Dr. Anett Georgi

Contact/Address
Dr. Anett Georgi
Scientist
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: 0341 235 1405 (Office)
0341 235 1513 (Lab)
Fax: 0341 235 451760
Curriculum vitae
since 2016
Group leader Environmental Catalysis – Oxidation processes, Department Environmental Engineering, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
since 2001
Scientist at UFZ, Department Environmental Engineering
1997-2001
Postdoc at UFZ, Department Environmental Engineering
1997
1997
PhD in Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Thesis title: “Interactions of hydrophobic organic compounds with dissolved humic substances”
1994-1997
Fellowship of Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, PhD student at UFZ
1989-1994
Student at the University of Leipzig, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy
Research areas & projects
Publikationen
Bottom-up synthesis of de-functionalized and dispersible carbon spheres as colloidal adsorbent
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24 (4), art. 3831
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Uniform and dispersible carbonaceous microspheres as quasi-liquid sorbent
Chemosphere 307, Part 4 , art. 136079
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PFAS – eine Herausforderung für die Umwelttechnologie
Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie / Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker 28 (2), 53 - 57
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Editorial: Current and future trends in adsorption for environmental separations
J. Hazard. Mater. 433 , art. 128776
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Enhanced degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid by heat-activated persulfate in the presence of zeolites
Chem. Eng. J. 429 , art. 132500
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Efficient removal of trifluoroacetic acid from water using surface-modified activated carbon and electro-assisted desorption
J. Hazard. Mater. 436 , art. 129051
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Electro-assisted removal of polar and ionic organic compounds from water using activated carbon felts
Chem. Eng. J. 433, Part 2 , art. 133544
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Mechanistic insights into fast adsorption of perfluoroalkyl substances on carbonate-layered double hydroxides
J. Hazard. Mater. 408 , art. 124815
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Photodegradation of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid on Fe-zeolites in water
Environ. Sci. Technol. 55 (1), 614 - 622
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Fenton-like oxidation of phenol with in-situ generated hydrogen peroxide and Pd/Fe-zeolite catalysts
Water-Energy Nexus 4 , 95 - 102
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Controlling adsorption of perfluoroalkyl acids on activated carbon felt by means of electrical potentials
Chem. Eng. J. 416 , art. 129070
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What is specific in adsorption of perfluoroalkyl acids on carbon materials?
Chemosphere 273 , art. 128520
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Adsorption of polar and ionic organic compounds on activated carbon: Surface chemistry matters
Sci. Total Environ. 794 , art. 148508
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Kolloidale Aktivkohle für die In-situ-Sanierung von PFAS-kontaminierten Grundwasserleitern
altlasten spektrum 29 (6), 232 - 237
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H/D-isotope fractionation due to aqueous phase diffusion – Deuterated hydrocarbons revisited
Chemosphere 258 , art. 127357
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Interaction of zero-valent iron and carbonaceous materials for reduction of DDT
Chemosphere 253 , art. 126712
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Degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid adsorbed on Fe-zeolites with molecular oxygen as oxidant under UV-A irradiation
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 278 , art. 119283
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Understanding the effect of carbon surface chemistry on adsorption of perfluorinated alkyl substances
Chem. Eng. J. 381 , art. 122689
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Comment on "Re-evaluation of the century-old Langmuir isotherm for modeling adsorption phenomena in solution", published by Azizian et al. [Chemical physics 513 (2018) 99–104]
Chem. Phys. 517 , 265 - 267
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NZVI synthesis and characterization
In: Phenrat, T., Lowry, G. (eds.)
Nanoscale zerovalent iron particles for environmental restoration : from fundamental science to field scale engineering applications
Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 45 - 95
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Sulfidation of ZVI/AC composite leads to highly corrosion-resistant nanoremediation particles with extended life-time
Sci. Total Environ. 665 , 235 - 245
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Comment on "Mistakes and inconsistencies regarding adsorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions: A critical review, published by Tran et al. [Water Research 12, 2017, 88-116]"
Water Res. 129 , 520 - 521
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Isotope fractionation in phase-transfer processes under thermodynamic and kinetic control – Implications for diffusive fractionation in aqueous solution
Sci. Total Environ. 610–611 , 495 - 502
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Taking nanotechnological remediation processes from lab scale to end user applications for the restoration of a clean environment. NanoRem project nr. 309517, EU, 7th FP, NMP.2012.1.2 Generalized guideline for application of nanoremediation
In: Braun, J. (ed.)
European Union, Luxembourg, VI, 82 pp.
