This third volume focusses on anthropogenic organic pollutants harming the environment. Their structural diversity and fate in the environment, their effects and relevance are presented. For such a flexible usage this textbook series 'Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry' consists of different volumes with clear defined aspects and with manageable length. Organic Geochemistry is a modern scientific subject characterized by a high transdisciplinarity and located at the edge of chemistry, environmental sciences, geology and biology. Therefore, there is a need for a flexible offer of appropriate academic teaching material on an undergraduate level addressed to the variety of students coming originally from different study disciplines.
About the Author: Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer
Current research topics
Sources, transport and fate of organic contaminants in water and sediments of surface water systems
Impact of anthropogenic xenibiotics on riverine systems
Structure elucidation of still unknown organic contaminants
Analytical investigations on pollution sources of surface and ground water (industrial emissions, municipal effluents, waste deposit seepage water, mining effluents etc.)
Organic-geochemical characterization of bound residues in riverine particulate matter
Komponentenspezifische Isotopenanalysen von organischen Schadstoffen
Geochronology of organic contamination in riverine sediment archives and generation of correlated pollution histories
Detetcion and quantification of synthetic polymers in river water, municipal effluents, sewage slugde and soil
CV
1993: Degree in Chemistry (diploma) University of Hamburg - 1997: Dr. rer-nat. degree, University of Hamburg - 2004: Habilitation, RWTH Aachen University - 2004 - 2009: Assoc. Prof. (Privatdozent), RWTH Aachen - since 2009: Professor Prof. Branimir Jovančicevic
Education and qualifications
1985: Bachelor of science studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)
1988: Master of science studies - Chemistry / Prirodno-matematički fakultet (Belgrade, Serbia)
1994: Doctoral academic (PhD) studies - Chemistry / University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia)
Scientific interest
Organic geochemistry, environmental chemistry.
