenbruch, M., Müller, R. (2011):
Effect of depth and plants on treatment of municipal wastewater in horizontal subsrface flow constructed wetlands
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) and Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) Conference, 3 - 8 July 2011, Prague (CZ) - Müller, R.A., Cardona, J., Subah, A., Abbassi, B., van Afferden, M. (2011):
Decentralized waste water treatment in arid areas and options for a large scale implementation in Jordan
International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM, Management of Water in a Changing World, 12–13 October 2011, Dresden, Book of Abstracts
p. 81 - 82 - Müller, R.A., Cardona, J., Subah, A., Abbassi, B., van Afferden, M. (2011):
Implementation research for decentralized wastewater concepts in Jordan, Presentation
World Water Week, Stockholm, August 21-27
full text (url) - Nivala, J., Headley, T., Brix, H., Wallace, S., Müller, R. (2011):
Effect of plants and design on oxygen transfer in treatment wetlands
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) and Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) Conference, 3 - 8 July 2011, Prague (CZ) - Rahman, K., van Afferden, M., Mosig, P., Müller, R. (2011):
Development, technical design and potential of vertical-flow soil filter eco-technologies for the remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene
3rd TASK Symposium 'The future of contaminated sites - Strategies and technologies made in Germany', 08-09 June 2011, Leipzig - Abstracts of presentations
p. 36 - Rahman, K.Z., Wiessner, A., Kuschk, P., van Afferden, M., Mattusch, J., Müller, R.A. (2011):
Fate and distribution of arsenic in laboratory-scale subsurface horizontal-flow constructed wetlands treating an artificial wastewater
Ecol. Eng. 37 (8), 1214 - 1224
full text (doi) - Sullivan, C., Nivala, J., Headley, T., Dallas, S., Müller, R. (2011):
Capital costs of constructed wetlands compared to other decentralised wastewater treatment technologies: a case study from southern India
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) and Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) Conference, 3 - 8 July 2011, Prague (CZ) - van Afferden, M., Goedert, R., Cardona, J., Abbassi, B., Uleimat, A., Ali, W., Müller, R. (2011):
Primary school education as a basic support tool for the implementation of Jordan’s Water Strategy 2009–2022
International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM, Management of Water in a Changing World, 12–13 October 2011, Dresden
p. 64 - 65 - van Afferden, M., Müller, R. (2011):
Regional implementation of decentralized wastewater concepts in Jordan
World Water Week in Stockholm, August 21–27
p. 100 - 101 - van Afferden, M., Rahman, K.Z., Mosig, P., De Biase, C., Thullner, M., Oswalt, P., Müller, R.A. (2011):
Remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene: the potential of vertical-flow soil filter systems
Water Res. 45 (16), 5063 - 5074
full text (doi) - Zehnsdorf, A., Hoffmann, P., Seidel, H., Schlenker, U., Müller, R.A. (2011):
Reinigung schwermetallhaltiger Sedimente mithife von Pflanzen und Mikroorganismen. Überführung des Konditionierungsverfahrens in die Praxis
KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 4 (10), 558 - 563
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2010 (14)
- Cardona, J., van Afferden, M., Goedert, R., Abbassi, B., Ali, W., Müller, R. (2010):
DEWATS capacity building for primary schools in Jordan and Palestine
Water Practice & Technology 5 (4), 1 - 18
full text (doi) - Fütterer, N., Seeger, E.M., van Afferden, M., Reiche, N., Borsdorf, H., Rakoczy, J., Müller, R.A., Kästner, M., Weiß, H. (2010):
Development of a low-cost technique for treatment of large-scale contaminated groundwater by using constructed wetlands and aerated trenches
ConSoil 2010, 22 - 24 September 2010 Salzburg, Austria ; Proceedings 11th International UFZ-Deltares - TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater & Sediments. Theme: A: Restoration; ThS_A19: Special subjects
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, - Headley, T., Al Faouri, M., Abbassi, B., Al-Zreiqat, I., van Afferden, M., Nivala, J., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Ecotechnology systems for decentralized wastewater treatment in Jordan: the Fuheis research, demonstration and training facility
In: Masi, F., Nivala, J. (eds.)
12th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, October 4-8, 2010, Venice, Italy - Proceedings Vol. 1
IWA Publishing, p. 445 - 448 - Headley, T., Al Faouri, M., Abbassi, B., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of emergent macrophytes in the arid climate of Jordan
In: Masi, F., Nivala, J. (eds.)
