Prof. Dr. habil. Matthias Kästner

Research interests and expertise

I am interested in the compound turnover in the environment catalysed by microorganisms. Major focus is not on the organisms itself but on the turnover rates and the system properties. Current research topics are:

Curriculum Vitae

Other professional activities

Memberships

ASM, VAAM, DECHEMA, German Soil Science Society

Reviewer of the DFG, ERC, and Humboldt Foundation

Scientific advisory board of the international projects: CREAM and REMTEC

Frequent journal reviewer of

Environmental Science and Technology
Environmental Microbiology
Applied and Environ. Microbiology
Water Research
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Soil Biology and Chemistry
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Chemosphere, Biology and Fertility of Soils, Engineering in Life Science
and several other journals

Publications

• Zheng, T., Miltner, A., Liang, C., Nowak, K.M., Kästner, M. (2023):
  Turnover of bacterial biomass to soil organic matter via fungal biomass and its metabolic implications
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 180 , art. 108995
  full text (doi)
• Jing, Y., Miltner, A., Eggen, T., Kästner, M., Nowak, K.M. (2022):
  Microcosm test for pesticide fate assessment in planted water filters: ¹³C,¹⁵N-labeled glyphosate as an example
  Water Res. 226 , art. 119211
  full text (doi)
• Karagulyan, M., Goebel, M.-O., Diehl, D., Abu Quba, A.A., Kästner, M., Bachmann, J., Wick, L.Y., Schaumann, G.E., Miltner, A. (2022):
  Water stress-driven changes in bacterial cell surface properties
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 88 (21), e00732-22
  full text (doi)
• Trapp, S., Brock, A.L., Kästner, M., Schäffer, A., Hennecke, D. (2022):
  Critical evaluation of the microbial turnover to biomass approach for the estimation of biogenic non-extractable residues (NER)
  Environ. Sci. Eur. 34 , art. 15
  full text (doi)
• Butkovskyi, A., Jing, Y., Bergheim, H., Lazar, D., Gulyaeva, K., Odenmarck, S.R., Norli, H.R., Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Eggen, T. (2021):
  Retention and distribution of pesticides in planted filter microcosms designed for treatment of agricultural surface runoff
  Sci. Total Environ. 778 , art. 146114
  full text (doi)
• Golparvar, A., Kästner, M., Thullner, M. (2021):
  Pore-scale modeling of microbial activity: What we have and what we need
  Vadose Zone J. 20 (1), e20087
  full text (doi)
• Jing, Y., Krauss, M., Zschieschang, S., Miltner, A., Butkovskyi, A., Eggen, T., Kästner, M., Nowak, K.M. (2021):
  Superabsorbent polymer as a supplement substrate of constructed wetland to retain pesticides from agricultural runoff
  Water Res. 207 , art. 117776
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Liang, C. (2021):
  Microbial necromass in soils—Linking microbes to soil processes and carbon turnover
  Front. Environ. Sci. 9 , art. 756378
  full text (doi)
• Wang, F., Harindintwali, J.D., Yuan, Z., Wang, M., Wang, F., Li, S., Yin, Z., Huang, L., Fu, Y., Li, L., Chang, S.X., Zhang, L., Rinklebe, J., Yuan, Z., Zhu, Q., Xiang, L., Tsang, D.C.W., Xu, L., Jiang, X., Liu, J., Wei, N., Kästner, M., Zou, Y., Ok, Y.S., Shen, J., Peng, D., Zhang, W., Barcelo, D., Zhou, Y., Bai, Z., Li, B., Zhang, B., Wei, K., Cao, H., Tan, Z., Zhao, L., He, X., Zheng, J., Bolan, N., Liu, X., Huang, C., Dietmann, S., Luo, M., Sun, N., Gong, J., Brahushi, F., Zhang, T., Xiao, C., Li, X., Chen, W., Jiao, N., Lehmann, J., Zhu, Y.-G., Jin, H., Schaeffer, A., Tiedje, J.M., Chen, J.M. (2021):
  Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality
  The Innovation 2 (4), art. 100180
  full text (doi)
• Liang, C., Kästner, M., Joergensen, R.G. (2020):
  Microbial necromass on the rise: The growing focus on its role in soil organic matter development
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 150 , art. 108000
  full text (doi)
• Luks, A.-K., Zegarski, T., Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Matthies, M., Schmidt, B., Schäffer, A. (2020):
  Fate of pendimethalin in soil and characterization of non-extractable residues (NER)
  Sci. Total Environ. 753 , art. 141870
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2020):
  Mikrobielle Nekromasse im Boden und deren Bedeutung für Bodenprozesse
  Biospektrum 26 (3), 333 - 335
  full text (doi)
• Nitz, H., Duarte, M., Jauregui, R., Pieper, D.H., Müller, J.A., Kästner, M. (2020):
  Identification of benzene-degrading Proteobacteria in a constructed wetland by employing in situ microcosms and RNA-stable isotope probing
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 104 (4), 1809 - 1820
  full text (doi)
• Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2020):
  Environmental fate assessment of chemicals and the formation of biogenic non-extractable residues (bioNER)
  In: Ortega-Calvo, J.J., Parsons, J.R. (eds.)
  Bioavailability of organic chemicals in soil and sediment
  Hdb. Env. Chem. 100
  Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, p. 81 - 111
  full text (doi)
• Zheng, T., Miltner, A., Liang, C., Nowak, K.M., Kästner, M. (2020):
  Turnover of gram-negative bacterial biomass-derived carbon through the microbial food web of an agricultural soil
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 152 , art. 108070
  full text (doi)
• Brock, A.L., Rein, A., Polesel, F., Nowak, K.M., Kästner, M., Trapp, S. (2019):
  Microbial turnover of glyphosate to biomass: utilization as nutrient source and formation of AMPA and biogenic NER in an OECD 308 test
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 53 (10), 5838 - 5847
  full text (doi)
• Liang, C., Amelung, W., Lehmann, J., Kästner, M. (2019):
  Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter
  Glob. Change Biol. 25 (11), 3578 - 3590
  full text (doi)
• Kaestner, M., Nowak, K., Brock, A.L., Miltner, A., Schaeffer, A., Trapp, S. (2018):
  Classification and modelling of non-extractable residues (NER) formation from pesticides in soil
  Abstr. Paper Am. Chem. Soc. 256 , 161-AGRO
• Kästner, M., Miltner, A. (2018):
  SOM and microbes—what is left from microbial life
  In: Garcia, C., Nannipieri, P., Hernandez, T. (eds.)
