Dr. Peter Herzsprung

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Dr. Peter Herzsprung
Water chemist

Department of Lake Research
Helmholtz Center
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Brückstr. 3a
39114 Magdeburg, Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 341 6025 - 4330
peter.herzsprung@ufz.de

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 Professional and research experience

1992 – present Senior scientist, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental research – UFZ. Department of Lake Research (Prof. Dr. Rinke).


Academic education

11/1987 – 05/1991 PhD thesis in Water chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. Advisors: Prof. Niessner.
10/1981 – 10/1987 Study of chemistry (Technical University of Munich) with a major in analytical and water chemistry. Diploma thesis at the Institute of Hydrochemistry (Technical University of Munich).


Fields of expertise

  • Biogeochemical cycling of natural organic matter (CHO, CHNO, CHOS, CHNOS).
  • Evaluation of elemental formula data sets from Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS).
  • Data processing and data mining in complex data sets.
  • 2D –Fluorescence spectroscopy (EEMF), evaluation of fluorescence indices for DOM quality differentiating.


Fields of research

Characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in waters by EEMF (fluorescence) and FTICR-MS elemental formula data evaluation

Evaluation methods:

  • Van Krevelen diagrams, formula assignment, rank correlation, inter sample ranking
  • New: LC-FTICR-MS, assorting to retention times

Biogeochemical processes:
  • Photo transformation of DOM, microbial degradation of DOM

Distribution of DOM quality:
  • Depth profiles in lakes, reservoirs
  • Depth profiles in sediment pore waters
  • Lagrangian profiles in rivers
  • Flood events hysteresis


Highlights

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Publications

54 peer reviewed; 1771 citations; h-index 26 (Scopus)

Reviews for journals:
> 250 (Sci Tot Environ: >100; Wat Res: >50;
Environ Sci Technol: >50; Limnologica; J. Hazardous Materials; Analytical Chemistry; Environment International)

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  • Hupfer, M., Rönicke, H., Herzsprung, P. (1997):
    Interne P-Belastung im Arendsee nach der Seekreideaufspülung
    Tagungsbericht 1996 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL) und der deutschen und österreichischen Sektion der Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL). Band I, Schwedt/Oder, 16. - 20.09.1996
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie, Krefeld, 241 - 245
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