Further projects and work focusing on the occurrence of trace organic pollutants in the environment and the identification of transformation products

MetaboS: Identification, occurrence and fate of pharmaceutical metabolites and conjugates in surface waters (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), PhD grant for Sascha Lege 2014-2016)

Publications:

• Lege, S., Eisenhofer, A., Heras, J.E.Y. and Zwiener, C. (2019) Identification of transformation products of denatonium – Occurrence in wastewater treatment plants and surface waters. Science of the Total Environment 686, 140-150.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.423
• Lege, S., Guillet, G., Merel, S., Yanez Heras, J.E. and Zwiener, C. (2017) Denatonium – A so far unrecognized but ubiquitous water contaminant? Water Research 112, 254-260.   dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.056
• Merel, S., Benzing, S., Gleiser, C., Di Napoli-Davis, G. and Zwiener, C. (2018) Occurrence and overlooked sources of the biocide carbendazim in wastewater and surface water. Environmental Pollution 239, 512-521.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.040

Compost: Screening for contaminants in compost and fermentation residues (Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft; 2015-2016).

Sludge: Screening for contaminants in sewage sludge (Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft; 2013).

ETrap: Electron transfer processes in anoxic aquifers (DFG Research Unit 580; speaker: S. Peiffer, University of Bayreuth).

The contribution of low-molecular weight acids (LMWA) and dissolved organic sulfur compounds (DOSC) to the effects of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on redox processes (2009-2014).

Measurement and occurrence of metabolites and their role as electron donors and indicators of biochemical degradation in aquifers (2006 – 2009).

Publications:

• Jobelius, C., Frimmel, F.H. and Zwiener, C. (2014) Mass spectrometric screening and identification of acidic metabolites in fulvic acid fractions of contaminated groundwater. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 406(14), 3415-3429.   10.1007/s00216-014-7783-y

• Jobelius, C., Ruth, B., Griebler, C., Meckenstock, R.U., Hollender, J., Reineke, A., Frimmel, F.H. and Zwiener, C. (2011) Metabolites Indicate Hot Spots of Biodegradation and Biogeochemical Gradients in a High-Resolution Monitoring Well. Environmental Science & Technology 45(2), 474-481.   10.1021/es1030867

• Zwiener, C., Ohlenbusch, G. and Frimmel, F.H. (2003) Geochemical Processes in Soil and Groundwater Measurement-Modelling-Upscaling. Schulz, H.D. and Hadeler, A. (eds), pp. 224-238, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.
• Ohlenbusch, G., Zwiener, C., Meckenstock, R.U. and Frimmel, F.H. (2002) Identification and quantification of polar naphthalene derivatives in contaminated groundwater of a former gas plant site by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 967(2), 201-207.   10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00785-9