  The future of soil carbon : its conservation and formation
  Elsevier, London, p. 125 - 163
  full text (doi)
• König, S., Worrich, A., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Thullner, M., Frank, K. (2018):
  Spatiotemporal disturbance characteristics determine functional stability and collapse risk of simulated microbial ecosystems
  Sci. Rep. 8 , art. 9488
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• König, S., Worrich, A., Banitz, T., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Centler, F. (2018):
  Functional resistance to recurrent spatially heterogeneous disturbances is facilitated by increased activity of surviving bacteria in a virtual ecosystem
  Front. Microbiol. 9 , art. 734
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• Schäffer, A., Kästner, M., Trapp, S. (2018):
  A unified approach for including non-extractable residues (NER) of chemicals and pesticides in the assessment of persistence
  Environ. Sci. Eur. 30 (51), art. 51
  full text (doi)
• Trapp, S., Libonati Brock, A., Nowak, K., Kästner, M. (2018):
  Prediction of the formation of biogenic nonextractable residues during degradation of environmental chemicals from biomass yields
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 52 (2), 663 - 672
  full text (doi)
• Adam, I.K.U., Duarte, M., Pathmanathan, J., Miltner, A., Brüls, T., Kästner, M. (2017):
  Microbial communities in pyrene amended soil–compost mixture and fertilized soil
  AMB Express 7 , art. 7
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• Brock, A.L., Kästner, M., Trapp, S. (2017):
  Microbial growth yield estimates from thermodynamics and its importance for degradation of pesticides and formation of biogenic non-extractable residues
  SAR QSAR Environ. Res. 28 (8), 629 - 650
  full text (doi)
• König, S., Worrich, A., Centler, F., Wick, L.Y., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Thullner, M., Frank, K., Banitz, T. (2017):
  Modelling functional resilience of microbial ecosystems: Analysis of governing processes
  Environ. Modell. Softw. 89 , 31 - 39
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• Trellu, C., Miltner, A., Gallo, R., Huguenot, D., van Hullebusch, E.D., Esposito, G., Oturan, M.A., Kästner, M. (2017):
  Characteristics of PAH tar oil contaminated soils—Black particles, resins and implications for treatment strategies
  J. Hazard. Mater. 327 , 206 - 215
  full text (doi)
• Wang, S., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Schäffer, A., Nowak, K.M. (2017):
  Transformation of metamitron in water-sediment systems: Detailed insight into the biodegradation processes
  Sci. Total Environ. 578 , 100 - 108
  full text (doi)
• Woche, S.K., Goebel, M.-O., Mikutta, R., Schurig, C., Kaestner, M., Guggenberger, G., Bachmann, J. (2017):
  Soil wettability can be explained by the chemical composition of particle interfaces - An XPS study
  Sci. Rep. 7 , art. 42877
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• Worrich, A., Stryhanyuk, H., Musat, N., König, S., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Richnow, H.-H., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Wick, L.Y. (2017):
  Mycelium-mediated transfer of water and nutrients stimulates bacterial activity in dry and oligotrophic environments
  Nat. Commun. 8 , art. 15472
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• Chen, Z., Paredes Cuervo, D., Müller, J.A., Wiessner, A., Köser, H., Vymazal, J., Kästner, M., Kuschk, P. (2016):
  Hydroponic root mats for wastewater treatment—a review
  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 23 (16), 15911 - 15928
  full text (doi)
• Coban, H., Miltner, A., Centler, F., Kästner, M. (2016):
  Effects of compost, biochar and manure on carbon mineralization of biogas residues applied to soil
  Eur. J. Soil Sci. 67 (2), 217 - 225
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Miltner, A. (2016):
  Application of compost for effective bioremediation of organic contaminants and pollutants in soil
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 100 (8), 3433 - 3449
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Nowak, K.M. (2016):
  Pestizide im Boden – Was bleibt von ihnen?
  Biospektrum 22 (2), 208 - 210
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Schäffer, A. (2016):
  (Multiple) Isotope probing approaches to trace the fate of environmental chemicals and the formation of non-extractable ‘bound’ residues
  Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 41 , 73 - 82
  full text (doi)
• Mouvenchery, Y.K., Miltner, A., Schurig, C., Kästner, M., Schaumann, G.E. (2016):
  Linking atomic force microscopy with nanothermal analysis to assess microspatial distribution of material characteristics in young soils
  J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 179 (1), 48 - 59
  full text (doi)
• Rein, A., Adam, I.K.U., Miltner, A., Brumme, K., Kästner, M., Trapp, S. (2016):
  Impact of bacterial activity on turnover of insoluble hydrophobic substrates (phenanthrene and pyrene)—Model simulations for prediction of bioremediation success
  J. Hazard. Mater. 306 , 105 - 114
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• Schaeffer, A., Amelung, W., Hollert, H., Kaestner, M., Kandeler, E., Kruse, J., Miltner, A., Ottermanns, R., Pagel, H., Peth, S., Poll, C., Rambold, G., Schloter, M., Schulz, S., Streck, T., Roß-Nickoll, M. (2016):
  The impact of chemical pollution on the resilience of soils under multiple stresses: A conceptual framework for future research
  Sci. Total Environ. 568 , 1076 - 1085
  full text (doi)
• Schweigert, M., Herrmann, S., Miltner, A., Fester, T., Kästner, M. (2016):
  Corrigendum to "Fate of ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass in a soil bioreactor system and its contribution to soil organic matter formation" [Soil Biol. Biogeochem. 88 (2015) 120–127]
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 92 , 242
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• Seeger, E.M., Braeckevelt, M., Reiche, N., Müller, J.A., Kästner, M. (2016):
  Removal of pathogen indicators from secondary effluent using slow sand filtration: Optimization approaches
  Ecol. Eng. 95 , 635 - 644
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• Wang, S., Seiwert, B., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Schäffer, A., Reemtsma, T., Yang, Q., Nowak, K.M. (2016):
  (Bio)degradation of glyphosate in water-sediment microcosms – A stable isotope co-labeling approach
  Water Res. 99 , 91 - 100
  full text (doi)
• Worrich, A., König, S., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Kaestner, M. (2016):
  Bacterial dispersal promotes biodegradation in heterogeneous systems exposed to osmotic stress
  Front. Microbiol. 7 , art. 1214
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• Worrich, A., König, S., Miltner, A., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Wick, L.Y. (2016):
  Mycelium-like networks increase bacterial dispersal, growth, and biodegradation in a model ecosystem at various water potentials
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 82 (10), 2902 - 2908
  full text (doi)
• Achtenhagen, J., Goebel, M.-O., Miltner, A., Woche, S.K., Kästner, M. (2015):
  Bacterial impact on the wetting properties of soil minerals
  Biogeochemistry 122 (2-3), 269 - 280
  full text (doi)
• Adam, I.K.U., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2015):
  Degradation of ¹³C-labeled pyrene in soil-compost mixtures and fertilized soil
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99 (22), 9813 - 9824
  full text (doi)
• Chen, Z., Kuschk, P., Paschke, H., Kästner, M., Köser, H. (2015):
  The dynamics of low-chlorinated benzenes in a pilot-scale constructed wetland and a hydroponic plant root mat treating sulfate-rich groundwater
  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 22 (5), 3886 - 3894
  full text (doi)
• Coban, H., Miltner, A., Elling, F.J., Hinrichs, K.-U., Kästner, M. (2015):
  The contribution of biogas residues to soil organic matter formation and CO₂ emissions in an arable soil
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 86 , 108 - 115
  full text (doi)
• Coban, H., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2015):
  Fate of fatty acids derived from biogas residues in arable soil
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 91 , 58 - 64
  full text (doi)
• Möckel, S., Gawel, E., Kästner, M., Knillmann, S., Liess, M., Bretschneider, W. (2015):
  Einführung einer Abgabe auf Pflanzenschutzmittel in Deutschland
  Studien zu Umweltökonomie und Umweltpolitik 10
  Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 305 S.
