Kristina Hitzfeld

Contact/Adresse

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Tel.:+49 (0) 341 235 1360

Department Isotope Biogeochemistry
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstraße 15,
04318 Leipzig, Germany

Academic background

Since 01/2014	Scientist for a ZIM (Central Innovation Program SME) project, Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry
10/2010 - 03/2015	Postgraduate studies on Ecotoxicology (GDCh/SETAC GLB)
09/2014 - 12/2015	Guest Scientist at UBA, Environmental Protection Agency, Germany
11/2009 - 08/2013	PhD student, Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry
06-09/2009	Guest scientist at EAWAG, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
02/2009	Diploma degree in Environmental Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
08/2006-04/2007	Studies at Lund University, Sweden

Research

Compound-specific Isotope Ratio Analysis (CSIA) development for online measurements of isotopic ratios of chlorine, bromine, sulphur and oxygen

My research interest is instrumental analytics with the focus on environmental applications.
At the Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry I am working on method development for isotopic ratio measurements and their application. Isotopic ratio measurements of natural samples can be used to identify and follow the distribution of organic contaminants e.g. in aquifers. Not only allows this technique to deduce contaminations to their origin, it also allows monitoring their attenuation in the environment. Our aim is to improve and reduce operating expenses for the compound-specific isotope ratio analysis of organic compounds by means of online solutions.