Dr. Martin Schultze

Fields of research

Water quality and management of Lake Sevan (Armenia) (since 2017)

Water quality of reservoirs and its management by measures in the reservoirs and in their catchment areas (since 2011) 

Water quality in mine pit lakes (since 1984)
- Chemistry of mine pit lakes
- Influence of filling and management of pit lakes on their water quality and
sustainable use
- Prognosis of water quality of mine pit lakes
- Management of pit lakes

Influence of artificial ground water recharge on ground water quality in the region Letzlinger Heide (1984-1991)

Influence of agriculture and atmospheric deposition on ground water quality in hard rock (1984-1991)

Management of protection areas for drinking water (1984-1991)

Academic education

Professional career

Publications

Last three years

Journals/Book chapters

2025

Fernandes T, Shatwell T, Schultze M, Mi C, Determann M, Rinke K (2025) How efficient are pre-dams as reservoir guardians? A long-term study on nutrient retention. Water Research 272 (2025) 122864; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122864 (Open Access)

Rinke K, Fernandes T, Schultze M (2025) Begrenzung externer Nährstoffbelastungen durch Vorsperren. WasserWirtschaft 115:62-65; doi 10.1007/s35147-025-2476-3

2024

Asmaryan S, Khlghatyan A, Hovsepyan A, Muradyan V, Avetisyan R, Gevorgyan G, Hayrapetyan A, Eissa MMAA, Bernert H, Schultze M, Rinke K (2024) Satellite-Based Detection of Algal Blooms in Large Alpine Lake Sevan: Can Satellite Data Overcome the Unavoidable Limitations in Field Observations? Remote Sensing 16(19):3734, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16193734 (Open Access)

Shikhani M, Johannes Feldbauer J, Ladwig R, Mercado‐Bettín D, Moore TN, Gevorgyan A, Misakyan A, Mi C, Schultze M, Boehrer B, Shatwell T, Barfus K, Rinke K (2024) Combining a Multi‐Lake Model Ensemble and a Multi‐Domain CORDEX Climate Data Ensemble for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Lake Sevan. Water Resources Research 60, e2023WR036511. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR036511 (Open Access)

2023

Dadi T, Schultze M, Kong X, Seewald M, Rinke K, Friese K (2023) Sudden eutrophication of an aluminum sulphate treated lake due to abrupt increase of internal phosphorus loading after three decades of mesotrophy. Water Research 235:119824, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119824

Dadi T, von Tümpling W, Mi C, Schultze M, Friese K. (2023) Assessment of phosphorus behavior in sediments of Lake Sevan, Armenia. Journal of Limnology 2022;81(s1):2132. https/doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2132 (Open Access)

Gevorgyan G, von Tuempling W, Shahnazaryan G, Friese K, Schultze M (2022) Lake-wide assessment of trace elements in surface sediments and water of Lake Sevan. Journal of Limnology 81(s1):2096, https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2096 (Open Access)

Hayrapetyan A, Gevorgyan G, Schultze M, Shikhani M, Khachikyan T, Krylov A, Rinke K. (2023) Contemporary community composition, spatial distribution patterns, and biodiversity characteristics of zooplankton in large alpine Lake Sevan, Armenia. Journal of Limnology 81(s1):2150, https.//doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2150 (Open Access)

Kong X, Determann M, Kuhlmann Andersen T, Cerqueira Barbosa C, Dadi T, Janssen ABG, Paule-Mercado MC, Guimarães Florencio Pujoni D, Schultze M, Rinke K (2023) Synergistic Effects of Warming and Internal Nutrient Loading Interfere with the Long-Term Stability of Lake Restoration and Induce Sudden Re-eutrophication. Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c07181

Rinke K, Schultze M, Thober S, Mi C, Cöster D, Shatwell T (2023) Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Talsperren und mögliche Anpassungsstrategien. WasserWirtschaft 113(6):20-23

Shahnazaryan G, Schultze M, Rinke K, Gabrielyan B. (2022) Lake Sevan. Past, present, and future state of a unique alpine lake. Journal of Limnology 81(s1):2168, https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2168 (Open Access)

2022

Gabrielyan B, Khosrovyan A, Schultze M (2022) A review of anthropogenic stressors on Lake Sevan, Armenia. Journal of Limnology 81(s1):2061. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2061 (Open Access)

Schultze, M.; Vandenberg, J.; McCullough, C.D.; Castendyk, D. (2022) The future direction of pit lakes: part 1, Research needs. Mine Water and the Environment 41:533–543, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-022-00850-1 (Open Access)

Vandenberg, J., Schultze, M., McCullough, C.D., Castendyk, D. (2022) The future direction of pit lakes: part 2, Corporate and regulatory closure needs to improve management. Mine Water and the Environment 41:544–556, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-022-00868-5 (Open Access)

Conference Proceedings

2024

McCullough CD, Schultze M, Vandenberg J, Castendyk D (2024) Mine waste disposal in pit lakes: a good practice guide. In: Tibbett M, Fourie A, Boggs G (eds) Proceedings of Mine Closure 2024 - 17th International Conference on Mine Closure, 26–28 November 2024 in Perth (WA), Volume Two. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Crawley (WA), 1063-1076 (https:/doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2415_76)

Schultze M, Vandenberg J, Castendyk D, Schleußner H-P, McCullough CD (2024) Monitoring for pit lake planning, filling and use: Why? When? What? In: Tibbett M, Fourie A, Boggs G (eds) Proceedings of Mine Closure 2024 - 17th International Conference on Mine Closure, 26–28 November 2024 in Perth (WA), Volume Two. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Crawley (WA), 1049-1062 (https:/doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2415_75)

Membership in scientific societies

Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V., GDCh

Wasserchemische Gesellschaft (Fachgruppe der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker)

Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., DWA

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie e.V., DGL

International Mine Water Association, IMWA

International Society of Limnology, SIL