  full text (url)
• Möckel, S., Gawel, E., Kästner, M., Knillmann, S., Liess, M., Bretschneider, W. (2015):
  Eine Abgabe auf Pflanzenschutzmittel für Deutschland
  Nat. Recht 37 (10), 669 - 677
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• Pfannes, K.R., Langenbach, K.M.W., Pilloni, G., Stührmann, T., Euringer, K., Lueders, T., Neu, T.R., Müller, J.A., Kästner, M., Meckenstock, R.U. (2015):
  Selective elimination of bacterial faecal indicators in the Schmutzdecke of slow sand filtration columns
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99 (23), 10323 - 10332
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• Rein, A., Trapp, S., Adam, I.K.U., Miltner, A., Smith, K., Marchal, G., Gosewinkel, U., Mayer, P., Kästner, M., Clausen, L. (2015):
  Simulation of bioremediation options by microbial degradation of aged PAH contamination in soils
  AquaConSoil Copenhagen 2015 : 13th International UFZ-Deltares Conference on Sustainable Use and Management of Soil, Sediment and Water Resources, 9-12 June 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark
  p. 124 - 125
  full text (url)
• Schaeffer, A., Nannipieri, P., Kästner, M., Schmidt, B., Botterweck, J. (2015):
  From humic substances to soil organic matter–microbial contributions. In honour of Konrad Haider and James P. Martin for their outstanding research contribution to soil science
  J. Soils Sediments 15 (9), 1865 - 1881
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• Schurig, C., Müller, C.W., Höschen, C., Prager, A., Kothe, E., Beck, H., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2015):
  Methods for visualising active microbial toluene and benzene degraders in in situ microcosms
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99 (2), 957 - 968
  full text (doi)
• Schweigert, M., Herrmann, S., Miltner, A., Fester, T., Kästner, M. (2015):
  Fate of ectomycorrhizal fungal biomass in a soil bioreactor system and its contribution to soil organic matter formation
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 88 , 120 - 127
  full text (doi)
• Zanaroli, G., Beck, H., Beimfohr, C., Cichocka, D., Corvini, P., Frascari, D., Hofmann, U., Kästner, M., Macek, T., Müller, J.A., Uhlik, O., Schlosser, D. (2015):
  Analytical and monitoring methods
  In: Hochstrat, R., Wintgens, T., Corvini, P. (eds.)
  Immobilized biocatalysts for bioremediation of groundwater and wastewater
  IWA Publishing, London, p. 15 - 48
• Adam, I.K.U., Rein, A., Miltner, A., Fulgêncio, A.C.D., Trapp, S., Kästner, M. (2014):
  Experimental results and integrated modelling of bacterial growth on insoluble hydrophobic substrate (phenanthrene)
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (15), 8717 - 8726
  full text (doi)
• Chen, Z., Kuschk, P., Paschke, H., Kästner, M., Müller, J.A., Köser, H. (2014):
  Treatment of a sulfate-rich groundwater contaminated with perchloroethene in a hydroponic plant root mat filter and a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland at pilot-scale
  Chemosphere 117 , 178 - 184
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• Fester, T., Giebler, J., Wick, L.Y., Schlosser, D., Kästner, M. (2014):
  Plant–microbe interactions as drivers of ecosystem functions relevant for the biodegradation of organic contaminants
  Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 27 , 168 - 175
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• French, H.K., Kästner, M., van der Zee, S.E.A.T.M. (2014):
  New approaches for low-invasive contaminated site characterization, monitoring and modelling. Editorial
  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21 (15), 8893 - 8896
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• Kaestner, M., Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Trapp, S., Schaeffer, A. (2014):
  Classification and modelling of non-extractable residue (NER) formation from pesticides in soil: A synthesis
  Abstr. Paper Am. Chem. Soc. 248 , 799-AGRO
• Kästner, M. (2014):
  Pesticide risks put in order
  Trac-Trends Anal. Chem. 54 , IV - V
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• Kästner, M., Nowak, K.M., Miltner, A., Trapp, S., Schäffer, A. (2014):
  Classification and modelling of nonextractable residue (NER) formation of xenobiotics in soil — a synthesis
  Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44 (19), 2107 - 2171
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2014):
  Ökosystem Boden : der Beitrag von Mikroorganismen zur Bodenfruchtbarkeit
  Biospektrum 20 (6), 611 - 614
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• Schurig, C., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Zschornack, L. (2014):
  Erkundung des mikrobiellen Schadstoffabbaupotenzials in-situ ohne Messstellen: DP-BACTRAPs
  In: Franzius, V., Altenbockum, M., Gerhold, T. (Hrsg.)
  Handbuch Altlastensanierung und Flächenmanagement : HdA. 71. Aktualisierung
  Verlagsgruppe Hüthig Jehle Rehm, München, S. 85 - 106
• Schurig, C., Melo, V.A., Miltner, A., Kaestner, M. (2014):
  Characterisation of microbial activity in the framework of natural attenuation without groundwater monitoring wells?: a new Direct-Push probe
  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21 (15), 9002 - 9015
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• Schurig, C., Miltner, A., Kaestner, M. (2014):
  Hexadecane and pristane degradation potential at the level of the aquifer – evidence from sediment incubations compared to in-situ microcosms
  Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21 (15), 9081 - 9094
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• Wiessner, A., Müller, J.A., Kuschk, P., Kappelmeyer, U., Kästner, M., Liu, Y.L., Stottmeister, U. (2014):
  Environmental pollution by wastewater from brown coal processing – a remediation case study in Germany
  J. Environ. Eng. Landsc. Manag. 22 (1), 71 - 83
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• 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
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• 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
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• Schurig, C., Smittenberg, R., Berger, J., Kraft, F., Woche, S.K., Goebel, M.-O., Heipieper, H.J., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2013):
  Microbial cell-envelope fragments and the formation of soil organic matter - a case study from a glacier forefield
  Biogeochemistry 113 (1-3), 595 - 612
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• Schütze, E., Miltner, A., Nietzsche, S., Achtenhagen, J., Klose, M., Merten, D., Greyer, M., Roth, M., Kästner, M., Kothe, E. (2013):
  Live and death of streptomyces in soil—what happens to the biomass?
  J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 176 (5), 665 - 673
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• Seeger, E.M., Maier, U., Grathwohl, P., Kuschk, P., Kaestner, M. (2013):
  Performance evaluation of different horizontal subsurface flow wetland types by characterization of flow behavior, mass removal and depth-dependent contaminant load
  Water Res. 47 (2), 769 - 780
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• Wiessner, A., Kappelmeyer, U., Kaestner, M., Schultze-Nobre, L., Kuschk, P. (2013):
  Response of ammonium removal to growth and transpiration of Juncus effusus during the treatment of artificial sewage in laboratory-scale wetlands
  Water Res. 47 (13), 4265 - 4273
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• Wu, S., Kuschk, P., Wiessner, A., Kästner, M., Pang, C., Dong, R. (2013):
  Response of removal rates to various organic carbon and ammonium loads in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands treating artificial wastewater
  Water Environ. Res. 85 (1), 44 - 53
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• Braeckevelt, M., Fischer, A., Kästner, M. (2012):
  Field applicability of Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) for characterization and quantification of in situ contaminant degradation in aquifers
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 94 (6), 1401 - 1421
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Kästner, M. (2012):
  Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA); factsheet
  In: Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds.)