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Zeolites as recyclable adsorbents/catalysts for biogas upgrading: Removal of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane
Chem. Eng. J. 307 , 820 - 827
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Suspension stability and mobility of Trap-Ox Fe-zeolites for in-situ nanoremediation
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 501 , 311 - 320
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What controls selectivity of hydroxyl radicals in aqueous solution? Indications for a cage effect
J. Phys. Chem. A 121 (41), 7947 - 7955
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Comment on vapor pressure isotope effects in halogenated organic compounds and alcohols dissolved in water
Anal. Chem. 89 (19), 10637 - 10638
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Isotope fractionation of benzene during partitioning – Revisited
Chemosphere 168 , 508 - 513
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Efforts for long-term protection of palladium hydrodechlorination catalysts
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 186 , 204 - 211
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Accelerated catalytic Fenton reaction with traces of iron: an Fe−Pd-multicatalysis approach
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (11), 5882 - 5891
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Fluorescence labelling as tool for zeolite particle tracking in nanoremediation approaches
Sci. Total Environ. 550 , 820 - 826
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Taking nanotechnological remediation processes from lab scale to end user applications for the restoration of a clean environment. NanoRem project nr. 309517, EU, 7th FP, NMP.2012.1.2 WP3: Design, improvement and optimized production of nanoparticles - Non-ZVI and composite nanoparticles. DL 3.3 Assessment of nanoparticle performance for the removal of contaminants - Non-ZVI and composite nanoparticles
European Union, Luxembourg, VII, 43 pp.
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Taking nanotechnological remediation processes from lab scale to end user applications for the restoration of a clean environment. NanoRem project nr. 309517, EU, 7th FP, NMP.2012.1.2 WP4: Mobility and fate of nanoparticles. DL 4.2: Stability, mobility, delivery and fate of optimized NPs under field relevant conditions
European Union, Luxembourg, IX, 80 pp.
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A field investigation on transport of carbon-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) in groundwater
J. Contam. Hydrol. 181 , 59 - 68
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Comment on the German draft legislation on hydraulic fracturing: the need for an accurate state of knowledge and for independent scientific research
Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (11), 6367 - 6369
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Colloidal activated carbon for in-situ groundwater remediation — Transport characteristics and adsorption of organic compounds in water-saturated sediment columns
J. Contam. Hydrol. 179 , 76 - 88
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Chemikalien beim Fracking zur Gewinnung unkonventioneller Erdgasressourcen
Die Aktuelle Wochenschau (Woche 16, 16.4.2014), 1 - 5
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Comments on “Reuse of semiconductor wastewater using reverse osmosis and metal-immobilized catalyst-based advanced oxidation process”
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 53 (48), 18585 - 18586
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LaFeO3 and BiFeO3 perovskites as nanocatalysts for contaminant degradation in heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions
Chem. Eng. J. 239 , 322 - 331
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Natural and synthetic zeolites in adsorption/oxidation processes to remove surfactant molecules from water
Sep. Purif. Technol. 127 , 1 - 9
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Carbo-Iron – ein maßgeschneidertes Reagenz zur In-situ-Grundwassersanierung remediation
Chem. Ing. Tech. 85 (8), 1302 - 1311
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Hydrophobic Fe-zeolites for removal of MTBE from water by combination of adsorption and oxidation
Environ. Sci. Technol. 47 (5), 2353 - 2360
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Nanostructured Fe-zeolite and orthoferrite nanoparticles: fenton-like heterogeneous catalysts for oxidation of water contaminants
In: Dey, T. (ed.)
Nanotechnology for water purification
Brown Walker Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 89 - 116
Fe-zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts in solar Fenton-like reactions at neutral pH
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 125 (August 2012), 51 - 58
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Carbo-Iron – An Fe/AC composite – as alternative to nano-iron for groundwater treatment
Water Res. 46 (12), 3817 - 3826
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In-situ generation of sorption and reaction barriers using colloidal sorbents and sorbent-carried nano-iron
In: Dey, T. (ed.)
