Dr. Arndt Wießner
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Department of Environmental Biotechnology
Permoserstraße 15
D-04318 Leipzig, Germany
Phone 0341 235-1767
Fax 0341 235-1471
arndt.wiessner@ufz.de
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Dipl.- Ing. (processing technology)/ IHS Köthen (1975-79), Ph. D. (biotechnology)/ Humboldt Univ. Berlin (1991)
Scientist at the Institut of Biotechnology, Leipzig, Acad. of Science of GDR (1979-91)
Scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany (since 1992), Dept. Bioremediation, Group Phytoremediation.
Research Topics
- redox processes in the rhizosphere of treatment wetlands
- oxygen release by roots of helophytes
- carbon, nitrogen, sulphur cycles in treatment wetlands
- arsenics and heavy metal removal from water using treatment wetlands
- treatment of AMD (acid mine trainage) in wetlands
Publications
Spatial characterization of microbial sulfur cycling in horizontal-flow constructed wetland models
Chemosphere 309, Part 1 , 136605
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Removal of dimethylphenols and ammonium in laboratory-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands
Eng. Life Sci. 17 (12), 1224 - 1233
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The sulfur depot in the rhizosphere of a common wetland plant, Juncus effusus, can support long-term dynamics of inorganic sulfur transformations
Chemosphere 184 , 375 - 383
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Hydroponic root mats for wastewater treatment—a review
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 23 (16), 15911 - 15928
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Injection of hydrogen gas stimulates acid mine drainage treatment in laboratory-scale hydroponic root mats
Eng. Life Sci. 16 (8), 769 - 776
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Role of plants in nitrogen and sulfur transformations in floating hydroponic root mats: A comparison of two helophytes
J. Environ. Manage. 181 , 333 - 342
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Removal of dimethylphenols from an artificial wastewater in a laboratory-scale wetland system planted with Juncus effusus
Ecol. Eng. 80 , 151 - 155
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Removal and fate of arsenic in the rhizosphere of Juncus effusus treating artificial wastewater in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands
Ecol. Eng. 69 , 93 - 105
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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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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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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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Sulphur transformations in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: a review
Ecol. Eng. 52 , 278 - 289
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Influence of nitrate load on sulfur transformations in the rhizosphere of Juncus effusus in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands treating artificial domestic wastewater
Environ. Eng. Manag. J. 12 (3), 565 - 573
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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
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Effect of nitrate on sulphur transformations depending on carbon load in laboratory-scale wetlands treating artificial sewage
In: Iranpour, R., Zhao, J., Wang, A., Yang, F., Li, X. (eds.)
Advances in Environmental Science and Engineering. Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2012), June 23-24, 2012, Hohhot, China
Advanced Materials Research 518-523
Trans Tech Publications, Durnten-Zurich, p. 1902 - 1912
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Performance of two laboratory-scale horizontal wetlands under varying influent loads treating artificial sewage
Eng. Life Sci. 12 (2), 178 - 187
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Chlorobenzene removal efficiencies and removal processes in a pilot-scale constructed wetland treating contaminated groundwater
Ecol. Eng. 37 (6), 903 - 913
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Fate and distribution of arsenic in laboratory-scale subsurface horizontal-flow constructed wetlands treating an artificial wastewater
Ecol. Eng. 37 (8), 1214 - 1224
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Batch methanogenic fermentation experiments of wastewater from a brown coal low-temperature coke plant
J. Environ. Sci. 22 (2), 192 - 197
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Full-scale bioremediation and long-term monitoring of a phenolic wastewater disposal lake
Pure Appl. Chem. 82 (1), 161 - 173
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Dynamics of sulphur compounds in horizontal sub-surface flow laboratory-scale constructed wetlands treating artificial sewage
Water Res. 44 (20), 6175 - 6185
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Treatment of chlorobenzene-contaminated groundwater in a pilot-scale constructed wetland
Ecol. Eng. 33 (1), 45 - 53
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Physiological responses of Juncus effusus (rush) to chromium and relevance for wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands
Int. J. Phytoremediat. 10 (2), 79 - 90
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Pflanzenkläranlagen - Zukunftspotenzial und Forschungsbedarf
Chem. Ing. Tech. 80 (12), 1785 - 1793
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Dynamics of arsenic species in laboratory-scale horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating an artificial wastewater
Eng. Life Sci. 8 (6), 603 - 611
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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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Strategy development, full-scale bioremediation and long-term monitoring of a phenolic wastewater deposit lake from the carbochemical industry
J. Biotechnol. 136 (Suppl. 1), S602 - S603
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Effects of sulphur cycle processes on ammonia removal in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland planted with Juncus effusus
Ecol. Eng. 34 (2), 162 - 167
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Sulphur transformation and deposition in the rhizosphere of Juncus effusus in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
Environ. Pollut. 155 (1), 125 - 131
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Treatment of an artificial sulphide containing wastewater in subsurface horizontal flow laboratory-scale constructed wetlands
Ecol. Eng. 31 (4), 259 - 268
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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
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Constructed wetlands and their performance for treatment of water contaminated with arsenic and heavy metals
In: Twardowska, I., Allen, H.E., Häggblom, M.M., Stefaniak, S. (eds.)