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation : guidance on technologies
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, p. 58 - 60
• Braeckevelt, M., Kästner, M. (2012):
  Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) for characterization of biodegradation
  In: Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds.)
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation: guidance on technologies
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, p. 199 - 218
• Chen, Z., Kuschk, P., Reiche, N., Borsdorf, H., Kästner, M., Köser, H. (2012):
  Comparative evaluation of pilot scale horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands and plant root mats for treating groundwater contaminated with benzene and MTBE
  J. Hazard. Mater. 209-210 , 510 - 515
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• Chen, Z., Wu, S., Braeckevelt, M., Paschke, H., Kästner, M., Köser, H., Kuschk, P. (2012):
  Effect of vegetation in pilot-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating sulphate rich groundwater contaminated with a low and high chlorinated hydrocarbon
  Chemosphere 89 (6), 724 - 731
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds., 2012):
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, 307 pp.
• Kuschk, P., Wiessner, A., Seeger, E.M., Kästner, M., Kappelmeyer, U., Paredes, D., Shtemenko, N.I. (2012):
  The status of research on constructed wetlands
  In: Vitale, K. (ed.)
  Environmental and food safety and security for South-East Europe and Ukraine. Proceedings NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental and Food Security for South-East Europe and Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 17-19 May 2011
  NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
  Springer, Dordrecht, p. 155 - 171
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Bombach, P., Schmidt-Brücken, B., Kästner, M. (2012):
  SOM genesis: microbial biomass a significant source
  Biogeochemistry 111 (1-3), 41 - 55
  full text (doi)
• Schurig, C., Kästner, M. (2012):
  Direct Push BACTRAP; factsheet
  In: Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds.)
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation : guidance on technologies
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, p. 64 - 66
• Schurig, C., Kästner, M. (2012):
  Classical BACTRAP; factsheet
  In: Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds.)
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation : guidance on technologies
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, p. 61 - 63
• Schurig, C., Kästner, M. (2012):
  In situ microcosms for demonstrating microbial contaminant degradation (BACTRAP®)
  In: Kästner, M., Braeckevelt, M., Döberl, G., Cassiani, G., Petrangeli Papini, M., Leven-Pfister, C., van Ree, D. (eds.)
  Model-driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation - guidance on technologies
  Sapienza Università Editrice, Rome, p. 219 - 229
• Wu, S., Chen, Z., Braeckevelt, M., Seeger, E.M., Dong, R., Kästner, M., Paschke, H., Hahn, A., Kayser, G., Kuschk, P. (2012):
  Dynamics of Fe(II), sulphur and phosphate in pilot-scale constructed wetlands treating a sulphate-rich chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater
  Water Res. 46 (6), 1923 - 1932
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Kästner, M., Kuschk, P. (2011):
  Removal of monochlorobenzene and perchloroethene in wetland rhizosphere model systems
  Eng. Life Sci. 11 (3), 298 - 308
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Reiche, N., Trapp, S., Wiessner, A., Paschke, H., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2011):
  Chlorobenzene removal efficiencies and removal processes in a pilot-scale constructed wetland treating contaminated groundwater
  Ecol. Eng. 37 (6), 903 - 913
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Seeger, E.M., Paschke, H., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2011):
  Adaptation of a constructed wetland to simultaneous treatment of monochlorobenzene and perchloroethene
  Int. J. Phytoremediat. 13 (10), 998 - 1013
  full text (doi)
• Girardi, C., Greve, J., Lamshöft, M., Fetzer, I., Miltner, A., Schäffer, A., Kästner, M. (2011):
  Biodegradation of ciprofloxacin in water and soil and its effects on the microbial communities
  J. Hazard. Mater. 198 , 22 - 30
  full text (doi)
• Kaestner, M., Miltner, A. (2011):
  Microbial biomass – a significant source for soil organic matter
  EGU General Assembly 2011, Vienna, Austria, 03–08 April 2011
  Geophysical Research Abstracts 13
  European Geosciences Union (EGU), p. EGU2011-3261
• Kästner, M. (2011):
  Novel approaches to assessing contaminated sites
  Int. Innov. (December), 92 - 94
• Lammirato, C., Miltner, A., Kästner, M. (2011):
  Effects of wood char and activated carbon on the hydrolysis of cellobiose by β-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 43 (9), 1936 - 1942
  full text (doi)
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Seeger, E.M., Kuschk, P., Fazekas, H., Grathwohl, P., Kästner, M. (2011):
  Bioremediation of benzene-, MTBE- and ammonia-contaminated groundwater with pilot-scale constructed wetlands
  Environ. Pollut. 159 (12), 3769 - 3776
  full text (doi)
• Seeger, E.M., Reiche, N., Kuschk, P., Borsdorf, H., Kaestner, M. (2011):
  Performance evaluation using a three compartment mass balance for the removal of volatile organic compounds in pilot scale constructed wetlands
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 45 (19), 8467 - 8474
  full text (doi)
• Bombach, P., Chatzinotas, A., Neu, T.R., Kästner, M., Lueders, T., Vogt, C. (2010):
  Enrichment and characterization of a sulfate-reducing toluene-degrading microbial consortium by combining in situ microcosms and stable isotope probing techniques
  FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 71 (2), 237 - 246
  full text (doi)
• Bombach, P., Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M., Fischer, A. (2010):
  Current approaches for the assessment of in situ biodegradation
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 86 (3), 839 - 852
  full text (doi)
• Fischer, J., Kappelmeyer, U., Kästner, M., Schauer, F., Heipieper, H.J. (2010):
  The degradation of bisphenol A by the newly isolated bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis JF1 can be enhanced by biostimulation with phenol
  Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad. 64 (4), 324 - 330
  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,
• Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2010):
  In situ microcosms studies to characterize microbial processes in the field
  In: Timmis, K.N., McGenity, T., van den Meer, J.R., de Lorenzo, V. (eds.)