12th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, October 4-8, 2010, Venice, Italy - Proceedings Vol. 1
IWA Publishing, p. 1320 - 1320 - Kuschk, P., Stottmeister, U., Liu, Y.J., Wiessner, A., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Batch methanogenic fermentation experiments of wastewater from a brown coal low-temperature coke plant
J. Environ. Sci. 22 (2), 192 - 197
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Herbes, C., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2010):
Schaumbildung und -bekämpfung im Prozess der anaeroben Gärung. Formation and removal of foam in the process of anaerobic digestion
Landtechnik 65 (3), 204 - 207
full text (doi) - Moeller, L., Herbes, C., Müller, R.A., Zehnsdorf, A. (2010):
Und plötzlich schäumt's
Brandenburger Bauernzeitung 51 (38), 32 - 33 - Mosig, P., Bernhard, K., van Afferden, M., Headley, T., Müller, R. (2010):
An innovative treatment wetland design for pathogen removal - Elimination of faecal coliforms at a filed scale
In: Masi, F., Nivala, J. (eds.)
12th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, October 4-8, 2010, Venice, Italy - Proceedings Vol. 1
IWA Publishing, p. 687 - 688 - Redder, A., Dürr, M., Daeschlein, G., Baeder-Bederski, O., Koch, C., Müller, R., Exner, M., Borneff-Lipp, M. (2010):
Constructed wetlands - are they safe in reducing protozoan parasites?
Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health. 213 (1), 72 - 77
full text (doi) - Stottmeister, U., Mueller, R.A. (2010):
Environmental biotechnology research and technology transfer as basis for new regulation and new markets
J. Biotechnol. 150 (Suppl. 1), S55 - S55
full text (doi) - van Afferden, M., Cardona, J.A., Rahman, K.Z., Daoud, R., Headley, T., Kilani, Z., Subah, A., Mueller, R.A. (2010):
A step towards decentralized wastewater management in the Lower Jordan Rift Valley
Water Sci. Technol. 61 (12), 3117 - 3128
full text (doi) - van Afferden, M., Cardona, J., Daoud, R., El-Keilani, Z., Headley, T., Subah, A., Müller, R. (2010):
Potential regions suitable for decentralized wastewater management in Jordan
Oral presentation at: DEWATS Conference, 23-26 March 2010, Surabaya - van Afferden, M., Mosig, P., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Vertical Flow Soil Filter Systems for the remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene
In: Birkle, P., Torres-Alvarado, I.S. (eds.)
Water-rock interaction: proceedingss of the 13th International Conference on Water-Rock Interaction WRI-13, Guanajuato, Mexico, 16-20 August 2010
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 611 - 613 - van Afferden, M., Rahman, K., Mosig, P., De Biase, C., Thullner, M., Oswald, S., Müller, R. (2010):
Development, technical design and cost estimation of a Vertical Flow Soil Filter System for the remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene
ConSoil 2010, 22 - 24 September 2010 Salzburg, Austria ; Proceedings 11th International UFZ-Deltares - TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater & Sediments. Theme: A: Restoration; ThS_A19: Special subjects
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig,
2008 (3)
- Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A., Münch, C., Paredes, D. (2008):
Pflanzenkläranlagen - Zukunftspotenzial und Forschungsbedarf
Chem. Ing. Tech. 80 (12), 1785 - 1793
full text (doi) - Rahman, K.Z., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Mattusch, J., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2008):
Dynamics of arsenic species in laboratory-scale horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating an artificial wastewater
Eng. Life Sci. 8 (6), 603 - 611
full text (doi) - Rahman, K.Z., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Mattusch, J., Offelder, A., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2008):
Redox dynamics of arsenic species in the root-near environment of Juncus effusus investigated in a macro-gradient-free rooted gravel bed reactor
Eng. Life Sci. 8 (6), 612 - 621
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2007 (3)
- Paredes, D., Kuschk, P., Mbwette, T.S.A., Stange, F., Müller, R.A., Köser, H. (2007):
New aspects of microbial nitrogen transformations in the context of wastewater treatment - a review
Eng. Life Sci. 7 (1), 13 - 25
full text (doi) - Paredes, D., Kuschk, P., Stange, F., Müller, R.A., Köser, H. (2007):
Model experiments on improving nitrogen removal in laboratory scale subsurface constructed wetlands by enhancing the anaerobic ammonia oxidation
Water Sci. Technol. 56 (3), 145 - 150
full text (doi) - Paredes, D., Velez, M.E., Kuschk, P., Mueller, R.A. (2007):
Effects of type of flow, plants and addition of organic carbon in the removal of zinc and chromium in small-scale model wetlands
Water Sci. Technol. 56 (3), 199 - 205
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2006 (1)
- Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kappelmeyer, U., Baeder-Bederski, O., Müller, R.A., Kästner, M. (2006):
Influence of helophytes on redox reactions in their rhizosphere
In: Macková, M., Dowling, D.N., Macek, T. (eds.)