Nanotechnology for water purification
Brown Walker Press, Boca Raton, FL, p. 71 - 88
Sorption-induced effects of humic substances on mass transfer of organic pollutants through aqueous diffusion boundary layers: the example of water/air exchange
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46 (4), 2196 - 2203
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Influence of dissolved humic substances on the mass transfer of organic compounds across the air–water interface
Chemosphere 86 (2), 138 - 143
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Critical evaluation of the 2D-CSIA scheme for distinguishing fuel oxygenate degradation reaction mechanisms
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46 (9), 4757 - 4766
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Nano-sized magnetic iron oxides as catalysts for heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions—Influence of Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio on catalytic performance
J. Hazard. Mater. 241-242 , 433 - 440
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Stabilization of potassium permanganate particles with manganese dioxide
Chemosphere 86 (8), 783 - 788
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Photostability and toxicity of pentachlorophenol and phenanthrene
J. Hazard. Mater. 189 (1-2), 235 - 240
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Eisenbasierte Nanopartikel und Nanokompositstrukturen zur Schadstoffentfernung aus Grund- und Abwässern
WING.DE 2011 – Tagungsband : Werkstoffe gestalten Zukunft, 4.-6. Oktober 2011 Berlin
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin, S. 86 - 88
Indications of the reactive species in a heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction using Fe-containing zeolites
Appl. Catal. A-Gen. 398 (1-2), 44 - 53
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Nanopartikel und ISCO - Einsatzgrenzen und Wirksamkeit
Altlastensymposium 2011, Magdeburg, 24.-25.03.2011 : Tagungsband
Ingenieurtechnischer Verband für Altlastenmanagement und Flächenrecycling e.V. (ITVA), Berlin, S. 111 - 120
Kinetics of desorption of organic compounds from dissolved organic matter
Environ. Sci. Technol. 45 (22), 10013 - 10019
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Chlorophenol degradation using a one-pot reduction-oxidation process
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 104 (1-2), 161 - 168
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Fe-zeolites as catalysts for wet peroxide oxidation of organic groundwater contaminants: mechanistic studies and applicability tests
Sep. Sci. Technol. 45 (11), 1579 - 1586
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Hydrophobic zeolites for removal of organic groundwater contaminants-adsorption properties and regeneration
In: Sorial, G.A., Hong, J. (eds.)
Proceedings 5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2010 (ICEST 2010), Houston, 12-16th July 2010
Vol. 1
p. 214 - 220
Katalyse mit Nanopartikeln in Wasser - Potenzial und Grenzen
In: Koschitzky, H.-P., Braun, J. (Hrsg.)
In-situ-Sanierung, Stand und Entwicklung, Nano und ISCO
Mitteilungen / Institut für Wasserbau 195
Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, S. 41 - 50
Carbo-Iron®: eine Alternative zu Nano-Eisen - Schwerpunkt im BMBF-Projekt Fe-Nanosit
In: Koschitzky, H.-P., Braun, J. (Hrsg.)
In-situ-Sanierung, Stand und Entwicklung, Nano und ISCO
Mitteilungen / Institut für Wasserbau 195
Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, S. 69 - 77
Fe-zeolites as catalysts for chemical oxidation of MTBE in water with H2O2
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 89 (3-4), 356 - 364
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Influence of sorption to dissolved humic substances on transformation reactions of hydrophobic organic compounds in water, Part II. Hydrolysis reactions
Chemosphere 71 (8), 1452 - 1460
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Colloidal activated carbon and carbo-iron - novel materials for in-situ groundwater treatment
Global NEST Journal 10 (1), 54 - 61
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Influence of sorption to dissolved humic substances on transformation reactions of hydrophobic organic compounds in water. I. Chlorination of PAHs
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (20), 7003 - 7009
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Mobile Kolloide. Anwendung von kolloidaler Aktivkohle zur In-situ-Grundwasserreinigung
TerraTech 16 (11-12), 2 - 4
Humic acid modified Fenton reagent for enhancement of the working pH range
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 72 (1-2), 26 - 36
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Comment on "Reaction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed on silica in aqueous chlorine"
Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (17), 6315
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Colloidal activated carbon and carbo-iron - novel materials for in-situ groundwater treatment
Proceedings 10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology CEST 2007, Kos island/Greece, 5.-7.9.2007
Global Network Environmental Science and Technology (Global NEST), Athens, p. A-885 - A-892
Katalytische Oxidation vs. mikrobiologischer Abbau von Grundwasserkontaminanten unter In-situ-Bedingungen
Chem. Ing. Tech. 78 (5), 563 - 568
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Einsatz von kolloidaler Aktivkohle zur In-situ-Grundwasserreinigung
Chem. Ing. Tech. 78 (9), 1346
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Utilization of immobilized humic organic matter for in-situ subsurface remediation
In: Perminova, I.V., Hatfield, K., Hertkorn, N. (eds.)