  Experimental protocols and appendices
  Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Vol. 5, Part 1
  Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 3504 - 3511
  full text (doi)
• Kuppardt, S., Chatzinotas, A., Kästner, M. (2010):
  Development of a fatty acid and RNA stable isotope probing-based method for tracking protist grazing on bacteria in wastewater
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 76 (24), 8222 - 8230
  full text (doi)
• 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)
• Lammirato, C., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Kästner, M. (2010):
  Hydrolysis of cellobiose by β-glucosidase in the presence of soil minerals - Interactions at solid-liquid interfaces and effects on enzyme activity levels
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 42 (12), 2203 - 2210
  full text (doi)
• Langenbach, K., Kuschk, P., Horn, H., Kästner, M. (2010):
  Modeling of slow sand filtration for disinfection of secondary clarifier effluent
  Water Res. 44 (1), 159 - 166
  full text (doi)
• Wiessner, A., Rahman, K.Z., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Jechorek, M. (2010):
  Dynamics of sulphur compounds in horizontal sub-surface flow laboratory-scale constructed wetlands treating artificial sewage
  Water Res. 44 (20), 6175 - 6185
  full text (doi)
• Bailón, L., Nikolausz, M., Kästner, M., Veiga, M.C., Kennes, C. (2009):
  Removal of dichloromethane from waste gases in one- and two-liquid-phase stirred tank bioreactors and biotrickling filters
  Water Res. 43 (1), 11 - 20
  full text (doi)
• Chrzanowski, Ł., Wick, L.Y., Meulenkamp, R., Kästner, M., Heipieper, H.J. (2009):
  Rhamnolipid biosurfactants decrease the toxicity of chlorinated phenols to Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E
  Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 48 (6), 756 - 762
  full text (doi)
• Franchini, A.G., Nikolausz, M., Kästner, M. (2009):
  Sequence Specific Primer Extension RNA Analysis (SeSPERA) for the investigation of substrate utilization of microbial communities
  J. Microbiol. Methods 79 (1), 111 - 113
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Bombach, P., Richnow, H.H. (2009):
  Mini-U-Boote im Grundwasser und die mikrobielle in situ-Aktivität. In situ microcosms: mini-submarines in groundwater and microbial in situ activity
  Biospektrum 15 (2), 166 - 168
• Kästner, M., Cassiani, G. (2009):
  ModelPROBE: model driven soil probing, site assessment and evaluation
  Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 8 (2), 131 - 136
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Bombach, P., Schmidt-Brücken, B. (2009):
  "Death in soil" or what can we learn from groundwater for the genesis of soil organic matter
  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 73 (13 Suppl.), A612
  full text (doi)
• Kindler, R., Miltner, A., Thullner, M., Richnow, H.-H., Kästner, M. (2009):
  Fate of bacterial biomass derived fatty acids in soil and their contribution to soil organic matter
  Org. Geochem. 40 (1), 29 - 37
  full text (doi)
• Langenbach, K., Kuschk, P., Horn, H., Kästner, M. (2009):
  Slow sand filtration of secondary clarifier effluent for wastewater reuse
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 43 (15), 5896 - 5901
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Kindler, R., Knicker, H., Richnow, H.-H., Kästner, M. (2009):
  Fate of microbial biomass-derived amino acids in soil and their contribution to soil organic matter
  Org. Geochem. 40 (9), 978 - 985
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Chatzinotas, A., Táncsics, A., Imfeld, G., Kästner, M. (2009):
  Evaluation of single-nucleotide primer extension for detection and typing of phylogenetic markers used for investigation of microbial communities
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 75 (9), 2850 - 2860
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Chatzinotas, A., Táncsics, A., Imfeld, G., Kästner, M. (2009):
  The single-nucleotide primer extension (SNuPE) method for the multiplex detection of various DNA sequences: from detection of point mutations to microbial ecology
  Biochem. Soc. Trans. 37 (2), 454 - 459
  full text (doi)
• Ning, J., Liebich, J., Kästner, M., Zhou, J., Schäffer, A., Burauel, P. (2009):
  Different influences of DNA purity indices and quantity on PCR-based DGGE and functional gene microarray in soil microbial community study
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 82 (5), 983 - 993
  full text (doi)
• Seeger, E.M., Baun, A., Kästner, M., Trapp, S. (2009):
  Insignificant acute toxicity of TiO₂ nanoparticles to willow trees
  J. Soils Sediments 9 (1), 46 - 53
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Mirschel, G., Wießner, A., Rückert, M., Reiche, N., Vogt, C., Schultz, A., Paschke, H., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2008):
  Treatment of chlorobenzene-contaminated groundwater in a pilot-scale constructed wetland
  Ecol. Eng. 33 (1), 45 - 53
  full text (doi)
• Ekschmitt, K., Kandeler, E., Poll, C., Brune, A., Buscot, F., Friedrich, M., Gleixner, G., Hartmann, A., Kästner, M., Marhan, S., Miltner, A., Scheu, S., Wolters, V. (2008):
  Soil carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity
  J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 171 (1), 27 - 35
  full text (doi)
• Feisthauer, S., Wick, L.Y., Kästner, M., Kaschabek, S., Schlömann, M., Richnow, H.H. (2008):
  Differences of heterotrophic ¹³CO₂ assimilation by Pseudomonas knackmussii strain B13 and Rhodococcus opacus 1CP and potential impact on biomarker stable isotope probing
  Environ. Microbiol. 10 (6), 1641 - 1651
  full text (doi)
• Gruber, H., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Appenroth, K.-J. (2008):
  Physiological responses of Juncus effusus (rush) to chromium and relevance for wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands
  Int. J. Phytoremediat. 10 (2), 79 - 90
  full text (doi)
• 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)
• Nikolausz, M., Chatzinotas, A., Palatinszky, M., Imfeld, G., Martínez, P., Kästner, M. (2008):
  Single nucleotide primer extension assay for detection and sequence typing of Dehalococcoides spp.
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 74 (1), 300 - 304
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Kappelmeyer, U., Székely, A., Rusznyák, A., Márialigeti, K., Kästner, M. (2008):
  Diurnal redox fluctuation and microbial activity in the rhizosphere of wetland plants
  Eur. J. Soil Biol. 44 (3), 324 - 333
  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
  full text (doi)
• Wießner, A., Gonzalias, A.E., Kästner, M., Kuschk, P. (2008):
  Effects of sulphur cycle processes on ammonia removal in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland planted with Juncus effusus
  Ecol. Eng. 34 (2), 162 - 167
  full text (doi)
• Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Jechorek, M., Seidel, H., Kästner, M. (2008):
  Sulphur transformation and deposition in the rhizosphere of Juncus effusus in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
  Environ. Pollut. 155 (1), 125 - 131
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Rokadia, H., Imfeld, G., Stelzer, N., Paschke, H., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H., Weber, S. (2007):
  Assessment of in situ biodegradation of monochlorobenzene in contaminated groundwater treated in a constructed wetland
  Environ. Pollut. 148 (2), 428 - 437
  full text (doi)
• Braeckevelt, M., Rokadia, H., Mirschel, G., Weber, S., Imfeld, G., Stelzer, N., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2007):
  Biodegradation of chlorobenzene in a constructed wetland treating contaminated groundwater
  Water Sci. Technol. 56 (3), 57 - 62
  full text (doi)
• Gonzalias, A.E., Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Jank, M., Kästner, M., Köser, H. (2007):
  Treatment of an artificial sulphide containing wastewater in subsurface horizontal flow laboratory-scale constructed wetlands
  Ecol. Eng. 31 (4), 259 - 268
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Kindler, R., Kästner, M. (2007):
  Contribution of bacterial biomass components to the formation of refractory soil organic matter
  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 71 (15 Suppl.), A668
  full text (doi)
• Nijenhuis, I., Nikolausz, M., Köth, A., Felföldi, T., Weiß, H., Drangmeister, J., Großmann, J., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2007):
  Assessment of the natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes in an anaerobic contaminated aquifer in the Bitterfeld/Wolfen area using stable isotope techniques, microcosm studies and molecular biomarkers
  Chemosphere 67 (2), 300 - 311
  full text (doi)
• Nijenhuis, I., Stelzer, N., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.-H. (2007):
  Sensitive detection of anaerobic monochlorobenzene degradation using stable isotope tracers
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (11), 3836 - 3842