Phytoremediation and rhizoremediation: Theoretical background
Focus on Biotechnology 9A
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, p. 69 - 82
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2005 (2)
- Baeder-Bederski, O., Dürr, M., Borneff-Lipp, M., Kuschk, P., Netter, R., Daeschlein, G., Mosig, P., Müller, R.A. (2005):
Retention of Escherichia coli in municipal sewage by means of planted soil filters in two-stage pilot plant systems
Water Sci. Technol. 51 (9), 205 - 212
full text (url) - Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Müller, R., Kästner, M. (2005):
Constructed wetlands – treating wastewater with cenoses of plants and microorganisms. A research association at UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle in the Helmholtz Association
UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle in the Helmholtz Association, Leipzig, 28 pp.
2004 (3)
- Baeder-Bederski, O., Dürr, M., Borneff-Lipp, M., Netter, R., Kuschk, P., Mosig, P., Daeschlein, G., Müller, R.A. (2004):
Reduction of microorganisms in municipal sewage by means of planted and unplanted soil filters
9th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Avignon/France, 26.-30.9.2004
p. 435 - 441 - Baeder-Bederski, O., Kuschk, P., Mosig, P., Müller, R.A., Borneff-Lipp, M., Dürr, M. (2004):
Reducing faecal germs in municipal sewage using planted soil filters. Initial results of a pilot plant system
International Conference on Urban Horticulture Waedenswil, Switzerland
Acta Hort. 643
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), The Hague, p. 257 - 263 - Kosolapow, D.B., Kuschk, P., Vainshtein, M., Vatsourina, A., Wießner, A., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2004):
Microbial processes of heavy metal removal from carbon-deficient effluents in constructed wetlands
Eng. Life Sci. 4 (5), 403 - 411
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2003 (3)
- Kuschk, P., Braun, P., Möder, M., Wießner, A., Müller, J., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2003):
Elimination von Nonylphenolen und Bisphenol A in Teich- und Pflanzenkläranlagen
GWF Wasser, Abwasser 144 (4), 297 - 301 - Stottmeister, U., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kappelmeyer, U., Kästner, M., Bederski, O., Müller, R.A., Moormann, H. (2003):
Effects of plants and microorganisms in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
Biotechnol. Adv. 22 (1-2), 93 - 117
full text (doi) - Thunecke, F., Wendlandt, K.-D., Müller, R.A., Mirschel, G., Kunze, C., Listewnik, H.-F. (2003):
Umweltgerechte biotechnologische Herstellung von biokompatiblen Polymerwerkstoffen für die Medizintechnik
Transkript Sonderband 2003 , 33 - 36
2002 (2)
- Müller, R.A., Kuschk, P., Baeder-Bederski, O. (2002):
Mexikanisch-deutscher Projektverbund zur Entwicklung und Optimierung von Pflanzenkläranlagen zur Keimzahlreduktion in kommunalen Abwässern
GAIA 11 (1), 74 - 76
full text (doi) - Strehlitz, B., Aurich, A., Sander, A., Böhland, C., Stottmeister, U., Müller, R.A. (2002):
Regelung von Bioprozessen mit Biosensoren
In: Kaden, H. (Hrsg.)
Innovationsforum "Innovative Biosystemtechnik - Sensorik, Aktorik und Auswertung biotechnologischer Prozesse", Waldheim/Sa., 25.-26.10.2001
S. 29 - 36
2001 (2)
- Müller, R.A., Baeder-Bederski, O., Kuschk, P. (2001):
Experimental station for applied and fundamental research into the hygienization of domestic sewage
ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
p. 100 - Müller, R.A., Müller, R.H., Jahn, Y., Babel, W. (2001):
Bioremediation of herbicide-contaminated building rubble by a defined microbial mixed culture
5th International Symposium and Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Prag, 12.-14.9.2000
2000 (2)
- Noke, A., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U. (2000):
Intensive treatment of mineral oil-contaminated drilling cuttings
In: Wise, D.L., Trantolo, D.J., Cichon, E.J., Inyang, H.I., Stottmeister, U. (Hrsg.)