Use of humic substances to remediate polluted environments: from theory to practice
NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences 52
Springer, Dordrecht, p. 203 - 232
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Interaction of adsorption and catalytic reactions in water decontamination processes Part I. Oxidation of organic contaminats with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by activated carbon
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 58 (1-2), 9 - 18
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Comment on "New evaluation scheme for two-dimensional isotope analysis to decipher biodegradation processes: application to groundwater contamination by MTBE"
Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (21), 8541 - 8542
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Carbon isotope fractionation of organic contaminants due to retardation on humic substances: implications for natural attenuation studies in aquifers
Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 (16), 6052 - 6062
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Letter to the editor
J. Nanopart. Res. 6 (1), 123
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Alternative sources of hydrogen for hydrodechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds in water on Pd catalysts
Appl. Catal. A-Gen. 271 (1-2), 119 - 128
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Sorption-influenced chemical reactions of environmental relevance
First European Conference on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies forEx-SituandIn-SituTreatment of Water, Air and Soil, Göttingen, 25.-28.4.2004
p. 172 - 173
Konzepte zur Grundwasserreinigung
Chem. Ing. Tech. 75 (4), 329 - 339
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Validation of a modified Flory-Huggins concept for description of hydrophobic organic compound sorption on dissolved humic substances
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21 (9), 1766 - 1774
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Sorption and chemical reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with dissolved refractory organic substances and related model polymers
In: Frimmel, F.H., Abbt-Braun, G., Heumann, K.G., Hock, B., Lüdemann, H.D., Spiteller, M. (eds.)
Refractory organic substances in the environment
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, p. 475 - 515
Konzepte zur Grundwasserreinigung vom Selbstreinigungspotenzial kontaminierter Grundwasserleiter über passive Reinigungswände bis zu aktiven Kombinationsverfahren
In: Grunwald, A. (Hrsg.)
Technikgestaltung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Von der Konzeption zur Umsetzung
Global zukunftsfähige Entwicklung - Perspektiven für Deutschland 4
Edition Sigma, Berlin, S. 317 - 341
Sorption of pyrene to dissolved humic substances and related model polymers. 2. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and fluorescence quenching technique (FQT) as analytical methods
Environ. Sci. Technol. 36 (20), 4403 - 4409
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Sorption of pyrene to dissolved humic substances and related model polymers. 1. Structure-property correlation
Environ. Sci. Technol. 35 (12), 2536 - 2542
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Studies on sorption properties of dissolved humic substances and model polymers using solid-phase microextraction
In: Swift, R.S., Spark, K.M. (eds.)
Understanding and managing organic matter in soils, sediments and waters: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the International Humic Substances Society, University of Adelaide, 21- 25 September 1998
p. 555 - 563
Sorption and chemical reactions of PAHs with dissolved humic substances and related model polymers
Acta Hydrochim. Hydrobiol. 28 (7), 385 - 399
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Sorption and chemical reactions of PAHs with dissolved humic substances and related model polymers
Abstracts of oral and poster papers / Symposium on Refractory Organic Substances in the Environment - ROSE II from August 1 - 3, 2000, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
Veröffentlichungen des Lehrstuhls für Wasserchemie und der DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut der Universität Karlsruhe Heft 36
Lehrstuhl für Wasserchemie am Engler-Bunte-Institut, Karlsruhe, p. 35 - 37
Application of SPME to study sorption phenomena on dissolved humic organic matter
In: Pawliszyn, J. (ed.)
Applications of solid phase microextraction
RSC Chromatography Monographs
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, p. 111 - 128
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Interaction or organic chemicals (PAH, PCB, Triazines, Nitroaromatics and Organotin Compounds) with dissolved humic organic matter
In: Davies, G., Ghabbour, E.A. (eds.)
Understanding humic substances: advanced methods, properties and applications
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, p. 223 - 240
Sorption von hydrophoben organischen Verbindungen an gelösten Huminstoffen
Dissertation, Universität Leipzig
UFZ-Bericht 4/1998
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, 145 S.
Sorption von hydrophoben organischen Verbindungen an gelösten Huminstoffen
In: Pörschmann, J., Freitag, D., Kopinke, F.-D. (Hrsg.)
2. Workshop Huminstoffe, 3. und 4. Dezember 1997 am UFZ-Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle GmbH
UFZ-Bericht 22/1998
UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 1 - 8
Reversible and irreversible interactions between pollutants and dissolved humic substances
Pesticide Bound Residues in Soil. Workshop, September 3rd-4th, 1996, Pt. 2
Kommissionsmitteilungen der DFG
Wiley, Weinheim, p. 95 - 102
Water solubility enhancement of pyrene in the presence of humic substances, by S. Tanaka et al.: comments
Anal. Chim. Acta 355 (2-3), 101 - 103
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Sorptionsuntersuchungen an festen und gelösten huminstoffhaltigen Matrizes
In: Stegmann, R., Hupe, K., Reimers, C. (Hrsg.)
Neue Techniken der Bodenreinigung : chemisch-physikalische und biologische Verfahrensentwicklung unter Berücksichtigung der bodenkundlichen und analytischen Bewertung ; Dokumentation des 3. SFB 188-Seminars in Hamburg 1996
Economica Verlag, Bonn, S. 87 - 99
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