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Palatinszky, M., Rusznyák, A., Richnow, H.H., Kappelmeyer, U., Kästner, M. (2007):
  Novel approach using substrate-mediated radiolabelling of RNA to link metabolic function with the structure of microbial communities
  FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 274 (1), 154 - 161
  full text (doi)
• Stelzer, N., Fischer, A., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.-H. (2007):
  Analyse des anaeroben Benzolabbaus: Vergleich von In-situ-Mikrokosmen, Elektronenakzeptorbilanzen und Isotopenfraktionierungsprozessen. Erratum zu: Grundwasser (2006) 11:247–258
  Grundwasser 12 (1), 73
  full text (doi)
• Wand, H., Vacca, G., Kuschk, P., Krüger, M., Kästner, M. (2007):
  Removal of bacteria by filtration in planted and non-planted sand columns
  Water Res. 41 (1), 159 - 167
  full text (doi)
• Fischer, A., Bauer, J., Meckenstock, R.U., Stichler, W., Griebler, C., Maloszewski, P., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2006):
  A multitracer test proving the reliability of rayleigh equation-based approach for assessing biodegradation in a BTEX contaminated aquifer
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 (13), 4245 - 4252
  full text (doi)
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Fischer, A., Nijenhuis, I., Geyer, R., Stelzer, N., Bombach, P., Tebbe, C.C., Richnow, H.H. (2006):
  Assessment of microbial in situ activity in contaminated aquifers
  Eng. Life Sci. 6 (3), 234 - 251
  full text (doi)
• Kindler, R., Miltner, A., Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M. (2006):
  Fate of gram-negative bacterial biomass in soil-mineralization and contribution to SOM
  Soil Biol. Biochem. 38 (9), 2860 - 2870
  full text (doi)
• Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Buddhawong, S., Stottmeister, U., Kästner, M. (2006):
  Effectiveness of differently designed small-scale constructed wetlands to decrease the acidity of acid mine drainage under field conditions
  Eng. Life Sci. 6 (4), 394 - 398
  full text (doi)
• Lueders, T., Kindler, R., Miltner, A., Friedrich, M.W., Kästner, M. (2006):
  Identification of bacterial micropredators distinctively active in a soil microbial food web
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 72 (8), 5342 - 5348
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Nijenhuis, I., Ziller, K., Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M. (2006):
  Stable carbon isotope fractionation during degradation of dichloromethane by methylotrophic bacteria
  Environ. Microbiol. 8 (1), 156 - 164
  full text (doi)
• Stelzer, N., Büning, C., Pfeifer, F., Dohrmann, A.B., Tebbe, C.C., Nijenhuis, I., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2006):
  In situ microcosms to evaluate natural attenuation potentials in contaminated aquifers
  Org. Geochem. 37 (10), 1394 - 1410
  full text (doi)
• Stelzer, N., Fischer, A., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2006):
  Analyse des anaeroben Benzolabbaus: Vergleich von In-situ-Mikrokosmen, Elektronenakzeptorbilanzen und Isotopenfraktionierungsprozessen
  Grundwasser 11 (4), 247 - 258
  full text (doi)
• Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Buddhawong, S., Stottmeister, U., Mattusch, J., Kästner, M. (2006):
  Effectiveness of various small-scale constructed wetland designs for the removal of iron and zinc from acid mine drainage under field conditions
  Eng. Life Sci. 6 (6), 584 - 592
  full text (doi)
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Büning, C., Pfeifer, F., Podwojewski, E., Quecke, W., Dohrmann, A.B., Tebbe, C.C., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2005):
  In situ Mikrokosmenuntersuchungen mit ¹³C-markiertem Benzol und Toluol zum Nachweis des natürlichen biologischen Abbaus im Grundwasser und zur molekularbiologischen Analyse der abbauaktiven Mikroflora
  altlasten spektrum 14 (3), 137 - 146
• Fischer, A., Bauer, J., Dietze, M., Gödeke, S., Schirmer, M., Weiß, H., Kästner, M., Meckenstock, R.U., Richnow, H.H. (2005):
  Konzept zur Quantifizierung des anaeroben in situ-Schadstoffabbaus in BTEX-kontaminierten Grundwasserleitern mittels Deuterium-markierter Substanzen
  altlasten spektrum 14 (1), 5 - 12
• Geyer, R., Peacock, A.D., Miltner, A., Richnow, H.H., White, D.C., Sublette, K.L., Kästner, M. (2005):
  In situ assessment of biodegradation potential using biotraps amended with ¹³C-labeled benzene or toluene
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (13), 4983 - 4989
  full text (doi)
• Kaschl, A., Schultz, A., Vogt, C., Dorusch, F., Popp, P., Borsdorf, H., Küster, E., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Weiß, H. (2005):
  A meso-scale constructed wetland for the remediation of chlorobenzene contaminated groundwater
  In: Thomson, N.R. (ed.)
  Bringing groundwater quality research to the watershed scale (GQ2004 International conference of groundwater quality, Waterloo, Canada, 19-22 July 2004)
  IAHS Publ. 297
  International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, p. 404 - 411
• Kaschl, A., Vogt, C., Uhlig, S., Nijenhuis, I., Weiß, H., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2005):
  Isotopic fractionation indicates anaerobic monochlorobenzene biodegradation
  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24 (6), 1315 - 1324
  full text (doi)
• 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.
• Miltner, A., Kopinke, F.-D., Kindler, R., Selesi, D., Hartmann, A., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Non-phototrophic CO₂ fixation by soil microorganisms
  Plant Soil 269 (1-2), 193 - 203
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Richnow, H.H., Kopinke, F.-D., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Incorporation of carbon originating from CO₂ into different compounds of soil microbial biomass and soil organic matter
  Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 41 (2), 135 - 140
  full text (doi)
• Mutnuri, S., Vasudevan, N., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Degradation of anthracene and pyrene supplied by microcrystals and non-aqueous-phase liquids
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 67 (4), 569 - 576
  full text (doi)
• Mutnuri, S., Vasudevan, N., Kästner, M., Heipieper, H.J. (2005):
  Changes in fatty acid composition of Chromohalobacter israelensis with varying salt concentrations
  Curr. Microbiol. 50 (3), 151 - 154
  full text (doi)
• Nijenhuis, I., Andert, J., Beck, K., Kästner, M., Diekert, G., Richnow, H.H. (2005):
  Stable isotope fractionation of tetrachloroethene during reductive dechlorination by Sulfurospirillum multivorans and Desulfitobacterium sp. strain PCE-S and abiotic reactions with cyanocobalamin
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 71 (7), 3413 - 3419
  full text (doi)
• Nikolausz, M., Kappelmeyer, U., Nijenhuis, I., Ziller, K., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Molecular characterization of dichloromethane-degrading Hyphomicrobium strains using 16S rDNA and DCM dehalogenase gene sequences
  Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 28 (7), 582 - 587
  full text (doi)
• Vacca, G., Wand, H., Nikolausz, M., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Effect of plants and filter materials on bacteria removal in pilot-scale constructed wetlands
  Water Res. 39 (7), 1361 - 1373
  full text (doi)
• Vatsourina, A., Vainshtein, M., Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Kosolapov, D., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Anaerobic co-reduction of chromate and nitrate by bacterial cultures of Staphylococcus epidermidis L-02
  J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32 (9), 409 - 414
  full text (doi)
• Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Schirmer, M., Weiß, H., Gödeke, S., Meckenstock, R.U., Richnow, H.H. (2005):
  Monitoring in situ biodegradation of benzene and toluene by stable carbon isotope fractionation
  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24 (1), 51 - 60
  full text (doi)
• Wießner, A., Kappelmeyer, U., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Influence of the redox condition dynamics on the removal efficiency of a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
  Water Res. 39 (1), 248 - 256
  full text (doi)
• Wiessner, A., Kappelmeyer, U., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2005):
  Sulphate reduction and the removal of carbon and ammonia in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
  Water Res. 39 (19), 4643 - 4650
  full text (doi)
• Heipieper, H.J., Neumann, G., Kabelitz, N., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2004):
  Carbon isotope fractionation during cis-trans isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids in Pseudomonas putida
  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 66 (3), 285 - 290
  full text (doi)
• Kindler, R., Miltner, A., Richnow, H.-H., Kästner, M., Lüders, T., Friedrich, M.W. (2004):
  Survival, death and fate of microbial biomass in soil
  In: Verstraete, W. (ed.)