Remediation engineering of contaminated soils
Environmental Science and Pollution Control 23
Marcel Dekker, New York, S. 321 - 327 - Noke, A., Schönbein, K., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U. (2000):
Bioreactor treatment of mineral oil contaminated drilling mud
Contaminated Soil 2000. Proceedings of the 7th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil, 18 - 22 September 2000, Leipzig, Germany
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Telford Publishing, London, p. 1150 - 1151
1999 (2)
- Müller, R.H., Jahn, Y., Müller, R.A., Babel, W. (1999):
Microbial detoxification of building rubble contaminated by phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides
9th Annual Meeting of SETAC-Europe "Quality of life and environment in cultured landscape", Leipzig, 25.-29.5.1999 - Noke, A., Kolszynski, R.v., Ercoli, E., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U. (1999):
Biologische Behandlung von Bohrspülschlämmen
In: Heiden, S., Erb, R., Warrelmann, J., Dierstein, R. (Hrsg.)
Biotechnologie im Umweltschutz. Bioremediation: Entwicklungsstand, Anwendungen, Perspektiven ; [im Rahmen der Fachtagung "Biotechnologie im Umweltschutz, Bioremediation: Entwicklungsstand - Anwendungen - Perspektiven", vom 9.-12. Mai 1999 Munster, Soltau]
Initiativen zum Umweltschutz 12
Erich Schmidt, Berlin, S. 304
1998 (5)
- Ercoli, E., Galvez, J., Müller, R., Stottmeister, U. (1998):
Intentive Behandlung von im Airliftreaktor biologisch sanierten Böden
In: Berthe-Corti, L. (Hrsg.)
Workshop-Bericht Bioremediation of polluted areas, La Plata, am 6. und 7. November 1997. Workshop im Rahmen der wissenschaftlich-technischen Zusammenarbeit (WTZ) zwischen Deutschland und Argentinien
UFZ-Bericht 18/1998
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 33 - 41 - Müller, R.A., Noke, A., Großer, B., Thomas, P. (1998):
Investitionsstandort Argentinien
UmweltMagazin 27 (10), 106 - 107 - Noke, A., Kolczynski, R.A., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U. (1998):
Biological treatment of mineral oil contaminated sludge
International Conference Oil Spills in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions, 15.-18. September 1998, Istanbul, Turkey
p. N03 - 1 - Noke, A., von Kolczynski, A., Müller, R.A., Stottmeister, U. (1998):
Biologische Behandlung mineralölkontaminierter Schlämme
In: Berthe-Corti, L. (Hrsg.)
Workshop-Bericht Bioremediation of polluted areas, La Plata, am 6. und 7. November 1997. Workshop im Rahmen der wissenschaftlich-technischen Zusammenarbeit (WTZ) zwischen Deutschland und Argentinien
UFZ-Bericht 18/1998
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 20 - 32 - Seidel, H., Müller, R.A., Roland, U. (1998):
Biologische Bodensanierung mit Mikroorganismen auf die sanfte Tour
Geospektrum 1 (1), 16 - 20
1997 (1)
- Müller, R.H., Müller, R.A., Babel, W. (1997):
Dekontamination von herbizidbelastetem Bauschutt mittels alkaliphiler Bakterien - Betrachtungen unter praxisrelevanten Apsekten
Tagungsband 15. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen, Münster, 4.-6.3.1997
S. 180 - 182
1996 (4)
- Babel, W., Müller, R. (1996):
Mirkoorganismen zur Reinigung von Abbruchmaterial stillgelegter Industrieanlagen
UFZ-Jahresbericht '92-'95
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 86 - 89 - Müller, R.A. (1996):
Kinetische Untersuchungen zum Abbau chlorierter und methylierter Benzoesäuren durch Pseudomonas spec. B13 FR1(SN45P)
UFZ-Bericht 15/1996
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, 171 S. - Müller, R., Heber, M. (1996):
Grundwasserschutz unter dem Aspekt der Altlastensanierung
UFZ-Jahresbericht '92-'95
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 118 - 121 - Müller, R.H., Müller, R.A., Babel, W. (1996):
Degradation von Phenoxyalkansäure-Herbiziden durch alkaliphile Mikroorganismen - Dekontamination von belastetem Bauschutt
In: Stegmann, R., Hupe, K., Reimers, C. (Hrsg.)
Neue Techniken der Bodenreinigung : chemisch-physikalische und biologische Verfahrensentwicklung unter Berücksichtigung der bodenkundlichen und analytischen Bewertung ; Dokumentation des 3. SFB 188-Seminars in Hamburg 1996
Economica Verlag, Bonn, S. 373 - 384