Viable methods of soil and water pollution monitoring, protection and remediation
NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences 69
Springer, Dordrecht, p. 417 - 432
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
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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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Removal of arsenic and zinc using different laboratory model wetland systems
Eng. Life Sci. 5 (3), 247 - 252
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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.
Anaerobic co-reduction of chromate and nitrate by bacterial cultures of Staphylococcus epidermidis L-02
J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32 (9), 409 - 414
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Influence of the redox condition dynamics on the removal efficiency of a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
Water Res. 39 (1), 248 - 256
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Sulphate reduction and the removal of carbon and ammonia in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland
Water Res. 39 (19), 4643 - 4650
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Microbial processes of heavy metal removal from carbon-deficient effluents in constructed wetlands
Eng. Life Sci. 4 (5), 403 - 411
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Elimination von Nonylphenolen und Bisphenol A in Teich- und Pflanzenkläranlagen
GWF Wasser, Abwasser 144 (4), 297 - 301
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
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Abwasserbehandlung in Pflanzenkläranlagen
In: Stottmeister, U. (Hrsg.)
Biotechnologie zur Umweltentlastung
Teubner-Reihe Umwelt
Teubner, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Wiesbaden, S. 182 - 192
Effects of plants and microorganisms in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
Biotechnol. Adv. 22 (1-2), 93 - 117
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Model experiments on the microbial removal of chromium from contaminated groundwater
Water Res. 37 (6), 1401 - 1405
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Operation of a universal test unit for planted soil filters – Planted Fixed Bed Reactor
Eng. Life Sci. 2 (10), 311 - 315
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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
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Oxygen release by roots of Typha latifolia and Juncus effusus in laboratory hydroponic systems
Acta Biotechnol. 22 (1-2), 209 - 216
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Planted fixed bed reactor - a universal test system for constructed wetlands
ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
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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
Planted Fixed Bed Reactor - eine universelle Testeinheit für bewachsene Bodenfilter
Chem. Ing. Tech. 73 (11), 1472 - 1477
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Experimental strategies to investigate the influence of helophytes on the redox reactions in their rhizosphere
ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
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Annual cycle of nitrogen removal in a pilot-scale horizontal flow constructed wetland
ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
p. 89
Investigations into oxygen release by the roots of helophyte plantlets in laboratory-scale hydroponic systems
ISEB-Meeting 2001, "Phytoremediation", Topic 3: Wastewater treatment, Leipzig, 15.-17.5.2001
p. 142
Biological processes in wetland systems for wastewater treatment
In: Rehm, H.J., Reed, G., Pühler, A., Stadler, P. (eds.)
Biotechnology Vol. 11a. Environmental processes I. Wastewater treatment
Wiley-VCH, New York, Heidelberg, Berlin, p. 241 - 251
Treating a lignite pyrolysis wastewater in a constructed subsurface flow wetland
Water Res. 33 (5), 1296 - 1302
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Analysis, behaviour and fate of a lignite pyrolysis water deposit
Contaminated Soil '98. Proceedings of the Sixth International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil, 17 - 21 May 1998, Edinburgh, UK
Telford Publishing, London, p. 113 - 121
Experimental determination of oxygen input into the rhizosphere by helophytes
International Workshop Innovative Potentail of Advanced Biological Systems for Remediation, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, March 2-4, 1998
p. 93 - 96
The treatment of a deposited lignite pyrolysis wastewater by adsorption using activated carbon and activated coke
Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 139 (1), 91 - 97
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Ökotechnische Sanierungsstrategien für carbonchemische Altlasten
Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsregion Leipzig-Halle: Regionale Festschrift zum Deutschen Ingenieurtag 1997 in Leipzig
VDI Bezirksverein, Leipzig, S. 125 - 128
Altlasten aus der Carbochemie im mitteldeutschen Raum: Dimensionen, Besonderheiten und Sanierungsstrategien
In: Bayer, E., Ballschmiter, K., Behret, H., Frimmel, F., Merz, W., Obst, U. (Hrsg.)
Umwelt und Chemie. Umwelttagung 1996
GDCh-Monographien 8
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Frankfurt/Main, S. 185 - 199
Altlastenprobleme der Carbochemie in Nordwestsachsen: Entstehung, Ausmaß und erste Sanierungskonzepte
In: Knorr, C., von Schell, T. (Hrsg.)
Mikrobieller Schadstoffabbau: ein interdisziplinärer Ansatz
Vieweg, Wiesbaden, S. 357 - 375
Degradation efficiency and molecular size alteration during the aerobic microbial treatment of lignite pyrolysis deposit water
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 45 (5), 692 - 699
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Untersuchungen zur Sanierung wäßriger Altlasten der Braunkohlepyrolyseindustrie. Investigations on the water treatment of the coalpyrolysis effluent deposite 'Schwelvollert'
Energieanwendung, Energie- und Umwelttechnik 43 (8), 309 - 312
Wachstum von Ectothiorhodispira shaposhnikovii und mikrobielle Oxidation anorganischer Schwefelverbindungen im Hinblick auf die mikrobielle Reinigung H2S-belasteter Medien
Bioengineering 10 (3), 21 - 27
Abbaubarkeit von Schadstoffen im Braunkohlepyrolyse-Altwasser
Wasser Abwasser Praxis 3 (4), 44 - 48
Charakterisierung des Wassers und des Sedimentes einer Braunkohle-Schwelwasserdeponie
Wasser Abwasser Praxis 2 (6), 375 - 379