  European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology : proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, ESEB 2004, 25-28 April 2004, Oostende, Belgium
  Balkema, Leiden, p. 131
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Miltner, A., Richnow, H.H., Kopinke, F.-D., Kästner, M. (2004):
  Assimilation of CO₂ by soil microorganisms and transformation into soil organic matter
  Org. Geochem. 35 (9), 1015 - 1024
  full text (doi)
• Nijenhuis, I., Andert, J., Beck, K., Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H., Diekert, G. (2004):
  Use of stable isotope fractionation for the assessment of bioattenuation of chlorinated ethenes
  In: Verstraete, W. (ed.)
  European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology : proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, ESEB 2004, 25-28 April 2004, Oostende, Belgium
  Balkema, Leiden, p. 209 - 212
• Nijenhuis, I., Uhlig, S., Kaschl, A., Nikolausz, M., Kästner, M. (2004):
  Evidence for in situ natural attenuation of monochlorobenzene and chlorinated ethenes in an anaerobic contaminated aquifer
  Abstr. Paper Am. Chem. Soc. 228 , U608 - U609
• Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Schirmer, M., Weiß, H., Gödeke, S., Richnow, H.H., Meckenstock, R.U. (2004):
  In-situ biodegradation of benzene and toluene in a contaminated aquifer monitored by stable isotope fractionation
  In: Verstraete, W. (ed.)
  European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology : proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, ESEB 2004, 25-28 April 2004, Oostende, Belgium
  Balkema, Leiden, p. 213
• Weiß, M., Geyer, R., Günther, T., Kästner, M. (2004):
  Fate and stability of ¹⁴C-labeled 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in contaminated soil following microbial bioremediation processes
  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23 (9), 2049 - 2060
  full text (doi)
• Weiß, M., Geyer, R., Russow, R., Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M. (2004):
  Fate and metabolism of [¹⁵N]2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in soil
  Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23 (8), 1852 - 1860
  full text (doi)
• 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
• Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Kappelmeyer, U., Weißbrodt, E., Kästner, M., Stottmeister, U. (2003):
  Annual cycle of nitrogen removal by a pilot-scale subsurface horizontal flow in a constructed wetland under moderate climate
  Water Res. 37 (17), 4236 - 4242
  full text (doi)
• Richnow, H.H., Meckenstock, R.U., Kästner, M. (2003):
  Perspectives of stable isotope approaches in bioremediation research
  In: Šašek, V., Glaser, J.A., Baveye, P. (eds.)
  The utilization of bioremediation to reduce soil contamination: problems and solutions. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Prague, Czech Republic, 14-19 June 2000
  NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences 19
  Springer, Dordrecht, p. 367 - 372
• 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)
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Kappelmeyer, U., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2002):
  Operation of a universal test unit for planted soil filters – Planted Fixed Bed Reactor
  Eng. Life Sci. 2 (10), 311 - 315
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M. (2002):
  Parameter und Methoden zur Beurteilung der biologischen Sanierbarkeit von Böden
  In: Michels, J., Track, T., Gehrke, U., Sell, D. (Hrsg.)
  Leitfaden - Biologische Verfahren zur Bodensanierung
  Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin, S. 191 - 234
• Kästner, M., Stottmeister, U. (2002):
  Organische Schadstoffe in Böden und Gewässern
  In: Fritzsche, W. (Hrsg.)
  Umwelt und Mensch - Langzeitwirkungen und Schlußfolgerungen für die Zukunft. Vorträge, gehalten auf dem Symposium der Kommission für Umweltprobleme unter Mitwirkung der Kommission für Technikfolgenabschätzung der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig vom 20. bis 22. März 2000 in Leipzig
  Abhandlungen der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 59 Heft 5
  Hirzel, Stuttgart, S. 31 - 44
• Meckenstock, R.U., Morasch, B., Kästner, M., Vieth, A., Richnow, H.H. (2002):
  Assessment of bacterial degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment by analysis of stable carbon isotope fractionation
  Water Air Soil Poll.: Focus 2 (3), 141 - 152
  full text (doi)
• 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 2 , 1227 - 1234
  full text (doi)
• Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Gödeke, S., Weiß, H., Schirmer, M., Richnow, H.H. (2002):
  Assessment of natural attenuation processes at a BTEX-contaminated site
  European Conference on Natural Attenuation, Heidelberg, 14.-17.10.2002
  p. 76 - 78
• Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Meckenstock, R.U., Morasch, B., Richnow, H.H. (2002):
  Isotopenfraktionierung organischer Schadstoffe zur Quantifizierung der Natural Attenuation Prozesse in kontaminierten Aquiferen - ein erstes Resümee
  3. Symposium Natural Attenuation - Umsetzung, Finanzierung, Perspektiven, Frankfurt/Main, 4.-5.12.2001
• Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Stottmeister, U. (2002):
  Abilities of helophyte species to release oxygen into rhizosphere with varying redox conditions in laboratory scale hydroponic systems
  Int. J. Phytoremediat. 4 (1), 1 - 15
  full text (doi)
• Kappelmeyer, U., Kuschk, P., Wießner, A., Kästner, M. (2001):
  Planted fixed bed reactor - a universal test system for constructed wetlands
  ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
  p. 33
• Kappelmeyer, U., Kuschk, P., Wiessner, A., Kästner, M. (2001):
  Planted fixed bed reactor - a universal test system for constructed wetlands
  In: Leeson, A., Foote, E., Banks, K., Magar, V.S. (eds.)
  Phytoremediation, wetlands, and sediments : the Sixth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego, California, June 4-7, 2001
  Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, p. 337 - 344
• Kappelmeyer, U., Wießner, A., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M. (2001):
  Planted Fixed Bed Reactor - eine universelle Testeinheit für bewachsene Bodenfilter
  Chem. Ing. Tech. 73 (11), 1472 - 1477
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M., Hofrichter, M. (2001):
  Biodegradation of humic substances
  In: Hofrichter, M., Steinbüchel, A. (eds.)
  Biopolymers Vol. 1 - Lignin, humic substances and coal
  Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, p. 349 - 378
• Kästner, M. (2001):
  Parameter und Methoden zur Beurteilung der biologischen Sanierbarkeit von Böden
  In: Michels, J., Track, T., Gehrkte, U., Sell, D. (Hrsg.)
  Leitfaden - Biologische Verfahren zur Bodensanierung
  Grün-Weiße-Reihe CD-ROM
  Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin,
• Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H. (2001):
  Formation of residues of organic pollutants within the soil matrix - mechanisms and stability
  
  In: Stegmann, R., Brunner, G., Calmano, W., Matz, G. (eds.)
  Treatment of contaminated soil : fundamentals, analysis, applications
  Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, p. 219 - 251
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M. (2001):
  Sorption und Festlegung von PAK
  In: Wiesner, J. (ed.)
  Sanierung und Entwicklung teerölkontaminierter Standorte; DECHEMA-Fachgespräch Umweltschutz, Dresden; 20.-21.03.01
  DECHEMA, Frankfurt/Main, p. 45 - 69
• 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 June 2001. Volume 4
  Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, p. 99 - 108
• Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M., Meckenstock, R.U. (2001):
  Analyse von natural attenuation - Prozessen mittels stabiler Isotope
  In: Kreysa, G., Track, T., Michels, J., Wiesner, J. (eds.)
  2. DECHEMA Symposium "Natural Attenuation - Neue Erkentnisse, Konflikte, Anwendungen", Frankfurt/M., 7.-8.12.2000
  DECHEMA, Frankfurt/Main, p. 91 - 95
• 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/Main, p. 493 - 496
• Vieth, A., Kästner, M., Morasch, B., Meckenstock, R.U., Richnow, H.H. (2001):
  Charakterisierung des biologischen Abbaus von BTEX im Grundwasserleitern über Isotopenfraktionierung - Feldstudien
  TerraTech 10 (5), 37 - 41
• Kästner, M. (2000):
  "Humifizierung" oder die Bildung refraktärer organischer Substanzen
  In: Kreysa, G. (Hrsg.)
  Natural Attenuation - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen naturnaher Sanierungsstrategien. Resümee und Beiträge zum 1. Symposium Natural Attenuation vom 27. bis 28. Oktober 1999 bei der DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main
  DECHEMA, Frankfurt/Main, S. 111 - 118
• Kästner, M. (2000):
  Degradation of aromatic and polyaromatic compounds
  In: Rehm, H.J., Reed, G., Pühler, A., Stadler, P. (eds.)
  Biotechnology Vol. 11b. Environmental Processes II. Soil decontamination
  Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, New York, p. 211 - 239
  full text (doi)
• Kästner, M. (2000):
  "Humification" process or formation of refractory soil organic matter
  In: Rehm, H.J., Reed, G., Pühler, A., Stadler, P. (eds.)
  Biotechnology Vol. 11b. Environmental Processes II. Soil decontamination
  Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, New York, p. 89 - 125
  full text (doi)
• 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
  full text (doi)
• Richnow, H.H., Kästner, M. (2000):
  Perspectives of stable isotope chemistry in environmental science
  Contaminated Soil 2000. Proceedings of the 7th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil, 18 - 22 September 2000, Leipzig, Germany
  1
  Telford Publishing, London, p. 230 - 238
• Teutsch, G., Dietrich, P., Grathwohl, P., Liedl, R., Ptak, T., Zamfirescu, D., Weiß, H., Kästner, M., Richnow, H.H., Schirmer, K., Schirmer, M., Schüürmann, G., Segner, H., Dahmke, A., Bedbur, E., Ebert, M., Schäfer, D. (2000):
  Reference testsite Zeitz for the implementation of the "natural-attenuation" concept (RETZINA)
  Contaminated Soil 2000. Proceedings of the 7th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil, 18 - 22 September 2000, Leipzig, Germany
  2
  Telford Publishing, London, p. 1178 - 1179
• Weiss, M., Geyer, R., Kästner, M., Dickert, G. (2000):
  Analyse der Bindungsstrukturen gebundener TNT-Rückstände im Boden nach aerober biologischer Behandlung mit ligninolytischen Pilzen - Bildung und Remobilisierbarkeit nicht extrahierbarer Rückstände
  Verbundvorhaben Langzeit- und Remobilisierungsverhalten von Schadstoffen - 2. Statusseminar, Bremen, 22.-23.2.2000
  S. 123 - 140
• Weiss, M., Geyer, R., Kästner, M., Dieckert, G. (2000):
  Analyse der Bindungsstrukturen gebundener TNT-Rückstände im Boden nach aerober biologischer Behandlung mit ligninolytischen Pilzen - Bildung und Remobilisierbarkeit nicht extrahierbarer Rückstände. Verbundvorhaben Langzeit- und Remobilisierungsverhalten von Schadstoffen - Veröffentlichungen des BMBF (PT AWAS)
  Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Berlin, 18 S.
• Herre, A., Scheibner, K., Kästner, M., Fritsche, W. (1999):
  Anaerobe Behandlung von UR-14C-TNT-dotiertem Boden mit ligninolytischen Pilzen - Bildung und Remobilisierbarkeit der gebundenen Rückstände
  In: Mahro, B. (Hrsg.)
  Verbundvorhaben Langzeit- und Remobilisierungsverhalten von Schadstoffen : Statusseminar, 22. und 23. September 1998 in Bremen
  S. G-1 - G-17
• Kästner, M. (1999):
  Humifizierung oder die Bildung refraktärer organischer Substanzen
  Natural Attenuation - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen naturnaher Sanierungsstrategien - Resümee und Beiträge zum 1. Symposium Natural Attenuation, Frankfurt/M., 27.-29.10.1999
  DECHEMA-Fachgespräche Umweltschutz
  DECHEMA, Frankfurt/Main, S. 111 - 118
• Kästner, M., Streibich, S., Beyrer, M., Richnow, H.H., Fritsche, W. (1999):
  Formation of bound residues during microbial degradation of [¹⁴C]anthracene in soil
  Appl. Environ. Microb. 65 (5), 1834 - 1842
• Richnow, H.H., Annweiler, E., Fritsche, W., Kästner, M. (1999):
  Organic pollutants associated with macromolecular soil organic matter and the formation of bound residues
  In: Baveye, P., Block, J.C., Gonscharuk, V.V. (eds.)
  Bioavailability of organic xenobiotics in the environment - practical consequences for the environment. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Bioavailability of Organic Xenobiotics in the Environment, Prague, Czech Republic, 18-29 August 1997
  Kluwer, Dordrecht, p. 297 - 326
• Richnow, H.H., Eschenbach, A., Mahro, B., Kästner, M., Annweiler, E., Seifert, R., Michaelis, W. (1999):
  Formation of nonextractable soil residues: A stable isotope approach
  Environ. Sci. Technol. 33 , 3761 - 3767
  full text (doi)